Staff Report to Council - Bylaw No. 1664 - Application to Rezone 694 Hoylake Avenue from R2 to RM7A to Allow 10 Townhouse Units

Staff Report to Council

Date: 06/03/2017
Department: Planning
Application No.: Z16-0015
Subject: Bylaw No. 1664- Application to Rezone 694 Hoylake Avenue from R2 to RM7A to Allow 10 Townhouse Units

Background / Council Direction

At their Regular Meeting of November 7th, 2016, Council passed the following resolution with respect to the property at 694 Hoylake Avenue:

1. Direct staff to prepare a bylaw to amend the zoning designation of the property at 694 Hoylake Avenue from R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential) to RM7A (Medium Density Apartment A), 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.

Subject

COMMENTS

The applicant has registered a Sec. 219 covenant against the title of the subject property that agrees to items 1 (a) through (c) in Council’s resolution of November 7th, 2016.

Bylaw No. 1200 was signed by the Minister of Transportation on January 24th, 2017.

OPTIONS

That Council:

1. Adopt Bylaw No. 1664;
2. Take no action at this time with respect to Bylaw No. 1664;

Respectfully Submitted

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