TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: November 16, 2026 Report No. DEV-26-048
TO: Council
FROM: James Davison, Manager of Development Services
SUBJECT: Development Permit Extension Request for DP000210 - 1205 Carlisle Avenue - Staff Report No. DEV-25-048
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council extend the expiry date for Development Permit No. DP000210 from December 18, 2026, to December 18, 2027, as outlined in staff report DEV-26-048.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant wishes to extend the expiry of their Development Permit for one additional year. The applicant has committed to a maintenance schedule for the year as part of the proposal. If approved, this will be the second consecutive year the permit will have been extended by Council, the first being on November 17, 2025, for an expiry date of December 18, 2026.
BACKGROUND:
The Development Permit was issued on December 18, 2023, and, as per Section 504(1) of the Local Government Act, the permit lapses two years after issuance. Council extended the permit for one additional year on November 17, 2025, such that the permit expires December 18, 2026.
The permit can either be extended to December 18, 2027, by Council as per the request, or the applicant must submit a new Development Permit application (the existing permit would lapse, and all securities held by the Township would be returned to the applicant).
ANALYSIS:
The proposal is supportable by staff, though the application is getting increasingly separated from the regulations and policies developed by the Township since the permit was originally issued in December 2023. Most directly impacting the application are the updates to the Development Permit Guidelines within the Official Community Plan which were completed in December 2025, including the addition of bird safe design features. The Township is also embarking on a process to replace the existing OCP, and any further extensions may conflict with the new OCP more broadly.
The empty site has been a neighbourhood issue of note; while the applicant has been maintaining the site to a satisfactory level, there have been issues of dust, weeds, dumping of refuse, one instance of unauthorized herbicide application by the applicant, and varying degrees of signage and tree protection degradation.
The applicant removed the development signage and tree protection in 2025 to present a cleaner and better maintained appearance at street level and will replace the tree protection once construction activity is set to begin. The applicant’s maintenance schedule (within Appendix C) is very similar to the previous one presented.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact associated with this application.
OPTIONS:
1. That Council extend the permit for one year.
2. That Council request additional information in advance of making a decision on the permit extension.
3. That Council let the permit lapse.
COMMUNICATIONS/ENGAGEMENT:
No communications or engagement are required for this application.
TIMELINES & NEXT STEPS:
The applicant must substantially start construction in advance of December 18, 2027. If Council elects to let the DP000210 lapse, the applicant must make another Development Permit application.
REPORT REVIEWED BY:
1. Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
2. Deb Hopkins, Director of Corporate Services, Reviewed
3. Ian Irvine, Director of Finance, Reviewed
4. Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer, Concurrence
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS:
Appendix A DP000210
Appendix B Aerial Map
Appendix C Letter from Applicant