REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 7:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

Council Chambers of City Hall

1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC

We respectfully acknowledge the unceded ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh,
on whose land we live, work, and play.

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A.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That the agenda for the regular meeting of Council scheduled for March 19, 2025, BE ADOPTED.

B.

PUBLIC HEARING(S) - COMMENCING AT 7:00 P.M.

1. Information from Administration
2. Presentation by Applicant
3. Representations by Members of the Public (Gallery and Phone)
4. Closure of Hearing
5. Third Reading of Bylaw(s) (if appropriate)

B.1

Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, 2025

Note: The public hearings regarding agenda item B.1 - "Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, 2025"and agenda item B.1.1 - "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9526, 2025" will be considered concurrently. Members of the public may comment on and/or present written submissions regarding both bylaws during the public hearing called at B.1.

Documents for Council's consideration of "Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, 2025" include:

1. Previously submitted staff report dated January 2, 2025 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, 2025" (Considered at the February 3, 2025 regular Council meeting);
   1. Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525;
   2. Appendix 1: Schedules to Bylaw No. 9525; and
   3. PowerPoint Presentation.
2. Redlined Version of the Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, highlighting amendments made since the October 2024 draft.
3. Staff report dated February 14, 2025 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9515, 2025 - Review of February 3, 2025 Regular Council Meeting" (Considered at the February 24, 2025 regular Council meeting).
4. Correspondence considered at the February 24, 2025 regular Council meeting:
   1. Correspondence dated February 24, 2025 from Nancy Alexander: Ginter’s Green;
   2. Correspondence dated February 24, 2025 from Nancy Alexander: Moore’s Meadow;
   3. Correspondence dated February 24, 2025 from Ginter’s Green Forever: Ginter’s Green Forever’s Response to the OCP;
   4. Correspondence dated February 23, 2025 from Brittany A. Ringdahl, Ginter’s Green Forever: Ginter’s Green;
   5. Correspondence dated February 23, 2025 from Jennifer Stevenson: Ginter’s Green;
   6. Correspondence dated February 23, 2025 from Dave Parmar: Land Development;
   7. Correspondence dated February 24, 2025 from Michelle Oster: Ginter’s Green;
   8. Correspondence dated February 24, 2025 from Julia Whittaker: Ginter’s Green;
   9. Correspondence dated February 24, 2025 from Carolyn Shannon: Ginter’s Green; and
   10. Correspondence dated February 24, 2025 from Torie Beram: Ginter’s Green.

Correspondence received since February 24, 2025 for Council's Consideration of "Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, 2025" include:

1. Correspondence dated March 10, 2025 from Selene Maxwell: OCP 2025 Review and Creating Protections for Green Space.
2. Correspondence dated February 24, 2025 from Hayley Brooks: Green Spaces in Prince George BC.
3. Correspondence dated February 25, 2025 from Maureen Alexis Morgan: Opposition to Urban Sprawl and Future Land Use Plans.
4. Correspondence dated February 25, 2025 from Annie Booth: The OCP and Community Engagement.
5. Correspondence dated February 25, 2025 from Pamela Campbell: Ginters Green.
6. Correspondence dated February 19, 2025 from Derek Doughtery, Board Chair, Prince George Airport Authority: Prince George Airport (YXS) and the OCP.
7. Correspondence dated March 3, 2025 from Victor Nguyen: Draft OCP and the Urban Containment Boundary.
8. Correspondence dated March 11, 2025 from Chelsea Nesbitt: University Way Development.
9. Correspondence dated March 6, 2025 from David Greenberg: Concerns regarding the Proposed Official Community Plan.
10. Correspondence dated March 8, 2025 from Perry Slump, President, and Del Myers, Secretary/Treasurer, Prince George Farmers' Institute: Agriculture, Food, and Food Security in the Official Community Plan.
11. Correspondence from Chander Suri: Opposition to the Official Community Plan regarding District Lots 9264 and 9265

City of Prince George Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, 2025

• RECOMMENDATION #1:

  That Council GIVES THIRD READING of “City of Prince George Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, 2025”.

B.1.1

City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9526, 2025

Consideration of third reading for the "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9526, 2025" is contingent upon the "City of Prince George Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, 2025" receiving third reading. Comments regarding Bylaw No. 9526 should be made during the public hearing for the Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 9525, 2025.

Documents for Council's consideration of "City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9526, 2025" include:

1. Staff report dated January 21, 2025 from the Director of Planning and Development titled "2025 Official Community Plan Consequential Amendments" (Considered at the February 24, 2025 regular Council meeting);
   1. Exhibit "A" to Bylaw No. 9526; and
   2. Schedule "A" to Bylaw No. 9526.

Note: Bylaw Nos. 9529, 9530, and 9531 received first three readings on February 24, 2025 and their exhibits, noted as attachments to the staff report dated January 21, 2025, are not subject to the public hearing for Bylaw Nos. 9525 and 9526 and not included for consideration during that public hearing.

City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9526, 2025

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That Council GIVES THIRD READING of “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9526, 2025.”

C.

ADJOURNMENT

• RECOMMENDATION:

  That there being no further business the Regular Meeting of Council, BE ADJOURNED.