TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 27, 2026 Report No. DEV-26-015
TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Rezoning Application - 851 Old Esquimalt Road
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council give third reading and adopt Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3179.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is requesting to permit the additional permitted use of Group Children's Day Care Centre on a property that is zoned RD-3 [Two Family/Single Family Residential]. This change is required to accommodate the proposed 28-children day care centre.
Evaluation of this application should focus on issues related to zoning such as the proposed land use, parking, fit with the neighbourhood, and consistency with the overall direction contained within the Official Community Plan.
BACKGROUND:
Applicant: Little Campus Montessori [Victoria Rameix]
Owner: Bishop of Victoria
Parcel Size: Metric: 838 m2 Imperial: 9018 ft2
OCP Land Use Designation: Medium Density Residential
Zone: RD-3
Existing Land Use: Single-Family Residential
Proposed Land Use: Group Children's Day Care Centre
Surrounding Land Uses:
North: Single Family Residential
South: Multiple Family Residential [4-Storey Apartment]
East: Church
West: Single Family Residential
Chronology:
* January 23, 2026 - Rezoning application received
* February 17, 2026 - Advisory Planning Commission
* March 16, 2026 - Council gives 1st and 2nd Reading
Advisory Body Recommendations:
Advisory Planning Commission:
* Members were supportive of the additional permitted use of Group Children's Day Care Centre on the subject property.
* The Advisory Planning Commission resolved that the application be forwarded to Council with a recommendation of approval subject to the condition that Council require that the church agree to the use of this lot while the childcare centre is operational. As Esquimalt attracts more famili...
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