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Development Variance Permit - 81 High Street
First seen: May 9, 2023
Last seen: June 6, 2023
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June 6, 2023Council
Full RecordingDevelopment Variance Permit 2023-02 - 81 High Street
"The variance was required due to the existing building's location relative to a proposed new lot line, resulting from the property owners previously donating a significant portion of land to Knockan Hill Park. The applicant confirmed intentions to protect the prominent rocky outcrop and minimize environmental impact, suggesting a covenant to maintain a natural state on 90% of the newly created lot. Council debate centered on respecting the owners' history of land preservation versus neighborhood concerns regarding parking and environmental disruption from development. The variance was supported as the most reasonable compromise to prevent unconstrained development of the lot."
Staff Council Report: Development Variance Permit 2023-02 – 81 High StreetPresenPresentation: Development Variance Permit 2023-02 – 81 High Street
Formal MotionPassed
"THAT Development Variance Permit No. 2023-02 for 81 High Street be issued and include the following variance to Section 5.14 of Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014: reduce the side lot line setback requirement from 2.0m to 0.7m to permit the siting of the existing building from a proposed lot line; AND THAT Development Variance Permit 2023-02 include the following condition: that a legal agreement be registered on the titled of the Proposed Lot 2 to maintain a 4.0m building separation from the existing dwelling on Proposed Lot 1 prior to subdivision registration and to the satisfaction of the Approving Officer."
Moved by: Ron Mattson
Seconded by: John Rogers
Sid Tobias
Don Brown
Gery Lemon
Alison MacKenzie
Ron Mattson
John Rogers
Formal MotionPassed
"THAT the correspondence items 8.1 a) 4. a) through h) regarding Development Variance Permit - 81 High Street be received for information."
Moved by: Ron Mattson
Seconded by: John Rogers
Sid Tobias
Don Brown
Gery Lemon
Alison MacKenzie
Ron Mattson
John Rogers
May 9, 2023Council
Full RecordingDevelopment Variance Permit 2023-02 - 81 High Street
"Council determined the situation was unique and the proposed covenant mitigated any negative impact. The applicant, K. Porter, confirmed preliminary neighborhood engagement suggested amenability. Discussion touched briefly on the likelihood of rock removal (potentially hole ramming instead of blasting) for the new lot."
Formal MotionPassed
"THAT the report dated May 3, 2023 from the Senior Planner titled "Development Variance Permit 2023-02 - 81 High Street" be received for information."
Moved by: Don Brown
Seconded by: Gery Lemon