BYLAW NO. 1673 - Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 470 (616 Goldstream Ave), 2017

Staff Report to Council

Date:

July 17, 2017

Department:

Planning

Application No.:

Z16-0028

Subject:

Bylaw No. 1673 - Application to Rezone 616 Goldstream Ave from RM2 (Attached Housing) to RM7A (Medium Density Apartment A) to allow a 160-unit non-profit housing development

At their Regular Meeting of March 6th, 2017, Council passed the following resolution with respect to the property at 616 Goldstream Ave:

That Council:

1. Give First Reading to Bylaw No. 1673 to amend the zoning designation of the property located at 616 Goldstream Ave from RM2 to RM7A, subject to the following terms and conditions:

   a) 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 a stormwater maintenance covenant be registered on title prior to the request for Occupancy Permit as a condition of rezoning;
   ii. That the owner provide a construction parking management plan to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to the commencement of any works on-site;
   iii. That the owner will provide a new queue length assessment from a traffic engineer to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to the issuance of a Building Permit for Building 2;

2. Provide a permissive tax exemption, on land and improvements, subject to a covenant being registered on title that the proposed residential units will be non-profit affordable housing rental units for at least 10 years;

3. Authorize the Director of Planning to issue a variance to the required off-street parking for Building 1 with a condition that the amount of parking provided for Building 1 be reassessed prior to the commencement of Phase 2, and that additional parking spaces be allocated to users of Building 1 if the amount of parking is deemed insufficient at that time;

4. Direct staff to proceed with the proposed design of Building 1 through the development permit process.

5. Waive all required amenity contributions and application fees charged by the City of Langford to allow the 160-unit subsidized affordable housing rental development proposed in this application subject to the owner registering a Section 219 Covenant requiring the new residential units will be subsidized non-profit affordable housing rental units for at least 10 years AND direct staff to amend the Amenity Contribution Policy and any necessary development application fee bylaws to waive the required amenity contributions and application fees for any subsequent subsidized affordable housing rental development.

CARRIED.

COMMENTS

The applicant has signed a Sec. 219 covenant that agrees to items listed in 1 (a) of Council’s above-noted resolution and has provided a letter of undertaking from their solicitor to register the covenant at the Land Titles Office upon receipt of the City’s signatures.

The remaining items listed in Council’s resolution will be implemented at a later date, as the project proceeds through the development process.

Bylaw No. 1673 was signed by the Minister of Transportation on April 6th 2017.

As there are no additional conditions to fulfill prior to consideration of Bylaw Adoption, Council may wish to do so at this time.

OPTIONS

That Council:

1. Adopt Bylaw No. 1673;

2. Take no action at this time with respect to Bylaw No. 1673;

Submitted by:
Leah Stohmann, MCIP, RPP, Deputy Director of Planning

Concurrence:
Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning

Concurrence:
Michelle Mahovlich, P.Eng, P.Geo, Director of Engineering

Concurrence:
Steve Ternent, Director of Finance

Concurrence:
Braden Hutchins, Director of Corporate Services

Concurrence:
Jim Bowden, Chief Administrative Officer

Concurrence:
Darren Kiedyk, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer

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