Roundup of business at City Council for the week of March 6, 2023
Vancouver City Council met this week to hear and discuss a variety of topics during Council, and Standing Committee on City Finance and Services.
Tuesday, March 7
This week’s Council began with the approval of the following reports and referral reports on consent:
- Amendments to Model Business Improvement Area (BIA) Grant Allocation By-law PDF file (132 KB)
- Approval of Business Improvement Area (BIA) Renewals 2023 PDF file (223 KB)
- Campaign Financing Disclosure Statements for 2022 General Election Local Election – Failure to File PDF file (125 KB)
- Local Improvement – Approval of Billing Rates for Projects Completed in 2022 PDF file (149 KB)
- Miscellaneous Amendments – Zoning and Development By-law and Various Other By laws and Land Use Documents PDF file (275 KB)
- Rezoning: 5995-6015 Dunbar Street PDF file (614 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 3205 Arbutus Street PDF file (1.8 MB)
After that, Council approved the following referral reports:
- Minor Regulatory and Policy Amendments – Zoning and Development By-law, Downtown Eastside Plan, RM-8 and RM-8N Guidelines, and RM-8A and RM-8AN Guidelines PDF file (1.8 MB)
- Rezoning: 657-685 East 18th Avenue PDF file (639 KB)
Council then approved By-laws 1-8 PDF file (2.2 MB), and By-law 9 PDF file (54 MB).
The following Administrative Motions and Council Members’ Motions were also approved:
- Approval of Form of Development – 2005 East 40th Avenue (formerly 5590 Victoria Drive) PDF file (750 KB)
- Approval of Form of Development – 220 East 6th Avenue (formerly 2202 Main Street) PDF file (1.3 MB)
- Zoning and Development By-law Amendments to Simplify Green Building Regulations PDF file (7 MB)
- Requests for Leaves of Absence PDF file (76 KB)
- Change to Acting Mayor Roster PDF file (141 KB)
- Flag Raising at City Hall to Recognize Black History Month in Vancouver in 2024 PDF file (161 KB)
On Tuesday evening, a Public Hearing was held where Council approved:
- Miscellaneous Amendments Concerning Various CD-1 By-laws PDF file (91 KB)
- Heritage Revitalization Agreement: 995 Bute Street (Rand House) PDF file (149 KB)
- Rezoning: 1522 West 45th Avenue and 6137 Granville Street PDF file (152 KB)
- Rezoning: 5828-5850 Granville Street PDF file (177 KB)
Wednesday, March 8
The Standing Committee on City Finance and Services began with the presentation of the International Women’s Day proclamation by Mayor Sim. The Standing Committee then approved the following reports and referral reports on consent:
- 1193 Granville Street – Cold Tea Restaurant Ltd (“Cold Tea Restaurant”) Dual Licence – Liquor Primary Licence Application Liquor Establishment – Class 2 PDF file (315 KB)
- 1202 Davie Street – Hamburger Mary’s Davie Ltd (“Mary’s on Davie”) Dual Licence – Liquor Primary Licence Application Liquor Establishment – Class 2 PDF file (340 KB)
The Standing Committee also approved the following reports:
- 901 Granville Street – Cinema Public House Ltd (“Cinema Restaurant”) Dual Licence – Liquor Primary Licence Application Liquor Establishment – Class 2 PDF file (351 KB)
- Contract Award for Prequalified Contractors for Landfill Gasworks Program PDF file (137 KB)
- 2023 Property Taxation: Development Potential Relief and Targeted Land Assessment Averaging PDF file (2 MB)
A Council meeting was convened immediately following the Standing Committee meeting. In this meeting, Council approved the recommendations and actions of the preceding Standing Committee on City Finance and Services.
Thursday, March 9
A Public Hearing will convene on Thursday, March 9 at 6 pm, for Council to consider the following agenda items:
- Rezoning: 817-837 West 28th Avenue and 4375 Willow Street PDF file (19 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 7688-7720 Cambie Street PDF file (24 KB)
- CD-1 Rezoning: 103-111 North Templeton Drive and 2185 Oxford Street PDF file (17 KB)
- Zoning and Development By-law Amendments to Schedule E Building Lines (Hastings Street, North Side from Cassiar Street to Boundary Road) PDF file (18 KB)
The next regular meeting of Council is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 9:30 am. Find agendas and meeting reports on council.vancouver.ca.