Staff Report to Council: Bylaw No. 1690 - Z17-0004 (1319 & 1323 Ravensview Drive)

Staff Report to Council

Date: March 5, 2018
Department: Planning
Application No.: Z17-0004

Subject

Bylaw No. 1690- Application to amend the text within the RR4 (Rural Residential 4) zone for 1319 and 1323 Ravensview Drive in order to permit smaller lot sizes to facilitate a three lot subdivision.

At their Regular Meeting of May 15, 2017, Council passed the following resolution with respect to the property at 1319 & 1323 Ravensview Drive:

That Council:

1. Proceed with the amendment to the text of the RR4 zone for the properties on 1323 and 1319 Ravensview Drive, subject to the following terms and conditions:

   a) That the applicant provides, prior to Bylaw Adoption, a Section 219 covenant, registered in priority of all other charges on title, that agrees to the following:

   a. That no construction of building or subdivision or alteration of land may occur on those lands contained on the eastern border of the property, and identified as the common property with 1319 and 1323 Ravensview Drive and as shown in Figure 2 as Lot 3 until all works and services required by Bylaw 1000 have been completed, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering;
   b. That new and existing houses are required to connect to sanitary sewers when they become available to the site, and that all costs associated with connecting to sewers are the responsibility of the owners;
   c. That secondary suites are not be permitted; and
   d. That there may only be one residential dwelling per lot.

   b) Direct staff to proceed with consideration of the following variances for the proposed 3 lot subdivision of 1319 and 1323 Ravensview Drive subject to the applicant applying for the necessary development variance permit:

   a. Section 6.1.1 of the Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 1000 be varied to allow for the creation of three lots that are not serviced by the municipal sanitary sewer system;

   b. Section 8.15.5 of the Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No.1000 be varied to allow for the creation of three lots that require a reduction in fire flow but that do not contain residential fire sprinklers;

   c. Section 8.1.5 of the Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 1000 be varied to allow for the creation of three lots that do not comply with the requirements of the BC Building Code in regards to sufficient water pressure;

   d. That Section 2.1.1 of the Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 1000 be varied to allow the creation of three lots without the provision of frontage improvements.