N.Van city sticks to industrial land bylaw NO EXCEPTIONS should be made for B.C. Hydro in North Vancouver zoning bylaws. That was the general con- census of North Van City council] members Monday night when they approved a recommendation by Ald. Rod Clark that council is not prepared to consider zoning amendments to accommo- date office use in an in- dustrial area. The Crown corporation, located at 160 Hanes for the past 15 years, had a combin- ed works yard and business operation, but decided to relocate the industrial aspects of the business to Burnaby. But B.C. Hydro still wishes to maintain its business office on the in- dustrial-zoned land, even though the business office alone is not permitted in this zoning unless it is com- plemented with an industrial outlet. Council also agreed to meet with senior Hydro of- ficials to discuss the com- pany’s intentions. Said Clark: ‘‘We need to preserve our industrial land, otherwise we're setting a dangerous precedent.” Agreeing, Ald. John Braithwaite said, ‘‘We have to make it clear. Anyone breaking the bylaw, we have to get tough with, whether they’re a giant or a small guy. M3 land has been eroding, and it will erode further if we don't uphold the bylaw.’” Ald. Stella Jo Dean said she feared ‘‘the Crown cor- poration may take their of- fice building out of North Vancouver, as they intended to do earlier, but council asked them to stay on the North Shore. I'd like to ne- gotiate with them. I'd like to see them on Lonsdale." A recommendation from City Planner Richard White, said “A weakening of the City’s resolve regarding of- fice uses in industrial zones will lead to both weaker commercial areas and weaker industrial areas.°’ According to White, B.C. Hydro officials have stated the company should be able to remain on the land since it has been at the same loca- tion for 15 years, and because council asked it in April, 1984 to remain on the North Shore. But White said council's intention was not that the company stay specifically at 160 Hanes, but cather telocate somewhere else on the North Shore. The Crown corporation, like other government- owned compauies, does not need a business licence to Operate, White explained, therefore the City only has the strength of the zoning bylaw to encourage com- pliance. Section 401 (2) of the zon- ing bylaw provides for essential services to locate in any 7.0ne, but City staff con- tend that the B.C, Hydro office function as presently established is not an essential service, unlike a substation or service facility, White said in his recommendation. White explained choices available to Hydro would be to relocate to proper zoning, reintroduce a principal in- dustrial use to the site or declare its intention to in- voke Section 52 (1) of the B.C. Hydro and Power Authority Act, allowing the company to opt out of com- pliance with municipal bylaws. White said the City solici- tor’s opinion of May 27 in- dicated B.C. Hydro often chooses to comply with municipal regulations, rather than invoke this exemption. Hydro sold the land it no longer wishes to utilize to Hollyburn Lumber, a business which is permitted in industrial zoning, because it is a retail building supply establishment. NEWS photo Torry EVERYBODY NEEDS somebunny to love and Chantelie Carmet is delighted to make the acquaintance of this bunny at Maplewood farm. The bunny, on the other hand, seems less than enthusiastic at being the object of someone’s desire. Pub narrowly okayed LACK OF control over pub operating hours con- tinues to concern North Vancouver District council, Council narrowly approv- ed a development permit to Pemberton Pub for a drink- ing establishment) at 135 Pemberton Avenue. Although council has ex- pressed approval for the design of the pub, the fact that operating hours are out of council's control saw the application passed by a 4-2 vote. Ald. Murray Dykeman was absent, By DAWN BURKE Ald. Joan Gadsby said she would like to support the pub on the basis of its design but was against the applica- tion. Gadsby said she was not reassured by cor- respondence from the Ministry of Consumer und Corporate Affairs that municipal concerns would be considered should a change be made to pub operating hours. The B.C. Supreme Court has decided that the pro- vince, not the municipalities, have control over public house hours. Gadsby said industry and ratepayer representatives have expressed concerns about the establishment of a pub in that area. And Gadsby said Norgate Ratepayers Association did not receive notice of the public hearing on the pub until the Wednesday follow- ing. Ald. Ernie Crist, in sup- porting the development permit said he believed pubs are inevitable. Crist said the location of the pub was suit- able because it was proposed for an industrial area. And Crist said the success or failure of a pub, and its popularity in a neighborhood, depend on how it’s operated, Mayor Marilyn Baker joined Gadsby in voting against the permit. - Fridays. June (4, 1985 - North Share News News Briets 2 day term for sex A. WEST .VANCOUVER MAN was ‘sentenced: Wednesday in West Van- couver provincial court to two concurrent. one-day jail terms. and ‘two ‘years supervised probation after pleading. guilty to two counts of sexual assault. Terms of the probation, | as laid out by Judge R.D. Grandison, . forbid the man to be in the company of any person under the age of 16 in the absence of : Vancouver. men - have -éen charged. Wednesday | cin connection with it. “AS a result of an ongo- ».dng.-investigation. by the -- North Vancouver RCMP. J) Drug. Section, Bruce . James Kelly, 24,.and Dale. Robert Petersor,, 25, have been. charged with B& Marijuana _ - seized | “POLICE. SEIZED. 13.4" _- pounds ‘of. marijuana last» week . and two; North | assault another adult, and re- quired that he take any medical and psychiatric treatment. advised by his _ probation officer for the full two-year term of the probation. Charges stemmed from incidents involving two children that occurred bet- ween January 1,:1981 and January 1, 1983 . The court. has placed a ban on the publication of names involved in the .. case. possession for the pur- pose..of trafficking in ao narcotic. - Police. seized the drugs as a result of a search to the two males’ residence at 208-11] West Windsor Road in North Van- couver. Court: appearance for Peterson has been set for June, 24. Kelly's next court appearance has not been set to press time. E in Properties ‘A 15-YEAR-OLD Surrey. - “Vancouver Police into the youth has been charged with break, enter .and theft at a British Propet- tics home. f° The youth was charged . - asa result of a follow-up _ ‘Bus stops| investigation by West April'21 break-in. ‘The. youth stole $48,500: worth of goods, including a° $25,000 car, alt of which were recov- ered, police said. not safe NOT: ALL bus stops on Grand Boulevard. are” conducive to safety. In a fetter to North Vancouver City. Council, president Stuart Lawson of the North Shore Safety Council expressed con- ’ cerns that although some of the Grand Boulevard bus stops are recessed of f the read, there are others that are not. When buses. pick-up passengers at these stops, the visibility to motorists is blocked, and there is no passing lane available. Lawson requested council io consider study- ing the possibility of con- structing bus laybys for all stops on the boule- vard. Council agreed Mon- day to look into the pro- posal. Skier charged in court first A SKIER was charged in Squamish provincial court ast week with causing bodily harm by criminal negligence. 19-year-old) Whistler resident, Christopher Wilcoa, was charged in connection with a March 140 ski-run incident on Whistler Mountain in which a man collided with ingrid Wypkema, a 23-year-old ski instructor. The collision tfeft Wypkema with a broken left arm, a punctured lung, a broken collar bone, and broken ribs. Conviction on the charge carries a maximum 10 years imprisonment.