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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
DOWNTOWN NEW WESTMINSTER REDEVELOPMENT BYLAW NO. 5859,
1989
EFFECTIVE DATE: JULY 24, 1989
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
(November 20, 2014)
This is a consolidation of the bylaws listed below. The amendment bylaws have
been combined with the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation
is not a legal document. Certified copies of the original bylaws should be
consulted for all interpretations and applications of the bylaws on this subject.
AMENDMENT BYLAW
EFFECTIVE DATE
6275, 1995(Sch "A")
August 17, 1995
6330, 1996(Sch "A")
June 10, 1996
6396, 1997 (Sch "A" & Sec 4)
June 16, 1997
6787, 2002 (Sch "A")
December 16, 2002
6884, 2003 (Sch "A")
November 17, 2003
6969, 2004 (Sch "A")
November 8, 2004
7065, 2005 (Sch "A")
November 28, 2005
7132, 2006 (Sch "A")
November 20, 2006
7188, 2007 (Sch "A")
November 5, 2007
7283, 2008 (Sch "A")
November 24, 2008
7353, 2009 (Sch "A")
December 14, 2009
7433, 2010 (Sch "A")
November 29, 2010
7492, 2011 (Sch "A")
January 1, 2012
7552, 2012 (Sch "A")
January 1, 2013
7634, 2013 (Sch "A")
January 1, 2014
7683, 2014 (Sch "A," Sec 3)
January 1, 2015
The bylaw numbers highlighted in this consolidation refer to the bylaws that
amended the principal Bylaw No. 5859, 1989. The number of any amending
bylaw that has been repealed is not referred to in this consolidation.
Obtainable from the City Clerk's Office
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CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER
BYLAW NO. 5859, 1989
A Bylaw to impose special development permits application fees and procedures
WHEREAS Section 8 of the New Westminster Redevelopment Act, 1989
repealed the New Westminster Redevelopment Act, 1979;
AND WHEREAS the New Westminster Redevelopment Act, 1989
empowers Council by bylaw to require that an owner of land within the
development area obtain a special development permit in place of a
development permit under the Municipal Act before beginning development on
the land, impose rates or levels of application fees for special development
permits and establish procedures respecting the issue of special development
permits;
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL of the Corporation of the City of
New Westminster ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1.
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Downtown New Westminster
Redevelopment Bylaw No. 5859, 1989".
2.
Owners within the development area defined by the New Westminster
Redevelopment Act, 1989 are hereby required to obtain a special
development permit from the City pursuant to that Act, in place of a
development permit under the Municipal Act, before beginning
development on that land.
BYLAW NO. 7683, 2014 - SECTION 3 DELETED
4.
The procedures respecting the issue of special development permits are:
the applicant for a special development permit making application to the
City Planner in the form of Schedule "B" which is attached to and forms
part of this bylaw;
(a)
the applicant providing the City with all documentation and
information required by the New Westminster Redevelopment Act,
1989 and all other applicable enactments; and
(b)
if the City Planner issues the special development permit
being applied for, he or she shall issue it in the form of Schedule
"C" which is attached to and forms part of this bylaw.
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Bylaw No. 6396, 1997
(c)
where an applicant has not been issued a special
development permit within one year of the date of application, the
application is deemed to have expired and requires reapplication.
5.
Council shall by resolution appoint three persons to serve as a design
review panel for the period ending on November 30, 1989 and annually
thereafter.
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BYLAW NO. 7634, 2013
BYLAW NO. 7683, 2014 - SCHEDULE "A" DELETED
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SCHEDULE "B" TO BYLAW NO. 5859, 1989
Application for Special Development Permit and Amendment of Special
Development Permit
NUMBER __________
Site Particulars:
1.
Street Address: ______________________________________________
2.
Legal Description: ____________________________________________
3.
Attached is current, date-stamped State of Tile Certificate
_____
3.
Attached is a letter of consent from owner (if different from
applicant/agent)
_____
I/We hereby make application for a Special Development Permit on the above
noted site. In support of the application,
I/We submit a plan showing the site in question, the existing or proposed building
or structures on this site, and a non-refundable application fee of $_________,
as well as any other pertinent information to support this application.
I/We hereby make application to use __________ of the _____________
parking credits allocated to this site (if applicable).
Name of Applicant or Agent: _________________________________________
Signature of Applicant or Agent: ___________________ _________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Telephone Number: _____________________________
Received by: ______________ Date: ______________ Fee Payable: _______
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SCHEDULE "C" TO BYLAW NO. 5859, 1989
Corporation of the City of New Westminster
Special Development Permit
Number ____________
1.
This Special Development Permit is issued subject to compliance with all
the bylaws of the City and the New Westminster Redevelopment Act,
1989.
2.
This Special Development Permit applies to, and only to, those lands
within the City described below, and any or all building, structures and
other development thereon:
Legal Description: ___________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
3.
The lands described herein shall be developed strictly in accordance with
the terms and conditions and provisions of this Permit and any plans and
specifications attached to this Permit shall form a part thereof.
4.
If the holder of this Permit does not commence the development permitted
by this Permit within _______________________months of the date of
this Permit, this Permit shall lapse.
5.
This Permit is not a Building Permit.
6.
As a condition of this issuance of this Permit, the Corporation of the City
of New Westminster is holding the security set out below in order to
provide for the completion of onsite and offsite works, services and
landscaping in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Permit.
Interest earned on any security shall become part of the security. The
security shall be returned to the holder of this Permit upon completion of
the onsite and offsite works, services and landscaping as specified in this
permit or retained by the City on default, as the case may be. If the
holder of this Permit fails to carry out the development hereby authorized
according to the terms and conditions of this Permit within the time
provided, the City may use the security to carry out the work by its
servants, agents or contractors, and any surplus shall be paid to the
holder of this Permit.
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There is filed accordingly:
(a)
an Irrevocable Letter of Credit in the amount of
$_____________.
(b)
a certified cheque in the amount of $__________________.
(c)
Other forms of security acceptable to the City in the amount
of $_____________.
1.
The Development shall be carried out according to the following time
schedule:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2.
The Development shall be carried out according to the following terms
and conditions:
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Approved: _________________________________
City Planner
Date of Issue: ________________________________
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