SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
(PUBLIC HEARING)

DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, April 11, 2002

TIME: 7:30 p.m.

PLACE: Council Chamber

Third Floor, City Hall

For information, please contact Nancy Largent at 604-873-7015
or e-mail nancy_largent@city.vancouver.bc.ca

1. TEXT AMENDMENT: RT-7& RT-8 District Schedules

A. THAT Section 4.7.3 of the proposed amendments to the RT-7 & RT-8 District Schedules be amended as follows:

. 4.7.3 (c) where floors are used for off-street parking and loading...which

(I) are located in an accessory building located on the site in accordance with section 2.2.A of this schedule, or in an Infill building, up to a maximum of 42 m2; ...;

FURTHER THAT the following clauses be added to the proposed amendments to the RT-7 & RT-8 District Schedules:

5.4 The Director of Planning may relax the regulations as follows, provided he first considers all applicable policies and guidelines adopted by Council:

(i) in section 2.2.A (d) concerning the maximum floor area of accessory buildings, in the case of multiple conversion dwellings having three or more units, to a maximum of 48 m2;

(ii) in section 4.7.3 (c) (i) concerning maximum excluded parking floor space in an accessory building in the case of multiple conversion dwellings having three or more units, or in an infill building, to a maximum of 48 m2.

B. THAT the following clause be added to the proposed amendments to the RT-7 and RT-8 Guidelines:

4.9.2 The intent of the floor space relaxations provided for in Section 5.4 isto allow for additional bicycle parking only to be located in the garage of an MCD containing 3 or more units, or in the garage under an infill building. The increase is not intended to accommodate more than two vehicles. Garage doors should be limited to two single doors, or one double size door. Doors large enough to accommodate three vehicle spaces should not be considered;

FURTHER THAT an additional guideline be added to Section 4.9 of the Guidelines, to clarify how the proposed Section 5 relaxation should be used.

(italics denote amendment)

C. THAT the application by the Director of City Plans to amend the RT-7& RT-8 District Schedules of the Zoning and Development By-law to make housekeeping amendments, generally in accordance with Appendix A of the Policy Report dated February 26, 2002, be approved as amended in the foregoing Resolution A.

D. That the RT-7 & RT-8 guideline amendments, generally as outlined in Appendix B of the Policy Report dated February 26, 2002, be adopted in principle as amended in the foregoing Resolution B.

2. TEXT AMENDMENT: 7250 Oak Street

THAT the application by the Director of Current Planning to amend the CD-1 By-law for 7250 Oak Street to decrease the minimum southerly building setback from 7.62 m (25 ft.) to 6.55 m (21.5 ft.), generally in accordance with Appendix A of the Policy Report dated February 25, 2002, be approved.

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