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Planning Department fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-2016

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 80 m of textual records and other material

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of those records created during the regular conduct of business by the Planning Department and its predecessor agencies according to their mandate of providing professional and technical advice to Council on the current and future uses of City land and resources.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1940-2016

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Physical Description: 80 m of textual records and other material

Description Level: Fonds

File Class: 71000 10 (add. 2020); 71000 20 (add. 2020); 71000 30 (add. 2020); 71000 40 (add. 2020)

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of those records created during the regular conduct of business by the Planning Department and its predecessor agencies according to their mandate of providing professional and technical advice to Council on the current and future uses of City land and resources.

History: The City of Burnaby Planning Department was established on October 9, 1956, when the City Council unanimously carried the motion to create a distinct department to deal with planning issues within the City and appointed Mr. William John Blakely as its head. This decision followed a report and recommendation made by the City’s Chief Administrative Officer which indicated that the role of the Planning Engineer and his staff had quickly expanded to become a separate division within the Engineering Department and that they were functioning as an independent unit in all but name. The proposed separation of the Engineering and Planning departments had been in the works since the early part of 1956 when staff changes and restructuring within the Engineering Department’s Planning Division illustrated the undermanned condition of the Planning Engineer’s office. As a result, Council asked the Chief Administrative Officer to undertake a study examining the feasibility of creating a distinct Planning Department. This report was delivered to Council on July 3, 1956, but was laid over until a Committee of the Council had the opportunity to study the functions of the Planning department to determine the necessity of the proposal. The Committee’s findings were in line with the initial report and the Planning Department was established with a staff of nine (the head Planning Engineer, an Administrative Planner, three Research Planning Assistants, a Draughtsman, a Subdivision Control Clerk, a department Clerk and a Clerk Stenographer). This new department was to offer advice and carry out the work intensive in matters such as zoning and rezoning applications, subdivision control, traffic and transportation planning, and general City planning schemes. Prior to the creation of the Planning Department, a number of bodies within the City had been responsible for fulfilling the functions carried out by this new unit. In the earliest years of the City, the members of Council were responsible for matters of planning and were assisted in their job by the City’s Engineer or any number of hired consultants (e.g. surveyors, cartographers). By 1906, however, the provincial laws surrounding the subdivision process had changed, and local governments were charged with the task of approving all private subdivision plans in their respective Municipalities. In Burnaby, the City Council passed a bylaw decreeing that all subdivision plans were to be submitted to Council for review and the City Engineer was responsible for ensuring compliance with the law. After the first Town Planning Bylaw in 1924 which restricted the type and size of construction that could occur in certain City areas, the Engineering and Building departments were to work together to oversee the enforcement of the Bylaw and the development of City plans. The scope and competence required to carry out this work grew as Burnaby’s population expanded, and in 1930 Council passed the Town Planning Commission Bylaw (No. 1028) that saw the creation of a permanent body – the Town Planning Commission – which was to serve as an advisory body to help direct the planning activities in the City while the actual work continued to be carried out by the Engineering Department. This body was comprised of the Reeve, the Chairman of the School Board, the Chairman of the Park Committee (later, the Board of Parks Commissioners), and six appointed citizens who served three-year terms. Council referred all matters of subdivisions, transportation planning, and rezoning to this Commission, which was later supported in its work by several other special or standing committees such as the Subdivision Committee, the Apartment Committee, the Transportation Committee or the Town Planning Board of Appeal. By 1953, it had become apparent that the advisory committees that were dedicated to these planning issues needed a permanent staff to carry out the work intensive, so a restructuring of the Engineering department resulted in a permanent Planning Engineer’s office being created. The Town Planning Commission continued in its advisory capacity even after the determination came in 1956 to create a separate Planning Department. When Bylaw No. 4473 was passed in 1963, the Town Planning Commission was disbanded in favour of a new Advisory Planning Commission that would turn over all routine matters such as subdivision and rezoning applications to the Planning Department but would offer advice and community input into the more complex planning schemes within the City and act as an intermediary in cases where Council and Planning staff were in disagreement. A new Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw (No. 7600) was adopted in 1980 which allowed for even greater community participation in the planning process. The Planning Department was initially responsible to report directly to Council, but in 1957, the administrative structure of Municipal staff changed with the introduction of the Burnaby Municipal Manager Bylaw (No. 3859) and from that point on, the head of the Planning Department held a direct reporting relationship to the Municipal Manager, who in turn was responsible for reporting the activities of the Department to the City Council. Over the years, the internal structure and the scope of responsibilities of the Department have changed during periods of staff reorganizations. Under the larger umbrella of the Planning and Building Department, Planning has come to be comprised of two divisions: the Current Planning Division and the Long Range Planning Division. The functions of the Current Planning Division include rezoning, subdivision, development plan areas, preliminary plan approvals, urban design, heritage planning, and urban trails and bicycle routes. The Long Range Planning Division is responsible for environmental planning concerns, transportation planning, housing, neighbourhood area planning, social planning and planning information services. In 2022, the Planning and Building Department was reorganized to better align functions with delivery of services. The Climate Action and Engery Division moved from Corporate Services to the Planning and Building Department, while Indigenous Relations and Facilities Management moved to Corporate Services and Lands and Facilities, respectively. The position of Director of Planning and Building was changed to General Manager, Planning and Development. The following individuals have served as Planning Engineer and/or Director of the Planning Department and/or General Manager, Planning and Development for the City of Burnaby: William John Blakely 1954-1956 (as Planning Engineer) 1956-1963 (as Head of the Department) Anthony P. Parr 1964-1993 Don G. Stenson 1993-2001 Jack S. Belhouse 2001-2006 Basil Luksun 2006-2012 Lou Pelletier 2012-2019 Edward Kozak 2019-present

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Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Moving Images

Creator: City of Burnaby

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Sussex-Nelson Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The Sussex-Nelson Neighbourhood is located just south of Metrotown and in 1980 was characterised as the most populated of all of Burnaby's Planning Study areas. The area immediately south of Metrotown was initially developed as post-war 1950s housing stock, while the sector south of Rumble was developed after the 1960s and 1970s as single-family housing.

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

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Oakalla Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The phasing out and demolition of the Oakalla Prison farm allowed for the planned development of the Oakalla Neighbourhood in the 1980s. By 1991, the City of Burnaby had adopted the Oakalla Development Plan which called for the transfer of land to the Deer Lake Park reserve as well as the creation of a new residential area consisting of multi-family housing types.

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

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Big Bend Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The Big Bend Neighbourhood in Burnaby maintained its status as an important agricultural area in the City in the years following 1955 and it also solidified its role as a prime industrial and commercial district. In 1972, the Big Bend Development Plan was adopted by Council and soon thereafter, approximately 620 acres of land were incorporated into the Agricultural Land Reserve. These lands have been set aside for agricultural and limited recreation purposes. By the 2000s, 160 acres of land were considered highly productive agricultural areas, and over 400 acres of land had been secured as parkland, including the Fraser Foreshore Park. The area also developed large commercial and industrial districts including those at Marine Way/Boundary, the Glenlyon Estates, Riverfront Business Park, Burnaby Business Park, and Glenwood Industrial Estates.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Burnaby Lake Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: In 1966 Burnaby Lake was identified as a key potential regional park in the GVRD ’s Regional Park Plan for the Lower Mainland. The lake was to be developed for nature study, strolling, trail riding, canoeing, sightseeing and picnicking. It was formally recognized as a regional nature park in 1979, at which time the GVRD assumed management of the park through a lease agreement with the City of Burnaby. In 1993 Burnaby Lake was selected by the City of Burnaby to be included in Greater Vancouver ’s Green Zone, and was identified as a key component of the GVRD ’s Park and Outdoor Recreation System (PORS) for the Burrard/Peninsula/Richmond sector, which includes Burnaby, Vancouver, New Westminster, and Richmond.

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

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Clinton-Glenwood Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The primarily single-family subdivision and development in the Clinton-Glenwood Neighbourhood occurred during the building boom of the 1950s. Later development fell under the guidelines established in the Royal Oak Community Plan (adopted in 1999) and resulted in an increase in the number of multi-family units.

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

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South Slope Elementary School & The B.C. Provincial School for the Deaf

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1992

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: Watling Street

Associated Dates: 1992

Heritage Value: South Slope/B.C. School for the Deaf opened in 1992 and is one of the newer elementary schools in the City. The 2009 School Growth Plan notes that South Slope/BC School for the Deaf replaced the former Jericho Hill School for the Deaf in Vancouver.

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Street Address: 4446 Watling Street

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Stride Avenue Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The interurban link between New Westminster and Vancouver stimulated the early settlement of Stride Avenue. Infilling of the area took place in the early 1950s and the pace of development had slowed considerably by 1970. Duplexes became a popular feature in the decade between 1970 and 1980 and in the late 1980s, the neighbourhood was incorporated into the Edmonds Town Centre South plan.

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

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Stride Hill Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The residential areas that are located within the Stride Hill Neighbourhood were primarily developed in the 1950s during Burnaby's post-war building boom. The area lying to the south of Byrne Creek Ravine Park was used as a municipal garbage dump until the 1960s and as a landfill site for yard waste disposal until the early 1990s at which point the area was incorporated into the Edmonds Town Centre Plan and the land was made into park and open space.

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Hill Area

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Windsor Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: The Windsor Neighbourhood comprises a number of different districts with different characteristics. To the north, stretching to the border of the Deer Lake Park, is the primarily residential area that was developed after the building boom of the 1950s and now consists of a mix of single-family and multi-family housing. To the south, from Kingsway to the Skytrain line, an industrial area was maintained along with a significant commercial corridor along Kingsway. In recent years, the growth and development of this area has been guided by the Royal Oak Community Plan adopted by Council in 1999.

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

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Byrne Creek Secondary School

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 2005

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Geographic Access: 18th Street

Associated Dates: 2005

Heritage Value: Byrne Creek School opened in 2005 and accommodates students from grades 8 through 12. When built, the school was created to house as many as 1200 students, but by 2009, plans have been prepared to increase that capacity to 1500.

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

Street Address: 7777 18th Street

Street View URL: Google Maps Street View

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Sperling-Broadway Neighbourhood

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

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Repository: Burnaby Heritage Planning

Associated Dates: 1955-2008

Heritage Value: By the 1970s, the Sperling-Broadway Neighbourhood was characterised as one of the Municipality's fastest growing residential areas. In 1980, it was estimated that slightly less than half of the homes were single-family residences, while the remaining development was taking the form of townhouse and high-rise apartments. The emphasis shifted back to single family housing during the construction of planned subdivisions such as the Camrose subdivision in the 1980s and the area remains primarily residential in nature. The neighbourhood is well-served by park facilities and is also home to the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course.

Historic Neighbourhood: Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Studies, reports, and conferences series

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1930-2010

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of the various published and draft reports and studies produced by the Planning Department covering all facets of their operations. During the course of their research and reporting on all planning issues within the City, the Planning Department published or made available studies …

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1930-2010

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Studies, reports, and conferences series

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of the various published and draft reports and studies produced by the Planning Department covering all facets of their operations. During the course of their research and reporting on all planning issues within the City, the Planning Department published or made available studies that outlined the findings or proposals that arose from their work and this type of material was all grouped together within this series. These reports and studies ranged from topics such as Burnaby regional studies, transportation and apartment reports, and park and school site needs to Official Community Plans and development schemes related to residential, commercial, and industrial sites. Also found within this series were the records that were created dealing with conferences, workshops, and seminars attended or held by the Burnaby Planning Department staff.

Media Type: Textual Record; Moving Images

Engineering Department fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-2014

Collection/Fonds: Engineering Department fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-2014

Collection/Fonds: Engineering Department fonds

Physical Description: 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.

History: In 2020, responsibility for environmental management transferred to Climate Action and Energy, with Engineering retaining responsibility for geotechnical investigations and graffiti management. In 2022, Engineering became responsible for a consolidated Transportation group that aligns transportation planning and implementation functions. Green Fleet and Equipment also moved from Climate Action and Energy to the Public Works division of the Engineering Department. In 2022, Facilities Management was transferred from Engineering to the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. James Lota served as General Manager, Engineering from 2021-2022. Jozsef Dioszeghy has served in the role since April 2022.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material; Architectural Drawing

Creator: City of Burnaby

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds.

Comprehensive Development Plans - Bylaw No. 10747, Rezoning Reference #67-97 (Burnaby Business Park Design Guidelines and Concept Plan)

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2006

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Architectural drawing

Scope and Content: File consists of an amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District and M5 Light Industrial District uses and density in accordance with the development plan entitled "Burnaby Business Park Design Guidelines and Concept Plan" prepared by the Kasian Kennedy De…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2006

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Bylaws series

Physical Description: Architectural drawing

Description Level: File

Record No.: 56493

Accession Number: 2013-28

Scope and Content: File consists of an amended CD Comprehensive Development District (based on M2 General Industrial District and M5 Light Industrial District uses and density in accordance with the development plan entitled "Burnaby Business Park Design Guidelines and Concept Plan" prepared by the Kasian Kennedy Design Partnership and Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg Inc.). These plans include the following addresses; 4930 Emily St., Portion of 5003 Emily St., 5070 Emily Street, Portion of 5149 Emily Street, 5150 Emily Street, 5250 Emily Street, Portion of 5261 Emily Street, 7751 Mandeville Ave., Portion of 7760 Mandeville Ave., 7830 Mandeville Ave., 8039 Minto Street, Portion of 7883 Prairie Street, 7919 Prarie Street, 4990 Tillicum Street, Portion of 7884 Wiggins Street, 7920 Wiggins Street.

Media Type: Architectural Drawing

Comprehensive Development Plans - Bylaw No. 9422, Rezoning Reference # 100/89 (Oakalla Development Plan Area)

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Architectural drawings

Scope and Content: CD plan has accompanying second package titled "Oakalla Development Plan" with text revisions and site sketches

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1992

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Bylaws series

Physical Description: Architectural drawings

Description Level: File

Record No.: 17058

Accession Number: 2001-01

Scope and Content: CD plan has accompanying second package titled "Oakalla Development Plan" with text revisions and site sketches

Media Type: Architectural Drawing

Landscape plan for front yard of Mawhinney house

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1988 and 1990]

Collection/Fonds: Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : blueline print with pencil ; 42.5 x 59.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of an architectural landscape plan identifying the layout and types of trees and bushes to be planted in the front yard of the Mervin Mawhinney house located at 7667 Burris Street in Burnaby while it was owned by Reverend Edward S. Gale. Plantings identified include; Juniper, Rhodendr…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds

Series: Mawhinney house landscape plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : blueline print with pencil ; 42.5 x 59.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of an architectural landscape plan identifying the layout and types of trees and bushes to be planted in the front yard of the Mervin Mawhinney house located at 7667 Burris Street in Burnaby while it was owned by Reverend Edward S. Gale. Plantings identified include; Juniper, Rhodendron, Azaleas, abelia, Rosh Rogos. Grounds on the site were re-landscaped by Reverend Edward S. Gale between 1988 and 1990.