TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 22, 2024 Report No. DEV-24-023
TO: Council
FROM: Mikaila Montgomery, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Covenant Discharge - 850 Colville Rd. and 842 Carrie Street
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council direct staff to discharge the Section 219 covenant registered on the land title for 842 Carrie Street and 850 Colville Road.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant has submitted a request to have a Section 219 covenant registered on the land titles for 842 Carrie Street and 850 Colville Road discharged, which would de-couple the properties.
BACKGROUND:
In 2022, 842 Carrie Street [Lot A] was subdivided into two lots, creating a small lot at 850 Colville Road [Lot B] and a larger remnant lot. The house on Lot B was recently completed. The original date of the house at 842 Carrie Street [Lot A] is uncertain as it predates "Esquimalt" incorporation, with the "cement foundation" being a renovation by building permit in 1936. This building is not included on the Community Heritage Register or the old heritage list though it does have some heritage value as a modest sized older home in the neighbourhood, due to its age and corner location.
As a condition of rezoning, which was required to facilitate the construction of a single dwelling unit house on Lot B, a Section 219 covenant with the Township of Esquimalt was agreed to by the owner and registered on title. The purpose of the covenant was to retain the existing house at 842 Carrie Street [Lot A] and to ensure that the applicant built an energy efficient home as proposed, by linking the two properties together until several conditions were met. The covenant also sought to limit the number of dwelling units on each lot, and there were building restrictions for renovation or redevelopment of the existing house on Lot A. The applicant has now met the conditions required in the covenant for Lot B [850 Colville] a...
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