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File #: 25-192    Version: 1 Name: OCP Amendment and Rezoning Application PUBLIC HEARING - 1209 Lyall St - Staff Report No. DEV-25-015
Type: Staff Report Status: Public Hearing
File created: 5/26/2025 In control: Council
On agenda: 6/9/2025 Final action:
Title: OCP Amendment and Rezoning Application Public Hearing - 1209 Lyall St - Staff Report No. DEV-25-021
Attachments: 1. APPENDIX A: Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3152, 2. APPENDIX B: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3153, 3. APPENDIX C: Aerial Map, 4. APPENDIX D: Applicant Letter to Council, 5. APPENDIX E: Building Location Survey Certificate, 6. APPENDIX F: Site Plan, 7. APPENDIX G: Section 219 Covenant.pdf, 8. APPENDIX H: Sewer Capacity Statement, 9. APPENDIX I: Public Correspondence, 10. APPENDIX J: Staff Presentation, 11. APPENDIX K: Applicant Presentation
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TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 9, 2025 Report No. DEV-25-021

TO: Council
FROM: James Davison, Manager of Development Services
SUBJECT: Official Community Plan Amendment and Zoning Bylaw Amendment -Public Hearing - 1209 Lyall St - File No. DEV-25-021

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation
That Council:
1. Give third reading to Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3152;

2. Give third reading to Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3153; and

3. Direct staff to modify the S.219 Covenant registered on title prior to adoption of Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3152 and Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3153.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The applicant has applied for rezoning and Official Community Plan (OCP) amendments to supplement their existing Micro Beverage Manufacturer use at 1209 Lyall Street with a 10-person capacity Liquor Lounge and accessory retail (for the sale of packaged alcoholic beverages produced on-site for off-site consumption). The OCP amendment is required as the proposed use is inconsistent with the present and proposed Land Use Designation of Low Density Residential within the OCP. Staff is recommending an amendment to Section 5.2 Low Density Residential part of Section 5, Housing and Residential Use policy, in relation to allowing appropriate small-scale commercial use in locations which reflect such historical uses, as is the case with the subject property.

The concomitant Zoning Bylaw amendment would amend the RS-6 (Single Family DADU Residential) zone to permit a Liquor Lounge and Accessory Retail at 1209 Lyall Street as a secondary use to Single Family Residential. In addition, it would amend the I-1 (Light Industrial) zone to replace the use of "Beverage Manufacturer with Liquor Lounge" with "Beverage Manufacturer with Liquor Lounge, including Accessory Retail". This latter amendment is i...

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