Staff Report: Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 Amendment Bylaw No. 932, 2015

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL Council Report

TO: Mayor and Council FROM: Jeff Chow, MCIP, RPP, Senior Planner DATE: September 10, 2015 MEETING: September 15, 2015 FILE NO.: 3360-20-2015/04

Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 Amendment Bylaw No. 932, 2015 First and Second Reading

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 Amendment Bylaw No. 932, 2015 be given first and second reading.

AND THAT a public hearing be scheduled for October 6, 2015.

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER'S COMMENTS:

I concur with the recommendation.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES' COMMENTS:

I concur with the recommendation.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this report is to introduce Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 Amendment Bylaw No. 932, 2015. The bylaw would amend the CD-20: Comprehensive Development (Eagle Creek Village) zone to permit Hospital use and include housekeeping amendments to include commercial land uses newly defined in Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 that would have been permitted under Land Use Bylaw 1990, No. 35.

BACKGROUND

The CD-20: Comprehensive Development (Eagle Creek Village) zone was adopted in 2013 to facilitate Eagle Creek Village at 33 Helmcken Road. Eagle Creek Village is a mixed use development comprised of a shopping centre, offices, 60 units of rental apartments, and a future multifamily residential development. Construction is currently underway.

DISCUSSION

The proposal is to amend the CD-20: Comprehensive Development (Eagle Creek Village) zone to permit Hospital and a housekeeping amendment to include commercial land uses newly defined in Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014.

1. Hospital Use The hospital use is proposed because the applicant has submitted a proposal to Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority) to operate an ambulatory surgical centre. As noted in the applicant's letter (Attachment 2) the centre would provide minor and exploratory procedures and would include the use of anaesthetics. While Island Health has not issued any approvals yet, the proposed hospital use is supported for this site given its proximity to Victoria General Hospital and access to local services.

While Medical Clinic and Physician and Dental Offices are permitted uses (Attachment 3), these uses specifically do not permit overnight patient stays. If approved the Hospital use would permit overnight stays to allow patient observation and recovery. To ensure that Hospital use will be kept at a small scale, it is recommended that the maximum floor area for this use be capped at 4300 m², which is the equivalent of three storeys of the office building under construction.

2. Housekeeping Amendments Staff also propose that the CD-20: Comprehensive Development (Eagle Creek Village) zone be amended to include a number of land uses that were newly defined in Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014, such as the following:

• “Daycare, Large” means a place that provides for the care of more than 8 people.
• “Daycare, Small” means a place that provides for the care of 8 or fewer people.
• “Garden Centre” means the use of a lot, building or other structure for the purpose of selling, lawn and garden equipment, furnishings and supplies including the retail sales of plant materials and trees.
• “Laboratory Facility” means the use of a building for conducting scientific or medical research, experimentation or diagnostic work.
• “Pharmacy” means a retail outlet which dispenses drugs by prescription.

The housekeeping amendment can be supported because they are uses that would have been permitted in the CD-20 zone in Land Use Bylaw No. 35, 1990 and are considered appropriate for a major commercial centre and at this location (33 Helmcken Road).

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure approval of the bylaw will be required before fourth reading can be passed.

RECOMMENDATION:

THAT Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 Amendment Bylaw No. 932, 2015 be given first and second reading.

AND THAT a public hearing be scheduled for October 6, 2015.

SUBMITTED BY: Jeff Chow, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner

REVIEWED BY: Lindsay Chase, MCIP, RPP Director of Development Services

ATTACHMENTS

1. Location plan
2. Letter from Applicant – July 17, 2015 (2 pages)
3. CD-20: Comprehensive Development Zone (Eagle Creek Village) (3 pages)