REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: August 12, 2020 Report No. DEV-20-054
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Karen Hay, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
Title
Rezoning Application - 481 South Joffre Street
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
1. That Council resolves that Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2999, attached as Appendix A to Staff Report DEV-20-054, which would amend Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, by changing the zoning designation of 481 South Joffre Street [PID 003-150-909, Lot 4, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan 4729], shown cross-hatched on Schedule 'A' of Bylaw No. 2999, from Two Family/ Single Family Residential [RD-3] to Comprehensive Development District No. 141 [CD. No. 141], be given third reading; and
2. That, as the applicant wishes to assure Council that uses and development will be restricted and amenities provided as identified in Staff Report DEV-20-054, the applicant has voluntarily agreed to register a Section 219 Covenant on the title of 481 South Joffre Street [PID 003-150-909, Lot 4, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan 4729] in favour of the Township of Esquimalt providing the lands shall not be subdivided, built upon or used (as appropriate to the requirement, as drafted by the Township's solicitor at the applicant's expense) in the absence of all of the following:
* this will not be used for tourist accommodation
* the property will not be subdivided, and
* the DADU, ("garden suite") will be provided with amenities on the site in perpetuity, including: a well lit path to the entrance; 20 metres of landscaped open space at grade (patio space); a screened garbage and recycling area; and a screened bicycle storage area.
To this end, Council direct staff and legal counsel for the Township to coordinate with the property owner to ensure a Section 219 Covenant addressing the aforementioned issues is registered against the property title, in priority to all...
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