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File #: 25-230    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Public Hearing
File created: 6/16/2025 In control: Council
On agenda: 7/7/2025 Final action:
Title: Official Community Plan Amendment and Rezoning Application – 1340 Sussex Street & 1337 Saunders Street, Staff Report No. DEV-25-029
Attachments: 1. Appendix A: Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3157, 2. Appendix B: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3158, 3. Appendix C: Aerial Map, 4. Appendix D: Architectural Drawings, Site Plan and Landscape Plan, 5. Appendix E: Green Building Checklist, 6. Appendix F: Transportation Impact Assessment, 7. Appendix G: Construction Impact Assessment and Tree Management Plan, 8. Appendix H: Developer’s Public Consultation Summary, 9. Appendix I: Developer’s Community Outreach Summary, 10. Appendix J: Public Input, 11. Appendix K: Draft Section 219 Covenant, 12. Appendix L: Draft Statutory Right of Way, 13. Appendix M: Staff’s Presentation, 14. Appendix N: Applicant’s Presentation
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TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: July 7, 2025 Report No. DEV-25-029

TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Official Community Plan Amendment and Rezoning Application - 1340 Sussex Street & 1337 Saunders Street

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation
That Council:
1. Give third reading to Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3157; and

2. Give third reading to Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3158
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The applicant is proposing to change the Official Community Plan Proposed Land Use Designation from the current designation of 'High Density Residential' to a new land use designation of 'Commercial/Commercial Mixed-Use - Tall', and a change in zoning from RM-4 [Multiple Family Residential] to Comprehensive Development District No. 167. This change is required to accommodate the proposed 21-storey, 335-unit, purpose built rental residential building including 240 m2 [2583 ft2] of commercial space.

Evaluation of this application should focus on issues related to zoning such as the proposed height, density, massing, 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.


BACKGROUND:

The applicant is proposing to change the Official Community Plan Proposed Land Use Designation from "High Density Residential" to a new Land Use Designation of "Commercial/Commercial Mixed-Use - Tall". The proposed amendment would create this new land use designation to accommodate a commercial/residential mixed-use building with a height of up to 21 storeys.

The applicant is also proposing to amend the zoning from RM-4 [Multiple Family Residential] to Comprehensive Development District No. 167. This change is required to accommodate the proposed 21-storey, 335-unit purpose built rental residentia...

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