Staff Report — Bylaw No. 2161 (Rezoning 960 Jenkins Avenue from R2 to RT1)

BACKGROUND

At their regular meeting of March 18th, 2024, Council passed the following resolution with respect to this application:

That Council:

1. Proceed with consideration of First, Second, and Third Reading of Bylaw No. 2161 to amend the zoning designation of the property located at 960 Jenkins Avenue from R2 to RT1, after the notification process has been completed, and subject to the following terms and conditions:

a. That the applicant provides, as a bonus for increased density, the following contributions per dwelling unit, prior to the issuance of a building permit: (Secured in Bylaw No. 2161)

i. $610 towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund; and
ii. $3,660 towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund;

b. That the applicant, prior to Bylaw Adoption, registers a Section 219 covenant in priority of all other charges on title, that agrees to the following (Completed)

i. That the following will be provided and implemented to Bylaw No. 1000 standards to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to the issuance of a building permit:

1. Full frontage improvements; and
2. A storm water management plan.

ii. That a Construction Parking and Traffic Management Plan and Mitigation Plan in accordance with Bylaw 1000 Section 2.5 be provided to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to any alteration of the land.

iii. That the developer will submit Fire Underwrites Survey (FUS) calculations prior to issuance of a building permit, and any required improvements and/or upgrades to on-site and off-site infrastructure necessary to facilitate proper water supply for the proposed development are to be completed as part of frontage improvements at the applicant’s expense.

iv. That electric heat pumps will be installed in all townhouse units.

v. That a separate covenant be registered prior to the registration of a strata plan for the proposed development agreeing that the garages are to be used for the parking of vehicles and not the storage of items preventing the parking of vehicles therein, in favour of the strata.

vi. That tree protection measures, inclusive of tree protection fencing, are implemented prior to commencement of work to protect the tree identified for retention in the arborist report throughout the construction period.

vii. That all concrete used on-site will utilize ready-mix concrete that meets or exceeds the weighted average Global Warming Potential targets based on Concrete BC Baseline (average) mix data, and that prior to the issuance of a Building Permit the applicant shall provide a Type lll Environmental Product Declaration that is 3rd party verified specifying the total Global Warming Potential value and confirming that the proposed development meets the requirements of Low Carbon Concrete Policy POL-0167-PLAN;

COMMENTARY

This application was prohibited from being the subject of a Public Hearing, as per the changes made by the Province to the Local Government Act through The Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023.

Council gave the first, second and third readings of Bylaw No. 2161 on April 15th, 2024. The information