First Shaughnessy Advisory Design Panel

The First Shaughnessy Advisory Design Panel advises City Council, the Development Permit Board, and the Director of Planning on development and design issues in First Shaughnessy, with a focus on preserving the special character of this heritage conservation area. 

The advisory design panel also advises the City's Director of Planning concerning the implementation and effectiveness of the approved planning policies, regulations, and design guidelines for the First Shaughnessy District.

Online meetings

Meetings may be convened by electronic means as authorized by Section 14.14 of the Procedure By-law. Advisory bodies may elect to conduct their meetings in person, by electronic means, or as a hybrid of the 2.

Next meeting: Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 4pm 

Items to be heard: 

  • 1230 Matthews Ave
    Time: 4pm 
    Contact: Mahdi Tavanpour, Development Planner, 604-871-6618

The First Shaughnessy Advisory Design Panel provides expert advice to staff and Council and is not a forum for direct public input. The procedure will remain the same for virtual meetings as in-person meetings. The public may observe meetings in progress but may not address the panel. Members of the public who wish to comment on the application may do so at any time by contacting the development planner for the relevant application as indicated above.

The virtual meeting will be held using Cisco Webex. No software download is required. Use the link below to view the meeting live through your web browser. 

Online meeting password: VFSADP

Join the meeting

Join by phone (audio only)

1-604-646-8916
1-855-699-3239 (Canada - toll free)

Access code: 2773 235 4246

Numeric password: 837237 (from phone and video systems)

Consent - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

To view or participate in meetings virtually, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information outside Canada as described below. The City of Vancouver collects your personal information in accordance with section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for purposes of organizing and administering advisory body meetings. For virtual advisory body meetings, your contact information will be shared with the City’s web conferencing provider, Cisco WebEx. Information submitted to WebEx will be stored on servers in the United States and may be accessed in the United States or internationally for technical support purposes. If you have questions about the collection of this information, please contact the director of access to information and privacy by emailing privacy@vancouver.ca, phoning 3-1-1, or mailing a letter to 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 1V4.

Following the meeting, minutes will be posted online and can be found in the ‘Meetings’ tab below.

Terms of reference

Meeting frequency

Meetings generally take place every three weeks. Additional meetings may be scheduled if needed, based on:

  • Increased volume of development applications
  • Orientation of new members
  • General business
  • Preparation of recommendations

Meetings are generally held in the Town Hall Meeting Room, Main floor, City Hall.

Attendance requirement

Members may miss no more than four consecutive meetings without obtaining leave of absence from the panel. Membership will be terminated following the fourth such absence.

Quorum

There must be a minimum number of seven members of the panel present to make decisions. This quorum includes:

  • Chair
  • Four resident members
  • One Architectural Institute of BC member
  • One BC Society of Landscape Architects member

Membership

The panel consists of 14 members, representing the following groups:

  • Four members Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners' Association
  • Four members-at-large, residents of the First Shaughnessy District
  • Two members, Architectural Institute of BC
  • Two members, BC Society of Landscape Architects
  • One member, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
  • One member, Vancouver Heritage Commission

Members are appointed by City Council for one-year and two-year terms. A newly-elected Council may reappoint members in a one-year term for one additional year. No member may serve more than four years.

Members

Terms expire December 31, 2022:

Four members Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners' Association

  • Sarina Han
  • Moshe Mastai
  • Stephen Roberts
  • Richard Sirola

Four members-at-large, residents of the First Shaughnessy District

  • Kathy Reichert
  • Simon Feng
  • Robert McKay-Dunn
  • Nicole Clement

Two members, Architectural Institute of BC

  • Tak Chan
  • Scott Mitchell

Two members, BC Society of Landscape Architects

  • Phoenix Chan
  • Maciej Golaszewski

One member, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

  • Vacant

One member, Vancouver Heritage Commission

  • Joel Massey
  • Jenni Pace

Liaisons

  • City Council: Councillor Brian Montague
  • Staff: Ryan Dinh, Development Planner, 604-829-4293
  • Staff: Mahdi Tavanpour, Development Planner, 604-871-6618
  • Staff: Kathy Cermeno, Urban Design Assistant, 604-873-7770
  • Staff: May Sem, Urban Design Assistant, 604-665-2168

Meetings, agendas, and minutes

Previous minutes

Resources for advisory committee members

Contact the First Shaughnessy Advisory Design Panel

​Brenda Clark

604-871-6949