16 Jun 2025 Council meeting Housing

Rezoning Application No. RA502 - 5190, 5196, and 5200 Rutherford Road

Motion
That: 1. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 4500.238” (to rezone 5190 and 5196 Rutherford Road and a portion of 5200 Rutherford Road from Steep Slope Residential [R10] to Row House Residential [R7]) pass first reading; 2. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 4500.238” pass second reading; 3. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 4500.238” pass third reading; and, 4. Council direct Staff to secure the conditions related to “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 4500.238” as outlined in the “Conditions of Rezoning” section of the Staff Report dated 2025-JUN-16, titled "Rezoning Application No. RA502 - 5190, 5196, and 5200 Rutherford Road", prior to final adoption.
Sources
Agenda itemCity agenda, whole meeting
Staff reportPage 2
Purpose
To present Council with an application to rezone 5190 and 5196 Rutherford Road and a portion of 5200 Rutherford Road from Steep Slope Residential (R10) to Row House Residential (R7) to allow a multi-family residential development.
Staff report, page 2
Staff recommendation
That: 1. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 4500.238” (to rezone 5190 and 5196 Rutherford Road and a portion of 5200 Rutherford Road from Steep Slope Residential [R10] to Row House Residential [R7]) pass first reading; 2. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 4500.238” pass second reading; 3. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 4500.238” pass third reading; and, 4. Council direct Staff to secure the conditions related to “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2025 No. 4500.238” as outlined in the “Conditions of Rezoning” section of the Staff Report dated 2025-JUN-16 prior to final adoption.
Staff report, page 2
DocumentsStaff report about Housing, Land Use & Urban Form

Janice Perrino Yes

Armstrong is saying is so important because. This particular. Development. Is so desperately needed. But every child will be crossing that road to go to Randerson. Of that school age, so it's definitely a concern for the neighborhood, and it's worrisome. That's such a busy. It's just such a busy area. And I just take to heart what councilor Armstrong has said and agree with it wholeheartedly. But so pleased to see this coming to the table. Good news.

Questions and answers

Councillor Sheryl Armstrong
Speaker identificationConfident
Yes

asked
Thank you. Looking at this with interest. Public safety committee meeting. We had a lot of issues come up about the roundabout and the issues for pedestrian safety as well as cycling safety. With this new project, is there an opportunity to engage with the developer to improve that intersection so that it eliminates some of the concerns
J. Holm
Speaker identificationConfident
answeredDirector, Planning and Development
We've heard. Yes, through your worship to Councilor Armstrong's question. So the proposal would include a raised pedestrian crossing on the east leg of the roundabout, which would improve pedestrian safety in the area as well as slow vehicles down in that movement on and off of the roundabout at the east lake. So overall, as well as frontage improvements on Rutherford. So overall, it would improve pedestrian safety in the area. And that was something that was identified as a community concern, as you mentioned, as well as a technical concern through the staff review and the off-site works and the frontage works would help address pedestrian safety.
followed up
I'm still concerned about that because I don't think a raised pedestrian crosswalk has been to make any difference to the concerns that have been raised, because people just start looking. So I do know that staff had some other ideas around that, so I'm wondering if they could work with the developer to try and implement the solutions our staff have seen. According to Mr. Rose on Wednesday, we
City staff answered
heard from him through. Your worship again to Councilor Armstrong. So. The works that. Would be provided through this development would be limited to the frontage works and the off site works. That I've spoken to the raised pedestrian crossing as well, and the trail connection within the park. And proposed park, but. There are opportunities. And staff as value opportunities for improvements generally to the roundabout. Identified as having. It's been identified as having. Maybe excessive capacity versus what we've seen. Which. What we anticipated when it was designed and. Maybe that would be proposing a reducing capacity in the way of auxiliary lanes and improving pedestrian crossings. At some point in the future. Something. Mr. Sims staff. That's