REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: January 10, 2023 Report No. DRC-24-001
TO: Chair and Members of the Design Review Committee
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Rezoning Application - 899 Esquimalt Road
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Esquimalt Design Review Committee recommends to Council that the rezoning application to authorize the additional two storeys of a 12-storey mixed-use building consistent with the architectural plans provided by Farzin Yadegari Architects Inc., to be located at 899 Esquimalt Road [PID 030-151-562, Lot A Section 11 Esquimalt District Plan EPP69557] 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:
Housing
BACKGROUND:
Appendix A: Aerial Map
Appendix B: Architectural Drawings
Appendix C: Parking Study
Appendix D: Shadow Study
Appendix E: Applicant's Presentation
PURPOSE OF APPLICATION:
The applicant is requesting a change in the CD No. 120 zoning to accommodate two additional storeys to the proposed 12-storey multiple family residential building with medical clinic space.
Evaluation of this application should focus on issues related to zoning such as the proposed height, density, massing, proposed unit sizes, siting, setbacks, lot coverage, usable open space, parking, land use, fit with the neighbourhood, and consistency with the overall direction contained within the Official Community Plan.
CONTEXT:
Applicant/Owner: 1104488 B.C. LTD.
Architect...
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