Al0 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 1, 1999 Realtor’s office must move | or face city zoning wrath | CITY COUNCIL has te- jected ‘a real estate of- fice’s plea to continue operating at its new office on Keith Ave. Coldwell Banker's: new realty office-at 5110 Keith Ave. is in an industrial zone, where general: af- ° fices aren't allowed, Owner Steve Cook had been directed to move the business” by “Nov. 13, but he wrote to council ap- pealing the city. directive before that deadline pas- sed. oe City councillors were unanimous Nov. 22 in re- fusing to consider chan- ging the allowed uses for that zone to accommodate Cook. . a David Hull: said a real estate office is a “hugely traditional” downtown use. “It’s the type of use that belongs nowhere but in a downtown core location,” Council Shorts Banner idea rejected A PLAN to put up winter themed banners along the 4600-block of Lakelse Ave. wan't pet a cash con- tribution from city council. The Terrace Tourism: Council wanted $400 from the city to pay for banners depicting 1 kermode bear : licking snowflakes out of the air. , The plan was in addi-- tion to decorative: Christ- mas lighting for Lakelse Ave. trees paid for by local businesses. “IE you’re going to start playing Santa Claus, you’d better be prepared to pulla heavy sleigh,” David Hull “said. Hull also noted the city already subsidizes the Ter- race Tourism Council b $35,000 a year. Outgoing councillor Linda Hawes said the ex- penditure seemed very small compared to city grants of $40,000 for the theatre and $17,000 for the Kitimat cross-country ski club. Val George said those expenditures were only ap- proved after “a huge amount of debate”, adding last minute presentations requesting money. imme- diately need to be discour- aged, The motion to grant the $600, moved by Olga Power and seconded by Linda Hawes, was defea- ted. Housing rules coming TERRACE’s Social Plan- ning Commission is put- ting the final touches on a proposed city bylaw set- ting owt minimum. stan- dards of maintenance for rental housing. It will likely come to council in February, out- going councillor Linda Hawes said Nov. 22, add- ing it will protect people who need safe and healthy housing. The bylaw will give city staff the power to re- quire improvements be made by landlords to sub- standard rental units. That’s just one compo-. nent of an overal social planning chapter that the commission is producing for possible inclusion with- in the city’s Official Com- munity Plan. The work is taking longer than expected, said commission co-chair Mi- chael Hare. “We're acknowledging we can"l reform the world in one fell swoop and that city council is limited in its jurisdiction,” Hare said. 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