TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING AGENDA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2025

AGENDA

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CALL TO ORDER (Councillor Rogers)
APPROVAL OF AGENDA (motion to approve)
MINUTES, RECEIPT & ADOPTION OF (motion to adopt) a) Minutes of the Committee of the Whole meeting held July 8, 2025 (Pg.5 - 9)
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD
PETITIONS, DELEGATIONS & PRESENTATIONS a) Insp. S. Rose, West Shore RCMP, Re: West Shore RCMP Update b) K. Underwood, The South Island Farmers Institute, Re: The South Island Farmers Institute Services (Pg.10 - 27)
REPORTS

6.1 STAFF REPORTS

a) Rezoning 2025-01 - 258 Helmcken Road

Report dated August 21, 2025 from the Senior Planner (Pg.28 - 49)

Staff Recommendation:

THAT the Committee recommend to Council to instruct staff to prepare the necessary Zoning Bylaw amendments to amend the CD-26: Island Highway/Helmcken Comprehensive Development Zone as follows:

a. Add Café, Medical Clinic, Office, and Retail as permitted uses b. Add a condition that Café, Medical Clinic, Office, and Retail uses, with the exception of parking, are only permitted on the ground floor of a building.

AND THAT after publication of notification in accordance with section 467 of the Local Government Act, first, second and third reading of the Zoning Bylaw amendments be considered by Council.

b) Official Community Plan Review and Update - Western Gateway Corridor Survey

Report dated August 14, 2025 from the Senior Planner (Pg.50 - 76)

Staff Recommendation:

THAT the report dated August 14, 2025 from the Senior Planner titled "Official Community Plan Review and Update - Western Gateway Corridor Survey" be received for information.

c) Proposed Amendments to the Official Community Plan

Report dated August 8, 2025 from the Director of Development Services and Senior Planner (Pg.77 - 103)

Staff Recommendation:

THAT the Committee recommend to Council that staff prepare the necessary bylaw amendment to amend the Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 811, 2011 as follows:

adding a new sub-section, Housing Need Requirement, within Section 3: Housing, to detail the 5- and 20-year period (2021 – 2041) housing need in View Royal;
revising an existing housing policy, Policy HS1.9 Innovative Approaches, by adding: shelters for persons experiencing homelessness and housing for those at risk of homelessness;
adding a new policy, Policy HS1.12 Non-Market Units, within Section 3: Housing, to support the development of non-market housing for lower-income populations through collaborative efforts with agencies and governments;
deleting existing Large Lot Residential (R-L) and Residential (R) land use designations and replacing with a new Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) land use designation defined as follows: uses include detached and attached dwellings, such as detached residential, secondary suite, garden suite, duplex, rowhouse, townhouse, house-plex, and apartments; buildings up to three storeys; and a maximum of six (6) dwelling units;
adding a new Hospital Transit-Oriented Area (HTOA) land use designation, and amending the existing land use designations of all properties within 200 metres of the identified transit exchange bus stop to the new HTOA land use designation, defined as follows: uses include mixed-use with apartments, visitor accommodations, restaurants, retail, office, institutional (i.e. Hospital), and Civic Use (e.g. daycares, libraries, public gathering and amenity spaces); buildings up to 10 Storeys; and density up to 3.5 Floor Space Ratio (FSR);
adding a new Neighbourhood Village (NV) land use designation, and amending the existing land use designations of all properties within 201 and 400 metres of the identified transit exchange bus stop to the new NV land use designation, defined as follows: uses include small-scale, mixed-use buildings, such as multi-unit housing and community-serving commercial and civic uses (schools, offices, restaurants, retail, small grocery store, and community spaces); buildings up to six storeys; and density up to 2.5 FSR; and
adding a new policy, LU 4.14 Mixed Commercial Development, to Section 1: Land Use and Urban Design, which states the following: Development of four storeys or greater should incorporate commercial or public use space.

d) Proposed Amendments to Purchasing Policy #1600-21

Report dated August 15, 2025 from the Chief Administrative Officer (Pg.104 - 121)

Staff Recommendation:

THAT the Committee review and recommend amendments to Purchasing Policy #1600-021.

e) Use of Town Grants for Alcohol

Use of Town Grants for Alcohol - Policy #0100-053 (Pg.122)

Staff Recommendation:

THAT the Committee recommend to Council that Use of Town Grants for Alcohol Policy #0100-053 be adopted.

f) Departmental Update

Report dated September 4, 2025 from the Chief Administrative Officer (Pg.123 - 134)

Staff Recommendation:

THAT the report dated September 4, 2025 from the Chief Administrative Officer titled "Departmental Update" be received for information.

g) Building Department Reports for July and August 2025

Building Reports - July and August 2025 (Pg.135 - 138)

6.2 PORTFOLIO REPORTS:

(verbal report)

a) FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION - Mayor Tobias b) PROTECTIVE SERVICES - Councillor Brown c) ENGAGEMENT - Councillor Kowalewich d) ARTS & LIBRARY - Councillor Lemon e) ENVIRONMENT, PARKS & RECREATION - Councillor MacKenzie f) PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT - Councillor Mattson g) PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION - Councillor Rogers

NEW BUSINESS
QUESTION PERIOD
ADJOURNMENT

Next Committee of the Whole Meeting: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING AGENDA - SEPTEMBER 9, 2025