MOTION

At the Council meeting of November 3, 1998, Councillor Don Lee submitted the following Notice of Motion which was recognized by the Chair:

1. Sam Kee Building - Waiver of Encroachment Fees

MOVED by Cllr. Don Lee,

SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,

WHEREAS the City has a policy of uniformly charging for all encroachments of buildings onto City-owned lands;

AND WHEREAS at its meeting of November 28, 1996 Council agreed to exempt the Sam Kee building from charges for the area that extends under Pender Street by motion as follows:

"The fees for the areaway encroachment at 8 Pender Street be reduced from the current rate to a nominal fee (noting that the overhead bay windows would still be subject to an annual fee of approximately $260.00), and that the fee reduction be retroactive."

AND WHEREAS the City has, since then, ceased charging for the exempted encroachment but continued to charge for encroachments for bay windows, cornices and stairways;

AND WHEREAS the owner now requests fee exemption for all encroachments of the building on City lands;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that all fees for encroachments of the Sam Kee building onto City lands are hereby waived and that the waiver be retroactive.

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