REQUEST FOR DECISION
MEETING DATE: September 10, 2025 Report No. DRC-25-013
TO: Design Review Committee
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Rezoning Application - 1048 Craigflower Road
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the Esquimalt Design Review Committee recommends that Council approve or deny the rezoning application to authorize the proposed development of a 6-unit residential development consistent with the architectural plan and landscape plan provided by BDD Homes, to be located at 1048 Craigflower, including reasons for the chosen recommendation.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is requesting a change in zoning from RD-3 [Two Family Residential] to a comprehensive development zone. 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.
BACKGROUND:
Context:
Applicant / Owner: Baldev Singh
Designer: BDD Homes
Property Size: Metric: 1002 m2 Imperial: 10791 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: Golf Course
East: Single-Family Residential
West: Single-Family Residential
ANALYSIS:
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN ANALYSIS:
OCP Section 5.1 states a policy to consider new townhouse residential proposals with a Floor Area Ratio of up to 0.70, and up to three storeys in height, in areas designated Townhouse Residential on the "Proposed Land Use Designation Map," provided the design responds effectively to both its site and surrounding...
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