Consideration of Bylaws

Council adopted Subdivision and Development Control Bylaw No. 4-35, with updates that sought to balance the preservation of safety and system capacity with the provincial mandate to encourage the construction of more housing. The new bylaw applies minimum water supply standards for new subdivisions to all building permits, but enables the Development, Engineering, and Sustainability Director, in consultation with the Fire Chief, to exempt single-detached dwellings with a secondary suite from needing to meet the new subdivision standards. Any exemptions to the water supply standards will require alternative solutions.

This approach allows older existing dwellings to be replaced using existing water servicing while requiring more intensive infill developments (e.g. duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes) to comply with the new water supply standards established. View the full report to Council from February 24 for more information.

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