REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: December 9, 2019 Report No. DEV-19-114
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Bill Brown, Subdivision Approving Officer
SUBJECT:
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Exemption to Minimum Frontage Requirements for two proposed lots at 1158 Craigflower Road [Lot 1, Section 2, Esquimalt District, Plan 5766], pursuant to Section 512 (2) Local Government Act as described in Staff Report DEV-19-114
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council, by the resolution of the simple majority of its members present, grant an exemption to the proposed minimum frontage on a highway pursuant to Section 512 (2) of the Local Government Act [RSBC 2015] Chapter 1, for proposed Lot "A", Plan EPP 95842, attached as Appendix "A" to Staff Report No. DEV-19-114.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Section 512 of the Local Government Act [RSBC 2015] CHAPTER 1
Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050
Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922
Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw No. 2957
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
The proposed subdivision [Schedule "A"] supports Council's specific strategic objective: Healthy, Livable and Diverse Community - Support community growth, housing, and development consistent with our Official Community Plan.
BACKGROUND:
On May 27, 2019, Council adopted Bylaw No. 2957 [Schedule B], being a bylaw to rezone the property at 1158 Craigflower Road from RD-3 (Two-family/Single-family residential) to CD -119 (Comprehensive Development-119). The new zoning allowed the property to be subdivided into two lots. The owners have now applied to subdivide the lot into two lots as contemplated in the CD - 119 Zone. However, before it can be approved, Council must consider granting an exemption to Section 512 (1) of the Local Government Act which states:
"512 (1) If a parcel being created by a subdivision fronts on a highway, the minimum frontage on the highway must be the greater of;
(a) 10% of the perimeter of the lot that fronts on the highway, and
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