REQUEST FOR DECISION
MEETING DATE: January 20, 2026 Report No. APC-26-003
TO: Advisory Planning Commission
FROM: James Davison, Manager of Development Services
SUBJECT: Development Variance Permit Application - 884 Lampson St - Report No. APC-26-003
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Advisory Planning Commission recommends that Council either approve, approve with conditions, or deny the Development Variance Permit application to vary the parking ratio for required residential vehicle parking per unit, at 884 Lampson St within the CD No. 155 Zone, from 0.92 to 0.73, as outlined in Staff Report No. APC-26-003, including reasons for the chosen recommendation.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant wishes to obtain a variance to the vehicle parking requirement of 0.93 spaces per residential unit within the CD No. 155 zone to 0.73, a ratio which matches the parking requirements within Parking Bylaw, 2025, No. 3089. The applicant is also proposing an increase in long-term bicycle parking provision, from 129 stalls to 146 stalls, with 20% of the long-term stalls sized for cargo bikes. There is a 10% total TDM reduction in vehicle parking due to the cargo bike provision and a car-share provision.
BACKGROUND:
The vehicle parking requirement for the property is written into the CD No. 155 zone directly rather than simply referencing the current Parking Bylaw. The intent of writing the parking requirement into the zone was to reduce the vehicle parking requirement from 155 parking spaces (at 1.2 stalls per unit plus 0.1 for visitor) to 110 spaces. The commissioned Parking Study at the time suggested 100 parking spaces was the total site parking demand (a 0.84 ratio).
A S.219 Covenant is in place on the site, which requires the provision of the following parking-related TDM measures:
• 50% of bicycle parking having access to Level 1 outlets (120V)
• Provision of seven e-bikes in bikeshare program
• 12 visitor parking spaces to be provided outside of the security gate
• One Modo carshare outside of the security gate with membership provided for 67 of the units in perpetuity
The new Parking Bylaw (adopted 2025) would require 97 total vehicle spaces as a base, and the provision of a car share and 20% of supplied bicycle parking as oversized parking reduces the required vehicle parking spaces by 10% through traffic demand measures allowances in the Parking Bylaw. This brings the Parking Bylaw’s requirement to 88 spaces, which matches the proposed variance by the applicant.
ANALYSIS:
Staff is supportive of the variance application as the parking variance proposed matches the requirement of the current Parking Bylaw.
OPTIONS:
1. That the Advisory Planning Commission recommends that Council approve the Development Variance Permit application to vary the parking ratio for required residential vehicle parking per unit, at 884 Lampson St within the CD No. 155 Zone, from 0.92 to 0.73, as outlined in Staff Report No. APC-26-003, including reasons for the chosen recommendation.
2. That the Advisory Planning Commission recommends that Council approve, subject to conditions, the Development Variance Permit application to vary the parking ratio for required residential vehicle parking per unit, at 884 Lampson St within the CD No. 155 Zone, from 0.92 to 0.73, as outlined in Staff Report No. APC-26-003, including reasons for the chosen recommendation.
3. That the Advisory Planning Commission recommends that Council deny the Development Variance Permit application to vary the parking ratio for required residential vehicle parking per unit, at 884 Lampson St within the CD No. 155 Zone, from 0.92 to 0.73, as outlined in Staff Report No. APC-26-003, including reasons for the chosen recommendation.
COUNCIL PRIORITY:
Housing
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 Applicant Letter
Appendix C Project Data and Parkade Drawings
Appendix D Servicing Drawings
Appendix E Applicant Presentation