REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: February 21, 2023 Report No. APC-23-002
TO: Chair and Members of the Advisory Planning Commission
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner 2 and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Rezoning Application - 820 Esquimalt Road, 833 & 837 Old Esquimalt Road
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Advisory Planning Commission recommends to Council that the rezoning application to authorize the proposed development of a 6-storey residential building consistent with the architectural plan provided by Integra Architecture Inc. and landscape plan provided by LADR Landscape Architects, both stamped "Received February 9, 2023", to be located at 820 Esquimalt Road be forwarded to Council with a recommendation to either approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application including reasons for the chosen recommendation.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922
Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050
Local Government Act
Declaration of Climate Emergency
Parking Bylaw, 1992, No. 2011
Development Application Procedures and Fees Bylaw, 2012, No. 2791
Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw, 2012, No. 2792
Subdivision and Development Control Bylaw, 1997, No. 2175
Green Building Checklist
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy, Livable and Diverse Community: Support community growth, housing, and development consistent with our Official Community Plan
BACKGROUND:
Appendix A: Aerial Map
Appendix B: Architectural Drawings, Landscape Plan, and Surveyor's Site Plan
Appendix C: Green Building Checklist
Appendix D: Construction Impact Assessment and Tree Management Plan
Appendix E: Applicant's Presentation
PURPOSE OF APPLICATION:
The applicant is requesting a change in zoning from C-2 [Neighbourhood Commercial] and RD-3 [Two Family / Single Family Residential] to a Comprehensive Development District zone [CD]. This change is required to accommodate the proposed 6-storey, 136-unit multiple family residential building includ...
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