TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: November 4, 2024 Report No. DEV-24-054
TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Rezoning Application - 861 & 863 Esquimalt Road
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
1. That Council, upon considering comments made at the Public Hearing, give third reading to Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2022, No. 3078; and
2. That a Section 219 Covenant be registered on title to secure the items outlined in Staff Report No. DEV-24-054 prior to consideration of adoption of Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2022, No. 3078.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is requesting a change in zoning from RM-4 [Multiple Family Residential] to Comprehensive Development District No. 158. This change is required to accommodate the proposed 6-storey, 59-unit, multiple-family purpose built rental residential building.
Evaluation of this application should focus on issues related to zoning such as the proposed height, density, massing, proposed unit sizes, siting, setbacks, lot coverage, usable open space, parking, land use, fit with the neighbourhood, and consistency with the overall direction contained within the Official Community Plan.
Staff is supportive of the application as the proposal is consistent with the use and density within the Proposed Land Use Designation.
BACKGROUND:
On July 11, 2022, Council gave 1st and 2nd reading to Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2022, No. 3078. Council thought that the density was appropriate but had concerns with the displacement of the existing tenants and recommended that the developer consider a compensation of 6- to 12-months rent. At a Public Hearing on August 29, 2022, Council considered Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2023, No. 3078. Council advocated for the inclusion of commercial space on the ground storey and a dog wash station. Moreover, they persisted on the inc...
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