TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: February 26, 2023 Report No. DEV-24-006
TO: Council
FROM: Alex Tang, Planner and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Rezoning Application - 899 Esquimalt Road
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council give first, second, and third reading to Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050, Amendment Bylaw, 2024, No. 3131.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The applicant is requesting to amend the CD No. 120 zone to accommodate two additional storeys to the proposed multiple family residential building with medical clinic space.
Evaluation of this application should focus on issues related to zoning such as the proposed height, density, massing, proposed unit sizes, siting, setbacks, lot coverage, usable open space, parking, land use, fit with the neighbourhood, and consistency with the Official Community Plan.
BACKGROUND:
The two parcels that formed the current property of 899 Esquimalt Road (prior to their consolidation) were previously zoned C-2 [Neighbourhood Commercial] for the northern half and RD-3 [Two Family Residential] for the southern half. The land use designations within the then 2006 Official Community Plan for this property were Commercial Mixed-Use for the northern half, which accepted development up to 12 storeys in height and Low-Rise Residential for the southern half, which accepted residential development up to 4 storeys in height.
On April 11, 2018, the applicant's proposal of a 13-storey building was presented to the Design Review Committee. The committee had concerns with the height of 13 storeys and recommended approval with one of the conditions being the reduction in height to conform to the Official Community Plan. In response, the applicant amended the proposal to consist of 12 storeys.
On May 15, 2018, the applicant's amended 12-storey proposal was presented to the Advisory Planning Commission. The applicants also clarified their density bonus amenities to include:
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