TAMRMS#: B06
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Report on "Group Homes"
Presented by: Kathleen Short, Architectural Development Officer II
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
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1. That the report “Report on Group Homes, July 2017”, provided as an attachment to the July 10 agenda report entitled "Report on 'Group Homes'", be received as information.
2. That Council direct Administration to conduct a full review of the Land Use Bylaw as it pertains to Supportive Housing (Group Homes) and bring forward amendments to Land Use Bylaw 9/2005 by the end of Q2 2018 to better define, improve, categorize, and provide provisions for Supportive Housing (Group Homes) use types based on best practices, and provincial regulations.
3. That the following motion be rescinded:
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“That Administration propose for Council's consideration by August 31, 2017 all related Bylaw and Policy amendments that would result in creating a group home category that is a permitted use".
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this Report is to respond to a Council Motion approved on December 5, 2016 directing Administration to provide a report regarding changing the group home category from discretionary to permitted prior to bringing the bylaw and policy amendments to Council.
COUNCIL DIRECTION
On December 5, 2016 the following motions were passed:
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“That Administration propose for Council's consideration by August 31, 2017 all related Bylaw and Policy amendments that would result in creating a group home category that is a permitted use".
Council also passed the following motion on December 5, 2016:
“That a report is brought to council for review regarding changing “group home category” from discretionary to permitted use in the LUB is brought forward prior to the bylaw and policy amendments on this topic are brought to council.”
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
As noted in the Purpose section of this Agenda Report, Administration has been asked to provide a report on changing Group Homes fr...
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