# Staff Report (Planning) - Z17-0035 / Bylaw No. 1745 (681 Rockingham Road)

Meeting: Regular Council — January 22, 2018

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Source pages: 45–46

## AI-processed summary

Planning staff report recommending adoption of Bylaw No. 1745 to rezone 681 Rockingham Road from R2 to RS1 and to amend RS1 text to permit dwellings larger than 200 m2, with related conditions and covenants.

## Extracted text

### Staff Report to Council

Source pages: 45–46

## Staff Report to Council

Date: January 22, 2018  
Department: Planning  
Application No.: Z17-0035  
Subject: Bylaw No. 1745 - Application to Rezone 681 Rockingham Road from R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential) to RS1 (Small Lot 1) to accommodate a 3 lot subdivision with homes larger than 200m2

At their Regular Meeting of 2 October 2017, Council passed the following resolution with respect to the property at 681 Rockingham Road:

That Council:

1. Direct staff to prepare a bylaw to amend the zoning designation of the property located at 681 Rockingham Road from R2 to RS1, subject to the following terms and conditions:

   a) That the owner agrees to provide, as a bonus for increased density, the following contributions per new lot created above and beyond 2 lots, prior to subdivision approval: (SECURED IN BYLAW NO. 1745)

   i. $2,772 towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund;  
   ii. $660 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: (COMPLETE)

   i. That prior to subdivision approval, the applicant provides full frontage improvements to the standards of the Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 1000 standards, and to the Director of Engineering. This will include but is not limited to removing the rock in the centre of the existing cul de sac, creating a parking bowtie, and installing a street light;  
   ii. That a Stormwater Management Plan shall be provided and all required measures recommended shall be implemented by the owner as a condition of Subdivision approval, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering;  
   iii. That a Construction Parking Management Plan be provided to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to any alteration of the land.

2. Direct staff to proceed with amending the text of the RS1 zone to allow the size of the principle use buildings to exceed a gross floor area of 200m2.

### COMMENTS

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## COMMENTS

The applicant has registered a Sec. 219 covenant against the title of the subject property that agrees to the items in 1(b) of Council’s above-noted resolution from October 2nd, 2017.

Bylaw No. 1745 was signed by the Ministry of Transportation on November 21st, 2017.

### OPTIONS

Source pages: 45–46

## OPTIONS

That Council:

1. Adopt Bylaw No. 1745;

2. Take no action at this time with respect to Bylaw No. 1745;

Respectfully Submitted,

Submitted by:  
Julia Buckingham, Planning Technician

Concurrence:  
Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP, Director of Planning  
Chris Aubrey, Fire Chief  
Michelle Mahovlich, P.Eng, P.Geo, Director of Engineering  
Leah Stohmann, MCIP, RPP, Deputy Director of Planning  
Michael Dillabaugh, CPA, CA, Director of Finance  
Braden Hutchins, Director of Corporate Services  
Darren Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer

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