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POLICY REPORT
DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING

TO:

Vancouver City Council

FROM:

Director of Current Planning

SUBJECT:

Miscellaneous Text Amendments: Zoning and Development By-law, CD-1 By-law, Sign By-law, Parking By-law and Heritage Policies and Guidelines

 

RECOMMENDATION

GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS

COUNCIL POLICY

There is no Council policy directly applicable to these amendments.

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY

This report recommends a number of miscellaneous text amendments to the Zoning and Development By-law, a CD-1 By-law, the Sign By-law, the Parking By-law and Heritage Policies and Guidelines.

BACKGROUND

From time to time, Council has approved packages of miscellaneous text amendments intended to fix typographical or inadvertent errors, and to provide clarity for the public and staff in interpretation of by-laws and guidelines. Proposed amendments that are substantive in nature are not included in these packages, but are reported on separately. Urgent amendments will be reported individually as the need arises. The last package of miscellaneous text amendments were enacted by Council on February 5, 2002.

DISCUSSION

The following proposed amendments require a Public Hearing. An explanation and draft by-law wording for each is outlined in Appendix A.

Zoning and Development By-law

· to section 10.16 to clarify how the height of a fence near a retaining wall on a common property line is measured.

· to Section 10.21 to clarify on how the minimum dwelling unit size is measured.

· to the RS-3 and RS-3A Districts Schedule to correct a typographical error in section 4.17.

· to the RS-5and RS-5S Districts Schedule to clarify the maximum width of accessory buildings.

CD-1 By-law

· to CD-1 By-law No. 7654 (#357) to correct a typographical error in section 7.

Sign By-law

· to section 2 to expand the definition of canopy sign created by recent amendments to section 10.

· to section 10 to correct a reference error.

The following proposed amendments can be approved without a Public Hearing. An explanation and draft wording for each is outlined in Appendix B.

Parking By-law

· to section 1 to include a reference to bicycle parking.

· to section 3.2.1 to correct a section reference.

· to section 3.2.1(c) to ensure relaxation is available not only for required (minimum) parking but also for permitted (maximum) parking.

· to section 4.1.5 and 4.2 to clarify that for CD-1s located in the downtown, parking spaces shall be calculated using section 4.3.

· to section 4.1.12 to correct sub-section references.

· to section 4.1.14 to clarify that the calculation of disability spaces shall not affect the maximum number of parking spaces.

· to sections 4.3.4 and 4.4.2 to clarify that parking is a passive use.

· to section 4.6.3 to clarify this section also applies to section 4.6.2.

· to section 4.8.4(c) to delete theatre use and add cultural and recreational uses and to the table to clarify that where a parking relaxation is granted disability spaces are calculated as per required parking, not provided parking.

· to section 4.11.1 to clarify that this section can also apply to section 4.9.

· to section 4.12 to correct a map title and renumber the second section 4.12 as 4.13.

· to section 5.4.1 to clarify a dimension is a minimum.

· to sections 7.3 and 7.4 to correct the clearances and dimensions required for disability spaces.

· to delete Appendix C as it is a repetition of Map 4.3.1.

Heritage Policies and Guidelines

· to the Heritage Policies and Guidelines to correct an incorrect reference number in the Relaxation of Regulations section.

CONCLUSION

This report proposes a number of miscellaneous amendments intended to correct errors and provide clarity in the interpretation of existing by-law and guideline provisions. It is recommended that staff be instructed to make application to amend the Zoning and Development By-law, CD-1 By-law No. 7654, and the Sign By-law and that the application be referred to Public Hearing and be approved. Staff also recommend approval of amendments to the Parking By-law and Heritage Policies and Guidelines as described in this report.

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APPENDIX A

PROPOSED MISCELLANEOUS TEXT AMENDMENTS

ZONING & DEVELOPMENT BY-LAW, CD-1 BY-LAW No. 7654, AND
SIGN BY-LAW

[All additions are shown in bold italics. Deletions are shown in strikeout]

ZONING & DEVELOPMENT BY-LAW

Section 10 [General Regulations]

(a) In section 10.16.5 there is a regulation that restricts the height of a fence that is on a common boundary retaining wall. This regulation should also apply to retaining walls close to a property line.

Amendment:

(b) In section 10.21.2 there is a regulation regarding minimum dwelling unit size, but no description of how that unit size is to be measured. The regulation should be expanded as follows to clarify the situation:

Amendment:

RS-3 and RS-3A DISTRICTS SCHEDULE

In section 4.17.4 (b)(i) there is a typographical error.

Amendment:

RS-5 and RS-5S DISTRICTS SCHEDULE

Section 2.2.A (d) regarding the width of accessory buildings is not clearly written. It should be amended to clarify the maximum width of the accessory building.

Amendment:

CD-1 BY-LAW

CD-1 By-law No. 7654 (#357)

CD-1 By-law No. 7654 contains a typographical error in section 7 created by a recent amendment to the by-law. The first of two sections 7.2 should be renumbered 7.1.

Amendment:

SIGN BY-LAW

Section 2 Definitions

During recent amendments to Section 10 regarding canopy signs, the definition should have included structural elements.

Amendment:

Section 10 General Provisions

There is incorrect reference number in section 10.

Amendment:

APPENDIX B

PROPOSED MISCELLANEOUS TEXT AMENDMENTS

PARKING BY-LAW AND HERITAGE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

[All additions are shown in bold italics. Deletions are shown in strikeout]

PARKING BY-LAW

Section 1 By-Law No. 6059

When bicycle standards were introduced into the By-law, the preamble in section 1 should have been updated to include bicycles.

Amendment:

Section 3 Administration

(a) To section 3.2.1 to correct a section reference and add a comma after the words "similar places of assembly" to clarify the subordinate clause.

Amendment:

(b) To section 3.2.1(c) to clarify that relaxation can apply not only to required minimum parking but also to permitted (maximum) parking, which on rare occasions is desirable and necessary, but not explicitly and clearly available in the wording of the current text to both permitted and required parking spaces.

Amendment:

Section 4 Off-street Parking Space Regulations

(a) To section 4.1.5 and 4.2 to clarify that for CD-1s in the Downtown, Central Waterfront and Historic Districts, parking spaces shall be calculated as per section 4.3, not section 4.2.

Amendment:

(b) To clarify clause references in section 4.1.12

Amendment:

(c) To section 4.1.14 to clarify that the calculation of disability spaces shall not effect the maximum permitted number of parking spaces.

Amendment:

(d) To section 4.3.4 and 4.4.2 to clarify that parking is a passive use.

Amendment:

(e) To section 4.6.3 to clarify that this section also applies to section 4.6.2.

Amendment:

(f) To section 4.8.4 and the following Table to add cultural and recreational uses in place of theatre use and to the table to clarify that where a parking relaxation is granted disability spaces are calculated as per required parking, not provided parking.

Amendment:

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(g) To section 4.11.1 to clarify that this section can also apply to section 4.9.

Amendment:

(h) To section 4.12 to correct the title of map 4.11.1 and renumber the second section 4.12 as 4.13.

Amendment:

Section 5 Off-street Loading Space Regulations

In section 5.4.1 it should be clarified that the manoeuvring aisle dimension is a minimum., allowing aisles with a wider dimension to be in compliance.

Amendment:

Section 7 Off-street Passenger Space Regulations

When amendments were made for disability spaces, the wording of the text in sections dealing with the dimensions Class A & B passenger spaces became inconsistent. Clarification is required.

Amendments:

Delete Appendix C as it is a repetition of Map 4.3.1.

HERITAGE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

In the Relaxation of Regulations section, there is an incorrect reference to another section number.

Amendment:

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