TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 8, 2024 Report No. DEV-24-024
TO: Council
FROM: James Davison, Manager of Development Services
SUBJECT: 900 Carlton 900 Esquimalt - DP and DVP - Staff Report No. DEV-24-024
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve Development Permit No. DP000221 and Development Variance Permit No. DVP00138 and instruct the Director of Development Services not to issue either permit until the Section 219 Covenant, which will secure the amenities and the transportation demand management (TDM) measures, as described in staff report DEV-24-013, is registered on title.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On March 4, 2024 Council postponed a decision on the Development Permit DP000221 and Development Variance Permit DP000138 with the following (draft) motion:
That Council postpone the discussion on the application to the March 18, 2024 Regular Council meeting and direct Staff to provide an extensive comparison study of the amenity package to similar density project amenity packages within the CRD and Metro Vancouver.
There is a Council motion on the floor, made by Councillor Rotchford and seconded by Councillor Armour:
That Council approve Development Permit No. DP000221 and Development Variance Permit No. DVP00138 and instruct the Director of Development Services not to issue either permit until the Section 219 Covenant, which will secure the amenities and the transportation demand management (TDM) measures, as described in staff report DEV-24-013, is registered on title.
At the March 18, 2024 meeting, council passed a further resolution to postpone discussion of the application until April 8, 2024.
In this report Staff has prepared a background on the common types of amenity contributions, the Township's requirements to that end, the applicant's proposal, what amenities this proposal might seek to be negotiated in municipalities in CRD and the Vancouver Region (the "study area"), and several examples of comparabl...
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