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[0:03] Good morning, everyone. To now call the September 1st Committee, the whole meeting to order. The time is 11 o'clock. I'd like to start by acknowledging the city
[0:13] carries out its business on the unceded traditional territory of the Catesy First Nation in the Quantland. And before I turn it over to corporate office, welcome back everyone. I hope you enjoyed the break. I'm sure staff, although they didn't necessarily get a break, got a break from council chambers.
[0:31] So hopefully everyone got to get some time away and some rest.
[0:37] So now I will turn it over to the corporate officer.
[0:42] Good morning.
[0:43] This meeting is being livestreamed and recorded and will be available for playback on our
[0:46] website.
[0:48] Committee of the Whole is the initial venue for Council to receive information, ask questions
[0:51] of clarity and debate issues.
[0:54] All recommendations are forwarded to the next regular council meeting for consideration.
[0:58] for members of the public who would like to speak on agenda items
[1:05] there will be an opportunity during public comment on agenda items shortly.
[1:11] All right. Thank you very much. So for a sort of business is approval of the agenda. Could I have somebody to move by Mayor Romney seconded by Councillor Chan.
[1:21] And the additions,
[1:26] not seeing any, so we'll open up the voting, please.
[1:32] And councilor dozee's in favor.
[1:34] Are you voting?
[1:35] Okay, you don't want to speak, you're voting.
[1:46] Thank you.
[1:48] Thank you.
[1:49] Mayor Rumi.
[1:51] Did you vote?
[1:56] We'll get back in the groove.
[2:00] All right, that's care unanimously, and moving on to adoption of the minutes.
[2:03] Can I have someone move the minutes please, Councillor Schiller, seconded by Councillor Carreras, any errors or emissions?
[2:12] Seeing none, we'll open up the voting.
[2:25] And that's carried unanimously.
[2:28] All right, moving on.
[2:30] So now I get the great pleasure of presentations.
[2:34] The request to council is made for a JRP and introduction of new members.
[2:44] This is exciting.
[2:46] I love this part.
[2:51] Good morning, we also like this part.
[2:56] Good morning, Mr. Mayor, City Council members.
[3:02] Thank you for allowing me to present today.
[3:05] Our newest member to the Maple Ridge RCMP.
[3:08] It is a privilege for me to introduce to you the five of our newest member
[3:13] who have all completed their training at the depot Academy in Saskatchewan.
[3:19] They are all working frontline in general duty protecting our community.
[3:24] I would like to ask each of them to come one at a time and to do themselves to city council.
[3:31] And, uh, and yeah?
[3:33] Okay. Awesome.
[3:35] Welcome to the microphone, please.
[3:39] Well, good afternoon everybody.
[3:40] I feel very welcome to be invited to come here and meet you guys and introduce myself.
[3:45] My name is Mike Sontar. I'm actually a Maple Ridge resident for the last 10 years.
[3:49] So I was very happy that after my recruit training that I would be placed here.
[3:56] Just want to say that I'm excited to serve the community that I've lived in the last 10 years.
[4:02] And I'm very happy that I was placed here in Maple Ridge.
[4:05] The RCMP here is phenomenal. The training is amazing. It's a very thorough and the standards are quite high.
[4:11] And I absolutely love that.
[4:14] I absolutely used to run a small business here
[4:15] when I was in the trades.
[4:19] And yeah, I'm sad to be back home.
[4:22] Awesome.
[4:22] Thank you so much.
[4:28] Good morning, everyone.
[4:32] It's a considerable, simple thing.
[4:34] I live in Coordell.
[4:36] I used to work at KBC Cancer Center
[4:38] so he has the Kim Jong-et Coordinator.
[4:41] Please sing, please sing is not just a job for me, it's kind of my passion.
[4:48] I'm planning to move to my prayer soon, so being a part of this wonderful city.
[4:54] I would say, like, public safety is not just part of my job, it's my priority one.
[5:01] Thank you.
[5:02] Awesome, thank you so much.
[5:05] A bit when you went to depot, you didn't think you were going to have to come and introduce yourself to the Mayor of the Council, right?
[5:12] That's correct.
[5:14] Good morning everyone.
[5:15] I'm Constable Sandu.
[5:16] I've been living in sorry most of my life.
[5:20] But I'm happy to be back in my marriage and used to come here for all the hikes and lakes.
[5:26] And I got to be part of this community.
[5:28] feel good and yeah it's happy to be here and help they say community anyway I can and
[5:36] before that I was working in Vancouver. I had different experience with the
[5:39] weepity over there with my security job and bringing the experience here. It's part of
[5:45] job. Thank you. Thank you.
[5:50] Well good morning everyone. Thank you for allowing us to be here. I'm not really
[5:55] good at speeches but you're going to have nothing. I'm comfortable
[5:58] all. It's been just over three months, being with me for a jar of some P. Prior to being
[6:04] part of the RCMP, I used to work at the Burnby Youth Custody Center for about three years.
[6:10] So it allowed me to work and learn about what youth and their different upbrings and
[6:16] a lot of mental health. So it allowed me to develop those kind of skills. So I'm really looking
[6:20] forward to working with a lot of the youth in the community. And as well as serving and being a part
[6:26] of the city of Maple Ridge, so I'm really grateful,
[6:28] really excited, looking forward to many years.
[6:31] So thank you, everyone.
[6:32] Thank you.
[6:37] Hi, everyone, nice to meet everyone.
[6:38] This is Constable Malik here.
[6:40] I would like to say that I'm very happy to be here in Maple Ridge
[6:44] and to serve everyone.
[6:46] I really look forward to making a great difference
[6:47] in the city of Maple Ridge.
[6:50] Before our Shampoo, I used to be a bridge
[6:52] Columbia Sheriff for five years.
[6:54] That was a great opportunity for me to learn
[6:57] about many things.
[7:00] And in my spare time, I'm a big fitness enthusiast
[7:02] and I love playing basketball.
[7:04] So, thank you.
[7:05] Thank you.
[7:06] And maybe we should go around.
[7:08] So you know who we are around the table.
[7:09] I'm going to start with Mayor Rooney.
[7:13] Well, I think you know who I am.
[7:15] I grilled you all.
[7:16] You can individually, in my office.
[7:19] But Mayor Dan Rooney, great to see you here in action today.
[7:25] And y'all did great with your speeches.
[7:27] Sorry.
[7:27] Alright.
[7:30] That was great, so welcome to Maple Ridge. Thank you.
[7:34] Thank you, and good call councillor Jerk. I was thinking, you know, they don't all get up and introduce themselves.
[7:39] And what about us? So nice to meet you all today. I am councillor Sunny Schiller.
[7:44] Okay. Councillor Can.
[7:48] Thank you, Chair. Good to meet you all. I'm Councillor Jenny Tan.
[7:52] It's like you're to meet you all. Councillor Currs.
[7:57] Thank you, so I'm Councillor Courlain Carreras. And it's really great to meet you all.
[8:02] I love hearing about your diverse backgrounds and I think that sort of the different things
[8:07] that have brought you to policing will serve us really well in our community and I loved
[8:11] the youth and the connection with other, whether it's small business or provincial government
[8:16] and corrections.
[8:16] I think that will just really serve us well in Maple Ridge.
[8:19] So, welcome and I hope you enjoy your time.
[8:20] Here's much as all of us do around the table.
[8:22] Thank you.
[8:23] And Councillor Dozy is all in line, but I think you can see.
[8:27] Yes.
[8:27] Yes.
[8:27] Yeah, I don't see you, I'm listening to you.
[8:30] Yeah, my name is Onyakadu Zekhan, you're nearby the way.
[8:33] Yeah, we can hear you.
[8:35] Okay, my name is Onyakadu Zekhan,
[8:37] and I want to say how grateful I am to each and every one of you
[8:42] that devoted themselves to service,
[8:45] especially to the city of Maple Reach,
[8:47] because police have been an issue,
[8:50] and I want to say that it looks like
[8:53] when I was now being forward, because
[8:56] I did not view guys, I already did not close to enough of you guys to support this safety
[9:03] and make sure that people can work around me, to reach and feel safe and for me personally,
[9:10] I want to say that you can't fall in a human face because it should to need this morning that
[9:16] these policemen that move around in these vehicles and dress this way,
[9:22] I'm glad that you are moving into the city to live with us and become a corporate member
[9:27] of the society.
[9:28] Again, congratulations on your new positions and I look forward to you keeping us a lot
[9:32] of our safe in this community.
[9:34] Thank you.
[9:36] Thank you.
[9:36] And I'm Judy Deault, Councillor.
[9:39] I'm in this chair because we take rotation on the acting there and it happens to be my turn.
[9:44] That's why normally the mayor chairs all the other meetings except for committee of the
[9:48] So, thank you so much for coming and introducing yourself, and as Councillor Carreras said,
[9:53] it's really nice to hear your background and your passion, and just thank you so much
[9:58] for your service, the public support you 100 percent, and we just really appreciate your efforts.
[10:07] So, thank you.
[10:07] It was a pleasure to meet you.
[10:10] Excellent.
[10:10] Thank you.
[10:11] Just in closing.
[10:12] I would like to echo your comment.
[10:14] in Israel, I've worked in four different detachments across two provinces and this is the first
[10:20] time I'm hearing that members are allowed to come to City Council and introduce themselves,
[10:25] which I think it's a neat opportunity. They bring a lot of new energy commitment and I'm looking
[10:31] for to have them work and make words for several several years. Thank you. And I'm not sure if you
[10:38] a photo with them. We want a photo. Okay. Awesome.
[11:18] I think grab it. I want you guys one, say one
[11:21] wrong or listen to me. I hear one, two, three,
[11:28] two, three, two, one more, two, three.
[11:37] That's
[11:37] mine. I'm sure with you guys. Perfect. Thank you very much.
[12:06] Do you make a request to Scott?
[12:08] All
[12:24] right, that's what makes these meetings so enjoyable.
[12:28] It's more than just a bunch of paperwork and presentations.
[12:33] All right, moving on to public comment on agenda items, corporate officer.
[12:38] Turn it over to you, please.
[12:40] We are now opening the public comment period.
[12:42] If you wish to speak on any items listed on today's agenda, you must do so at this time.
[12:47] There will not be another opportunity later in the meeting.
[12:49] Item 7.2, application 2023-004-RZ is not open for public comment due to a public hearing
[13:01] being prohibited on this item. Each speaker will have two minutes to speak to Council regarding
[13:05] items on today's agenda. A second opportunity may be provided once all speakers in the queue
[13:10] have had an opportunity to speak. The total time allotted for public comment is 15 minutes.
[13:16] For those in council chambers, please come forward to the podium when the chair calls for speakers.
[13:21] If you'd like a second opportunity for public comment, please return to your seat until the chair calls for a second round.
[13:27] For those participating electronically, please use the raised hand icon and when called upon, please turn on your camera.
[13:33] All speakers please clearly state your name, your city of residence and the item number in which you are speaking to before beginning your comments.
[13:41] Thank you very much. Is there anyone in chambers wishing to address council?
[13:45] not
[13:49] seeing anyone. And is there anyone online? I'm not seeing anybody.
[13:57] Nope. Okay.
[13:59] Well, we're going to move right on on. So we're going to move into a 7.1.
[14:13] Item 7.1 is the proposed policy to provide framework for naming and renaming of
[14:18] public parks and public spaces in Maple Ridge. Stafford and attendance to present.
[14:24] Good morning.
[14:25] Good morning.
[14:26] Nice to present to you today on this new park naming policy.
[14:30] This is something that's been in the works for a little bit of time.
[14:33] I'll walk you through our process and an overview of the policy today.
[14:39] So we'll give a little bit of a background.
[14:41] I'll talk about the engagement that we did with the communities of Council
[14:44] and giving an overview of the policy.
[14:47] Of course, the policy is attached to the report.
[14:49] So you can read it and refer to it there and our recommendation.
[14:53] So, Park Naming really contributes to overall place making and what makes parks.
[15:00] Unique and also presents an opportunity to celebrate parks and just the names that go along with them and, you know, the uniqueness of a place.
[15:11] Reason we're doing this is to really to better update our park name of policy to the city's new strategic direction to embody community values and reflect inclusive park naming approaches and modernize our approach to this.
[15:26] I mentioned that because we previously had a Parks and Leisure Services Commission policy.
[15:31] Of course, that was prior to 2016 with the dissolution of that.
[15:35] That has continued to provide some guidance in how we name parks,
[15:40] but this is a city of Maple Ridge policy, something that was overdue
[15:44] and that we've been working on developing now.
[15:48] So engagement, I've gone to four different committee meetings.
[15:53] So we've gone to the Engaged Healthy Community Advisory Committee in March and May.
[15:57] talk to initially about a kind of a more general idea of Park Naming to tease out some of the
[16:05] feedback from committees then and then again later on with the draft proposal for the policy
[16:12] that you see today. Similarly with the livable community advisory committee in February and May
[16:18] of this year as well and we also sent referral letters to both KC First Nation and Quellan First Nation.
[16:24] We haven't heard back from either of those first nations, but we are open to continuing to
[16:29] receiving their feedback if they choose to. But the policy has been drafted in a way that is
[16:35] still open to engagement from first nations, especially on discussion around a specific
[16:41] park name that may incorporate an indigenous place name.
[16:47] So getting to a little overview of the policy
[16:49] here, I'm just going to read some of these statements. These are found in the policy itself.
[16:54] So the city is committed to naming parks and public spaces in a manner that reflects its cultural heritage,
[16:59] our community values, the contributions of its citizens and aims to create names that are meaningful, unique,
[17:05] and have a lasting legacy. That's kind of our guiding statement on this policy.
[17:10] The purpose of this policy is to set a direction, provide principles for the naming, renaming,
[17:14] and dedication of parks and public spaces within the city.
[17:18] This policy aligns with our municipal legislation, strategic goals,
[17:21] to recognize historical significance, community contributions, and our cultural diversity.
[17:26] And of course the scope of this policy it applies to all parks and public spaces under the jurisdiction of the city.
[17:34] A couple of things on the overall kind of naming criteria.
[17:38] Names really need to be distinctive and during and accessible to all.
[17:43] I'll get into the park classification. There are some specific criteria around how we classify parks and the types of names that go along with those.
[17:51] Generally, park names should avoid commercial, developer, anything discriminatory, or current
[17:58] politician names, unless and there are some caveats, unless that aligns with the city's
[18:03] sponsorship advertising and naming rates policy here.
[18:07] Park features, so these are things that are in-parts, such as a picnic shelter, maybe
[18:12] a playground or a sports field, can also be named with alignment with either this policy
[18:18] or our sponsorship and advertising policy.
[18:22] And we would try to avoid immediately naming parks
[18:26] after, say, a nearby school or facility,
[18:29] if it's not directly adjacent to it.
[18:30] So we just want to avoid confusion about a location
[18:33] of a park name or like that.
[18:36] And then where an individual's name, a family name,
[18:39] or an indigenous language name is proposed for a park naming,
[18:42] these actions need to be supported by the family
[18:44] and or first nation in writing.
[18:46] so that we get that clarification and support from them in writing.
[18:53] The Parks Classifications, specific criteria I mentioned before, this kind of guides
[18:58] how we name parks and what kind of names will come up with in suggest council.
[19:04] So we have a few different classifications, so signature parks.
[19:07] These are larger signature parks that we often hold events in such as Memorial Peace Park.
[19:15] Some of these, I won't go through all of them, but some of these categories and name types
[19:21] and themes could be Indigenous place names, geographical names, or historical importance
[19:26] to the city, destination parks, historical significance, geographical names, name parks after
[19:34] natural features, maybe found in these parks.
[19:38] And then we get into community parks and the potential for individuals or family names, it's
[19:43] recognition piece of contributions to the community, as well as adjacent school of facility
[19:49] names.
[19:49] So if a park is right beside a facility, you know, we can use that same name.
[19:53] It's more of a ease of reference for those parks then.
[19:59] Can we move in down our list?
[20:01] So these are smaller parks on neighborhood parks, you know, we introduce naming parks after
[20:06] natural features, if Laura, that's plant life that may be found in those parks.
[20:11] or unique local names, or even subdivision names or road names nearby as well.
[20:17] Pocket parks are generally quite small.
[20:20] It can often be found as part of a multifamily development,
[20:23] or some sort of urban development,
[20:25] so they could have the same name as that,
[20:28] or a subdivision or a local street,
[20:30] so something that identifies where they are,
[20:33] and a unique name as part of that.
[20:35] And then open spaces, these names generally reflect historical significance,
[20:42] so our cemeteries are classified as open spaces, as an example.
[20:47] I'm just going to go back one here.
[20:51] In all cases, Council is the final decision maker on park names,
[20:55] so our process is that we will take a report to Council with a name suggestion.
[21:00] Council approves that, then the park is officially named that.
[21:03] I'm just to clarify that our conservation areas or natural areas aren't named.
[21:08] We refer to those by either addresses or other locations.
[21:12] So this is only our active park spaces that we're proposing this policy for.
[21:17] And there are a couple of other things.
[21:19] So naming the policy also includes opportunities to name parks and recognition of significant
[21:24] donors.
[21:25] So if someone has donated lands towards the park to name a park after them, which is where we
[21:29] We have a number of our park names already, and then of course in the policy there is discretion
[21:36] for exceptions to the policy, should Council provide that guidance, because there always
[21:43] are unique situations, especially when we get into individual situation and park names where
[21:49] some discretion may be warranted.
[21:52] And with that, our recommendation is there on the screen, the Council approve the park name
[21:56] policy and we obviously this is forwarding to the next regular council meeting, but I'm happy
[22:01] to take any questions on this.
[22:04] Thank you so much. Are you moving forward, Mayor Rumi?
[22:07] Yes.
[22:08] Okay, Mayor Rumi is moving forward to the next council meeting, seconded by Councillor Tan now
[22:13] open for questions, Mayor Rumi.
[22:17] Thank you very much. I think it's good to finally see this come forward.
[22:25] The only thing
[22:26] item C, a name must avoid commercial development.
[22:30] We're discriminatory or current politician names, unless it aligns with the city's sponsorship, advertising and naming rights policy.
[22:38] I know we're not saying that discriminatory would align with that.
[22:44] That could be misinterpreted, so I'm wondering if we could maybe separate that, because I think optics wise. It doesn't look good, doesn't sound good.
[22:54] there's no reason to ever
[23:00] to, there's no other reason to, for city to, a city to align with something that's discriminatory.
[23:08] So that would be my two cents on that.
[23:09] Thank you.
[23:12] Councilor Kim.
[23:13] No.
[23:13] Councilor Schiller.
[23:16] Thank you, Chair.
[23:17] Thank you for bringing this forward.
[23:19] And I just wanted to ask a little bit about the public sprawl in this.
[23:25] I just think that having an opportunity to suggest or vote on naming things in a city
[23:31] as a good opportunity for people to connect.
[23:35] Do we have that included in our policy at all?
[23:40] Through the chair, I believe it does talk about engagement somewhere in just trying to
[23:45] scan a young process, so number two in the policy, it talks about role of city staff is to really
[23:53] to vet names, to come up with proposals,
[23:55] do engage with affected parties,
[23:57] which could include the public as needed.
[24:00] It really depends on the park name
[24:02] and what kind of a history of the development has been.
[24:05] And if there's been a maybe large public component
[24:08] or naming suggestions or something as part of that,
[24:12] that definitely could be incorporated.
[24:14] But sometimes we go a different direction
[24:16] and maybe public engagement or discussion on the name
[24:20] is not as appropriate if there is a more such as if there is a donor for the park or
[24:27] the parks, historical significance is recognizing a certain family or that something that
[24:32] happened on that land or something, so that's why it's been crafted the way it has, so that
[24:38] there's definitely the ability to engage with the public where we need to, but also the different
[24:44] directions if we're taking the name and the theme or the recognition of the park in a different
[24:49] And I think that makes sense.
[24:51] I think that's a good approach.
[24:52] I just remember even an example of the city of mission
[24:57] like asking for names for one of their pieces of equipment.
[25:00] And it just generated a lot of public engagement.
[25:04] So I agree with you that there are certain situations
[25:06] where it makes sense and other situations
[25:09] where it'd be best to use a different approach.
[25:11] But I think it is the sort of thing that really can interest
[25:13] members of the public, especially that live nearby.
[25:15] And also, you know, the more minds that are, right?
[25:19] Because there could be some really creative suggestions out there
[25:22] that we might otherwise miss.
[25:23] So, thank you.
[25:24] Thank you.
[25:25] Any other questions?
[25:29] Thought somewhat may or roomy raised on like,
[25:32] how do we deal with that piece?
[25:36] Do we just demand taking outward discriminatory or
[25:42] suggest that to you so that when it comes to council,
[25:45] I'm looking at nods around the table if people are
[25:48] What are your thoughts, counselor careers?
[25:51] I think that just something around discriminatory has to be in there that we don't do it, but it maybe it needs a separate line.
[25:58] I mean, we've looked at this a few times.
[26:00] Yeah, I take a meeting with us, and I didn't even see that.
[26:04] But yes, because the rest of the words commercial developer,
[26:08] current politicians should never be named while they're sitting politician,
[26:14] and are obviously very different than discriminatory.
[26:17] So if there's a way before it comes to us next week
[26:19] for final approval to maybe create a separate line for that
[26:23] or maybe it fits into a different procedure somewhere else
[26:26] in one of the other categories, but yeah.
[26:28] Through the chair, I think it's an easy edit.
[26:30] We can probably separate that into separate section
[26:33] and just clarify the language a little bit.
[26:35] Thanks for raising that.
[26:36] Okay, thanks.
[26:37] I should have, yeah, that works.
[26:38] Okay.
[26:40] All right.
[26:40] So with that, no further questions. Sorry, I didn't look online.
[26:44] Councilor Josie, you're okay? Okay. So we'll open up the voting.
[26:50] Please.
[26:59] That's carried unanimously. Moving on to 7.2.
[27:11] 7.2 is application 2023-004-RZ for a property located at 22481 Brown Avenue,
[27:19] and 12064 Fraser Street to reason the subject properties to allow the future
[27:24] development of a six-story mid-rise apartment with 52-strad at 12 units. Stafford attendance to present.
[27:31] Good morning. Good morning, chair, mayor, and council. Welcome back from summer.
[27:37] This is Carolina Perrin, our plan of one who started with the city earlier this year.
[27:44] She has already made a presentation earlier. I think back in early July, but I forgot to introduce her.
[27:51] So I'm introducing her now.
[27:53] She joins us from the city of Abbotsford,
[27:56] as well as a few of the planners we kind of coach there.
[28:00] So, excuse me, without much ado, here's Carolina.
[28:04] Thank you.
[28:05] Thank you.
[28:05] Good morning, welcome.
[28:08] Keep in mind, thank you for the introduction, David.
[28:12] I think that's a tricky microphone.
[28:17] Is this good?
[28:18] OK.
[28:18] Yep.
[28:19] OK.
[28:19] So, yes, my name is Carolina with the Planning Department and I've been here for just over six months.
[28:30] So, I am presenting item 7.2 for the rezoning application 2023-004-RZ located on 222481 Brown Avenue and 1264 Fraser Street.
[28:49] So, the purpose of the application is to recommend that Council Abandoned Zonemending
[28:55] by-law, number 70904-20203, and that Zonemending by-law, number 8131-2026,
[29:05] be read a first second and third time to be able to resound the subject properties
[29:10] from RS1 to RM3.
[29:14] The properties are located in the town center area plan on the corner of Brown Avenue and Fraser Street.
[29:23] To the south, there is a small commercial shopping center that contains retail such as Shopper's Drug Mart and Fresh Co.
[29:31] And the properties are surrounded by mid-rise apartments to the west, north and east.
[29:39] And the properties located within a transit oriented area.
[29:42] Active applications in the area include 2023-011-RZ, which is a rezoning from RS1 to RM2,
[29:55] proposing department with 129 units, and also Apple...
[30:00] Vol notifications – 23-183-RZ, which is a rezoning application to reason the properties from RS1 to RM3, also
[30:13] proposing a six-story apartment with 130 units.
[30:19] So the proposal to construct is to construct a six-story mid-rise apartment with 52 market
[30:24] graded welling units and one level of underground parking with 40 residential parking spaces.
[30:32] It received first reading on March 7, 2023 and staff recommend that this VILA be abandoned
[30:39] and replaced with sonamenting VILA number 8131-2026 to align with the provincial housing legislation
[30:47] that prohibits public hearings for rezoning VILA that are consistent with the official community plan.
[30:53] The proposal supports the Town Center area plan by providing additional housing within walking
[31:01] distance of shopping and services while reflecting the emerging and established mid-rise
[31:08] apartment character of the surrounding areas.
[31:12] As the proposed RM3 zone is consistent with the site's Town Center flexible mixed use
[31:18] CP designation. Staff recommends zone amending by-law number 8131-3026, be given first
[31:26] second and third readings.
[31:30] The application is further supported by a variance permit
[31:33] and town center multifamily development permit application that will be added to
[31:38] a future council meeting. Proposed variances include minimum principal structure,
[31:44] setback variance, underground accessory, off-street parking setbacks, short-term
[31:50] bicycle parking, long-term bicycle parking,
[31:53] width of driving aisle, and law-line setback
[31:57] to an accessory structure.
[31:59] Further detail can be found in the council report.
[32:03] So staff recommend that zoning is on amending by law number
[32:06] 7904-2023B abandoned and that zoning
[32:11] amending by law number 8131-2026 be given first, second,
[32:16] and third readings.
[32:18] Great.
[32:18] Thank you very much.
[32:19] Could I have somebody move this forward to the next council meeting, please?
[32:24] Move by Councillor Crayer, seconded by Mayor Roomy.
[32:28] Is there any questions?
[32:30] Councillor Cam.
[32:32] Thank you, Chair.
[32:33] Hello, Ms. Perrin. It's good to meet you, officially.
[32:36] Can you talk to me about the unit mix proposed in this department?
[32:40] Development and how it aligns or doesn't align with volume, inclusive housing.
[32:44] Unit mix policy?
[32:46] Yes. Thank you.
[32:48] the chair through the chair, I should say. It is mentioned in the Council report, but the proposed
[32:56] unit type ranges from 18 bachelor units, 16 one bedroom units, 18 two bedroom units, and of the
[33:06] 18 two bedroom units, six are designed to be converted into three bedroom suites. As for the housing policy,
[33:14] I also did touch on that in the report and so it was approved by Council, the inclusive housing
[33:25] unit mixed policy number 6.37 was approved by Council did this past May, May 12, 2026 and
[33:36] the policy applies to new proposed multi-unit residential and mixed use developments with more
[33:42] than 20 units in the town center area plan, but as the subject rezoning by-law was received
[33:49] prior to December 31st, 2026, the rezoning and development permit applications are exempt
[33:55] from the requirements of this policy as per class 15.
[34:01] Thank you.
[34:01] Thank you.
[34:01] You just say that for me again, what was, what was, you said timelines, which the policy was,
[34:10] The policy came in, we approved a policy in May of this year.
[34:14] And I understand that this is, this is on manning by law,
[34:17] is to be given for a second and third reading.
[34:20] Possibly at the next council meeting.
[34:23] So can you remind me what is yours suggesting is,
[34:27] has been improved prior to the meeting?
[34:30] To, to the, through the chair.
[34:36] As this has already received first reading in May of 2023, this is kind of just a reintroduction.
[34:48] Just so that we can get received first second and third to omit public hearing, which it would under the previous zone amending by law.
[34:58] So, I'm not sure I understand because I see here that we are being asked to consider giving it
[35:04] for a second and third reading. This is the committee of the whole meeting, and we are asked to
[35:09] consider it for a second and third reading next week. So, I'm not sure you mentioned that first
[35:14] reading has already been passed. I'm not sure. Yes. Yeah, through the chair. So, this current
[35:21] application 2023-23-004-RZ is currently sitting at first greeting. It did receive first
[35:36] greeting in 2023 and we're proposing to abandon that Zona-Mending bylaw and introduce a new one for
[35:45] 1st, 2nd and 3rd, add to omit a public hearing.
[35:50] Thank you, I see.
[35:51] So this was given for us reading.
[35:55] 2023.
[35:55] Thank you for the reminder.
[35:57] We are proposing to abandon it, however.
[35:59] And we are proposing the adoption of 1st, 2nd and 3rd reading.
[36:02] Which would then be after we made 20268.
[36:05] So if you, I'm not clear.
[36:06] I understand how then this is not required to remind me of all.
[36:10] Inclusive housing units.
[36:11] That makes policy sure.
[36:12] I would love to recommend a assistance from my-
[36:18] I look at the smiles behind you.
[36:20] It's a question.
[36:21] Thank you.
[36:23] That's a great question, Councilor Tan.
[36:28] The file, because it was made,
[36:30] the application was made in 2023.
[36:32] There's an in-stream protection that's,
[36:35] I'd like to write a subscription,
[36:36] baked into the, to the by-law.
[36:39] So that even though we are banning the first previous first reading for new first reading,
[36:46] because it is an extreme application,
[36:50] the new by-law does not apply the housing requirements by-law.
[36:58] Thank you.
[36:58] I'm not sure I understand you can just help me understand the technical definition,
[37:02] because we are abandoning the 223 by-law.
[37:04] and we're being us adopted maybe let me help from a political perspective. So staff from what
[37:10] I'm reading are proposing this if we stuck with the first reading of March 2023 we will go through
[37:18] second reading public hearing third and fourth. Staff are saying to streamline the process for the
[37:23] applicant abandon that first reading give them first second and third to avoid that extra step.
[37:30] And then we can give it final. This fair, that's one way of doing it.
[37:35] So it already is in stream, which means the new housing policy doesn't apply to this because it's already in stream.
[37:43] Thank you, Chair. I appreciate that it's one interpretation of it.
[37:47] And so have we, I understand that the, that the unit makes doesn't align with our housing unit makes policy. Has there been a conversation?
[37:54] the applicant to build our new housing unit mixed policy.
[38:00] Through the chair, there hasn't been exactly a conversation with the applicant just
[38:09] because again, they do have mainstream protection and they don't this policy doesn't apply
[38:16] to them at this point.
[38:18] So we're continuing with the application that's presented.
[38:20] Thank you.
[38:21] And I'm just going to make sure, and just for a to make sure for clarity versus I'm going to
[38:24] understand that there is a that there is the technical instrument definition may or may not
[38:32] apply in this case because we are being asked to abandon first reading.
[38:36] I'm sorry.
[38:37] Maybe I could jump and thank you chair.
[38:40] The application is still in process.
[38:42] It is an application regardless if the bylaws being abandoned or in a new bylaw being introduced.
[38:46] So the application is still in stream and has been since 2023.
[38:52] Just another point I wanted to make is the policy does say applications receive
[38:56] before December of this year, 26, and this parent pointed that out in our presentation.
[39:03] So it was given a bit of an extension when Council approved the new policy back in May
[39:10] any applications to allow developers to transition if they have been working on pre-applications
[39:17] and things like that. So even if this was a new application today, it would still qualify
[39:22] because it's in before December. But the point I made is the more salient point. This is still
[39:27] an application in stream. The bylaws just an implementation mechanism.
[39:33] Okay, I appreciate that. I appreciate the clarification about the grace when no being given
[39:37] to end of this year as well. Can you remind me then just from my understanding, when we talk
[39:41] about in-stream application protections, when we talk about applications, I had in my mind
[39:46] understanding that was we were talking about a by-law, but you're telling me it's actually about
[39:50] a paperwork as you'll see it with the file. We're not with the specific by-law?
[39:54] Through the chair, that's generally correct. In-stream protections mean different things for different
[39:59] by-laws, and they can be nuanced. But generally, if in applications is in-process, council may not
[40:06] I've seen a by-law at all for any considerations,
[40:09] even though it is in-process,
[40:11] sometimes these things take time before by-laws come forward.
[40:16] So if an application has been submitted,
[40:18] it is complete and all the information is there,
[40:21] and it is in-processed, generally that is considered in-stream.
[40:26] And in this case, this would certainly qualify for that.
[40:30] And just another reminder for council, even though it's fairly,
[40:35] understood the policy is Council's discretion. It is not regulatory so the policies are meant to be guides
[40:44] and discussions that staff have with applicants are always about trying to advance Council's objectives and meet the policies
[40:51] and the unit mix reflects an approach that gets this closer to that policy because of the mix of units and two
[41:05] and whatever these things come forward.
[41:07] Thank you. I appreciate that explanation.
[41:08] I just have one final question on this file.
[41:11] I just saw that there is a possibility, not a possibility that there is,
[41:16] there is, I'm just looking at a wording here that, six of the two bedroom units are
[41:20] designed to be converted into three bedroom sweets, crutches.
[41:24] I'm not familiar with that type of unit. How does that work?
[41:27] Yes, through the chair. So there is an opportunity,
[41:33] There's a space within the layout of the two bedroom units that's kind of open between the living room and the dining room right now.
[41:44] And it's designed to be enclosed by two walls to create a third bedroom in the future if necessary if required.
[41:55] So it's also a dry wall or something like that.
[41:57] That's correct.
[41:58] Cool.
[41:59] Thank you.
[41:59] Thank you. Thank you. Any other questions?
[42:03] Councillor Schiller.
[42:06] Thank you for the presentation.
[42:08] I think certainly the proposal fits in, you know, as a development that's happening in the area.
[42:13] But I did just want to ask about a couple of the variances.
[42:17] I'm appreciating that the variance permit will come through separately,
[42:21] since this is sort of our one opportunity to review the proposal as a whole.
[42:26] want it to ask at this point.
[42:31] One of the variances that's included in the report is a front
[42:35] lotline setback for principal structures and it's not insignificant with a three meter variance.
[42:42] And the rationale is to provide all zoning requirements for the proposal and can you just
[42:48] explain to me a little bit more about why that variances being requested and supported?
[42:57] Yes, to through the chair,
[43:03] I don't quite have the rationale just in front of me, it's kind of escaping me, but before the next council meeting, I'm happy to elaborate on that a little bit more.
[43:18] Okay. Thank you for that. I also wanted to ask about the, in terms of the variances as well,
[43:26] the driving aisle. And so, you know, acknowledging the discussions about sort of the,
[43:32] the way that this specific proposal is unfolding in the timing of it with our current Austria parking
[43:38] by law. Our requirement for the drive aisle is a six point five meters. Is that correct?
[43:43] under the, through the chair, under the current, the new updated off streets zoning by a lot, that's correct.
[43:51] Thank you. And I see here in the rationale, it says that staff are of the opinion that a 6.3 meter driving out may be achievable.
[44:02] Now that does represent a small variance granted, but I just wonder, you know, we've, we've set the requirement for the drive aisle.
[44:12] And during the development of that by leather, there was a lot of talk about really holding
[44:17] that specific line firm because there had been quite a history of allowing variances
[44:22] around the driving aisle.
[44:23] And there was a lot of work done to determine that that was a good number that we wanted
[44:28] to hold to.
[44:30] Is there a drop dead minimum, if a 6.3 meter driving aisle is not achievable, if it's a 6.1
[44:37] driving aisle, have staff had discussions with a proponent about where that needs to land?
[44:45] Through the chair.
[44:50] I believe I haven't been presented with, you know, the minimum, absolute minimum drive aisle.
[45:00] That may be achievable.
[45:04] However, if there was that opportunity made available to me, I would consider it based off of what their variance is proposing.
[45:14] However, based off of the new off-street parking by law requirement of 6.5 meters and through their submitted engineering drawings, it does appear that this is achievable.
[45:29] achievable, it has been reviewed by the engineering department, and so I rely on more professional
[45:35] experience or expertise than I have to support this variance, and I believe that if
[45:44] engineering drawings and the engineering department can support that with, then it may be
[45:53] feasible, and it just may continue.
[45:57] OK, I appreciate that.
[45:58] I think it's just, you know, I find it's challenging
[46:01] because by the time the variance request comes later,
[46:04] it's sort of that the profit often feels that the process is
[46:07] so advanced that to argue a point two of a meter
[46:12] seems kind of irrelevant.
[46:13] But at the same time, I think maintaining that standard
[46:16] is important.
[46:17] So that's why I wanted to ask about that, the drive aisle.
[46:20] And as well, I will just say, in terms
[46:22] of the bicycle parking, like I see that there really is a long term, like a strong
[46:27] line for the long term, bicycle parking, which is great to see. I always find it when we're
[46:33] sorting the short term bicycle parking, which to me just seems like an easy thing to add
[46:38] a bicycle rack on another location. So that's just something I'd like to see when this comes back
[46:45] us in the future. Thank you. Thank you. Councillor Greer. Thank you. Thanks, Councillor Town for raising
[46:55] some of the questions around the mixed use. I just did a quick check in on it. So if I'm reading
[47:03] this correctly, 40% should be two bedrooms or higher, which puts us at 20 and we're at 18. So it's
[47:09] pretty darn close. Yeah. And then my understanding is 10% of those need to be three units
[47:15] or larger, which would put it at five and six have the potential to be three bedrooms anyhow.
[47:20] So, it is pretty close to meeting the policy even without it having to require be acquired.
[47:26] Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Actually, that's a good point. So, thank you for doing that quickly.
[47:35] Yeah, yeah. Any other questions? Councilor Dozi, you're good. Okay. So with that, thank you for the presentation and we'll open up the voting.
[47:58] And that is carried unanimously. Thank you. 7.3 corporate officer. Thank you.
[48:10] Item 7.3 is application 2026-027-RZ,
[48:17] rezoning to increase density permitted for a private hospital
[48:19] at the subject property of 119-828 Street.
[48:23] Staff are in attendance to present.
[48:26] Good morning, Mayor and Council.
[48:27] This is application 2026-027-RZ
[48:32] for a state specific zoning tax amendment
[48:34] at 119-828 Street, which is the existing
[48:38] Hannah House Treatment and Recovery Facility.
[48:42] The property is designated institutional and so on to P2 and will remain unchanged.
[48:47] The requested amendment is a site specific and increases the permitted density for the
[48:52] private hospital use from 0.5 FSR to 0.69 FSR.
[48:58] Staff recommend waving the public hearing as the proposal is consistent with the current
[49:03] OZP designation and proceeding with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd readings.
[49:09] This slide shows the location of the subject property at the intersection of lady street and do need trunk road with access from lady street.
[49:20] And this slide here shows, sorry, the property designation and zone within the low heat transit corridor area plan.
[49:27] The proposal does support the continued delivery of institutional and community support services contemplated by the OCP.
[49:36] The applicant proposes to retain the existing Eastern building with 17 beds while the older
[49:42] Western building would be replaced with a purpose-built facility containing 42 beds.
[49:47] This would increase the total capacity from 37 to 59 residential beds, which is a net increase of 22 beds.
[49:55] The new building will also provide dedicated space for staff, counseling, group programming, wellness, and related support services.
[50:02] The
[50:05] site plan accommodates the replacement building will retain the existing Eastern building.
[50:10] The redevelopment is intended to replace aging infrastructure with a more functional, accessible, and purpose-built recovery facility.
[50:19] Staff parking is also provided along the south side of the site and the applicant proposes 14 spaces exceeding the 13 spaces required as per the city's off-street parking by law.
[50:32] There are some proposed variances as well.
[50:35] There are two setback variances, which are requested along Lady Street and do need chunk
[50:39] road to accommodate the new building and increase bed capacity due to the road dedication.
[50:44] Staff are supportive of the reduced setbacks because they improve the street interface and
[50:49] will help achieve a more active, safe and appealing streetscape.
[50:52] There is also currently a variance requested to allow seven small car spaces, which responds
[50:58] to the site constraints will maintain the required number of parking spaces.
[51:05] Staff recommend that council wave the public hearing requirement as it is consistent with
[51:09] the OCP and consider the by-law for 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings to zone amending by-law
[51:14] number 8132-2026.
[51:19] Thank you.
[51:20] Thank you.
[51:21] Can I have somebody move this forward please, Councillor Schiller, 2nded by Councillor
[51:25] Chris. Any questions?
[51:32] Not seeing any good job. Thank you. And open up the voting.
[51:46] Okay. That's
[51:46] carried unanimously moving on to 7.4.
[51:54] Item 7.4 is 2026-082-vp, variance to support the
[52:00] construction of a proposed four-plex development at 11410207th Street. Stafford attendance to present.
[52:09] Good morning, once again, chair and members of Council in May.
[52:17] I would just like to introduce, could you do a manure or one of our new staff in development planning?
[52:26] She's a planning technician and she...
[52:30] Welcome to us from the private sector. And prior to that, she was in various public sector positions in Pakistan, her country where she came from.
[52:41] Awesome. Good morning, welcome. Good morning. Thank you for the introduction, David. Good morning, chair Mayor and council.
[52:49] As David mentioned, I am Khatija Manini planning technician with the planning and building department.
[52:56] Today, I will be bringing forward 2026-082-VP at 114-1027 Street.
[53:05] This variance permit is associated with an already approved development permit under 2021-530-DP, approved by the Council on June 24, 2025.
[53:17] The applicant is proposing to construct a four-plex at the subject property, the existing
[53:22] zoning of the property is RS1, single-detached residential, which allows for the urban
[53:27] infill residential use.
[53:29] The use of the property has a land use designation of ground-oriented residential, no changes
[53:34] are proposed, and the development is consistent with the Hammond area plan where the subject
[53:39] properties look at it.
[53:42] The subject properties outlined in red on the map on screen.
[53:46] It is located at the north eastern corner of 207 Street and 114 Avenue.
[53:52] Sorry, in upper Hammond area neighborhood, the total site area is 928 square meters.
[54:00] And OCP and zoning map is shown on the screen.
[54:03] And as you can see, the neighborhood is desired to be mostly ground oriented residential
[54:08] and include developments with support that.
[54:11] The Development Proposal is a four-plex building fronting
[54:14] to 0-7 street, the development includes three bedroom units
[54:18] with cross floor areas ranging from 172 square meters to 179 square meters.
[54:24] Off-suit parking for the proposed development is accessed
[54:27] from 114 avenue to the south and from the lane to the north.
[54:32] A form and character development permit associated with the proposed development
[54:37] was approved by Council on June 24, 2025.
[54:41] Upon further detailed reviews, staff determined that variances are required for principle structure, setback, and minimum landscape and permeable service area requirement.
[54:51] The site plan is shown on screen showing the four clicks layout, comprising of total four units, and how it interacts with the existing lane in the north,
[55:00] to 07 street to the west and 114 avenue on the south.
[55:05] The renderings show the proposed design of the fourplex, the four units include main floor entrances
[55:12] as well as the canary basement entrances on the west side.
[55:17] Following variances are proposed to the mapper red zoning by law.
[55:21] The first variance is to vary the minimum required principles fracture exterior sight
[55:25] lot line, western setback from three meters to two meters.
[55:29] staff support the following variants as the reduced setback is required to accommodate the
[55:36] sighting of proposed access stairs and the retaining walls on the west side of the property.
[55:41] The second proposed variants is to weary the minimum required landscape and permeable surface
[55:46] requirements from 40% to 36.1%. Staff support the proposed variants since the reduction
[55:52] has resulted from extending the driveway out to improve the vehicle training and required
[55:57] placement of an electrical closet within an area previously identified as landscape and
[56:03] printable.
[56:06] The recommendation is outlined on the screen. Happy to answer any questions.
[56:10] Thank you. Thank you very much for your presentation. It's moved by Mayor Rumi seconded by
[56:14] Councillor Sam. Any questions?
[56:21] No. Thank you. Okay. We'll open up for voting.
[56:32] Moving on to 7.5.
[56:40] item 7.5 is the request for an amendment to the Fraser Valley to the Fraser sewage area for
[56:48] 1, 4, 5, 0, 0, 0, silver valley road. This is to support sewer servicing for the UBC's Malcolm
[56:56] Nat Research Forest Expansion Stafford Attendants to present. It's still morning. Good morning.
[57:04] Good morning. Good morning, Mayor and Council. My name is Aaron Mark. I am a planning
[57:08] technician in the Planning and Building Department, and I'm here today to present an
[57:12] updated request for Connection to Municipal Sanitary Service System for the UBC Malcolm
[57:17] App Research Force, which is located at 1450 Silver Valley Road. The service connection is
[57:24] requested to support a planned expansion of the facilities on the property.
[57:30] The Malcolm
[57:30] App Research Force is a large property of over 12,000 acres located up in the Silver Valley
[57:35] area. Property is owned by the University of British Columbia and supports a number of
[57:40] Forestry, Conservation, Conservation, Research, and Educational Activities.
[57:45] These activities include UBC's Forestry and Environmental Stewardship Field Schools over
[57:49] 1,000 research projects, Environmental Education Programs, and the Loon Lake Lodge and Retreat
[57:55] Center.
[57:56] As shown on the map to the right, the property is located outside the Fraser sewer
[58:00] area, which is highlighted in pink.
[58:02] As a result, the site is not eligible to connect to sanitary services without approval from
[58:07] Metro Vancouver.
[58:07] The
[58:11] proposed improvements are located along the southern portion of the property near the
[58:15] main entrance at the north end of Silver Valley Road. These expansion plans include a new
[58:21] 12,000 square foot facility that will provide space for education, research and public outreach
[58:27] foot activities. Workshop building and outdoor labs that include both indoor and outdoor classrooms
[58:33] as well as workshop and the relocation of an existing caretaker building. Because the properties
[58:39] located outside of both the regional urban containment boundary and the Fraser Surajaria,
[58:44] a provost required from both the Metro Vancouver Board and the Greater Vancouver Suraj
[58:48] and Drainage District Board. To obtain these approvals in amendment application requesting
[58:54] an amendment to the Surajaria boundary must be submitted by Council Resolution.
[58:59] The amendment application is specific to the proposed building footprints.
[59:04] Council previously considered a sewage area amendment application in July of 2023 to support the planned expansion that application was successful and was approved by Metro Vancouver in 2024.
[59:18] Since receiving that approval, construction has not begun and UBC has revised the site layout and the proposed building footprints.
[59:26] And as a result, a new amendment application reflecting the updated design along with a new Council resolution is required.
[59:33] The amendment is being sought under an exception clause within Metro 20, 2050, as the project is considered as being consistent with the regional growth strategy.
[59:44] The proposed expansion will provide additional space for forestry and environmental research, education and public outreach activities, while continuing to protect the ecological integrity and biodiversity of the forest.
[59:55] The proposed surgery amendment only applies to the building shown in the application.
[1:00:00] And would not authorize sanitary connections for any future buildings.
[1:00:06] We're talking about sanitary connections, but I wanted to provide a rendering of the building of the new Forestry Learning Center that is proposed. As you can see, it is featuring a mass-temper wood engineering design.
[1:00:19] The changes between the previously approved application, the current application, or I listed it on the plan shown on the screen.
[1:00:26] The building footprint is approved under the previous amendment and application or shown in green,
[1:00:31] while the revised building footprint is shown in yellow.
[1:00:34] The updated site layout includes a realignment of the internal road network to better separate vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
[1:00:41] The revisions also help retain additional trees and make greater use of areas that have already been cleared, reducing impacts on the surrounding forest environment.
[1:00:49] staff recommend that an updated sewerage area and amendment application in support of the
[1:00:55] Malcolm Nap Research Force expansion project be submitted to the Greater Vancouver
[1:00:59] Surge and drainage district for consideration.
[1:01:03] Thank you very much.
[1:01:04] Could have someone blew it forward.
[1:01:05] May a roomy seconded by Councillor Cress.
[1:01:10] Any questions?
[1:01:16] No questions.
[1:01:17] We'll open up the voting.
[1:01:26] That's carried unanimously.
[1:01:28] Thank you very much.
[1:01:32] 7.6.
[1:01:35] The last item on today's agenda is item 7.6, the new medium and high density zones for key growth areas.
[1:01:43] Zone amending byla 8126, 2026, staff are in attendance to present.
[1:01:51] OK, who's presenting?
[1:02:03] Chair, apologies. Our staff number has yet to arrive. I'll look into that. My apologies.
[1:02:10] OK,
[1:02:13] do we want to just reset for five minutes?
[1:02:15] Okay, recess for five minutes. Okay,
[1:02:23] recess for five minutes until the staff person arrives.
[1:05:16] Okay, we're
[1:05:20] back. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Hello, we are Council.
[1:05:27] And this afternoon, I will be presenting on the updates to the Proposed Onemending Violent number,
[1:05:35] 8126 and dash 2026 which introduces for new zones to the zoning baller to support medium and high density development in key growth areas.
[1:05:58] At the July 21st committee of the whole meeting, staff provided an overview of the four proposed medium and high density zones.
[1:06:08] On July 28, Council granted 1st and 2nd readings to the by-law and waved the public hearing
[1:06:15] requirement.
[1:06:19] The 4 proposed zones aligned with the provincial housing legislation for transit oriented
[1:06:25] areas and the policies of the official community plan, including the town center area plan,
[1:06:34] Hammond area plan and low-heat transit corridor earlier.
[1:06:38] The proposed zones will support the creation of vibrant,
[1:06:42] wipe and walkable and complete communities.
[1:06:53] The four proposed zones are summarized and decisive slide.
[1:06:57] Two zones are intended for medium density development,
[1:07:00] including RM8, which primarily supports residential apartment buildings,
[1:07:06] With optional neighborhood commercial uses and C8, a mixed-use zone where commercial uses are required.
[1:07:16] The other two zones are intended for high-density development, including RM9, which primarily supports residential apartment buildings with optional neighborhood commercial uses.
[1:07:30] And C9, it makes you zone, where commercial uses are required.
[1:07:36] Additional details and key distinctions between the zones are summarized in attachment A of the report.
[1:07:49] In response to questions raised by council, at the July 21st committee of the whole meeting,
[1:07:56] regarding commercial uses within the proposed armate and arm nine zones, a staff prepared the map shown on the screen.
[1:08:05] This map identifies where limited neighborhood commercial uses may be permitted, where a broader range of commercial uses may be available and where commercial uses would be required and the proposed zoning framework.
[1:08:22] Areas shown in hatch blue are locations where only limited neighborhood commercial uses may be permitted.
[1:08:30] These properties are designated town center apartments.
[1:08:36] I'll try to show these hatch blue here.
[1:08:40] Some areas here and also within LT cap.
[1:08:47] Areas in hatch blue are locations where only limited neighborhood commercial uses may be permitted.
[1:08:52] These properties are designated town center apartments or low-head apartments, front
[1:08:59] onto an arterial or collector road, and would only be eligible to
[1:09:03] reason to the Aramate Residential Zone.
[1:09:07] Area shown in hatch green, which would be, try to,
[1:09:24] okay, in hatch green, which are located
[1:09:29] In the town center area, our locations where commercial uses would be optional.
[1:09:35] These properties would generally be eligible to reason to either a residential zone or a mix-use zone.
[1:09:41] Where a mix-use zone is pursued, commercial space would be required and a broader range of commercial uses would be permitted.
[1:09:49] Where a residential zone is pursued, commercial space would remain optional and limited to neighborhood serving uses.
[1:09:56] These areas generally include properties,
[1:10:02] designated town center, core or flexible mixules
[1:10:06] that are located outside the schedule of the zoning by law.
[1:10:11] And finally, areas showing in hot, in solid green, our locations where commercial uses
[1:10:18] would be required.
[1:10:19] These properties would only be eligible to resort to the proposed mix-use zones, C8 or F9.
[1:10:26] These areas generally include properties designated for mix-use, under the LT cap, or Hammond
[1:10:33] earlier area plan, as well as properties located within a schedule E of the zoning by law.
[1:10:43] Since first and second readings staff have made several minor refinements to improve clarity and implementation of the proposed zones.
[1:10:51] These include clarifying tower-built form requirements of the 18-dooramate and Rm9 zone titles,
[1:10:59] revising the Rm8 purpose statement, relocating limited non-residential uses to the principle uses section,
[1:11:08] clarifying where limited non-residential uses may be permitted and requiring concealed residential parking in Rm9 zones.
[1:11:18] Additionally, refinements include limiting non-residential uses in our mates zone to the
[1:11:25] grand floor and to a maximum of 30% of the lot area, revising the commercial area requirements
[1:11:32] for the CAE and C9 zones and making minor formatting and language updates throughout the
[1:11:39] pile-out. A blackline version of the pile-out showing these refinements is attached to the report.
[1:11:49] The next steps are shown on this slide.
[1:11:53] If Council grants first reading,
[1:11:55] the BILA will be referred to the Ministry of Transportation
[1:11:57] and Transit for Final Approval.
[1:12:00] Following Ministry of Approval,
[1:12:02] the BILA will return to Council for consideration of Final Adoption.
[1:12:06] At that time, a staff will also bring forward minor updates
[1:12:10] to the inclusive housing policy to support implementation of the BILA.
[1:12:15] Once the BILA is adopted,
[1:12:16] the new zones will become available for use
[1:12:19] throughout future development applications.
[1:12:27] The four proposals implement the requirements
[1:12:29] of the provincial transit-oriented areas legislation
[1:12:32] while advancing the objectives of the official community
[1:12:36] plan and applicable area plans based on the work
[1:12:39] completed to date and the refinements presented today.
[1:12:43] A staff recommend that's on a meeting by law number 8126-20206
[1:12:48] as amended be given third reading.
[1:12:51] Thank you on the staff or happy to answer any questions.
[1:12:56] Great.
[1:12:56] Thank you so much.
[1:12:57] Can I have somebody move this forward please?
[1:12:59] Move by Councillor Tan.
[1:13:00] Seconded by Mayor Rumi.
[1:13:03] Any questions?
[1:13:05] Councillor Tan.
[1:13:07] Thank you chair.
[1:13:08] Ms. Lothfield just wanted to take a moment to thank you.
[1:13:10] And you colleagues who put together that.
[1:13:12] Matt, we're all the, we're at a commercial.
[1:13:14] Students are all the different commercial zones.
[1:13:16] And I just found that helpful.
[1:13:17] So I just wanted to express my gratitude.
[1:13:22] Thank you.
[1:13:23] Any other questions?
[1:13:28] Not seeing any.
[1:13:29] Thank you very much.
[1:13:30] We'll open it up for building through forward to the next council.
[1:13:42] That's carried unanimously.
[1:13:45] And we do not have any other business.
[1:13:48] So we're adjourned at 1214.
[1:13:51] Thank you very much.