REQUEST FOR DECISION
MEETING DATE: October 21, 2025 Report No. APC-25-023
TO: Advisory Planning Commission
FROM: James Davison, Manager of Development Services
SUBJECT: Development Variance Permit Application - 429 Lampson St - Staff Report No. APC-25-023
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Advisory Planning Commission recommend to Council to either approve, approve with conditions, or deny the Development Variance Permit application to vary Parking Bylaw, 2025, No. 3089 to permit 93% (up from a permitted maximum of 40%) of permitted parking on an adjacent parcel as described within Staff Report No. APC-25-023, including reasons for the recommendation.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The subject parcel at 429 Lampson is in the process of being subdivided. There is a parking structure on Lot B, the multifamily residential portion of the property. Lot A, the hotel portion of the property, has very limited parking available. The applicant wishes to provide 93% of the required parking for Lot A within the parking structure on Lot B, but Section 3(4) of Parking Bylaw No. 3089 only permits 40% of required off-street parking to be provided on an adjacent lot.
BACKGROUND:
Section 3(4) of Parking Bylaw No. 3089 reads as follows:
(4) Notwithstanding Section 3(3), up to 40% of the Off-Street Parking as required by this
Bylaw, may be located on adjacent parcels provided that:
a. The spaces are built and are accessible at specified times in accordance with the standards of this Bylaw;
b. The spaces are within 200m of the parcel for which they are required;
c. The land upon which the spaces are provided are restricted by a covenant registered pursuant to section 219 of the Land Titles Act; and
d. The continued use of Parking Spaces is ensured through the registration of a
covenant and easement, in favour of the benefitting party and which cannot be
extinguished without the approval of the Township.
An easement and S.219 Covenant will be required to be registered on title to permit the hotel parking on the adjacent Lot B.
The total parking requirement of Lot A is 62 spaces (as explained in detail in Appendix C) but only 5 spaces are being provided on Lot A.
ANALYSIS:
The proposal is a logical solution for the parking issue and the variance is supported by staff. The two lots and the site are integrated, and the parking structure is easily accessible from the hotel.
OPTIONS:
1. That the Advisory Planning Commission recommend to Council that the Development Variance Permit application be approved, including reasons for this recommendation.
2. That the Advisory Planning Commission recommend to Council that the Development Variance Permit application be approved subject to conditions, including reasons for this recommendation.
3. That the Advisory Planning Commission recommend to Council that the Development Variance Permit application be denied, including reasons for this recommendation.
COUNCIL PRIORITY:
Diversified and thriving economy.
REPORT REVIEWED BY:
1. Bill Brown, Director of Development Services, Reviewed
2. Victoria McKean, Committee Coordinator, Concurrence
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS:
Appendix A Aerial Map
Appendix B Site Survey
Appendix C Applicant Letter
Appendix D Applicant Presentation