REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: September 09, 2015 Report No. DEV-15-045
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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West Bay Neighbourhood Design Guidelines
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council authorize staff to circulate the West Bay Neighbourhood Design Guidelines to the West Bay Neighbourhood Stakeholders Committee, the Design Review Committee, and the public for a one-month review and comment period.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Official Community Plan
Economic Development Strategy
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
This Request for Decision supports the following strategic priority: "We continue to enhance the health and livability of the community".
BACKGROUND:
On November 20, 2014 the Township issued a request for proposals to develop the "West Bay Neighbourhood Design Guidelines". The successful proponent was Modus Planning, Design & Engagement in partnership with D'Amrosio Architecture and Urbanism and supported by Murdoch de Greeff Landscape Architects.
The inaugural meeting between staff and the consultants was held on February 3, 2015 at which time a detailed planning process was worked out. The first major step was to identify major stakeholders in the West Bay Neighbourhood and create a stakeholders group. This 17 member group consisted of representatives of the following West Bay Neighbourhood constituencies:
- West Bay Residents Association;
- Major Developer;
- Esquimalt First Nation;
- Songhees First Nation;
- Young families;
- Festival organizer;
- Live aboard community;
- Float home community;
- Business owner;
- Department of National Defense;
- Walk on Victoria; and
- Township of Esquimalt staff.
Following the formation of the stakeholder group, the next step in the process was to convene a workshop to help identify issues that were important to the neighbourhood. The workshop took place on March 19, 2015 an...
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