BOARD OF VARIANCE MEETING AGENDA

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Blaney Room
City Hall, 11995 Haney Place

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1.
CALL TO ORDER

 

1.1
Territory Acknowledgement

 

The City of Maple Ridge carries out its business on the traditional and unceded territories of the Katzie (q̓ic̓әy̓) First Nation and the Kwantlen (qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼәn̓) First Nation. 

2.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES

 

2.1
Minutes

This item has attachments. 
1.BOV 2025-03-03 Minutes .pdf
  • RECOMMENDATION:

    THAT the minutes of the March 3, 2025, Board of Variance meeting be adopted as circulated. 

3.
NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

4.
APPEALS

 

4.1
Claus Laundrup - File no. BV 2025-004622

This item has attachments. 
1.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - BOV Report.pdf
2.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - Attachment A - BOV Application Form - Redacted (2025-03-25) (Received 2025-03-25).pdf
3.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - Attachment B - Location Map (2025-03-26).pdf
4.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - Attachment D - OCP and Zoning Map (2025-03-26).pdf
5.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - Attachment C - Aerial Photo Map (2025-03-26).pdf
6.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - Attachment E - Title Search (2025-03-21) (Received 2025-03-24).pdf
7.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - Attachment F - BC Company Search (2024-06-15) (Received 2025-03-24).pdf
8.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - Attachment G - Proposed Site Plan (2025-02-03) (Received 2025-03-21).pdf
9.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - Attachment H - Proposed Lot Grading Plan (2025-02-04) (Received 2025-03-24).pdf
10.BV 2025-004622 - 12955 261A Street - Attachment I - Existing Topographic Site Plan (2024-06-19) (Received 2025-03-24).pdf

Property Location: 12955 261A Street


Legal lot description: Lot 1 Section 25 Township 12 New Westminster District Plan BCP44861


The property is currently zoned M-2 (General Industrial). The applicant is requesting the following variance:

Maximum Retaining Wall Height Variance

Relevant Requirement:

    • Part 4, Section 403.9 (1) of the Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019, as amended, outlines how the Height of a Retaining Wall, measured from the Finished Grade at the base of the exposed face of the wall to the top of the wall, shall not exceed 1.2 metres.

 

Requested Variance:

    • The applicant is seeking a variance to replace the existing retaining wall (maximum height of 2.7m) with a proposed retaining wall (maximum height of 4.4 m) to create a level surface in the northeastern portion of the lot for essential site operations. 

5.
ADJOURNMENT

 
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