REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: March 12, 2025 Report No. DRC-25-001
TO: Chair and Members of the Design Review Committee
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Rezoning Application - 621 Constance Avenue
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Esquimalt Design Review Committee recommends to Council that the rezoning application to regulate the proposed development of a 6-storey residential building consistent with the architectural plans provided by Waymark Architecture and the landscape plan provided by Small and Rossell Landscape Architects, Inc., to be located at 621 Constance Avenue be forwarded to Council with a recommendation to either approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application including reasons for the chosen recommendation.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922
Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050
Local Government Act
Declaration of Climate Emergency
Parking Bylaw, 1992, No. 2011
Development Application Procedures and Fees Bylaw, 2012, No. 2791
Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw, 2012, No. 2792
Subdivision and Development Control Bylaw, 2023, No. 3128
Green Building Checklist
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Housing
BACKGROUND:
Appendix A: Aerial Map
Appendix B: Architectural Drawings and Landscape Plan
Appendix C: Green Building Checklist
Appendix D: Applicant's Presentation
PURPOSE OF APPLICATION:
The applicant is requesting a change in zoning from RM-4 [Multiple Family Residential] to a Comprehensive Development zone. This change is required to accommodate the proposed 6-storey, 17-unit multiple family residential building.
Evaluation of this application should focus on issues related to zoning such as the proposed height, density, massing, proposed unit sizes, 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.
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