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CALL
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
1. TEXT
AMENDMENT: Zoning & Development By-law, CD-1s,Official
Development Plans
Summary: Housekeeping amendments to the Zoning & Development
By-law (including CD-1s) and Official Development Plans
Applicant: Director of Current Planning
Recommended Approval:
By the Director of Current Planning
THAT the application by
the Director of Current Planning to amend the Zoning & Development By-law,
CD-1 By‑laws and Official Development Plans generally as set out in
Appendices A & B of the Policy Report
AMiscellaneous
Text Amendments: Zoning and Development By-law, CD-1 By-laws, and Official
Development Plans, Zoning and Development Fee By-law and Policies and
Guidelines@
dated September 23, 2003 be approved.
Policy Report dated
September 23, 2003, refers.
2. HERITAGE
DESIGNATION: 2627 Dundas Street (True Colours)
Summary: To designate the exterior of
2627 Dundas Street which
participated in Vancouver Heritage Foundation=s
True Colours program.
Applicant:
Arnold Walters
Recommended Approval:
By the Director of Current Planning
A. THAT Council approve the designation of
2627 Dundas Street,
listed on the Vancouver Heritage Register in the
AB@
category, as a protected heritage property.
B. THAT Council commend the building owners for
designating their property on a voluntary basis and for participating in the
Vancouver Heritage Foundation=s
True Colours program.
Administrative Report
dated November 3, 2003, refers.
3. HERITAGE
DESIGNATION: 2647-2655 Manitoba St. (Restore It)
Summary: To designate the exterior of
2647-2655 Manitoba Street which participated in Vancouver Heritage Foundation=s
Restore It program.
Applicant: Phillip Ling Man Chan
Recommended Approval:
By the Director of Current Planning
A. THAT Council approve the designation of
2647-2655 Manitoba Street,
listed on the Vancouver Heritage Register in the
AB@
category, as a protected heritage property.
B. THAT Council commend the building owners for
designating their property on a voluntary basis and for participating in the
Vancouver Heritage Foundation=s
Restore It program.
Administrative Report
dated November 3, 2003, refers.
4.
HERITAGE
DESIGNATION/HRA: 5872 Wales Street
Summary: Retain and protect the
AA@
listed heritage house on this site and three large trees in exchange for
permitting subdivision of the lands into 6 lots and provision to construct
two-family dwellings architecturally.
Applicant: Harald Underdahl
Recommended Approval:
By the Director of Current Planning
A.
THAT
Council authorize the Director of Legal Services to enter into a Heritage
Revitalization Agreement for the property at 5872 Wales Street to:
a)
Vary the
RS-1 District Schedule to allow Two-Family Dwellings on the subdivided lots,
at a density up to 0.75 FSR and height up to 35 ft. (10.7 m) and other
variances described within the HRA to enable the density to be pursued and
to enable siting of the buildings to maximize retention of existing trees;
and
b)
Apply the
current RT 7/8 Design Guidelines to the lots containing Two-Family Dwellings
to achieve architecturally compatible buildings with the heritage house and
the surrounding neighbourhood.
B.
THAT
Council authorize the Director of Legal Services to enter into a Heritage
Revitalization Agreement for the
AA@
listed heritage house at 5872 Wales Street to:
a)
Secure the
protection and ongoing maintenance of this
AA@
category Vancouver Heritage Register house; and
b)
Vary the
provisions of the RS-1 District Schedule of the Zoning and Development
By-law, as described within Development Permit DE407830, so the zoning
non-conformities of the heritage house on Lot 4 are made lawful in
perpetuity.
C.
THAT
Council by By-law designate the heritage house on Lot 4 at 5872 Wales Street
and the specimen trees named within Appendix C, as municipally protected
heritage property.
D.
THAT
Council require that an agreement be registered to secure the timely
restoration to the heritage house, to the satisfaction of the Director of
Planning and Director of Legal Services.
E.
THAT the
agreements be given priority over all other charges on title, except those
already held by the City, to the satisfaction of the Director of Legal
Services.
F.
THAT the
Director of Legal Services bring forth the By-laws to authorize the Heritage
Revitalization Agreements and to designate the heritage house and specimen
trees.
Administrative
Report dated October 22, 2003, refers.
5. TEXT AMENDMENT:
555 Great Northern Way
Summary: The proposed amendment would add School-University
or College as a permitted use to this CD-1 zoned site.
Applicant: Moodie Consultants Ltd.
Recommended Approval:
By the Director of Current Planning, subject to the following conditions as
proposed for adoption by resolution of Council.
THAT
the application by Moodie Consultants Ltd. to amend CD-1 By-law No. 8131 for
555 Great Northern Way to add
ASchool-University
or College@
as a permitted use generally as set out in Appendix A to the Policy Report
AText
Amendment to CD-1 By-law - 555 Great Northern Way@
dated October 3, 2003 be approved, subject to the following conditions:
$
That, prior to the enactment of the CD-1 By-law Amendment, the registered
owner shall, at no cost to the City:
Execute an agreement,
drawn and registered in the New Westminster/Vancouver Land Title Office to
the satisfaction of the City's Director of Legal Services, that prohibits
development of ASchool
- University or College@
uses in the CD-1 8131 zoned area until such time as the registered owner
has, at no cost to the City, modified any existing infrastructure or other
contractual arrangements that are, in the opinion of the Director of Legal
Services (in consultation with the General Manager of Engineering Services
and the Managers of any other affected City Departments) necessitated by
changes in the proposed development of the site as a result of the rezoning,
it being understood that:
(a) such changes may
include the modification of existing agreements (including security
requirements of the City) or the need for further agreements (which may
include the provision for new security) or both; and
(b)
obligations
of the registered owner contained in such modified or new agreements shall
be carried out at no cost to the City.
Policy
Report dated October 3, 2003, refers.
6. SIGN BY-LAW AMENDMENT:
798 Granville Street
Summary:
The proposed amendment to the Sign By-law would permit two large video
screens to be placed on the site.
Applicant:
Bonnis Properties (Robson) Inc.
Recommended Approval:
By the Director of Current Planning
THAT the application by
Bonnis Properties (Robson) Inc. to amend the Sign By-law for 798 Granville
Street to permit two oversized automatic changeable copy (video) signs at
the corner of Granville and Robson Streets, including third party
advertising generally as set out in Appendix A of the Policy Report dated
September 23, 2003, entitled
AProposed
Video Signs - 798 Granville Street@
be approved, subject to the following conditions:
$
THAT
prior to enactment of the text amendment to the Sign By-law the registered
owner of 798 Granville Street shall make arrangements to the satisfaction of
the Director of Cultural Affairs and the Director of Legal Services for the
execution of a legal agreement by the owner and the City setting out:
1) the terms and
conditions of the use and operation of the video signs by the owner; and
2) securing, without
limitation, the amount and timing of City of Vancouver
>air
time=
on the video signs and the payment of monies by the owner on an annual basis
to cover the City's cost of managing the City's
>air
time=
and the commissioning of video work and curating of video content generally
on the terms set out in Appendix
AC@.
The legal agreement
shall be drawn, not only as a personal covenant of the owner, but also as a
covenant pursuant to Section 219 of the Land Title Act and shall be
registered against title to the lands, to the satisfaction of the Director
of Legal Services.
Policy
Report dated September 23, 2003, refers.
Memorandum dated November 18, 2003, from the
Director of the Office of Cultural Affairs, also refers.
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