TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: September 21, 2026 Report No. DEV-26-043
TO: Council
FROM: Jakub Lisowski, Planner 2; Joel Clary, Director, Engineering and Public Works; Charles Davie, Manager of Engineering; and Bill Brown, Director, Development Services
SUBJECT: Bylaw to amend the “Building Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2899”
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council give first, second, and third readings to Building Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2899, Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3195.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Amendment Bylaw, 2026, No. 3195 (Appendix “B”) would amend the Building Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2899 (See Appendix A for Track Changes). Proposed amendments clarify when a permit is not required (Section 6.2), list new permit requirements for building permit applications (Sections 7.1 & 8.1), the deletion of Fire Limit Areas which require sprinklers (Section 10), fee updates for sanitary sewer and storm drain connections and replacements (Schedule A, Section 11), and fee updates for road allowance occupation and construction permits (Schedule A, Sections 14 & 15).
BACKGROUND:
Various amendments are proposed to Building Regulation Bylaw, 2017, No. 2899. Section 6 outlines when a permit is not required. Sections 7.1 and 8.1 outline what must be provided with a permit application. Section 10 established a Fire Limit Area to regulate the construction of buildings in respect of precautions against fire, especially requiring the widespread installation of sprinklers.
Schedule A, Section 11 establishes fees for sanitary sewer and storm drain connections and replacements within Township rights-of-way. The existing fee structure includes multiple fixed-fee categories based on pipe size and whether works are completed within a separate or combined trench. The existing fees have remained largely unchanged despite significant increases in construction costs, including labour, materials, equipment, traffic control, restoration, an...
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