REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: June 21, 2021 Report No. DEV-21-050
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Housing Agreement Bylaw Amendment and Covenant Modification - 669 Constance Avenue
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
1. That Council resolves that Housing Agreement Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937, Amendment Bylaw [No. 1], 2021, No. 3032, for 669 Constance Avenue, attached to Staff Report No. DEV-21-050 as Appendix A, be given first and second reading; and,
2. That Council authorizes the Corporate Officer to schedule a Public Hearing for the proposed amendments to Section 219 Covenant CA6919940, attached as Appendix B of Staff Report No. DEV-21-050, mail notices and advertise for same in the local newspaper.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922
Local Government Act
Housing Agreement Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Healthy, Livable and Diverse Community: Support community growth, housing and development consistent with our Official Community Plan (OCP)
BACKGROUND:
Appendix A: Housing Agreement Bylaw, 2021, No. 3032
Appendix B: S.219 Covenant
PURPOSE:
The owners of the subject property have revised their proposed development. The proposed development conforms to Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2018, No. 2915, as adopted by Council on July 16, 2018. However, as the amendment to the Zoning Bylaw was adopted in connection with conditions within a Section 219 Covenant, a public hearing is required to modify this covenant.
The proposed development has 83 residential units, which is the same number of units in the previously proposed development; however, this building is now a 6-storey purpose built rental building. The proposed building is no longer prefabricated nor a passive house; instead, it will be constructed to BC Energy Step Code 4. The applicant has proposed 6 affordable housing units i...
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