Vancouver City Council

COUNCIL MEETING FOLLOWING
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT MEETING

DECEMBER 4, 2003

DECISIONS

For information, please contact Laura Kazakoff, Meeting Coordinator,
at 604.871.6353 (e-mail laura_kazakoff@city.vancouver.bc.ca)

At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting on December 4, 2003, Vancouver City Council approved the following.

1. Nuisance Building at 5992 Battison Street

A. THAT Council declare that the building at 5992 Battison Street, Lot 1, Block 10, District Lots 36 and 49, Plan 6782 PID 010-810-676 is a nuisance pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter.

B. THAT Council approve the Resolution attached to the Administrative Report dated November 10, 2003, entitled "Nuisance Building at 5992 Battison Street" and order that the building be pulled down and demolished and require that a chain-link fence be erected around the perimeter of the property within 30 days of a copy of the Resolution being served pursuant to Section 324A of the Vancouver Charter.

C. THAT because the records indicate that the registered owners of the property are deceased, Council approve service of the order referenced in paragraph (B) above, to the Public Trustee's office, to the Lawyer representing the brother for the property owner and by posting a copy of the order on the building.

D. THAT in the event that the order of Council is not complied with, Council further orders and hereby authorizes the City Building Inspector, in his discretion, to carry out the work outlined in paragraph (B) above pursuant to Section 324A(2) of the Vancouver Charter.

E. THAT in the event of the failure of the parties involved to allow the City Building Inspector and/or his designate access to the site to carry out the work as outlined in paragraph (B) above, the Director of Legal Services is hereby authorized, in her discretion, to commence a legal action or proceeding in relation to the building located a 5992 Battison Street, and may, in her discretion, seek injunctive relief in that action or proceeding in order to bring the building and site into compliance with the City By-laws and Council's resolution

F. THAT the City Clerk be directed to file a 336D Notice against the Certificate of Title to the property at 5992 Battison Street, in order to warn prospective purchasers that there are violations of the Vancouver Building and Untidy Premises By-laws related to this property and that there is an order of Council against the property

2. 3600 Cornett road - Request for Extension of Building Permit No. BU421464

THAT Council approve the request for an extension of Building Permit No. BU421464 for 3600 Cornett Road until May 14, 2004.

3. City-Wide Development Cost Levy: Effective Date for Rate Increase

No action was taken on this matter.

4. Bute Street as Neighbourhood Commercial Centre for Coal Harbour/Triangle West

A. THAT the Director of Planning be instructed to amend the existing DD (except Downtown South) C-5, C-6, HA-1 and HA-2 Character Area Descriptions, as set out in Appendix "A" of the Policy Report dated November 18, 2003, entitled "Bute Street as Neighbourhood Commercial Centre for Coal Harbour/Triangle West", to include a Bute Street Neighbourhood Centre Character Area description that would;

- encourage retail uses along the Bute Street frontages in new developments; and
- where possible, assist existing buildings in installing retail uses to improve their street interface.

B. THAT Planning staff be authorized to work with owners of existing buildings toward retrofit of their buildings to create or improve retail along Bute Street and that Council is prepared to consider modest density increases to facilitate such retrofits.

5. By-law Enforcement

THAT consideration of the Motion entitled "By-law Enforcement" be postponed pending the receipt of a Memorandum from the City Manager outlining the full parameters of the City's current enforcement procedures, related costs, their effectiveness, and ways in which they can be improved upon.

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