Surrey planning report 7922-0193-00

Staff Report to Council Application No.: 7922-0193-00 Planning & Development Report Page 2 RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY • The Planning and Development Department recommends that this application be denied. DEVIATION FROM PLANS, POLICIES OR REGULATIONS • The proposed rezoning is contrary to the South Westminster Neighbourhood Concept Plan (NCP) designation of "Business Park", and the associated 2003 Council initiated rezoning of the site to IB-2. The existing (unauthorized) truck parking facility is not consistent with the ultimate intended land use in the South Westminster NCP, which calls for a high-quality business park in an attractive, clean, quiet campus setting where truck parking and outdoor storage uses are limited. • The proposal is contrary to Official Community Plan (OCP) policies that encourage the full utilization and efficient land use of industrial and other employment lands in order to maximize jobs and economic activities. • The proposal is contrary to the City’s Employment Lands Strategy. RATIONALE OF RECOMMENDATION • The proposal does not comply with the “Business Park” designation in the South Westminster Neighbourhood Concept Plan (NCP), and the associated 2003 Council initiated rezoning of the site to IB-2. • In April 2022, Council received Corporate Report R071 and authorized staff to undertake an update of the South Westminster NCP to reflect the current market conditions and ensure that transit-oriented development principles are incorporated around the Scott Road SkyTrain Station and along the alignment of the planned R6 RapidBus. Staff are of the view that a proposal to rezone this site ahead of the updated plan receiving Stage 1 endorsement is premature. • The proposed rezoning could delay land consolidation and prevent redevelopment to a more suitable mix of industrial, commercial, business and office uses in accordance with the OCP, the NCP, and the City’s Employment Lands Strategy. • Recent redevelopment in the Bridgeview and South Westminster area has demonstrated that development constrains in this area (i.e., minimum floodproofing elevations, soil conditions, site servicing) can be successfully overcome with appropriate land assembly. • The proposal may set a precedent for the authorization of other truck parking facilities through rezoning, which could hinder re-development and investment in the South Westminster area. • The subject site is highly visible from the existing residential lots to the south and south-east. Previous mitigation measures, including the installation of fencing and other landscape

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