P3

POLICY REPORT
DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING

	Date: October 16, 2000
	Author/Local: B. McAfee/7699
	RTS No.: 01698
	CC File No.:

TO: Vancouver City Council

FROM: Director of Current Planning

SUBJECT: Text Amendment - Zoning and Development Fee By-law [RS-7S]

RECOMMENDATION

THAT if the application of the Director of Current Planning to create an RS-7S District Schedule and rezone areas from RS-1A or RS-2 to RS-7S is approved at Public Hearing, the Zoning and Development Fee By-law No. 5585 be amended to reference RS-7S generally in accordance with Appendix A; and

FURTHER THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to bring forward the necessary by-law at the time of enactment.

GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

The General Manager of Community Services RECOMMENDS approval of the foregoing.

COUNCIL POLICY

There is no directly applicable Council policy.

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY

This report recommends that the Zoning and Development Fee By-law be amended to include references to the RS-7S District Schedule if and when it is enacted.

BACKGROUND

On June 13, 2000 City Council referred to Public Hearing, an application to rezone RS-1A or RS-2 zoned areas in Kitsilano, Douglas Park, Sunnyside/Riley Park, Turner/Ferndale and Grandview-Woodlands to a new RS-7S zoning. The Public Hearing for that application is pending.

DISCUSSION

The staff report dated May 24, 2000 should have included a recommendation to amend the Zoning and Development Fee By-law to reference the new RS-7S zoning, if approved at Public Hearing. The above motions will correct that oversight and allow the Fee By-law to be amended at the time of enactment. The amendments will establish different Development Permit fees for outright and conditional uses in RS-7S, similar to RS-6. In addition, a fee will be assigned for one-family dwellings which require the Director of Planning permission for an increased floor space ratio.

CONCLUSION

Staff conclude and recommend that the Zoning and Development Fee By-law be amended to reference the RS-7S District Schedule if and when enacted.

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Dept. Head:	Report dated:  October 16, 2000 Author:  Ben McAfee
Date:	Phone:  873-7699
This report has been prepared in consultation with the departments listed to the right, and they concur with its contents.
	Concurring Departments
	none

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DRAFT AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT
FEE BY-LAW No. 5585

In Schedule 1, Sections 1(d) and (e), and Section 1C, add a reference to the RS-7S District Schedule.

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