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File #: 25-096    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Bylaws Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/2/2025 In control: Council
On agenda: 7/21/2025 Final action:
Title: Rezoning Application and Housing Agreement Bylaw - 1007 Arcadia Street, Staff Report No. DEV-25-078
Attachments: 1. Appendix A: Housing Agreement Bylaw, 2025, No. 3156, 2. Appendix B: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3155, 3. Appendix C: Aerial Map, 4. Appendix D: Architectural Drawings, Landscape Plan, and Site Plan, 5. Appendix E: Arborist Report, 6. Appendix F: Green Building Checklist, 7. Appendix G: Developer’s Public Consultation Summary, 8. Appendix H: Public Input, 9. Appendix I: Staff’s Presentation, 10. Appendix J: Applicant’s Presentation
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TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: July 21, 2025 Report No. DEV-25-030

TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Rezoning Application and Housing Agreement Bylaw - 1007 Arcadia Street

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation
That Council give three readings to Housing Agreement Bylaw, 2025, No. 3156 and to Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3155.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The applicant is requesting a change in zoning from RS-1 [Single Family Residential] to Comprehensive Development District No. 166. This change is required to accommodate the proposed 6-unit townhouse residential building.

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.

Staff is supportive of the application as the proposal is consistent with the use and density within the Proposed Land Use Designation.


BACKGROUND:

Context:
Applicant: Kahlon Developments
Owner: 1449934 B.C. LTD., INC.NO. BC1449934
Designer: Adapt Design

Property Size: Metric: 848 m2 Imperial: 9127 ft2

OCP Present Land Use Designation: Low Density Residential
OCP Proposed Land Use Designation: Townhouse Residential

Existing Land Use: Single-Family Residential
Proposed Land Use: Townhouse Residential

Surrounding Land Uses:
North: Single-Family Residential
South: Single-Family Residential
East: Single-Family Residential
West: Single-Family Residential

Chronology:
* October 23, 2024 - Application received
* March 12, 2025 - Design Review Committee
* June 17, 2025 - Advisory Planning Commission

Advisory Body Recommendations:

Design Review Committee
* Members thought that the townhouse use was appropriate.
* Members suggested that the garbage and recycling area be shifted to the...

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