Development Variance Permit DVP20-0004 and Notice of Intention (1109 Donna Ave; 1106 & 1112 Goldstream Ave)

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT

DVP20-0004 – Portions of 1109 Donna Ave, 1106 & 1112 Goldstream Ave

That Development Variance Permit No. DVP20-0004 be issued by the Council for the City of Langford to Rohan Rupf, Keycorp Consulting Ltd. on behalf of Samual and Samson Mow to allow for a reduction in parking and side lot setbacks at 1109 Donna Ave and 1106 and 1112 Goldstream Ave subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Appendix

The site shall be developed in accordance with the site plan attached (Appendix A) to the Planning, Zoning and Affordable Housing staff report dated 27 January 2020.

2. Variances

The following regulations of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 are varied under Section 498 of the Local Government Act:

a) That Section 6.41.06(1)(a) of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied to reduce the setback between a building and a front or exterior side lot line from 7.5m to 0m;
b) That Section 6.41.06(1)(c) of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied to reduce the setback between a building and a rear lot line from 3m to 0m; and
c) That Section 4.01.01 Table 1 of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied from the requirement applicable to individual commercial uses to 1 space per 39m2 of commercial GFA;

3. Conditions

The following requirements are imposed under Section 498 of the Local Government Act:

i) That the site is developed in accordance with the plan attached to this report as Appendix A;
ii) That a minimum of 5 on-street parking spaces are created on Donna Ave;
AND

Enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with the applicant to sell the portions of closed road shown in road Closure Plan EPP100736 and Rem Lot 6, Section 99, Esquimalt District, Plan 8198, except Part in Plan VIP84403. The Applicant is required to pay $31.50 per square foot minus the cost to construct the new public access and parking within the transfer area;

a) Register a Statutory Right of Way over the land to allow public access and after-hours parking within the transfer area, along with a Section 219 Covenant requiring the applicant to maintain the access and parking spaces in perpetuity; and
b) Post a public notice as prescribed in the Local Government Act for a road closure (posting in a local newspaper for two consecutive weeks);
AND

Proceed with consideration of 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings for Road Closure Bylaw No. 1916, 2020 (portion of Donna Avenue and Leigh Road).

Notice of Intention to Consider Issuance of a Development Variance Permit

Council for the City of Langford hereby gives Notice of Intention to consider issuance of a Development Variance Permit at its Regular Meeting scheduled for 5:30 pm, Monday, 29 June 2020, in the City Hall Council Chamber on the Third Floor of 877 Goldstream Avenue.

File

Development Variance Permit No. DVP20-0004

Applicant

Rohan Rupf, Keycorp Developments Ltd

Location

1109 Donna Ave, 1106 and 1112 Goldstream Ave

Proposal

1. That Section 6.41.06(1)(a) of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied to reduce the setback between a building and a front or exterior side lot line from 7.5m to 0m;
2. That Section 6.41.06(1)(c) of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied to reduce the setback between a building and a rear lot line from 3m to 0m; and
3. That Section 4.01.01 Table 1 of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied from the requirement applicable to individual commercial uses to 1 space per 39m2 of commercial GFA.

Purpose

To permit the construction of a 2-storey commercial building with approximately 1,791 m2 (19,280 ft2) of Gross Floor Area on the subject properties.

The purpose of this Notice is to acquaint the property owners and residents in the area with the specifics of the proposed variance. We request that any written submissions be submitted by Wednesday, 24 June 2020. The submissions will then be distributed for Council's consideration. You may also speak at the Council Meeting of 29 June 2020 during the Public Participation Section at the beginning of the meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held electronically, and not in-person. Information about how to connect to this meeting by phone may be found on the City’s Website: www.cityoflangford.ca

COPIES of the complete Notice and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the development variance permit may be viewed online at: www.langford.ca, or made available upon request by emailing to planning@langford.ca or in writing to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8 for the duration of the pandemic emergency. Please contact Wolfgang Schoenefuhs in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 or by email at wschoenefuhs@langford.ca with any questions on this development variance permit.

Braden Hutchins
Director of Corporate Services