TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: May 5, 2025 Report No. DEV-25-012
TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Rezoning Application - 909 McNaughton Avenue
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council give first and second reading to Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2025, No. 3161 and authorize the scheduling of a Public Hearing.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is requesting to permit the additional permitted use of Group Children's Day Care Centre on a property that is zoned RD-1 [Two Family Residential]. This change is required to accommodate the proposed 24-children day care centre.
Evaluation of this application should focus on issues related to zoning such as the proposed land use, parking, fit with the neighbourhood, and consistency with the overall direction contained within the Official Community Plan.
BACKGROUND:
Applicant / Owner: Luz Mary Calderon
Parcel Size including both strata: Metric: 762 m2 Imperial: 8202 ft2
OCP Land Use Designation: Low Density Residential
Zone: RD-1
Existing Land Use: Two-Family Residential
Proposed Land Use: Two-Family Residential and Group Children's Day Care Centre
Surrounding Land Uses:
North: Single Family Residential
South: Single Family Residential
East: Single Family Residential
West: Single Family Residential
Chronology:
* December 4, 2024 - Rezoning application received
* April 15, 2025 - Advisory Planning Commission
Advisory Body Recommendations:
Advisory Planning Commission:
* Members were supportive of the additional permitted use of Group Children's Day Care Centre on the subject property.
* The Advisory Planning Commission resolved that the application be forwarded to Council with a recommendation of approval.
ANALYSIS:
ZONING ANALYSIS:
The RD-1 zone for this property allows for the following permitted uses:
a) Two Family Residential
b) Home Occupation
c) Boarding
d) Urban Hens
The applicant i...
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