TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: May 11, 2026 Report No. DEV-26-021
TO: Committee of the Whole
FROM: Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: DEV-26-021 Review of the Preliminary Results of the Development Capacity Study
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Committee of the Whole provides staff and the consulting team with any questions or concerns that they have about the preliminary results of the Development Capacity Study as described in the Esquimalt Development Capacity Study: Draft Findings Report Version 1.2 dated April 2026 and attached to staff report DEV-26-021 as Appendix "A"; and,
That the Committee of the Whole recommend that Council receive the Esquimalt Development Capacity Study: Draft Findings Report Version 1.2 for information.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In order to provide Council, committees, residents, businesses, and staff with a clear understanding of the development capacity of the Township for future residential development, Licker Geospatial Consulting has been engaged to produce a report that analyzes a number of variables including land use, sanitary sewer, water, electricity, traffic, transit, recreation and parks, tree canopy, and emergency services that may constrain potential future residential development both temporarily and spatially. Identifying these constraints will help Council in its decision-making processes and will help guide the spatial distribution of residential land uses in the new Official Community Plan.
BACKGROUND:
To help guide its land use planning function, Council has authorized staff to hire a consultant to conduct a Development Capacity Study (see staff report DEV-24-047). Since the project commenced in October 2025, the consulting team has been collecting and analyzing data related to the following variables:
- Land use
- Sanitary sewer capacity
- Potable water capacity
- Electricity supply capacity
- Traffic
- Transit
- Recreation and Parks
- Tree canop...
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