APPENDIX A

BY-LAW NO. 5869

A By-law to repeal By-law No. 4876
and to substitute in its place a
new by-law respecting the Development
Permit Board and its Advisory Panel

(Consolidated for convenience only,
to include By-law No. 8294,
effective February 13, 2001)

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

1. This by-law may be cited as the "Development Permit Board and Advisory Panel By-law".

2. (a) A Board to be known as the "Development Permit Board" (hereinafter referred to as the "Board") is hereby established and appointed.

(b) A Panel to be known as the "Development Permit Board Advisory Panel" (hereinafter referred to as the "Advisory Panel") is hereby established.

3. It is hereby declared that this by-law is passed with the intention that each section shall be independent of the other so that, should any section be declared invalid, then such section shall be severable.

4. The Board shall consist of the Director of Development Services, who shall be a non-voting member except as Section 11 otherwise provides, and the Deputy City Manager, the General Manager of Engineering Services, and a Co-Director of Planning all of whom shall be voting members.

5. (a) The duty and function of the Board is to receive and approve, approve subject to conditions, or refuse such development permit applications as may by by-law be prescribed to be brought before the Board.

(b) In the consideration of all applications brought before it, the Board shall hear any representations of the applicant as well as any other person interested in the application, and before rendering its decision shall consult with and receive any submissions of the Advisory Panel.

(c) The Chair of the Board, who shall have responsibility to ensure the inclusive, comprehensive, orderly and timely process of conducting the business of the Board, shall be the Director of Development Services.

6. The Advisory Panel shall consist of eight members to be appointed by the City Council. Of the eight members, two shall be representatives of the development industry, two shall be representatives of the design professions, and four shall be representatives of the general public.

7. The function of the Advisory Panel is to act in an advisory capacity to the Board with respect to development permit applications which are brought before the Board, and all members of the Panel shall be entitled to attend and participate in all meetings of the Board.

8. Each Board member, except for the Director of Development Services, shall have the following alternate who may act on behalf, and in place, of that member at any Board meeting:

(a) the General Manager of Community Services as alternate to the Deputy City Manager;

(b) either the Deputy City Engineer or an Assistant City Engineer as alternate to the General Manager of Engineering Services; and

(c) a Co-Director of Planning as alternate to the Co-Director of Planning who is the regular Board Member.

9. If the Director of Development Services is unable to attend a Board meeting, he or she may appoint a Board member or any alternate of any Board member to act as Chair at that meeting on behalf, and in place, of the Director of Development Services.

10. A Board member or alternate who acts as Chair at a meeting may not vote, except as Section 11 otherwise provides, at that meeting.

11. If:

(a) a Board member leaves a Board meeting or does not attend an adjourned Board meeting, because of illness or by consent of the Chair, and that Board member's alternate does not attend such meeting; or

(b) the Director of Development Services, under Section 9, appoints a Board member to act as Chair at a meeting, and that Board member's alternate does not attend such meeting;

and if the votes of the Board members present at such meeting are equal for and against a question, the Chair shall have the right to exercise the casting vote.

12. The Board shall determine its own procedure, provided that all decisions of the Board shall be rendered in public unless the Board for good and sufficient cause otherwise directs, and the Board shall give reasons for its decisions. The Board may set the time, date and place of its meetings, provided that the Chair shall be at liberty to call a meeting whenever he deems it necessary.

13. The Board shall keep written minutes of all business transacted at the meetings.

14. By-law No. 4876 is repealed.

15. This By-law becomes into force and takes effect on the date of its passing.

DONE AND PASSED in open Council this 5^th day of February, 1985.

(signed) Michael Harcourt

Mayor

(signed) R. Henry

City Clerk

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