The following letter went to Vancouver City Council. Note that the meeting reconvenes on 28-Jan-2020.
RE: Items 6. Rezoning of Certain Properties in the Nanaimo Sub-area of the Grandview-
Woodland Community Plan, and Related Plan Amendments Public Hearing Jan 21,2020
https://council.vancouver.ca/20200121/phea20200121ag.htm
January 21, 2020
City of Vancouver Council
Dear Mayor Kennedy Stewart and Councillors,
RE: Items 6. Rezoning of Certain Properties in the Nanaimo Sub-area of the Grandview-
Woodland Community Plan, and Related Plan Amendments Public Hearing Jan 21,2020
The Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods (CVN) opposes these rezoning applications. We are concerned with the many issues have been raised by the local community group Grandview Woodland Area Council (GWAC) including the following:
• the very long list of amendments to the Community Plan that have been included
• the wider community of Grandview-Woodland never received any public notification of these Plan Amendments
• there were no Open Houses to discuss changes to many sections of the Community Plan that have wide impacts across the neighbourhood
• the full final text and final diagrams for the Plan Amendments have not been included in the report
Community plans should be respected and followed. If the city wants to consider development that doesn’t follow the relevant community plan, there should be a requirement to consult with the local community in a manner consistent with the original process to establish the community plan prior to considering rezoning.
We support the request that Council sever the sections of this item on amending the Community Plan, and at this Public Hearing limit the discussions and final votes to only the rezoning of parcels in the two identified blocks (Kitchener and Nanaimo and E12th and Nanaimo St).
Please vote to delay and defer any changes to the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan (GWCP) until a later date, at which time due process can be followed with considering changes to the Community Plan.
Sincerely,
Larry Benge, Dorothy Barkeley
Co-Chairs
