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REPORT TO COUNCIL
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
MAY 10, 2001
A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on Planning and Environment was held on Thursday, May 10, 2001, at 2:00 p.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.
PRESENT: |
*Councillor Lynne Kennedy, Chair
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ABSENT: |
Mayor Philip Owen (Leave of Absence - Civic
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CITY MANAGER'S
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Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager |
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE: |
Laura Kazakoff, Meeting Coordinator |
*Denotes presence for a portion of the meeting.
**Acting Chair for portion of meeting.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
The Minutes of the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting of April 12, 2001, were adopted.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Arbutus Gardens: Left Turn Bay and Traffic Calming Measures (File 5757)
The Committee had before it an Administrative Report dated April 10, 2001, in which the General Manager of Engineering Services recommended Council approve the proposed design of a left turn bay on Arbutus Street at Valley Drive and other traffic calming measures on Valley Drive between Arbutus Street and West 33rd Avenue.
Ian Adam, Assistant City Engineer - Transportation, introduced Dale Bracewell, Transportation Engineer, Strategic Transportation Planning, who provided an overview of the administrative report.
MOVED by Councillor Louis
THAT the Committee recommend to Council
A. THAT Council approve the design and construction of the traffic calming measures on Valley Drive between Arbutus Street and West 33rd Avenue as described in the Administrative Report dated April 10, 2001, and as shown in Appendix B of that report, source of funds to be 100% paid by the developer.
B. THAT Council approve the design and construction of the left turn bay on Arbutus Street at Valley Drive as described in the Administrative Report dated April 10, 2001, and as shown in Appendix C of that report, source of funds to be 50% paid by the developer and the 50% City share of funding ($115,000) to be provided from the 2001 Streets Basic Capital Budget, subject to approval of the 2001 Streets Basic Capital Budget.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(Councillor Puil not present for the vote)
VARY AGENDA
The Committee agreed to vary the agenda in order to deal with Item 3 prior to Item 2.
3. Possible Relocation of Lafarge Concrete Batch Plant (File 8009)
At its meeting on May 8, 2001, Vancouver City Council referred the following Motion to the May 10, 2001, Planning and Environment Committee meeting to hear from speakers:
WHEREAS Lafarge Canada has indicated a possible interest in locating a concrete batch plan at the old Sterling Shipyard site in the Port of Vancouver;
WHEREAS the community has expressed its opposition to this plan and asked that the planning process which the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Port Authority have committed to for this area be completed;
WHEREAS many of the issues concerning air quality, noise and traffic, identified by the Vancouver Port Authority's, independent Project Advisory Committee when they unanimously rejected the Lafarge proposal at the New Brighton Park, are equally pertinent at the Sterling site;
WHEREAS the Vancouver Port Authority has indicated its interest in initiating the planning process in this calendar year;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council advise the Vancouver Port Authority that it does not support locating the Lafarge concrete batch plant at the Sterling Shipyard site at this time. And calls on the VPA, together with the City and community, to complete the planning process for the area between Victoria Drive and New Brighton park prior to any consideration of the Lafarge proposal at the Sterling site.
Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager, advised a letter had been received and distributed to Council earlier this day from Lafarge Canada Inc (on file) requesting consideration of this matter be postponed to allow Lafarge the opportunity to be involved in the discussion. During discussion by Council members it was noted that additional information on the status of this matter was needed prior to a decision being made, and that all affected parties who may wish to speak should be given adequate notice.
MOVED by Councillor Louis
THAT the Committee hear from those delegations who are present at today's meeting and hear from the remainder of persons wishing to speak to the Committee on this matter at the next Planning and Environment meeting.
LOST
(Councillors Clarke, Kennedy, Don Lee, and Price opposed)
(Councillor Puil not present for the vote)
MOVED by Councillor Price
THAT the Committee recommend to Council
THAT consideration of the motion entitled Possible Relocation of Lafarge Concrete Batch Plant be postponed to a future Standing Committee meeting in order to receive additional information on this matter in a report back from staff.
CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)
(Councillor Puil not present for the vote)
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During consideration of the following item
the Chair left the meeting on Civic Business.
The Chair was assumed by Councillor Don Lee, Vice-Chair.
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2. Guidelines for Highway-Oriented Retail (HOR) and Institutional, Cultural and Recreational Uses in the Marine Drive Industrial Area (File 5317)
The Committee had before it a Policy Report dated April 24, 2001, in which the Director of City Plans, in consultation with the General Manager of Engineering Services, recommended approval of proposed guidelines for highway-oriented retail (HOR) and institutional, cultural and recreational uses in the Marine Drive industrial area. The report also puts forward alternative options for Council's consideration with regard to permitted HOR uses and the proposed boundary for the HOR area. The General Manager of Community Services supported the recommendations and submitted the alternative options for consideration.
Branca Verde and Heather Burpee, Planning Analysts, City Plans, with the aid of graphics, reviewed the report, and along with Ann McAfee, Director of City Plans, responded to questions regarding the Community Visions process, community support for highway-oriented retail uses, and options for limiting the types of retail goods. Frank Ducote, Senior Urban Designer, Area Plans, responded to a question regarding proposed bicycle access to the area.
Gordon Wylie, representative of Cambridge Shopping Centres, expressed the need for an overall retail strategy for the city. Mr. Wylie noted additional retail capacity in the city would serve to meet local demands, which will in turn reduce traffic and keep retail revenues in Vancouver. He further noted that if Council decides to go ahead with this type of use, the proposed HOR boundaries are inadequate and should be extended further east, and that food and clothing retail uses should not be excluded.
Darren Kwiatkowski, First Professional Management, spoke in support of the recommendations contained in the policy report. Mr. Kwiatkowski was not in favour of excluding food and clothing retail from the proposed HOR policies and guidelines, as put forward for consideration.
In response to a question from Council, a representative of Westfair Properties (letter dated May 7, 2001, previously submitted and on file), noted Westfair would be supportive of the expanded boundary for the HOR area, as put forward for consideration, but only if food and clothing retail are not excluded.
John Dew, Regis Pictures and Frames, spoke in opposition to the proposed HOR policies and guidelines. Mr. Dew expressed concern with regard to the negative impacts big box retail has on small businesses, noting there are many such small businesses in addition to his own on Marine Drive which would be affected.
Ms. McAfee and Mr. Ducote responded to questions concerning I-2 zoning and provisions in the proposed policies and guidelines for improvements to the public realm.
MOVED by Councillor Clarke
THAT the Committee recommend to Council
THAT Council adopt the Highway-Oriented Retail Rezoning Policies and Guidelines: Marine Drive Industrial Area, with references to Food and Clothing Retail removed.
LOST
(Councillors Bass, Don Lee, Louis and Puil opposed)
(Councillor Kennedy not present for the vote)
MOVED by Councillor Puil
THAT the Committee recommend to Council
A. THAT Council adopt the Highway-Oriented Retail Rezoning Policies and Guidelines: Marine Drive Industrial Area, included in Appendix A of the Policy Report dated April 24, 2001;
CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis Opposed)
(Councillor Kennedy not present for the vote)
MOVED by Councillor Clarke
THAT the Committee recommend to Council
B. THAT Council adopt the I-2 Institutional, Cultural, and Recreational Uses Guidelines for Conditional Approvals: Marine Drive Industrial Area, included in Appendix B of the Policy Report dated April 24, 2001.
C. THAT for privately initiated applications for rezoning or conditional uses, agreements for the provision of on-site and adjacent off-site engineering services (e.g., sewer, water, roads, and traffic improvements) be required as a condition of approval.
D. THAT the City-wide Vancouver Development Cost Levy (DCL) By-law rate (currently $2.50 per sq.ft.) for new construction and additions of commercial and retail uses apply to CD-1 rezonings for Highway-Oriented Retail in the Marine Drive Industrial Area.
E. THAT Schedule B, Section 1(d)(ii)(E) of the Sign By-law be amended to include any CD-1 zones in the Marine Drive HOR area, thereby not permitting billboards on these sites.
F. THAT Council approve the boundary for the Marine Drive HOR area as shown on Figure 2 of the Policy Report dated April 24, 2001, generally to include the area between Yukon and Main Streets and north of 69th Avenue.
CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendations B and F)
(Councillor Louis opposed to Recommendation C)
(Councillor Kennedy not present for the vote)
MOVED by Councillor Price
THAT the Committee recommend to Council
G. THAT Council instruct staff to provide additional wording in the relevant sections of the Marine Drive Highway-Oriented Retail and Institutional, Cultural and Recreational Use Guidelines to require a high level of landscaping and architectural treatment of buildings, and that applicants be advised that Council will be considering the quality of the proposed public realm in the consideration of any CD-1 application.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
(Councillor Kennedy not present for the vote)
The Committee adjourned at 4:09 p.m.
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CITY OF VANCOUVER
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT
MAY 10, 2001
A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Thursday, May 10, 2001, at 4:09 p.m. in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting, to consider the recommendations of the Committee.
PRESENT: |
Deputy Mayor George Puil
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ABSENT: |
Mayor Philip Owen (Leave of Absence - Civic Business)
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CITY MANAGER'S
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Brent MacGregor, Deputy City Manager |
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE: |
Laura Kazakoff, Meeting Coordinator |
"IN CAMERA MEETING"
MOVED by Councillor Bass
SECONDED by Councillor Don Lee
THAT Council will go into a meeting later this day which is closed to the public, pursuant to Section 165.2 of the Vancouver Charter, to discuss matters related to paragraph:
(h) litigation or potential litigation affecting the City.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Councillor Don Lee,
SECONDED by Councillor Clarke
THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Deputy Mayor Puil in the chair.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Report of Standing Committee on Planning and Environment
May 10, 2001
Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in the following clauses of the foregoing report:
Cl.1: Arbutus Gardens: Left Turn Bay and Traffic Calming Measures
Cl.2: Guidelines for Highway-Oriented Retail (HOR) and Institutional,
Cultural, and Recreational Uses in the Marine Drive Industrial Area
Cl.3: Possible Relocation of Lafarge Concrete Batch Plant
Clause 1
MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 1 of this report, be approved.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Clause 2
MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 2 of this report, be approved.
CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed to Recommendation A, B and F)
(Councillor Louis opposed to Recommendation C)
Clause 3
MOVED by Councillor Don Lee
THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clause 3 of this report, be approved.
CARRIED
(Councillors Bass and Louis opposed)
RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Councillor Price
THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
MOVED by Councillor Price
SECONDED by Councillor Don Lee
THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The Council recessed at 4:10 p.m. and reconvened In Camera
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