Correspondence (g): Email from Alexis de Rosenroll
Prospective medical clinic buyer sharing concerns about parking requirements for procedure-based clinics.
RE: 268 Helmcken Road
From: Alexis de Rosenroll
Sent: January 15, 2026 1:44 PM
To: Mayor And Council Email mayorandcouncil@viewroyal.ca
Subject: RE: 268 Helmcken Road
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
We are writing as View Royal residents, health care professionals and prospective buyers of the commercial space located at 268 Helmcken Road. We are genuinely excited about the potential of this site and what it could contribute to the community.
We want to begin by sharing that we were very much looking forward to the idea of a café and grocery-style hub at this location. We understand and appreciate the Town’s goal of creating places where people can gather and connect and see clear community value in that vision. We recognize its role as a meaningful community amenity and would like to share our concerns as potential buyers or for future buyers of this space if it were to become used for medical purposes.
Our first goal and passion is to deliver much-needed healthcare services to our town and region. Currently, View Royal has 68,000 residents who do not have access to a primary care provider, and countless individuals on waitlists for procedures that could be done in an out-patient settings that do not exist in the Greater Victoria area.
Our proposed clinic would not only include primary care but also procedure rooms for out-patient care. Procedure-based clinics involve longer patient stays, recovery periods, and, in many cases, the need for an escort or driver. Patient arrivals and discharges tend to occur in clusters rather than evenly throughout the day, creating higher and more concentrated parking needs than a typical primary care clinic.
The site provides a total of 29 parking stalls: 18 in the carport and 11 under the building. If the clinic were to provide 6 primary care/general practitioner rooms and 4 procedure rooms, the volume of patient turn-over could require 24-30 stalls during peak periods. This does not account for staff including physicians, nurses, technicians and administrative staff.
There are no nearby public parking lots or parking facilities available, and there is no convenient or safe location for patient drop off. Dependable on-site parking is therefore critical, particularly for patients experiencing pain, mobility limitations, or post-procedure restrictions. Without adequate on-site parking, overflow would inevitably occur on surrounding residential streets and could even result in patients not being able to come to their appointment for lack of accessibility. Parking flow calculations were based on the 6,000 square feet remaining after the allowance for the clinical space. Any reduction in usable clinical space or functional parking has a direct financial impact on the viability of the clinic as a small business. Reduced capacity means fewer patients treated and fewer services offered, despite clear and growing community needs.
The services proposed for this site fill a gap in care that currently does not exist on Vancouver Island. With thoughtful attention to parking and operational realities, this project can support both community-building goals and urgently needed healthcare access.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Respectfully,
Dr. Dennis Y. Kim and Alexis de Rosenroll