Title
Proposed text amendments to Land Use Bylaw 20-2009 (Bylaw No. 2013-07)
Proposed Motion(s)
That Bylaw No. 2013-07 be forwarded to Council for first reading.
Body
Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration supports the proposed motions.
Purpose
The proposed amendment will assist staff to expedite the development permit process. For example by reducing the side and rear setbacks for accessory building there will be fewer discretionary permits issued that will allow the applicants to proceed with building permit approvals 14 days sooner.
Bylaw 2013-07 identifies a number of issues and concerns that have been brought forward by ratepayers and staff. The proposed changes assist staff in streamlining the development permit process.
Summary
Proposed Bylaw 2013-07 is a comprehensive bylaw amendment that is written in numerical order following the Land Use Bylaw Sections.
The proposed Bylaw primarily deals with the following:
- Referring to the "NOTES" field of the "Use Tables" as a reference.
- Reducing side and rear setbacks for accessory buildings within the Agricultural and Country Residential Districts.
- Reducing setbacks within the Business Industrial and Medium Industrial Districts.
- Reducing the Landscaping requirements in the Business Industrial and Medium Industrial Districts
- Omitting Garden Suites as a use by combining that definition with Secondary Suite, and creating a singular definition and regulation
Most of the proposed amendments require changes to multiple Sections within the Land Use Bylaw which contributed to the length of the proposed Bylaw.
Strategic Plan/Policy/Legal/Staff Implications (As Required)
Financial Impact:
Cost: 0
Source of Funding:
Other (As Required)