REQUEST FOR DECISION
MEETING DATE: March 11, 2026 Report No. DRC-26-004
TO: Design Review Committee
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Rezoning Application - 1140 & 1148 Esquimalt Road
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Esquimalt Design Review Committee recommends that Council either approve, approve with conditions, or deny the rezoning application to regulate the proposed development of a 6-storey residential building consistent with the architectural plans provided by Cornerstone Architecture and the landscape plan provided by LADR Landscape Architects, to be located at 1140 & 1148 Esquimalt Road, including reasons for the chosen recommendation.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is requesting a change in zoning to accommodate the proposed 6-storey, 34-unit residential development.
Evaluation of this application should focus on issues related to zoning such as the proposed height, density, massing, 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.
BACKGROUND:
Applicant: Esquimalt Village Cohousing
Owner: Sharon Arlene Glover
Architect: Cornerstone Architecture
Property Size: Metric: 1474 m2 Imperial: 15869 ft2
OCP Present Land Use Designation: Low Density Residential
OCP Proposed Land Use Designation: Medium Density Residential
Existing Land Use: Two-Family Residential
Proposed Land Use: Multiple Family Residential [6-storey Apartment]
Surrounding Land Uses:
North: Multiple Family Residential [3-storey Apartment]
South: Shopping Centre
East: Multiple Family Residential [4-storey Apartment]
West: Multiple Family Residential [4-storey Apartment]
ANALYSIS:
OCP ANALYSIS:
The proposed development is consistent with the Proposed Land Use Designation of 'Medium Density Residential'. The proposed development consists of 6-storeys, 34 residential units an...
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