16 Nov 2023 Special Council meeting Safety

Remedial Action Requirement - 30 Robarts Street

Motion
That Council: 1. issue a Remedial Action Requirement at 30 Robarts Street pursuant to Sections 72 and 73 of the Community Charter; 2. direct Staff to advise the owner(s) that they may request Council reconsider the Remedial Action Requirement by providing written notice within 14 days of the date on which notice of the remedial action requirement was sent; 3. direct Staff or its authorized agents to take action in accordance with Section 17 of the Community Charter without further notice and at the owner’s expense if the said remedial action is not undertaken within 30 days of Council’s resolution; and, 4. direct the remedial action require the removal of the failed retaining wall, completion of a full geotechnical review, and installation of a new retaining wall engineered to Engineers and Geoscientists BC (EGBC) guidelines with an approved building permit.
Sources
Agenda itemCity agenda
Staff reportPage 1
Purpose
To inform Council that a retaining wall on the property at 30 Robarts Street has failed and is hazardous, and to recommend remedial action requirements be imposed pursuant to the provisions of the Community Charter requiring a full geotechnical review and replacement of the retaining wall in accordance with the Engineers and Geoscientists BC guidelines with an approved building permit.
Staff recommendation
That Council: 1. issue a Remedial Action Requirement at 30 Robarts Street pursuant to Sections 72 and 73 of the Community Charter; 2. direct Staff to advise the owner (s) that they may request Council reco nsider the Remedial Action Requirement by providing written notice within 14 days of the date on which notice of the remedial action requirement was sent; 3. direct Staff or its authorized agents to take action in accordance with Section 17 of the Community Charter without further notice and at the owner’s expense if the said remedial action is not undertaken within 30 days of Council’s resolution; and, 4. …