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Posted Aug 7, 2009, 7:42 AM
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Not exactly. The last council meeting on July 28th stated:
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. South Vancouver Industrial Area Issues and Directions
July 7, 2009
At the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting on July 23, 2009, Council heard from speakers on the above-noted Policy Report and, due to time constraints, referred discussion and decision on this report to the Council meeting immediately following the Special Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, as Unfinished Business.
MOVED by Councillor Louie
SECONDED by Councillor Jang
A. THAT, as outlined in the South Vancouver Industrial Area Issues and Directions Paper, attached as Appendix A to the Policy Report dated July 7, 2009, entitled “South Vancouver Industrial Area Issues and Directions”, Council confirm the retention of the existing industrial zoning in the South Vancouver Industrial Area, except for limited and strategically located lands immediately around the Canada Line Marine Drive Station, where opportunities will be reviewed for non-residential, job intensive uses as part of the Cambie Corridor Planning Program.
Except for the site 8430 Cambie, (directly adjacent to the Canada Line Marine Drive Station), which is to be reviewed for higher density job space uses, a compact and completed community with diverse housing opportunities including market/rental, and increased transit ridership.
B. THAT staff work proactively with the local community and nearby landowners to review, augment and implement policies to enhance public access to the Fraser River waterfront while balancing the needs of industry.
C. THAT Council confirm the importance of the South Vancouver Industrial lands and instruct that staff report to Council with a review and industrial land, including consideration of best practices as well as future scenarios for industrial and job-space demand. Such a review will have regard to Council’s priorities for economic development and green/creative economic opportunities; should consider future non-residential needs and opportunities for use of industrial land for other sustainability and civic uses; and should consider possibilities for higher-intensity urban approaches to industry and job mix. Staff should work with experts and academics, VEDC, and industry in this review and consider future integration of this work with planning currently underway on other Metro Core industrial lands.
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
2. Cambie Corridor Planning Program
July 7, 2009
At the Standing Committee on Planning and Environment meeting on July 23, 2009, Council heard from speakers on the above-noted Policy Report and, due to time constraints, referred discussion and decision on this report to the Council meeting immediately following the Special Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, as Unfinished Business.
MOVED by Councillor Louie
SECONDED by Councillor Deal
A. THAT in support of Vancouver's Greenest City Initiative, development viability of higher density job space uses, a compact and complete community with diverse housing opportunities including market/rental, and increased transit ridership, Council approve the Cambie Corridor Planning Program Terms of Reference as included in Appendix A of the Policy Report dated July 7, 2009, entitled “Cambie Corridor Planning Program” and direct staff to consider limited and strategically located residential land use of the existing property immediately adjacent to the Marine Drive Station (8430 Cambie Street at the south-east corner of the Marine Drive and Cambie intersection) with amendments to Appendix A, Section 4.2 as outlined below.
In order to provide for the consideration of limited and strategically located residential land uses on the existing property in very close proximity to the Marine Drive Station (8430 Cambie Street), Section 4.2 of the Cambie Corridor Planning Program Terms of Reference is amended to add the following text:
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“However, for the site at 8430 Cambie Street only (immediately adjacent to the Canada Line Station), limited and strategically located residential land use deemed to support Vancouver's Greenest City Initiative, development viability of higher density job space uses, a compact and complete community with diverse housing opportunities including market/ rental, and increased transit ridership, may be considered as part of a rezoning process in accordance with the following conditions:
1. Residential land use should only be considered when supporting the above stated goals, and should be considered within the site so as to use distance, intervening land uses/buildings and other techniques to minimize the impact of residential complaints and expectations on surrounding industrial uses, and corresponding impacts to residential livability from existing and expected expanded industrial operations (dust, noise, truck traffic, smell and other nuisances). It is understood that:
- nearby industrial uses are expected to expand in intensity and impact in the future,
- new potentially incompatible industrial uses are desired in the area as there are increasingly fewer areas of the City where such uses can be contemplated, and
- proper notice and warnings for residential owners and occupiers shall be ensured.
2. The site will be organized to maximize space for employment generating, job-intensive uses.
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B. THAT in addition to the consultation process outlined in Appendix A of the Policy Report dated July 7, 2009, entitled “Cambie Corridor Planning Program”, Section 3.2, staff consult directly with the Riley Park/South Cambie Vision Implementation Committee in Phase 1 of the Cambie Corridor Planning Program.
carried
AMENDMENT MOVED by Councillor Anton
THAT the following motion be added:
THAT during Phase 1, staff recommend re-opening the Oakridge Centre Policy Statement.
LOST
(Councillors Deal, Jang, Louie, Meggs, Reimer, Stevenson and the Mayor opposed)
The amendment having lost, the motion was put and CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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The minutes are here: http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20090728/documents/regu20090728min.pdf
In simple terms, there was no outright objection to the development plans.
- Allan Kuan
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council is OK with the project.......thank god. So I'm wondering whats NEXT....
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