Re: Public Hearing – Changes to the Zoning and Development Bylaw
Recently, City Council approved Guidelines for the Keeping of Backyard Hens. In so doing, the also approved staff recommendations around a series of proposed changes to the Zoning and Development Bylaw. These changes are needed to accommodate the new Guidelines.
This letter is to inform you that a public hearing to discuss these changes is being held at the following date and time:
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, THIRD FLOOR
CITY HALL, 453 WEST 12TH AVENUE
If approved, the amendments would designate allowable zones for the keeping of backyard hens, and add standards for the size and location of hen enclosures on residential lots.
Anyone who considers themselves affected by the proposed by-law amendments can speak at the Public Hearing.
To speak at the public hearing please register individually by telephone before 5:00 p.m. May 18, 2010, by calling Terri Burke in the City Clerk’s Department at 604.871.6399. You may also register in person at the door between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. before the Hearing.
Copies of the draft by-laws may be seen on and after May 7, 2010 at the City Clerk’s Department in City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue, or in the Planning Department, 3rd Floor, East Wing of City Hall, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All meetings of Council are webcast. The minutes to the Public Hearing meetings are available on the Council Meeting web page approximately two days following the conclusion of the meeting.
To access the approved Guidelines for the Keeping of Backyard Hens – http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20100408/documents/penv3.pdf
For more information on the City’s work on backyard hens – http://vancouver.ca/chickens
