NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 6:30 pm
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 8A4
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the City of Chilliwack will hold a Public Hearing, as noted above, on the following items:
1. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2023, No. 5340 (RZ001683)
Location: 46485 Uplands Road
Applicant: Jesse Rayner, JCR Design Ltd.
Purpose: To rezone the subject property, as shown on the map below, from an SR (Suburban Residential) Zone to an R3 (Small Lot Residential) Zone to facilitate a future subdivision.
Location Map
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2. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2023, No. 5336 (RZ001566)
3. DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT (DVP01315)
Location: 45745, 45751 Alder Avenue and 45740, 45744, 45754 Webb Avenue
Applicant: Luteyn Architecture Ltd.
Purpose: To rezone the subject properties from an R1-A (Urban Residential) Zone and R5 (Low Rise Apartment) Zone to an R6 (Mid Rise Apartment) Zone, to facilitate the construction of an apartment development, within the subject properties, as shown on the map below.
A concurrent Development Variance Permit application has been submitted to vary the following Zoning Bylaw standards:
Increase lot coverage for a parkade of 3m in height from 50% to 65%;
- Waive the requirement for a loading stall for each apartment building to be provided on site;
- Reduce the setback requirements within the proposed R6 Zone for a parkade over 3m in height as follows:
- Front (Webb Avenue) and rear (Alder Avenue) from 6.0 to 4.5m;
- Exterior side (Kosumi Street) from 6.0 to 3.0m for the majority of the building and from 6.0m to 2.3m for two decorative projections;
- Interior side (west) from 6.0 to 1.3m;
- Reduce the setback requirements within the proposed R6 Zone for an apartment (containing 5 or more dwelling units) as follows:
o Front (Webb Avenue) and rear (Alder Avenue) from 6.0 to 4.3m for the roof over the entryway; and,
o Front (Webb Avenue) and rear (Alder Avenue) from 6.0 to 3.3m for the stairs along the north property line;
- Waive the requirement for a storage locker to be provided in a centralized location in favour of providing a storage area within each residential unit.
Location Map
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4. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2023, No. 5334 (RZ001573)
5. DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT (DVP01365)
Location: 6538 and 6548 Fern Street
Applicant: Keyplan Development Management
Purpose: To rezone the subject properties from an R1-A (Urban Residential) Zone to an R4-B (Low Density Multi - Unit Secondary Suite) Zone, to facilitate a future townhouse development, within the subject properties, as shown on the
map below.
A concurrent Development Variance Permit application has been submitted to vary the following Zoning Bylaw
standards:
- To reduce the front lot line setback within the proposed R4-B Zone from 6m to 5.5m;
- To reduce the rear lot line setback within the proposed R4-B Zone from 6m to 4m;
- To reduce the minimum common amenity area space requirement from 210m2 to 145m2;
- To waive the requirement that a common amenity area have a minimum contiguous area of 200m2 and minimum dimension of 6m; and,
- To permit a carport to be considered an unenclosed parking space.
Location Map
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6. ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BYLAW 2023, No. 5335 (RZ001687)
7. DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT (DVP1322)
Location: 9132 and 9146 Mary Street
Applicant: 1335457 BC Ltd.
Purpose: To rezone the subject properties from an RC (Commercial Conversion) Zone to an R6 (Mid Rise Apartment) Zone, to facilitate a future apartment development, within the subject properties, as shown on the map below.
- A concurrent Development Variance Permit application has been submitted to vary the following Zoning Bylaw standards:
- reduce the front lot line setback from 6m to 3.3m for an off-street parking structure;
- reduce the exterior side lot line setback from 4.5m to 1m for an off-street parking structure;
- reduce the minimum interior side lot line setback from 6.75m to 6m for the 4th storey and from 7.5m to 6m for the 5th storey;
- waive the requirement for portions of the common amenity area to have a minimum dimension of 6m;
- waive the requirement for a private amenity area to have a minimum dimension of 3m for five ground-orientedunits;
- waive the requirement for a common amenity area to be located more than 5m from a window serving a dwelling unit;
- reduce the minimum private amenity area space to less than 15m2 for two ground-oriented units;
- increase the maximum lot coverage from 50% to 82% for an off-street parking structure; and,
- waive the requirement to provide an off-street loading space.
Location Map
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Please review the instructions below in regard to the participation options for the Public Hearing:
- Written submissions, including your full name and address, to the Legislative Services Department at 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 8A4 or by email to clerks@chilliwack.com no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, September 25, 2023.
- Participate in person at the City of Chilliwack, Council Chambers, located at 8550 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC.
All submissions will be recorded and form part of the official record of the meeting. The Council meeting will be broadcast live on the City of Chilliwack website via the following link:
www.chilliwack.com/live for viewing by the public.
These proposed bylaws and permit will be provided via email upon request between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from Wednesday, September 13, 2023 to Tuesday, September 26, 2023, both inclusive, by the Planning Department at 604-793-2906 or planning@chilliwack.com.
Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.
Jacqueline Morgan, CMC
Corporate Officer