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March 26th

2nd look council

Board of Variance + SQCRD(1)

Here is first look at meeting

 

 

These DVP fill up the empty spaces of Council meetings

Well done – but

 

Previous garage burned down and need to replace – Insurance will pay --- but original was too close to property line (by today’s rules) – so need permission to use the remaining foundation and rebuild

 

 

From Vancouver’s BoV page for what may be appealed 

·           any repairs to or reconstruction of a building which is non-conforming as to use where the building suffers from damage or fire loss (60% or more of its value above its foundation);

The line drawing shows the infraction best

There is the legal process of informing nearby property owners etc --- But what becomes interesting about this whole process is why City Council doing it and not the recently appointed ‘Board of Variance’ (BoV)—the latter is a condition of having a zoning bylaw --- but I suspect our BoV will never meet or at least never hear an appeal ---- presumably this is because the City has taken a narrow interpretation of what constitutes a ‘hardship’ , but a little Googling shows a large amplitude on how this is applied: in one city a larger garage than zoning bylaw allowed was accepted because the proponents teenagers also had cars ---- that one already has an existing foundation would seem to me to meet criteria of ‘hardship’

I note that on the cities web site for applications to vary bylaw requirements etc – Board of Variance is not even listed – little own given a price tag

 

See this 2007 page where I point out legislative requirement for BoV – and give some links to legislation etc

 

See this CVRD page where differences between BoV and DVP discussed – here latter seen to go on title – and left up to property owner to decide which one wanted etc

 

Going through the motions of ‘following the law’

 

Note too bylaw presumably not updated since 1987—plus no provisions for new downtown DPAs etc

So where is the Board of Variance charge? Is it free?

 

 

More Later

 

 

More on this after the meeting

SQCRD Meeting tonight – including the District Hospital Board budget

 

 

 

 

Declining sun a few nights ago – the Cross on church reflecting back the light etc

 

The marine scene

Appears to not be as early as the early spring terrestrially

 

This is a sewer outfall along harbour which I looked at a few years ago

More on this later --- I like looking for clues about ‘why’ abrupt changes etc

See this May 2007 page for earlier with links to others

 

Court House etc getting new windows

But are they thermal etc? Or just for better appearance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Created by LG on 26/3/2010

Last updated on Friday, March 26, 2010