February 4, 2025 - Minutes




 

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City of Richmond Meeting Minutes

 

 

Planning Committee

 

 

Date:

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Councillor Bill McNulty, Chair
Councillor Alexa Loo, 
Vice-Chair
Councillor Chak Au
Councillor Andy Hobbs

Absent:

Councillor Carol Day

Also Present:

Councillor Michael Wolfe

Call to Order:

The Chair called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

 

 

 

MINUTES

 

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on January 21, 2025, be adopted as circulated.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

 

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

 

 

1.

Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No 8500 to provide a zone for Compact Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (ZS32)

 

(File Ref. No. 08-4100-02-01) (REDMS No. 7909335)

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That Richmond Zoning Bylaw No 8500, Amendment Bylaw 10636, to:

 

 

(1)

Create a new zone for “Compact Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (ZS32)”;

 

 

(2)

Rezone 8217 No. 3 Road, 8231 No. 3 Road, 11306 Williams Road, 11308 Williams Road, 11431 Williams Road, 11433 Williams Road, 9671 No. 1 Road, 9675 No. 1 Road and 9351 No. 1 Road from “Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (RSM/S)” to the “Compact Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (ZS32)” zone; and

 

 

(3)

Amend Table 1.12.3 – Table of Equivalencies to include the Compact Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing zone (ZS32);

 

 

be introduced and given first, second and third reading.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

2.

Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Work Program

(File Ref. No. 07-3300-01) (REDMS No. 7854674)

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

(1)

That the Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee’s 2024 Annual Report, as presented in the staff report titled “Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Work Program”, dated January 20, 2025, from the Director, Community Social Development, be approved; and

 

 

(2)

That the Richmond Intercultural Advisory Committee’s 2025 Work Program be approved.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

3.

Richmond Child Care Development Advisory Committee 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Work Program

(File Ref. No. 07-3070-04) (REDMS No. 7881715)

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

(1)

That the Child Care Development Advisory Committee’s 2024 Annual Report, as outlined in the staff report titled, “Richmond Child Care Development Advisory Committee 2024 Annual Report and 2025 Work Program”, dated January 17, 2025, from the Director, Community Social Development, be approved; and

 

 

(2)

That the Child Care Development Advisory Committee’s 2025 Work Program be approved.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

4.

Response to Metro Vancouver’s Referral: Metro 2050 Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Proposed by the City of Surrey for the Property Located at 15238  64 Avenue

(File Ref. No. 01-0157-30-RGST1) (REDMS No. 7920819)

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board be advised that the City of Richmond has no concerns on the proposed amendment to the Metro 2050 Regional Growth Strategy and that this recommendation and accompanying staff report titled "Response to Metro Vancouver's Referral:  Metro 2050 Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Proposed by the City of Surrey for the Property Located at 15238 - 64 Avenue", dated January 8, 2025, from the Director, Policy Planning be provided to the Metro Vancouver Regional District Board.

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

1.

MANAGER’S REPORT

 

 

(i)

Richmond Lions Manor Rezoning Application

 

 

Staff advised the rezoning application for the Richmond Lions Manor site at 11771 Fentiman Place has been received and will be presented following the completion of a policy and technical review.

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

It was moved and seconded

 

 

That the meeting adjourn (4:03 p.m.).

 

 

CARRIED

 

 

Certified a true and correct copy of the Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee of the Council of the City of Richmond held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

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Councillor Bill McNulty
Chair

Lorraine Anderson
Legislative Services Associate