TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: May 5, 2025 Report No. DEV-25-011
TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Development Permit Application - 861 & 863 Esquimalt Road
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council approve Development Permit No. DP000241, attached as Appendix "A" to staff report DEV-25-011, and direct staff to issue the permit and register the notice on the title of the property upon receipt of the landscape deposit.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is proposing to build a 6-storey, 59-unit multiple-family residential building. Comprehensive Development District No. 158 of Esquimalt Zoning Bylaw 1992, No. 2050 [Appendix B] has been written to regulate this development.
This site is located within Development Permit Area No. 1 - Natural Environment, Development Permit Area No. 6 - Multi-Family Residential, Development Permit Area No. 7 - Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Development Permit Area No. 8 - Water Conservation, and Development Permit Area No. 11 - West Bay. A development permit is required to ensure that the application is 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 this application should focus on issues regarding the form and character of the development, including landscaping, exterior design, and finish of the building in relation to the relevant development permit area guidelines. In addition, evaluation should focus on natural environment protection, energy conservation, greenhouse gas reduction, and water conservation in relation to the relevant development permit area guidelines.
BACKGROUND:
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Applicant / Architect: dHK Architects
Owner: 861-865 Esquimalt Holdings Ltd., Inc. No. BC1183905
Property Size: Metric: 1566 m2 Imper...
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