Agenda Index City of Vancouver

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

D E C I S I O N S

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DIANE M. CLAIRMONT AT (604) 871-6371

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The minutes of the meeting of March 9, 2000 were adopted.

1. Demolition of Nuisance/Dangerous Principal and Infill Buildings at

A. THAT Council declare that the principal and infill buildings at 539 East 7th Avenue, (Lot 18 Block 101 District Lot 264A Plans 442 and 1771 PID 005-921-635), are a nuisance and dangerous to public safety pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter.

B. THAT Council approve the attached Resolution and order the Registered owner of the property to pull down and demolish the principal and infill dwellings at the above location and remove all demolition debris from the site within 14 days of a copy of the resolution being served pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter.

C. THAT in the event of the failure of the owner to comply with the order of Council, Council further orders and hereby authorizes the City Building Inspector to have the principal and infill dwellings at the above location demolished and have all demolition debris removed at the expense of the owner.

D. THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the Certificate of Title to the property at 539 East 7th Avenue, in order to warn prospective purchasers that there are by-law violations and a Council resolution related to these buildings and that the purchaser could suffer a significant expense if the by-laws and/or resolution of Council were enforced against him.

2. Nuisance/Dangerous Building at 3047 East 27th Avenue

B. THAT Council approve the attached Resolution and order the Registered Owner of the property to:

3. Nuisance Building at 2549 Fraser Street

THAT Council receive the verbal report presented by Peter Sweeney, Manager, Building Inspection, on the building at 2549 Fraser Street for information.

4. Approval of Business Improvement Area (BIA) Budgets

A. THAT Council approve the BIA Business Promotion Schemes and Budgets for the 2000-2001 year listed below and instruct staff to bring forward the appropriate rating by-laws:

5. Proposed Amendment to Subdivision By-law No. 5208

THAT Council refuse the application to reclassify the properties at 1720, 1732, 1744, 1756, 1768 and 1774 East 56th Avenue from Category `B' to Category `A' of Schedule A, Table 1, of Subdivision By-law No. 5208.

6. Wellness Walkways - Status and Next Phase for Implementation

7. Heritage Revitalization Agreement - 211 Columbia

THAT Council endorse in principle the use of a Heritage Revitalization Agreement to assist in the rehabilitation and reuse of 211 Columbia Street, a "C" listed and provincially designated building, with the following terms:
- a density bonus in the amount of approximately 3,456m2 (37,200 sq. ft.), required to be transferred off-site;
- the Central Area to be considered an appropriate location for a receiver site(s) with the process to follow Council's policy on Transfer of Density;

- the building to be rehabilitated to standards consistent with those required for other buildings receiving density bonuses; and
- the building to also be municipally designated.

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