NEWS BRIEFS Lighthouse Park car theft results in jail sentence A VANCOUVER man was sentenced Monday in West Vancouver provincial court on a charge of theft under $1,000 after a car parked at West Vancouver's Light- house Park was burglarized on April 6. The West Vancouver Police were calied to the park at 3:40 p.m. A car window had been smashed and a purse containing U.S. money had been stolen. A suspect was picked up at a nearby bus stop and police recovered a quantity of U.S. cash as well as the missing purse. Robert Saxon Moore, 55, was subsequently sentenced to two years less a day in jail and two years probation. Moore was also ordered to stay away from Lighthouse Park, coat-hangers and screwdrivers. Meanwhile, the West) Vanccnver Police advise automobile owners to keep their valuables out of sight and locked up whiie away from their vehicles. The police report a rash of auto break-ins, particularly to vehicles parked in underground lots, “Kids will do hundreds of dollars of damage just to steal three or four doliars cash,’’ said Const. Bernie Ball. Residents are asked to call West Vancouver Police at 922-4141 to report any suspicious activity in underground parking lots or on local streets. N. Van man gets 90 days on a Variety of charges A 19-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man was sentenced recenily in North Vancouver provincial court to a total of 90 days in jail for a variety of offences he committed over the past 10 months. Robbie Benjamin Severy pleaded guilty April 3 in North Vancouver provincial court to possession of hash on May 25, 1990, stealing shears from Shopper’s Drug Mart on Jan. 23, failing to attend court on March 4 and to breaking into the Internationat Plaza in West Van- couver on March 5S. WY police recover cash and lottery tickets A 23-YEAR-old Vancouver man faces break, enter and theft charges following an April 5 arrest made by the West Vancouver Poiice. A break-in occurred at a 1400-block Marine Drive produce store at about 12:30 a.m. The police subse- quently checked a man riding a bicycle in the 1500-block of Bellevue Avenue. But the man ran off and police ar- rested him near 17th and Bellevue. The police recovered a quantity of cash and a bag of lottery tickets worth a combined total of $650. Charged in connection with the incident is Stephen Stuart Strobbe. Prominent WV resident dies service in the North Shore com- munity. He served on the West Vancouver Parks Commission for 12 years, including a period as chairman. A past president of West Vancouver Legion Branch 60, he was awarded the legion’s highest honor, the Meritorious Service Medal. In 1987, West Vancouver's jubilee year, Mr. Spray was honored as one of the municipali- ty’s 75 all-time achievers. The founding president of the Canadian Rugty Union, Mr. Spray was a member of the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. During the Second World War, Mr. Spray served as a lieutenant- colonel! in the Honorable Artillery Bob Spray... long history of community service. A FUNERAL service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on April 15 at Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard St. Vancouver, for Robert (Bob) Bernard Spray. He died Wednesday in his West Vancouver home following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 77, Mr. Spray has a long history of Company, surviving the battle at Dunkirk. Born in Engtaid, he immigrated to Canada in 1947, where he owned and operated an insurance business in Vancouver for many years before his retirement. Mr. Spray is survived by wife Joan, a son and three daughters, and 12 grandchildren. rr nr Ll WEST VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL Council alters rezoning and development permit policy A REVISED rezoning and devel- opment permit approval process policy was approved by Wes: Vancouver District Council Man- day night, but uot before Ambleside/Dundarave Ratepayers representative Capt. George Mur- rell had complained about the lack of time allotted to the public to examine the 60-page document. By Maureen Curtis Contributing Writer Murrell wanted the matter tabl- ed, but Mayor Mark Sager said the item was a policy and not a bylaw and could be amended easi- ‘Ive been going over this with several ratepayer groups and there’s nothing controversial here,”? Ald. Rod Day added. Council rescinded the old policy and then re-adopted those parts of it that still apply, including the former 1985 Minor Development Permit and Exemption Policy. The 1985 policy allows Director of Planning Steve Nicholls some limited authority to exempt minor changes to buildings ‘which do not materially affect building ap- pearance, density or use.”’ A minor development includes such things as external alterations or additions in development per- mit areas for commercial and multi-family development on less than 10,000 square feet that substantially comply with existing regulations. Minor development permit ap- plications can go straight to the Advisory Design Panel for review, without first going through coun- cil. A public meeting is not required unless council decides the proposal has substantial or unusual impact on the community. The posting of an information sign on the site may be required at the discretion of the planning director. The revised Sign Posting Policy will give council the option of re- quiring a sign for sites up for de- velopment variance pei mits. 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