STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

C O U N C I L DECISIONS

DATE: Thursday, February 25, 1999

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Committee Room No. 1

Third Floor, City Hall

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT NANCY LARGENT, 873-7652

1. Development Application: 3637 West 17th Avenue File: 2608

THAT the Director of Planning be advised that Council would favour the approval of the construction of a four-storey Retail/Residential building at 3637 West 17th Avenue as submitted under Development Application Number DE403554.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Proposed High Technology Zone (I-3) File: 5317

A. THAT the Director of Central Area Planning on behalf of Land Use and Development be instructed to make application to amend the Zoning and Development By-law to:

· create a new I-3 District Schedule (High Technology Zone) that includes information technology as a permitted use to 3.0 FSR generally in accordance with Appendix A of the Policy Report dated February 16, 1999;

· amend Section 2 to create a definition for information technology and an expanded definition for laboratory generally as outlined in Appendix C of the Policy Report dated February 16, 1999; and

· allow general office uses (listed in section 3.2.O) in conjunction with all uses, not to exceed 33_ % of the total gross floor area of all of the principal and accessory uses combined ( section 4.7.1,Appendix A);

FURTHER THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to prepare the necessary by-laws for consideration at Public Hearing;

AND FURTHER THAT the applications and by-laws be referred to a Public Hearing.

B THAT both B1 and B2, as follows, be referred to Public Hearing:.

B1. THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to prepare an amendment to the Parking By-law to apply Information Technology uses to Section 4.2.5.2 of the Parking By-law which would have a parking maximum as in the existing FC-1 District Schedule, which provides for reduced parking requirements near rapid transit stations, as outlined in Appendix C-1 of the Policy Report dated February 16, 1999;

AND FURTHER THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to bring forward the amendment to the Parking By-law at the time of enactment of the Zoning By-law.

OR AS AN ALTERNATIVE

B2. THAT with respect to the Parking By-law the regulations pertaining the Information Technology uses follow the existing office provisions as outlined in Section 4.2.5.1 of the Parking By-law.

C. THAT, subject to approval of the I-3 zone at a Public Hearing, the Subdivision By-law be amended to apply the regulations pertaining to the I-2 District to the I-3 District;

AND FURTHER THAT the Director of Legal Services be instructed to bring forward the amendment to the Subdivision By-law at the time of enactment of the Zoning By-law.

D. THAT subject to approval of the I-3 zone at a public hearing, the Director of Legal Services be instructed to bring forward an amendment to the SignBy-law to establish regulations for the I-3 District generally in accordance with Appendix C of the Policy Report dated February 16, 1999.

E. THAT, if approved at Public Hearing, the I-3 By-law be accompanied at the time of enactment by an amendment to the Noise Control By-law to include the I-3 District.

F. THAT the revised False Creek Flats Preliminary Concept Plan, as contained in Appendix D of the Policy Report dated February 16, 1999, be adopted by Council and that this plan guide future subdivision applications in False Creek Flats.

G. THAT the Director of Central Area Planning on behalf of Land Use and Development be instructed to make applications to amend the Zoning and Development By-law to rezone from I-2 and M-2 to I-3 areas in False Creek Flats generally as shown in a revised Figure 1 which deletes City-owned lands;

FURTHER THAT the Director of Central Area Planning on behalf of Land Use and Development be instructed to make application to amend the Zoning and Development By-law to rezone the former Eaton's warehouse site at 2950 East Broadway, generally bounded by Renfrew Street on the west, Hebb Street on the South, Nootka Street on the east, and Broadway on the north, from I-2 to I-3, as set out in a letter from Bentall Corporation dated February 24, 1999.

H. THAT a development cost levy district boundary and rates be established for the area in False Creek Flats and the former Eaton's warehouse site at 2950 East Broadway proposed to be rezoned to I-3 prior to the Public Hearing to rezone lands to I-3.

I. THAT individual property owners in the False Creek Flats area proposed for rezoning to I-3 be allowed to have the option of being considered for rezoning to I-3 or retaining their current zoning;

FURTHER THAT individual property owners who choose to opt out must so advise City Council before the conclusion of the Public Hearing on this matter.

J. THAT owner-initiated rezonings in the Grandview/Boundary Industrial Area be considered upon approval of the Grandview/Boundary Industrial Area Interim Rezoning Policies, which will be proposed in a forthcoming report.

K. THAT the Director of City Plans monitor the amount and type of industry that is locating on lands zoned as I-3 and the impacts on the downtown, and commercial and industrial areas in the city, and report back to Council in three years (2002), or earlier if significant consequences are identified.

L. THAT it be City policy that privately-initiated rezonings to I-3 for industrial sites other than those identified in Figure 1 for False Creek Flats, and lands identified in the Grandview/Boundary Industrial Area Interim Rezoning Policies other than the former Eaton's warehouse site at 2950 East Broadway, be discouraged until Council has considered the monitoring report described in Recommendation K.

M. THAT staff report at the Public Hearing on the impacts and interim solutions regarding parking in Recommendation B1 and B2.

- CARRIED

(Councillor Sullivan opposed to G, H and L)

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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

A G E N D A

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

I. Standing Committee of Council

on Planning and Environment
February 25, 1999

At its meeting immediately following the Standing Committee on Planning And Environment, Vancouver City Council approved the recommendations of the Committee as set out in its report dated February 25, 1999.

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