6 May 2024 Council meeting Housing

Transit-Oriented Area Designation Bylaw and Off-Street Parking Bylaw Amendments (Part 1)

Motions decided by one vote
That “Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw 2024 No. 7382” (to implement transit-oriented areas as required by Bill 47 – Housing Statutes and associated regulations) pass first reading.
Minutes, page 9
That “Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw 2024 No. 7382” pass second reading.
Minutes, page 9
That “Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw 2024 No. 7382” pass third reading.
Minutes, page 9
The City’s vote record words it differently
That “Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw 2024 No. 7382” (to implement transit-oriented areas as required by Bill 47 – Housing Statutes and associated regulations) pass first reading; That “Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw 2024 No. 7382” pass second reading; That “Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw 2024 No. 7382” pass third reading;
Sources
Agenda itemCity agenda, whole meeting
Staff reportPage 1
Purpose
The purpose of this report is to present a Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw and amendments to the ‘Off-Street Parking Regulations Bylaw 2018, No 7266’ in order to implement Bill 47 – Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) regulations now required in the Local Government Act and associated Regulations 674 and 678.
Staff report, page 1
Staff recommendation
That: 1. “Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw 2024 No. 7382” pass first reading; 2. “Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw 2024 No. 7382” pass second reading; 3. “Transit-Oriented Areas Designation Bylaw 2024 No. 7382” pass third reading; 4. “Off-Street Parking Regulations Amendment Bylaw 2024 No. 7266.03” pass first reading; 5. “Off-Street Parking Regulations Amendment Bylaw 2024 No. 7266.03” pass second reading; and, 6. Council direct Staff to proceed to a public hearing for Bylaw 7266.03 prior to consideration of third reading and final adoption, as required by Section 2.3 of the “Off-Street Parking Regulations Bylaw 2018, No. 7266”.
Staff report, page 1
DocumentsStaff report about Housing, Land Use & Urban Form, Transportation & Mobility

Questions and answers

Councillor Ben Geselbracht
Speaker identificationConfident
Yes

asked
Councillor Gesselbroke. Thanks. Sorry, just a clarification on the report. Does it include the downtown as a transit-oriented area, the potential hub? Would that be added in after?
City staff answered
Thanks, already on. Through the Mayor to Council Gesselbrock, no, the downtown is not included as a TOA per the provincial legislation.

Councillor Ben Geselbracht
Speaker identificationConfident
Yes

asked
And say, for example, if the transit hub is created down there, would that then qualify to be, would we be required to have it as a TOA?
City staff answered
So according to the province, they would inform us should that occur. So we would receive that a new TOA is being designated within the city of Nanaimo. And that there would be time to work with the regional district of Nanaimo in determining how that TOA is designated and when.