August 15, 2022 Committee of the Whole

At the August 15, 2022, Committee of the Whole (COTW) meeting, Council provided the following direction on the 6 key areas of the Land Use Bylaw Review.

1. Urban Hens

  • COTW advanced the regulations to first reading with no changes.

2. Demolition Permits

  • COTW advanced the regulations to first reading with minor changes. Added the following text to 9.10.13:
  • Demolition, Deconstruction, or the removal of a structure over 10 m2 with Historic Designation or on Heritage Inventory shall also include, where reasonably available, the following information with an application:

3. Live / Work Units

  • COTW advanced the regulations to first reading with no changes.

4. Commercial / Industrial Districts

  • COTW advanced the regulations to first reading with minor changes. Removed the discretionary use evaluation criteria for “casino” in the industrial park.
  • The use was removed from the industrial land use district, to the discretionary use evaluation criteria should have also been removed.
  • Section 16.1.6(c) Casino:
    1. That the use shall not adversely impact the ability of permitted uses to be carried out within neighbouring industrial properties; and
    2. That there shall be a demand for this use in the area which it is being applied for; and
    3. That the use shall not limit the supply of industrial land in the City.

5. Detached Secondary Suites

  • COTW advanced the regulations to first reading with minor changes. Removed the following text from 9.28.1:
  • A Secondary Suite may be permitted within a Duplex or Multi-Unit Development within a Duplex in the R2 Land Use District.
  • Administrative error. The reference above should have already been removed.

6. Airport District Uses

  • COTW did not advance the regulations to first reading. COTW instructed Administration to restore the AIR District to the current regulations in LUB 2929-17.
  • That change has been made in the draft.

The Land Use Bylaw update will come forward to Regular Council to consider first reading on September 6th, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.

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The updated Land Use Bylaw has been approved.