MINUTES OF A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2024

VIEW ROYAL MUNICIPAL OFFICE – COUNCIL CHAMBERS

PRESENT WERE:

Mayor Tobias
Councillor Brown
Councillor Kowalewich
Councillor Lemon
Councillor MacKenzie
Councillor Mattson
Councillor Rogers

PRESENT ALSO:

S. Jones, Director of Corporate Administration/Deputy CAO
L. Taylor, Director of Development Services
S. Scory, Senior Planner
E. Bolster, Deputy Corporate Officer
13 members of the public
0 members of the press

1. CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Tobias called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Councillor Rogers asked whether lot coverage and impermeable surface area should be included in the discussion this evening.

MOVED BY: Councillor Rogers
SECONDED BY: Councillor Lemon

THAT agenda be amended to include item 8.3 a);
AND THAT the agenda be approved as amended.
CARRIED

3. MINUTES, RECEIPT & ADOPTION OF

4. MAYOR’S REPORT

The Mayor noted that Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1135, 2024 (Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing) is before Council to ensure compliance with the Province’s Bill 44 – Housing Statues (Residential Development) Amendment Act, and that BC Hydro is working with municipalities to provide improved customer service.

5. PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS

6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD

a) G. Mathies, Stewart Avenue, thanked Council and the Standing Committee on Housing Legislation for their work. He questioned whether permeable surfaces should be included in the discussion this evening.

7. BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES

8. REPORTS

8.1 STAFF REPORTS

8.2 COMMITTEE REPORTS

8.3 OTHER REPORTS

a) Minutes of the Standing Committee on Housing Legislation meeting held June 7, 2024

Council reviewed the Standing Committee on Housing Legislation’s discussion items and the recommendations made at the Standing Committee’s June 7, 2024 meeting.

The Director of Development Services noted that the Committee’s recommendations to amend Schedule E to include lots within the 400m radius of a prescribed frequent bus stop and to identify Site Standard Package D on the map legend in Appendix 1 have already been incorporated.

MOVED BY: Councillor Mattson
SECONDED BY: Councillor Rogers

THAT the minutes of the Standing Committee on Housing Legislation meeting held June 7, 2024 be received.
CARRIED

Council and staff discussed incorporation of floor space area exemption for garages and setbacks.

MOVED BY: Councillor Mattson
SECONDED BY: Councillor Brown

C-93-24 THAT garage floor areas be included in the floor area calculation.
CARRIED
Councillors Kowalewich and MacKenzie opposed

MOVED BY: Councillor Mattson
SECONDED BY: Councillor Rogers

C-94-24 THAT the current setbacks in the proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1135, 2024 be replaced with the setbacks in Option 2 that are presented in the attachments of the Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Regulation Report to the Committee of the Whole dated May 14, 2024.
CARRIED

MOVED BY: Councillor Mattson
SECONDED BY: Councillor Lemon

THAT the motion regarding Site Standard Package A (SCOHL-08-24) from the Standing Committee on Housing Legislation be received.
CARRIED

9. CORRESPONDENCE

9.1 FOR ACTION

9.2 FOR INFORMATION

10. BYLAWS

a) Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing Zoning Amendments

Report dated May 28, 2024 from the Director of Development Services

The Director of Development Services gave a summary of the report to Council.

Council and staff discussed the authority of the bylaw in relation to strata bylaws, parking, and that there is no requirement for owner occupancy.

MOVED BY: Councillor Mattson
SECONDED BY: Councillor Lemon

THAT the report dated May 28, 2024 from the Director of Development Services titled “Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing Zoning Amendments” be received.
CARRIED

Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1135, 2024 A Bylaw to Amend Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 to Introduce Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) Zoning Regulations

MOVED BY: Councillor Lemon
SECONDED BY: Councillor Mattson

THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1135, 2024 be given first, second, and third reading as amended to include the two Standing Committee on Housing Legislation recommendations supported by Council this evening.

MOVED BY: Councillor Rogers
SECONDED BY: Mayor Tobias

C-95-24 THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1135, 2024 be further amended by removing lot coverage and impermeable surface coverage as provisions of density in all standard zones.
CARRIED
Councillors Kowalewich, MacKenzie, and Mattson opposed

The vote was then called on the main motion as amended, including the removal of lot coverage and impermeable surface coverage as provisions of density in all standard zones:

MOVED BY: Councillor Lemon
SECONDED BY: Councillor Mattson

C-96-24 THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1135, 2024 be given first, second, and third reading with the following amendments:

inclusion of garage floor areas in the floor area calculation;
replacement of the setbacks in the proposed Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, Amendment Bylaw No. 1135, 2024 with the setbacks in Option 2 that were presented in the attachments to the Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Regulation Report to the Committee of the Whole dated May 14, 2024; and
removal of lot coverage and impermeable surface coverage as provisions of density in all standard zones.
CARRIED
Councillors MacKenzie and Rogers opposed

MOVED BY: Councillor Rogers
SECONDED BY: Councillor Mattson

C-97-24 THAT the requirement for a public hearing be waived regarding the removal of lot coverage and impermeable surface coverage as provisions of density in all standard zones and the placement of these under a separate heading in Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014;
AND THAT an amendment bylaw be prepared.
CARRIED
Mayor Tobias opposed

MINUTES OF A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2024

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL