6 May 2024 Council meeting Transportation

Transit-Oriented Area Designation Bylaw and Off-Street Parking Bylaw Amendments (Part 3)

Motion
That 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”.
Minutes, page 9
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 Sheryl Armstrong
Speaker identificationConfident
Yes

asked
Thank you. When you were looking at the parking by-law, did you look at the fact of the size of our small car spaces knowing now that cars are on average three to four inches larger? Could you take that into consideration? Because I know there's a lot of issues where cars aren't fitting into our small car spots, and they are technically small cars.
Lisa Brinkman
Speaker identificationConfident
answeredManager, Community Planning
Thank you for your question. And we really, when reviewing this round of edits to the parking by-law, we're really trying to focus really on key changes necessary in relation to transit-oriented areas. But I can assure you one priority project that Transportation Department is leading is to do a review of the parking by-law and other parking by-laws in the city. So that review will be commencing shortly and will be more of an overhaul or comprehensive review of the parking by-law.
City staff answered
Thank you.
followed up
I'll be voting against this even though you guys did a lot of great work because I think it's wrong that the province has done this.