10 Jul 2023 Council meeting Housing

Development Permit Application No. DP1284 - 380 and 385 Watfield Avenue

Motion
That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1284 for a multi-family residential development at 380 and 385 Watfield Avenue with variances as outlined in the “Proposed Variances” section of the Staff Report dated 2023- JUL-10 titled "Development Permit Application No. DP1284 - 380 and 385 Watfield Avenue".
Minutes, page 6
Sources
Agenda itemCity agenda, whole meeting
Staff reportPage 2
Purpose
To present for Council’s consideration a development permit application for a multi-family development at 380 and 385 Watfield Avenue.
Staff report, page 2
Staff recommendation
That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1284 for a multi-family residential development at 380 and 385 Watfield Road with variances as outlined in the “Proposed Variances” section of the Staff Report dated 2023-JUN-05.
Staff report, page 2
DocumentsStaff report about Housing, Land Use & Urban Form

Leonard Krog Yes

If my calculations are correct at 100 and 47 3 bedroom units in 21 4 bedroom units. . Assuming everyone gets a bedroom, as opposed the way many of us were raised with two or three In one bedroom. Not that I'm you know, pulling out the log cabin or anything tonight.

Questions and answers

Councillor Paul Manly
Speaker identificationConfident
Yes

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Thank you, Councilor Manley. Thank you Worship. I'm happy to see this development going forward as well. . I'm just curious about the Foster Street. . Road reserve and extension. Is that going to be
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built? ? Uh
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Built in once the project is done. Or is that Waiting for some other date before that book that road is built.
City staff answered
I thank you through your worship. Good question, so that that is a protection for a long term potential, Um, Road Network connection there. Between what field through to Hillcrest in that area. Um, that wouldn't happen with this development. What's proposed there is a pedestrian connection in place of the road at this point. But the covenant would provide for, um In the future, if needed. Ultimately, the
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road connection through that area because there's the other property yet to develop beside it, that would need that road right of way as well or
City staff answered
Uh, yeah, through your worship If there's development potential along, Um uh, weakness, I as well. There may be need for additional. You can see the green space on that. Thank you for pulling that up attachment. See there, you can see the green space, says Foster Street Road reserve. . On the north edge of the plan there, potentially that would connect through to connect what field through to Hillcrest, or at least protect for that possibility in the future. There's no design for that now. But there there could be a need for additional road connectivity there in the future. . It will be reserved for pedestrians in the interim.