20 Nov 2023 Council meeting Housing

Building Bylaw Amendments - Introduction of the Certified Professionals Program

Motion
That: “Building Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 7224.06” (to implement a Certified Professional Program; alignment of Professional Practice Guidelines for Retaining Walls; and minor housekeeping items) pass first reading; “Building Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 7224.06” pass second reading; “Building Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 7224.06” pass third reading.
Sources
Agenda itemCity agenda, whole meeting
Staff reportPage 1
Purpose
To introduce amendments to “Building Bylaw 2016 No. 7224” for Council’s consideration, including the introduction of the Certified Professional Program and other housekeeping amendments.
Staff report, page 1
Staff recommendation
That: 1. “Building Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 7224.06” (to implement a Certified Professional Program; alignment of Professional Practice Guidelines for Retaining Walls; and minor housekeeping items) pass first reading; 2. “Building Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 7224.06” pass second reading; 3. “Building Amendment Bylaw 2023 No. 7224.06” pass third reading.
Staff report, page 1
DocumentsStaff report about Economic Development, Land Use & Urban Form

Questions and answers

Councillor Paul Manly
Speaker identificationConfident
Yes

asked
Thank you for this. So the three projects that you mentioned that would benefit from this were all public infrastructure. Would this CP program, the Certified Professional Program, would that work for somebody putting up a large residential building as well as really for large projects, right? But it could be private sector as well?
City staff answered
So through Councillor Manley to Council, this is voluntary. So it's up to the owner whether or not they want to go through this process. Of course, there's an additional cost because they need to hire a CP. But again, there's that extra level of assurance that this is going to go smoothly through the process because that code review started back in the planning phase of things instead of sort of being reviewed application right so there's less of that back and forth so it really only
followed up
make makes sense for large projects where they could afford to have somebody in there but it would it speeds up the process of making sure that they're that they're doing everything according to that's right city rules and regular building code and provincial building code thanks