TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: December 2, 2024 Report No. DEV-24-056
TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Development Permit Application - 847 Colville Road
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve Development Permit No. DP000238.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is proposing to build a new childcare centre on the parcel that contains Esquimalt Secondary School.
Although this site is not part of a Development Permit Area related to form and character as it is an institutional site, it is located within Development Permit Area No. 1 - Natural Environment, Development Permit Area No. 7 - Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction, and Development Permit Area No. 8 - Water Conservation. A development permit is required to ensure that the application is generally consistent with the development permit area guidelines contained within the Esquimalt Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922. A development permit is required prior to a building permit being issued for construction.
Evaluation of the development permit application should focus on issues relating to the relevant development permit area guidelines on natural environment protection, energy conservation, greenhouse gas reduction, and water conservation.
BACKGROUND:
Chronology:
* October 21, 2024 - Application received
* November 13, 2024 - Design Review Committee
Design Review Committee Recommendations
This application was considered at the regular meeting of the Design Review Committee held on November 13, 2024. Members would like to see a more developed landscape plan with more plantings on site. In addition, members desired a more natural stormwater retention system compared to the proposed mechanical system. Finally, the committee has concerns with the energy efficiency of the proposed building envelope.
The Design Review Committee resolved that the application be forwarded to...
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