Environmental Development Permit No. 2011/15 – 283 Kerwood Street

8. REPORTS

8.1 STAFF REPORTS

Environmental Development Permit No. 2011/15 – 283 Kerwood Street

Report dated February 2, 2012 from the Senior Planner. Pg. 22-48

Staff Recommendation:

THAT Development Permit No. 2011/15 be approved to permit construction of retaining walls, a patio, and a stepped pathway with bank stabilization measures as per the plans attached to the January 3, 2012 staff report and subject to noticing as per the requirements of Bylaw 730;

AND THAT Development Permit 2011/15 include the following variances:

Variances to the setback from the natural boundary of the sea specified in Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35 from 15 metres to 0 metres and the setback from the natural boundary of the sea specified in Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35 from 7.5 metres to 0 metres to legalize the siting of an existing stairway;
Variance to the setback from the natural boundary of the sea specified in Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35 from 15 metres to 9.0 metres and setback from the side yard specified in Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35 from 7.5 metres to 1.0 metres to permit the siting of a patio.

Rezoning Application – 1900 Watkiss Way

Report dated February 3, 2012 from the Senior Planner Pg. 49-54

Staff Recommendation:

THAT a Public Hearing be scheduled for February 21, 2012;

AND THAT prior to final reading of Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35, Amendment Bylaw No. 819, 2011, a covenant be registered to require the following:

$15,000 for the Coordinator of Volunteers position for 1.5 years;
$1,824 for tools to be used in restoration of natural areas;
Installation of a landscaped and irrigated median system, similar to the one at Camden Green, to be built at the entrance to the development on Watkiss Way that allows for dedicated left hand turn lanes from both directions;
A security and risk assessment of the trees bordering the property; and should the report identify risks, that the applicant be responsible for any remediation costs to meet the recommendations of the assessment;
Construction of the crosswalk at the driveway entrance with a surface treatment similar to what is provided currently in the school zone on Watkiss Way;

AND THAT, subject to final reading of Land Use Bylaw, 1990, No. 35, Amendment Bylaw No. 819, 2011, covenant FB101588 be modified to remove the requirement that only an Assisted Living Structure can be constructed on the parcel.