Council moves marina rezoning one step further
Council’s Planning and Governance Committee this morning voted to put a City Staff-authored marina rezoning bylaw amendment on the agenda for tonight’s full meeting of Council.
This is City Hall’s latest attempt at ending the possibility of a mega-yacht marina next to the Songhees lands.
City Planner Alison Meyer presents the marina lot rezoning proposal to the Governance and Priorities Committee this morning. Councillors Lucas and Luton look on. Photo by Robert Randall © VibrantVictoria.ca.
The bylaw amendment would rezone the provincially-owned waterfront lot to a site-specific zone that would put severe limits on the size and scope of any large marina or other heavy or industrial use. The new zone would be called the “MS-6 Zone, Lime Bay District” and would effectively put an end to current bylaws that technically permit a wide variety of heavy industrial uses on the Songhees waterfront.
Planning staff said that the preservation of view corridors, particularly the two streets that bookend the marina site, were one of the factors taken into consideration in the move to limit development of the water lot. Councillor Geoff Young agreed with the idea of preserving view corridors but noted that not all views are created equal, noting that while City staff thought the views looking south from the Songhees were worthy of permanent preservation, a glance across the water proved otherwise. Young noted that while the view from the intersection of Kimta and Cooperage revealed an attractive view of the entrance to the harbour and the Olympic Mountains, the view from Paul Kane Place offered merely the sight of James Bay’s massive Shoal Point condominium.
Councillor Young was the sole dissenting vote against putting the rezoning bylaw on tonight’s agenda.
Take part in a discussion on the Songhees marina proposal by following this link to the VibrantVictoria forum.
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Phil McAvity
Dec 21, 2011 at 1:57 amI think the word to describe Knot-a-Yacht is "troll".
David Chard murders his tenants?
Baro
Dec 21, 2011 at 12:12 pm"I don't know, I'm just asking a question not making any sort of claims*!!"
And I talked to a lawyer friend of mine, he's in the US so it might differ here, but the "just asking questions" excuse doesn't fly when it comes to libel/slander. It's not some sort of "get out of jail free card" for spreading damaging information and rumours.
If someone like Knot-a-Yacht went around publicly "just asking questions" about the profitability and finances of the marina, resulting in a rumour that the marina's finances are not in order which resulted in an investor pulling out or getting worried, there could be trouble.
So either back up accusations with facts or be careful.
*note David chard has in fact not harmed any clients or tenants and it is a mater of public record that he has personally rehabilitated 5 humbolt valley unicorns.
gumgum
Dec 21, 2011 at 2:19 pmThe "Just asking questions" technique seemed to work for Glenn Beck fine.
Phil McAvity
Dec 22, 2011 at 3:19 amQuote: *note David chard has in fact not harmed any clients or tenants and it is a mater of public record that he has personally rehabilitated 5 humbolt valley unicorns.
People always say "LOL", but I actually did! Nice work!
Bob Fugger
Dec 22, 2011 at 7:26 amQuote: The "Just asking questions" technique seemed to work for Glenn Beck fine.
I know! And it's not like Glenn Beck needs to sacrifice kittens or sodomize babies to achieve his success at all!!
