REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: April 4, 2018 Report No. DEV-18-019
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Official Community Plan Amendment Consultation List - 833/835 Dunsmuir Road
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council, having considered Sections 475 and 476 of the Local Government Act, authorize staff to circulate the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment concept plan, attached as Appendix 'B' to Staff Report DEV-18-019, detailing the proposed development for 833 Dunsmuir Road [PID 005-388-899, Lot 3, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan 9757] and 835 Dunsmuir Road [PID 005-388-881, Lot 2, Section 11, Esquimalt District, Plan 9757] to those persons, organizations, and authorities identified in Appendix 'A' of Staff Report DEV-18-019.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Sections 475 and 476 of the Local Government Act
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
This Request for Decision does not directly relate to a specific strategic objective.
BACKGROUND:
Appendix A: Official Community Plan Consultation List
Appendix B: Proposed Development Concept Plan
Purpose of the Application
The applicant is applying for an amendment to the Official Community Plan and a change in zoning to accommodate a 5 storey, 34 unit residential building as detailed in the proposed development concept plan, stamped "Received February 7, 2018".
The proposed development is not consistent with the Official Community Plan's current designation of "Multi-Unit, Low-Rise Residential" which accepts building up to four storeys. Therefore, the proposed amendment to the Official Community Plan would consist of an amendment to Schedule 'A' of the Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 2646, being the Land Use Designation Map, changing the Land Use Designation for the subject site from "Multi-Unit, Low-Rise Residential" to "Multi-Unit, High-Rise Residential".
Section 475(1) of the Local Governmen...
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