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CITY OF VICTORIA SECONDARY SUITE POLICY PUBLIC MEETING

CITY OF VICTORIA SECONDARY SUITE POLICY PUBLIC MEETING. May 3, 2007. OUTLINE. 1.0 Meeting Purpose 2.0. Overview : Key Questions 3.0. Choices 4.0. Next Steps. INTRODUCTION. Meeting Purpose Hear public comments on proposed secondary suite recommendations with respect to:

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CITY OF VICTORIA SECONDARY SUITE POLICY PUBLIC MEETING

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  1. CITY OF VICTORIASECONDARY SUITE POLICY PUBLIC MEETING May 3, 2007

  2. OUTLINE • 1.0 Meeting Purpose • 2.0. Overview : Key Questions • 3.0. Choices • 4.0. Next Steps

  3. INTRODUCTION Meeting Purpose • Hear public comments on proposed secondary suite recommendations with respect to: • Proposed Changes to Zoning Regulations • Continuing existing business licence and bylaw enforcement practices

  4. OVERVIEW : KEY QUESTIONS What? Proposal toallow Secondary Suites meeting certain criteria: • In single family detached dwellings in the R1-A, R1-B and R-2 zones: - Option a: built before 2002 or - Option b: buildings of any age • Not require an on-site parking stall for a secondary suite

  5. DEFINITION A Secondary Suite is: • A special type of suite permitted in a single family detached dwelling • The suite can be up to 40% of habitable floor area or a maximum of 90 m2 (970 ft2) • Cannot be strata-titled • Safety and construction aspects regulated through special provisions in the Building Code • Ceiling height, fire separation, and sound control

  6. DEFINITION

  7. Where? Residential Zones Affected by the Proposed Secondary Suite Policy Expansion

  8. OVERVIEW : KEY QUESTIONS Why? Supply of and Demand for Housing Type (Safe, Legal, Modest Size) Fitting into Existing Neighbourhoods

  9. OVERVIEW: KEY QUESTIONS How? • Zoning Bylaw Amendments • Licensing • Enforcement • Monitoring and Review/refinement

  10. CHOICES

  11. CHOICES

  12. CHOICES

  13. NEXT STEPS • Staff Report on the Comments/Feedback Received • Preparation of Zoning Amendment Bylaws • Public Hearing slated for June 14, 2007 • On-going Monitoring of impacts and staff report to Council within three years of adoption of any changes

  14. Summary Table:SECONDARY SUITE POLICY COMPARISON TABLE

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