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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
- Formats
- Microforms exist for some records. See series descriptions.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Moving Images
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Studies, reports, and conferences series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription186
- 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
- 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
Planning General series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription174
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937-2007
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series includes documents that were collected by the Planning Department for use as research and reference tools within the Department. These include newspaper clippings, external publications, maps, plans, brochures, pamphlets, statistical information, and educational aids.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1937-2007
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series includes documents that were collected by the Planning Department for use as research and reference tools within the Department. These include newspaper clippings, external publications, maps, plans, brochures, pamphlets, statistical information, and educational aids.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Planning photograph series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription178
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910-2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- ca. 6000 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs created, and/or used by the Planning Department in the course of preparing reports, studies, publications, or displays. Subjects of the photographs vary, but include street scenes, prominent buildings, aerial views of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, and photogra…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910-2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning photograph series
- Physical Description
- ca. 6000 photographs
- Description Level
- Series
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- 2002-03
- 2002-06
- 2003-15
- 2004-16
- 2010-09
- 2012-15
- 2016-09
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of photographs created, and/or used by the Planning Department in the course of preparing reports, studies, publications, or displays. Subjects of the photographs vary, but include street scenes, prominent buildings, aerial views of Burnaby and Simon Fraser University, and photographs taken at certain Burnaby events.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Photo catalogue 502
Redevelopment and Urban Renewal series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription183
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931-1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series contains records that resulted from the Planning Department’s participation in municipal redevelopment and urban renewal projects. The records include: maps, plans, surveys, reports, statistical information, studies, minutes of Council and Council Committees, correspondence, and memoranda.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1931-1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series contains records that resulted from the Planning Department’s participation in municipal redevelopment and urban renewal projects. The records include: maps, plans, surveys, reports, statistical information, studies, minutes of Council and Council Committees, correspondence, and memoranda.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
1946 Data Report (supplement) - Burnaby Town Planning Commission
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8844
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- This data report also contains a supplemental folder of maps.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11805
- Accession Number
- 2003-17
- Scope and Content
- This data report also contains a supplemental folder of maps.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
British Columbia Digest
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription6023
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- One copy of the Digest from March, 1946.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8974
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- One copy of the Digest from March, 1946.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62781
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942-1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of papers pertaining to the Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association, including its certificate of incorporation, meeting minutes and correspondence. The Ratepayers' copy of such documents as the House of Commons Routine Proceedings of the Day, Lists of Electors for 19…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1942-1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS2000-01
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of papers pertaining to the Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association, including its certificate of incorporation, meeting minutes and correspondence. The Ratepayers' copy of such documents as the House of Commons Routine Proceedings of the Day, Lists of Electors for 1960-1961 as well as proposals put forward by the Burnaby Planning Department are also included.
- History
- The Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association was incorporated as a Society on November 21, 1944. The Assocation operated out of the Douglas Road School with membership open to all ratepayers and bona fide residents of Central Burnaby. In the beginning, the Association had the objective of developing interest in local municipal affairs in cooperation with the Council of Burnaby, and to promote the social and cultural life of the community. By 1964, the Association's objective was to keep the citizens informed on subjects of local interest, to enquire into local problems, and, if necessary, to petition Council.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- MSS093
Interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse by Kathy Bossort November 24, 2015 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory628
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1913-2015
- Length
- 0:19:24
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain beginning in 1942 with By-Law 1772; the kinds of park dedications used by the City and shift in nature of dedications to accommodate long range park planning…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse talking about the history of setting aside parkland on Burnaby Mountain beginning in 1942 with By-Law 1772; the kinds of park dedications used by the City and shift in nature of dedications to accommodate long range park planning; and looking at the big picture policy and programs for land assembly for major open spaces and linkages.
- Date Range
- 1913-2015
- Length
- 0:19:24
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Planning
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Interviewer
- Bossort, Kathy
- Interview Date
- November 24, 2015
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse conducted by Kathy Bossort. Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about the history of setting aside parkland by dedication on Burnaby Mountain, the 1974/76 delineation of the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain, and the dispute between Burnaby and Simon Fraser University over land ownership and control on Burnaby Mountain, as discussed by two retired participants in these events from the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department, Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse. They also talk about their interaction with the public in developing policies, particularly for the 1974 report “The Public Meetings - Phase One”, and the importance of a strong policy base for long range planning and the patience needed to assemble land for large parks. They talk as well about their careers, their close working relationship in the department, and the cooperation between City and SFU staff in the development of UniverCity.
- Biographical Notes
- Basil Luksun was born and educated in South Africa, immigrating to Canada and Burnaby in 1972 to escape the harmful effects of apartheid. He holds a BSc degree from the University of Cape Town and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Town Planning from the University of Witwatersrand. He joined the City of Burnaby’s Planning and Building Department in 1973, working his way up through the organization to Director of the department before retiring after 39 years in 2012. When he started work in the 1970s, the City of Burnaby was focusing on green space planning projects and he takes great pride in these projects as well as the city’s focus on long-term planning. Basil lived in the Capital Hill area from 1972 to 1990. He currently resides in Vancouver and has two sons, Warren and Derek. Jack Belhouse was born in 1946 in Vancouver and attended UBC, York University and SFU (1965-1972), majoring in urban geography. He began working in Burnaby’s planning department as a summer student in 1968, and was offered a full-time position when he graduated from university. He became Director of the Planning and Building Department before retiring after 38 years with the city in 2006. He and Basil Luksun worked closely together in long range planning in the department. Jack lives in Coquitlam with his wife Linda and has two children, Brad and Lori.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:58:23
- Interviewee Name
- Luksun, Basil
- Belhouse, Jack
- Interview Location
- Basil Luksun's home in Vancouver
- Interviewer Bio
- Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
Track two of interview with Basil Luksun and Jack Belhouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS196-012/MSS196-012_Track_2.mp3Lower Mainland Regional Plan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription90139
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm
- Scope and Content
- A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- 7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : in miles
- Map no. 4 is missing
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 59929
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2016-09
- Scope and Content
- A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps have are marked with boundaries, and landmarks including Historical Monuments, Custom Ports, Airports and Railways.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Credit on maps read as: "Bureau_of_Post_War / Rehabilitation_and_Reconstruction / Regional_Planning_Design / Parliament_Buildings_Victoria_BC / Date_Sept_1st_1945 / (signed by ) [A.G._Graham]"
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Municipality of Burnaby - Volume XV and Volume XVIII
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8682
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927-[1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 plans on 4 sheets: col. lithographic prints ; 63.5 x 53.5 cm folded to 53 x 31.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four pages of plans removed from a bound book containing a series of fire insurance plans of the Municipality of Burnaby. Plan "1518" and "1519" are from "GREATER VANCOUVER B.C. / VOLUME XV / Municipality of Burnaby / May, 1927". Plan "1518" covers District Lot 116 and Plan "1519"…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 plans on 4 sheets: col. lithographic prints ; 63.5 x 53.5 cm folded to 53 x 31.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:600]
- Scope and Content
- File consists of four pages of plans removed from a bound book containing a series of fire insurance plans of the Municipality of Burnaby. Plan "1518" and "1519" are from "GREATER VANCOUVER B.C. / VOLUME XV / Municipality of Burnaby / May, 1927". Plan "1518" covers District Lot 116 and Plan "1519" covers District Lot 121. Plan "1802" and plan "1803" are from "GREATER VANCOUVER B.C. / VOLUME XVIII / Municipality of Burnaby / May, 1927". Both plans "1802" and "1803" cover District Lot 153.
- Responsibility
- British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- HV972.111.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927-[1940]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Marlborough Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-18
- Notes
- Title based on content of plans
- See also BV987.1.70d for revised versions of plans
- Scale is measured 1 inch = 50 feet
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access plans 1518 and 1519 (these plans have revisions on top - date of revisions is uncertain)
Images
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Museum and Art Notes - The Art, Historical, and Scientific Association of Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8853
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Pamphlet includes historical information about Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11814
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Pamphlet includes historical information about Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Subdivision Control series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1940-2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the records created during the subdivision application process. This includes the initial application made by the property owner(s), the relevant reports and recommendations by outside departments and agencies, inter- and extra-office communication and correspondence, receipts o…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1940-2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Subdivision Control series
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of the records created during the subdivision application process. This includes the initial application made by the property owner(s), the relevant reports and recommendations by outside departments and agencies, inter- and extra-office communication and correspondence, receipts of fees paid, maps, plans, architectural drawings, tentative approval checklists, right-of-way agreements, easements, covenants, road closure references, Title Search Certificates, and final approval checklists.
- Media Type
- Textual Record