Resolutions – Planning, Zoning and Affordable Housing Committee – October 24, 2016

Resolutions – Planning, Zoning and Affordable Housing Committee – October 24, 2016

1. Application to Rezone 694 Hoylake Ave from R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential) to RM7 (Medium Density Apartment A) to permit the development of approximately 10 Townhouses units (File NO. Z16-0015)

That Council:

1. Direct staff to prepare a bylaw to amend the zoning designation of the property located at “694 Hoylake Avenue” from “R2”(Residential One- and Two-Family Dwelling) zone to “RM7A”, (Medium-Density Apartment A) zone subject to the following terms and conditions: a) That the owner agrees to provide, as a bonus for increased density, the following contributions to the City, prior to issuance of a building permit: i. $3660 per unit towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund; ii. $610 per unit towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund; b) That the applicant provides, prior to Bylaw Adoption, a Section 219 covenant, registered in priority of all other charges on title, that agrees to the following: i. That prior to building permit issuance the applicant provide a boulevard tree planting plan to the satisfaction of the City Planner and the Parks Director and that irrigation to the boulevard will be provided via hook up to the strata property at 694 Hoylake Avenue; ii. That prior to building permit issuance, the applicant provides full frontage improvements per Bylaw No. 1000 requirements, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer c) Authorize the Director of Planning to issue the setback variances described in Table 3 subject to the implementation of the boulevard planting plan secured by Covenant in item 1(b)(i) above.

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2. Application for a Text Amendment to Bylaw 300 (Zoning Bylaw) to allow for a 7 storey Residential building and a separate Commercial building at 2326 and 2350 Millstream Road (File No. Z16-0021)

That Council:

1. Direct staff to prepare a bylaw to amend the text of the C6B (Neighbourhood Mixed Use Zone) zoning for the property at 2326 and 2350 Millstream Road as follows: a. Add the text “apartments on land shown as Area 1 in Schedule AL” to Section 6.43B.01 b. Delete the text in Section 6.43.04(1) and replace it with the following text “ No building or structure for a commercial use only may exceed a height of 3 storeys; and c. Delete the text in Section 6.43B.04 (2) and replace it with the following text “No building or structure for a building containing apartments or a mix of apartment and commercial uses may exceed a height of 7 storeys.” d. Amend Schedule AD of Zoning Bylaw 300 to reflect current fund contributions for residential units which is currently $3,660 per unit toward the General Amenity Reserve fund and $610 per unit towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund. e. Delete the text in Section 6.43B.05 (1) and replace it with the following text “The Floor Area Ratio of all buildings within the Neighbourhood Mixed Use (C6B) Zone shall not exceed 0.8.”.

2. That the applicant provide the following items prior to Public Hearing: a. The number of two bedroom units proposed for each building; b. A new Traffic Study to supplement the 2011 study; and c. A Parking Study.

3. That the applicant provides the following prior to Bylaw Adoption: a. Road dedication with respect to the following portions of the subject property: i. A corner cut road dedication at Treanor Avenue and Millstream Road to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and Bylaw No. 1000 Standards; ii. Road dedication along the Millstream Road frontage to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and Bylaw No. 1000 Standards; iii. Road dedication long the Treanor Avenue frontage if necessary to contain required frontage improvements; iv. Any additional road dedication necessary for the new BC Hydro transformer banks; and b. A Storm Water Management Plan to the satisfaction of the City Engineer; c. A Section 219 covenant, registered on title in priority of all other charges, that includes the following: i. The applicant will implement recommendations within the new traffic study prior to the issuance of a Building Permit, or Subdivision, whichever is first; ii. That the applicant will incur all costs relating to infrastructure upgrades, including off-site works, required to manage the subject property’s drainage concern, as a condition of rezoning of the lands; iii. That as a condition of Building Permit, frontage improvements be provided to Subdivision and Servicing Bylaw No. 1000 standards, to the satisfaction of the City Engineer; iv. That as a condition of Building Permit, a storm water management plan, as well as any upgrades to the DSA1 Infrastructure, be implemented to the satisfaction of City Engineer; v. That as a condition of subdivision, a statutory of right away be registered in order to facilitate recommendations found in the storm water management plan; vi. That prior to the issuance of a Development Permit the applicant must submit and receive approval of the FUS calculations for the site; and vii. That prior to issuance of a Building Permit the applicant agrees to secure tenure of these apartment units to rental only for a period of no less than 10 years.

4. Authorize the Director of Planning to issue a variance in the Development Permit to reduce the required off street parking for an apartment outside of the City Centre to 1 space per unit.

5. Authorize staff to work with the owner to discharge the Section 219 covenant that requires amenity contributions for the commercial component of the proposed development.

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3. Application for Development Variance Permit to vary the parking and setback requirements for a 6 unit stacked townhouse development located at 2691 Peatt Rd (File No. DVP16-0015)

That Council:

1. Direct staff to proceed with consideration of the following variances for 2691 Peatt Road: a) That Section 4.01.01 of the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw 300 be varied to reduce the number of required parking stalls from 2 stalls per dwelling unit to 1 stall per dwelling unit for Attached Housing and Townhouses; b) That Section 6.36A.06(2) be varied to reduce the interior side lot line setback from the required 3 m to 1.5 m; and c) That Section 6.36A.06(1) be varied to reduce the front lot line setback from the required 7.5 m to 0 m. Subject to: d) the applicant providing $5,000 towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund, prior to the issuance of a Development Permit e) That the applicant provide a planting plan, prior to issuance of a building permit, to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and the Parks Manager, to plant boulevard trees along the frontage of Peatt Road, and that irrigations are provided to the boulevard trees from 2691 Peatt Road.

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4. Affordable Housing Program Criteria for Applicants (File No. POL-0012-PLAN)

That Council amend Policy No. POL-0012-PLAN Affordable Housing Program Criteria for Applicants as proposed in Appendix B of the report dated October 24th, 2016.