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File #: 26-050    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 1/28/2026 In control: APC Design Review Committee
On agenda: 3/11/2026 Final action:
Title: Development Permit Application – 1340 Sussex Street and 1337 Saunders Street, Staff Report No. DRC-26-003
Attachments: 1. Appendix A: Aerial Map and Comprehensive Development District No. 167 Zone, 2. Appendix B: Architectural Drawings and Site Plan, 3. Appendix C: Landscape Plan, 4. Appendix D: Green Building Checklist, 5. Appendix E: Construction Impact Assessment and Tree Management Plan, 6. Appendix F: Applicant’s Comments addressing Development Permit Area Guidelines, 7. Appendix G: Applicant’s Presentation
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REQUEST FOR DECISION
MEETING DATE: March 11, 2025 Report No. DRC-26-003

TO: Design Review Committee
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Development Permit Application - 1340 Sussex Street and 1337 Saunders Street

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation
That the Esquimalt Design Review Committee recommends Council either approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application for a development permit authorizing the form and character of the proposed multi-family residential development consistent with the architectural plans provided by Arcadis Architecture Inc. and landscape plan provided by LADR Landscape Architects, to be located at 1340 Sussex Street and 1337 Saunders Street, including reasons for the chosen recommendation.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The applicant is proposing to build a 21-storey, 335-unit multiple-family residential building. Comprehensive Development District No. 167 of Esquimalt Zoning Bylaw 1992, No. 2050 [Appendix A] has been written to regulate this development.

This site is located within Development Permit Area No. 1 - Natural Environment, Development Permit Area No. 4 - Commercial, Development Permit Area No. 6 - Multi-Family Residential, Development Permit Area No. 7 - Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction, and Development Permit Area No. 8 - Water Conservation. A development permit is required to ensure that the application is generally consistent with the development permit area guidelines contained within the Esquimalt Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922. A development permit is required prior to a building permit being issued for construction.

Evaluation of this application should focus on issues regarding the form and character of the development, including landscaping, exterior design, and finish of the building in relation to the relevant development permit area guidelines. In addition, evaluation should focus on natural environment protection, ener...

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