ZONING BYLAW NO. 900, 2014, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1160 – REZONING APPLICATION NO. 2025-01 FOR 258 HELMCKEN ROAD

ZONING BYLAW NO. 900, 2014, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1160 – REZONING APPLICATION NO. 2025-01 FOR 258 HELMCKEN ROAD

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT prior to third reading of Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1160, 2025, Council rescind motion C-196-25, which required registration of a covenant to secure a medical office and/or neighbourhood grocery store on the ground floor for a minimum of ten years.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to request Council rescind motion C-196-25, which required registration of a covenant to secure medical office and/or neighbourhood grocery store on the ground floor for a minimum of ten years.

BACKGROUND:

Original Bylaw

At the November 4, 2025, Council meeting, first and second readings of Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1160, 2025 were approved to add the following land uses to the CD-26 zone (with allowable business hours between 6am-10pm):

• Café (minimum 150m² required)
• Medical Clinic
• Personal Service Establishment
• Retail Store

At that meeting, Council passed the following motion:

THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1160, 2025 be given first and second reading;

AND THAT staff work with the owner to establish agreed conditions for a covenant on title to secure a medical clinic on the ground floor to be brought forward to Council prior to consideration of third reading.

December 2, 2025, Council meeting

At the Council meeting on December 2, 2025, Council passed the following motion:

THAT a covenant be registered on the title of 258 Helmcken Road prior to adoption of Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1160, 2025 to require medical clinic use (i.e., family physician, nurse practitioner or medical specialist office) and/or neighbourhood grocery store in a portion of the ground floor commercial unit in the mixed-use building for a minimum of ten years.

It is recommended that Council rescind this motion as discussed under the Analysis section below.

Current Bylaw as Amended January 20, 2026

At the January 20, 2026, Council meeting, Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1160, 2025 was amended to remove Personal Service Establishment and Retail Store from the bylaw. The only two new land uses to be added to the CD-26 zone (with allowable business hours between 6am-10pm) are:

• Café (minimum 74m² required)
• Medical Clinic

ANALYSIS:

It is recommended that the Council motion to require the registration of a covenant to secure a medical office and/or neighbourhood grocery store on the ground floor for a minimum of ten years be rescinded. With the amendment to remove Personal Service Establishment and Retail Store from the proposed list of permitted uses, the requirement for the covenant is no longer necessary. This is because the permitted commercial uses would be Café, Neighbourhood and Medical Clinic. If the property owner wishes to propose other uses in the commercial ground floor of the building in the future, then they may submit a new rezoning application.

Impacts and implications can be summarized as follows:

ALIGNMENT:

The recommended option aligns with the Town’s following core guiding documents as follows:

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GOAL:

The desired level of public participation for the recommended option is:

☐ Inform ☒ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower ☐ N/A

TIME CRITICAL:

There are no timing considerations for the Town.

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