Discussion Roadmap Introduction Developers Application to Amend the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Discussion Roadmap Introduction Developers Application to Amend the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Discussion Roadmap Introduction Developers Application to Amend the Official Community Plan Zoning Amendment Application The Developers Proposal Traffic & Safety Concerns How an OCP gets Amended What Can We Do?
Discussion Roadmap
- Introduction
- Developer’s Application to Amend the Official Community Plan
- Zoning Amendment Application
- The Developer’s Proposal
- Traffic & Safety Concerns
- How an OCP gets Amended
- What Can We Do?
- Discussion
- Help
Our Neighbourhood is About to Change
TCD Development Group
A New Developer Has Arrived in Gibsons
“
“We don’t simply develop properties, we help to enhance and build communities.”
www.tcdgroup.ca
Can They Really Do That?
Official Community Plan Schedule B - Land Use Plan – March 2015
OCP – Low Density Residential 1 Georgia Mirage Development on Eaglecrest
OCP – Medium Density Residential
Vista Heights – 702 School Road
Zoning Bylaw Number 1065, 2007
(consolidate December 22, 2016)
Zoning – Single Family Residential Zone
If OCP (LD to MD) Amendment is Passed
Land Use Zoning – Comprehensive Development Zone 3 Town will create this NEW Zone for the developer
Developer’s Proposal
How Many Units?
- 100 Units
- 60 Upper
- 40 Lower
Upper Bench Units
Enter from Eaglecrest
Lower Bench Units
Enter from Stewart/ Winn Rd.
Proposed Layout of the 100 Units
Upper Bench Lower Bench
Traffic & Safety Concerns
Traffic Flow Map - Upper Bench
- Parking – 138 spots a 34% potential increase in traffic!
There are no sidewalks along Oceanmount or Eaglecrest
Proposed Inglis Traffic Route
Currently 24 vehicles. Proposed 138 more vehicles (575% potential traffic increase)
Traffic Flow – Lower Bench
- 71 Parking Spots, a Potential 71% increase for Winn/Abbs etc.
Entrance to Lower Bench
Fire Threat
300 – 400 people crowded into 4.77 acres next to a large forest
Purpose of an Official Community Plan
(Excerpted from SMART PLAN)
- an OCP is to guide Council’s decisions
- land use decisions made by Council must be
consistent with the Plan.
- an OCP is not intended to be a static
document.
- an OCP may be revised through adoption of
an amending bylaw
Amending the OCP
- 1. Pre-Application Meeting
- 2. Application Submission (January 30, 2017)
- 3. Application Review & Recommendation by Planning Dept.
to CoW
- 4. Committee of the Whole Recommendation to Council –
July 25 4 (a) Council Meeting (First Reading)
- 5. Public Hearing (Not Consultation)
- 6. Second and Third Reading
- 7. Referral to MOTI (If Required)
- 8. Final Adoption of OCP Amendment
What Kind of Neighbourhood?
Discussion
- Economics/Finance
- Tax Base
- Mortgage (affordability)
- Construction local benefit, cost of road maintenance
- Emergency Response
- Fire, Earthquake, Medical
- Traffic access and egress
- Research – on and offline
- Trades Contractor
- Municipal Government
- Legal
- OCP Process
- Media/PR/Social Media & Writing Skills
- Fundraising
Neighbourhood Association?
Should we form a Neighbourhood Association to assist Council and guide the Developer?
Thanks for Participatin g
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Contact Information:
Email: eagleviewna@gmail.com
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Mayor and Council: Wayne Rowe: wrowe@gibsons.ca Stafford Lumley: lumley@gibsons.ca Silas White: swhite@gibsons.ca Charlene SanJenko: csanjenko@gibsons.ca Jeremy Valeriote: jvaleriote@gibsons.ca Director of Planning: Andre Boel: aboel@gibsons.ca Town Phone Number: 604-886-2274
appendixes
Timeline
- Aug/Sept. 2016 - Property Purchased
- Dec. 2016 Developer comes to Town for meet and greet.
- Dec. 16, 2016 – Developer meets with Advisory Planning Commission
- January 31, 2017 Application for OCP and Zoning Amendments are signed (but not submitted)
- Feb 7, 2017 – Stanley Yashin attends COWT meeting to introduce project to Council.
- Feb 20, 2017 – Development Permit Application signed (but not submitted)
- Feb 24, 2017 – Preliminary Traffic Engineering Review
- March 1, 2017 Developer Open House, Gibsons Public Market. (OCP amendment not yet
submitted)
- March 13, 2017 – Land Development Feasibility Study (Draft)
- March 21, 2017 – OCP, Zoning and Development Applications submitted to Town
- May 19, 2017 – Advisory Planning Committee review