AGENDA - VICTORIA CITY COUNCIL

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COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 1 CENTENNIAL SQUARE, VICTORIA BC
To be held immediately following the Committee of the Whole Meeting
The City of Victoria is located on the homelands of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation

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A report recommending:

  • 1st and 2nd readings of:
    • Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2012, Amendment Bylaw (No. 54), No. 24-055
    • Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2012, Amendment Bylaw (No. 55), No. 24-057
    • Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1343), No. 24-056
    • Zoning Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1344), No. 24-058
    • Heritage Designation Bylaw (1964 Fairfield Road), Amendment Bylaw (No. 2), No. 24-051
  • Motion to amend previous resolution

The application proposes to amend the OCP Bylaw to support increased density for a portion of the Traditional Residential Urban Place area at the northeast corner of Fairfield Road and Beechwood Avenue, and to rezone the land known as 1733 Fairfield Road, 1735 Fairfield Road and 1737 Fairfield Road to permit a four-storey multiple dwelling consisting of 29 units.


The application also proposes to include all of the land known as 1964 Fairfield Road and 507 Foul Bay Road in the Public Facilities, Institutions, Parks and Open Space Urban Place Designation, to rezone the land known as 1964 Fairfield Road to remove existing residential permitted uses and to add existing garden, restaurant, and gift shop as permitted uses, to rezone the land known as 507 Foul Bay Road to remove existing residential permitted uses and to add existing garden, restaurant, and gift shop as permitted uses, and to add the property located at 507 Foul Bay Road as protected heritage property.

A report recommending:

  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings of:
    • Short-Term Rental Zoning Amendment Bylaw, No. 24-060
  • Adoption of:
    • Short-Term Rental Zoning Amendment Bylaw, No. 24-060

The purposes of this Bylaw are to amend the Zoning Regulation Bylaw and the Zoning Bylaw 2018 to better regulate short-term rentals and similar uses.

  • Adoption of:
    • Short-Term Rental Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 1), No. 24-059

The purpose of this Bylaw is to amend the Short-Term Rental Regulation Bylaw to better align it with the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act, clarify the meaning of various terms, and provide for more effective administration and enforcement of that bylaw.

  • Adoption of:
    • Patio Regulation Bylaw, Amendment Bylaw (No. 3), No. 24-043

The purpose of this Bylaw is to amend the Patio Regulation Bylaw to designate a portion of Mary Park as a sidewalk for the purposes of the Patio Regulation Bylaw, prescribe fees for patio use of that portion of Mary Park for patio purposes, and to make housekeeping amendments.

Link to the July 18, 2024 COTW Agenda

  • Motion to approve:
    • Development Variance Permit Application No. 00286

Council is considering a Development Variance Permit Application to reduce the required percentage of long-term bicycle racks that must be ground mounted, reduce various dimensions related to bicycle parking spaces height, separation, and aisle widths, and reduce the total number of bicycle parking spaces. 

MOTION TO CLOSE THE AUGUST 01, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING TO THE PUBLIC

That Council convene a closed meeting that excludes the public under Section 90 of the Community Charter for the reason that the following agenda items deal with matters specified in Sections 90(1) and/or (2) of the Community Charter, namely:

Section 90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:

Section 90(1)(c) labour relations or other employee relations;

Section 90(1)(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;

Section 90(1)(f) law enforcement, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the conduct of an investigation under or enforcement of an enactment;

Section 90(1)(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public; and

Section 90(2) A part of a council meeting must be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to one or more of the following:

Section 90(2)(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.