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File #: 25-090    Version: 1 Name: Temporary Use Permit Application – 429 Lampson St - Staff Report No. DEV-25-008
Type: Staff Report Status: Passed
File created: 3/21/2025 In control: Council
On agenda: 4/28/2025 Final action: 4/28/2025
Title: Temporary Use Permit Application – 429 Lampson St - Staff Report No. DEV-25-008
Attachments: 1. APPENDIX A: TUP00015, 2. APPENDIX B: Aerial Map, 3. APPENDIX C: Sales Centre Drawings, 4. APPENDIX D: Applicant Letter, 5. APPENDIX E: Staff Presentation, 6. APPENDIX F: Applicant Presentation
TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 28, 2025 Report No. DEV-25-008

TO: Council
FROM: James Davison, Manager of Development Services
SUBJECT: Temporary Use Permit Application - 429 Lampson Street

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation
That Council approve the Temporary Use Permit at 429 Lampson Street to allow the temporary uses of a Sales Centre, consisting of a sales office, display suites, and parking as outlined in Staff Report DEV-25-008.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The purpose of this Temporary Use Permit (TUP) is to allow a portion of the site, as illustrated in Appendix C, to be used for a temporary Sales Centre for multifamily units on-site, which consists of a sales office, display suites, and parking. These uses are not permitted within the site's CD No. 84 zone. The TUP will be valid for two years from date of approval, but it is expected that the owner will want to discontinue the use as soon as the units are substantially sold.

BACKGROUND:

Context:
Applicant and Owner: Aragon (Lampson) Properties Ltd.

Designer: Merrick Architecture

Property Size: 17,638m2

OCP Land Use Designation:
Current: English Inn
Proposed: English Inn

Zone: CD-84

Existing Land Use: Mixed Use Commercial/Residential
Proposed Land Use: Mixed Use Commercial/Residential

Surrounding Land Uses:
North: Low and Medium Density Residential
South: Low Density Residential
East: Federal Department of National Defense Mixed Use
West: Low Density Residential

Chronology:

* February 6, 2025 - Temporary Use Permit application received
* April 15, 2025 - Advisory Planning Commission

Advisory Body Recommendations:

Advisory Planning Commission

At their April 15, 2025, meeting, the Commission recommended that Temporary Use Permit TUP00015, to allow the temporary uses of a Sales Centre, consisting of a sales office, display suites, and parking, at 429 Lampson St be forwarded to Council with a recommendation to approve the application.

ANALYSIS:

Official Communi...

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