--- title: "Richmond Planning Committee considers strata conversion and gas station rules at November 17 meeting" description: "Richmond's Planning Committee meets Tuesday to review a strata title conversion for a new infill building on Fairdell Crescent and proposed changes to service station rules in the City's zoning bylaw." canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/richmond-2026/news/richmond-planning-committee-november-17-2026" last_updated: "2026-11-12T20:52:00.199Z" --- Richmond's Planning Committee meets on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room at City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road. Two planning items are on the agenda: a strata title conversion for a new infill building on Fairdell Crescent, and a proposed change to the City's rules for service stations. Both items come to the committee for first reading and a recommendation to Council. ## Strata conversion at 8760 Fairdell Crescent The main housing item is an application from Kabel Atwall to convert the new infill building at 8760 Fairdell Crescent to strata title. The application is filed as SC 26-017199 and relates to Building Permit B7 25-020392. A strata title conversion changes a building from a single land title to multiple separate titles, one for each unit. Under BC law, a municipality must approve the conversion. Without it, units in a building can be rented but cannot be individually owned and sold. The Planning Committee is being asked to give first readings to two bylaws that together enable the conversion. The first is Richmond Official Community Plan Bylaw 9000, Amendment Bylaw 10808. It redesignates the Fairdell Crescent properties from "Arterial Connectors Tier 1" to "Neighbourhood Residential Tier 1" and makes administrative updates to Section 3.2, "Build Better Housing," covering strata conversions of small-scale multi-unit housing. The second bylaw makes the site-specific changes needed to allow the conversion itself. The agenda also introduces a new City Council Policy on strata title conversion applications involving small-scale multi-unit housing, which would govern how Richmond processes similar applications in the future. The staff report setting out the policy is REDMS No. 8576822, with designated speakers Andrew Norton and Alexander Costin. The full text of the policy will be available at citycouncil.richmond.ca after the meeting. The new council policy on strata conversions of small-scale multi-unit housing would apply to future applications of this type across Richmond. It is intended to give applicants and residents a clear set of rules for when and how a new infill building can be stratified after it is built. The policy will be posted to citycouncil.richmond.ca once council adopts it. Four conditions must be met before the strata plan can be registered: - A flood indemnity covenant must be placed on the land title. - The final inspection for Building Permit B7 25-020392 must be completed. - All utility charges and property taxes must be paid to the year of conversion. - The strata plan must be submitted within 180 days of council's approval, which would mean by mid-May 2027 if council approves the application in November. The flood indemnity covenant reflects Richmond's location in the Fraser River delta, where flooding is a long-term risk. Such covenants are a standard condition on new construction near the floodplain. ## Service station zoning clarification The second item is Amendment Bylaw 10806, which would update Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 to clarify the rules for service stations in the Gas and Service Station zone, designated CG2. The changes cover site-specific commercial zones near residential areas as well. The amendment specifies that vehicle servicing and repair must be "primarily for sale to members of the general public" and sets requirements for service bays, customer access points, and fencing where service stations sit next to homes. The purpose is to make the City's existing intent clear and consistent with how the zone has been applied. Designated speakers are John Hopkins and Emily Huang, and the file reference is 08-4000-01, REDMS No. 8556607. The Planning Committee is being asked to give the bylaw its first reading and to recommend it to Council for adoption. If adopted, the amended bylaw would apply to any new service station application or renewal in the CG2 zone and related commercial areas. ## Housing promises and what this means [Councillor Carol Day](/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/carol-day) campaigned on a promise to advocate for zoning bylaws that allow gentle density for affordable ownership and rental housing. The Fairdell Crescent strata conversion creates individually owned units in a new infill building, adding ownership options in an established neighbourhood. [Mayor Rob Howard](/bc/richmond-2026/candidates/rob-howard) has a campaign promise to find new ways to make housing more affordable in Richmond. First readings do not decide an outcome; they open a bylaw for public scrutiny. The final vote at Council follows if the committee recommends approval. You can follow both promises at the [Richmond promise tracker](/bc/richmond-2026/tracker). ## What comes next The Planning Committee meets Tuesday, November 17 at 4:00 p.m. in the Anderson Room at Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road. The meeting is open to the public. The full agenda is available at citycouncil.richmond.ca. Recommendations from the Planning Committee go to Richmond City Council for a final vote. Council meetings are listed at citycouncil.richmond.ca. Residents who want to comment on either item can speak at the Planning Committee meeting on November 17 or contact City Hall at 604-276-4000. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/richmond-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.