Staff Report to Council: Bylaw No. 1740 - Z17-0007 (1253 Goldstream Avenue)

Staff Report to Council: Bylaw No. 1740 - Z17-0007 (1253 Goldstream Avenue)

Date:

March 5, 2018

Department:

Planning

Application No.:

Z17-0007

Subject:

Bylaw No. 1740 - Application to rezone the northern portion of 1253 Goldstream Avenue from R1 to RS4 to allow a proposed 4 lot subdivision

At their Regular Meeting of September 5, 2017, Council passed the following resolution with respect to the northern portion of the property at 1253 Goldstream Avenue:

That Council:

1. Direct staff to prepare a bylaw to amend the zoning designation of the northerly portion of the property located at 1253 Goldstream Avenue from R1 to RS4, 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 4 dwelling units, prior to subdivision approval: (SECURED IN BYLAW NO. 1740) i. $3,960 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. Register a Statutory Right of Way along the strata common property access road and through a 1.8m wide portion of Proposed Lot 4 along the outer edge of the fish bearing stream SPEA boundary, reaching the property to be dedicated to the City as park. The SRW shall contain a clause that the City will discharge the SRW once an alternate access has been established; 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. c) That the applicant pay cash-in-lieu for frontage improvements to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to subdivision.

2. Direct staff to proceed with consideration of the following variances for 1253 Goldstream Avenue: a) That Section 6.27A.06(1)(a) of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied from the required 3m front lot line setback to 2m; b) That Section 6.27A.06(1)(b) of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied from the required 5.5m rear lot line setback to 4.4m. (TO BE DEALT WITH IN FUTURE DVP)