June 17, 2024 - Minutes (Special Open)

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Chak Au (by teleconference)
Councillor Carol Day
Councillor Laura Gillanders
Councillor Kash Heed
Councillor Andy Hobbs
Councillor Alexa Loo
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Michael Wolfe

Corporate Officer – Claudia Jesson

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

Mayor Brodie recessed the meeting at 4:01 p.m. for the Open General Purposes Committee meeting.

The meeting reconvened at 5:36 p.m. following the Open General Purposes Committee meeting with all members of Council present.

RES NO.

ITEM

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE

1.

RESPONSE TO PROVINCIAL HOUSING BILLS: TRANSIT-ORIENTED AREAS (TOA) DESIGNATION BYLAW AND ASSOCIATED ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENTS
(File No. 12-8060-20-010560; 12-8060-20-010561; 08-4045-30-02) (REDMS No. 7643794, 7657296, 7708006, 7708008)

SP24/3-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That Transit-Oriented Areas (TOA) Designation Bylaw No. 10560, to designate the City’s Transit-Oriented Areas in compliance with the requirements of Bill 47 (Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023), be introduced and given first, second, and third reading;

(2)

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10561, to exempt residential use in Transit-Oriented Areas from the requirement to provide a minimum amount of off-street vehicle parking spaces, other than accessible parking spaces, in compliance with the requirements of Bill 47 (Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023), and update loading provisions and transportation demand management measures in Transit-Oriented Areas, be introduced and given first, second, and third reading;

(3)

That the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure be notified in writing of the final adoption of Transit-Oriented Areas (TOA) Designation Bylaw No. 10560 and Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Amendment Bylaw No. 10561, including a copy of both bylaws, in compliance with the requirements of Bill 47 (Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023); and

(4)

That staff review the building massing implications of the Floor Area Ratio exemption for above grade parking within Transit-Oriented Areas (TOA) in response to the elimination of minimum residential off-street parking requirements and the increased residential densities and building heights prescribed by Bill 47 (Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023) and report back.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

SP24/3-2

It was moved and seconded

That the meeting adjourn (5:37 p.m.).

CARRIED

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the Special meeting of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Monday, June 17, 2024.

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Mayor (Malcolm D. Brodie)

Corporate Officer (Claudia Jesson)