TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 27, 2026 Report No. DEV-26-016
TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Development Permit Application - 1340 Sussex Street and 1337 Saunders Street
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve Development Permit No. DP000264 and direct staff to issue the permit and register the notice on the title of the property upon receipt of the landscape deposit.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is proposing to build a 21-storey, 327-unit multiple-family residential building. Comprehensive Development District No. 167 of Esquimalt Zoning Bylaw 1992, No. 2050 [Appendix B] has been written to regulate this development.
This site is located within Development Permit Area No. 1 - Natural Environment, Development Permit Area No. 4 - Commercial, Development Permit Area No. 6 - Multi-Family Residential, Development Permit Area No. 7 - Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction, and Development Permit Area No. 8 - Water Conservation. A development permit is required to ensure that the application is generally consistent with the development permit area guidelines contained within the Esquimalt Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922. A development permit is required prior to a building permit being issued for construction.
Evaluation of this application should focus on issues regarding the form and character of the development, including landscaping, exterior design, and finish of the building in relation to the relevant development permit area guidelines. In addition, evaluation should focus on natural environment protection, energy conservation, greenhouse gas reduction, and water conservation in relation to the relevant development permit area guidelines.
BACKGROUND:
Context
Applicant: Intracorp Homes
Owner: 1340 Sussex Street Holdings (Esquimat) Ltd., Inc.No. BC1178608
Architect: Arcadis Architecture Inc.
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