REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: December 9, 2019 Report No. DEV-19-112
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Tricia deMacedo, Planner ll - Policy and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Multi-Family Design for Social Well-Being
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council;
(1) receive the final report entitled 'Designing Density' by Judith Cullington and Associates [Appendix A] from the Multi-family Design for social well-being project and the 'Designing Density' survey results [Appendix B] as attached to Staff Report DEV-19-112, for information; and
(2) direct staff to:
a) Develop design guidelines for Development Permit Areas based on the recommendations in this report;
b) Begin preparation of a social well-being checklist; and
c) Present both of these documents at a future Committee of the Whole meeting for discussion.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Strategic Priorities 2019-2023
Healthy, Livable and Diverse Community - Develop health strategies for our community: Develop design guidelines for improving the design of 'missing middle' housing (PlanH).
BACKGROUND:
In the fall of 2018, the Township received a $10,000 Community Wellness Strategy grant from PlanH Healthy Communities Fund. This grant program is administered by BC Healthy Communities Society. The Township proposal was to examine the relationship between design in multi-family buildings and social connectedness of residents. Specifically the project was to research best management practices (BMPs), engage the public on their preferences and to develop policy recommendations to guide the Township in updating the design guidelines within the Official Community Plan (OCP) for multi-family housing. The project also focused further on 'missing middle' housing such as townhouses, small apartment buildings and condominiums.
The project started in late 2018 with the hiring of Judith ...
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