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Bylaw 12/2019 - Land Use Bylaw Amendment - Supportive Housing (1st Reading)
Presented by: Kathleen Short, Architectural Development Officer II
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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That Bylaw 12/2019, being Amendment 167 to Land Use Bylaw 9/2005, be read a first time.
That a public hearing on Bylaw 12/2019, be held at the regularly scheduled Council meeting on April 23, 2019.
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of the report is to propose amendments to the Land Use Bylaw regarding supportive housing, particularly the separation distance between group homes, and to introduce a new use category that addresses a section of the population that is currently not provided for in the Land Use Bylaw.
ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority #5: Housing: Enhance housing options.
1. 5.1 - Modify Land Use Bylaw to encourage diversity in residential built forms.
2. 5.3 - Work with regional partners to explore the creation of additional housing options
to address issues of affordability and accessibility.
3. 5.4 - Explore interim housing options to support vulnerable populations.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On May 28, 2018, Council passed the following motion (AR-18-226) in the context of a discussion on separation distances for group homes:
That Council grant an extension to enable more research be undertaken and brought back to Council with additional recommendations no later than May 27, 2019.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In February 2018 Council approved amendments to the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) with respect to the residential districts. Included in those amendments were provisions to make group homes a permitted use in the R1 & R2 low-density residential districts (they were a discretionary use prior to February 2018), and to also make group homes a permitted use in the new RX residential and RXL residential-lane districts. This addressed what was observed by Council an...
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