Council unanimously adopted the zoning change and approved a development permit with variances for a proposed 35-home building at 257 Belleville Street, replacing the Admiral Inn. It also approved a temporary permit allowing the existing home at 602 Esquimalt Road to be rented short-term, after a councillor asked how neighbours could address noise and whether the permit could be revoked. Staff said noise complaints fall under the City’s noise bylaw and Council could decide not to renew the permit after three years. Through the consent agenda, Council also gave the Officers Bylaw its first three readings; it will return for final consideration.
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E Consent Agenda (including H.1 Bylaw for Officers)
Council approved the consent agenda, which included the minutes from three previous meetings and the Officers Bylaw, No. 26-045. The bylaw establishes officer positions for the City and received its first, second, and third readings through the consent vote. The chair said it would return for final consideration.
Routine: approve the listed meeting minutes and give the Officers Bylaw its first three readings.
Official wording: That the following Consent Agenda items be approved:
F.1 Minutes from the Council (to follow COTW) meeting held April 9, 2026
That the minutes from the Daytime Council meeting held April 9, 2026 be approved.
F.2 Minutes from the Evening Council meeting held April 9, 2026
That the minutes from the Evening Council meeting held April 9, 2026 be approved.
F.3 Minutes from the Council (to follow COTW) meeting held April 16, 2026
That the minutes from the Council (to follow COTW) meeting held April 16, 2026 be approved.
H.1 Bylaw for Officers
That the following bylaw be given first, second, and third readings:
1. Officers Bylaw, No. 26-045
Council considered the final zoning bylaw and development permit decisions for 257 Belleville Street, where the Admiral Inn would be replaced by a residential building with about 35 homes. Council adopted the zoning amendment and approved the development permit with variances. No discussion or objections were recorded.
Agreement
Council unanimously adopted the zoning amendment.
Council unanimously approved the development permit with variances.
If the zoning amendment is adopted, issue a development permit for the project at 257 Belleville Street using the plans dated October 31, 2023. Allow the building to be taller and cover more of the site than normally permitted, with less open site space, and have the permit expire after two years.
Official wording: That subject to the adoption of the necessary Zoning Regulation Bylaw amendment, Council authorize the issuance of Development Permit with Variance Application No. 00209 for 257 Belleville Street, in accordance with:
1. Plans date stamped October 31, 2023
2. Development meeting all Zoning Regulation Bylaw requirements, except for the following variances:
i. Increase the maximum height from 30m to 32m
ii. Increase the maximum site coverage from 45% to 53%
iii. Reduce the minimum open site space from 40% to 28%.
3. That the Development Permit, if issued, lapses in two years from the date of this resolution.
Council approved a temporary use permit for short-term rentals in the existing residential unit at 602 Esquimalt Road. A councillor asked about neighbours’ concerns, including noise, and whether Council could revoke the permit if problems continued. City staff said noise is covered by the noise bylaw, they were unsure whether an issued permit could be revoked, and Council could choose not to renew it after its three-year term. The permit can potentially be renewed for another three years.
Agreement
Council unanimously approved the temporary use permit.
Noise concerns can be addressed under the City's noise bylaw.
Council can consider whether to renew the permit at the end of its three-year term.
Disagreement
A councillor raised neighbours’ concerns about possible noise and asked whether repeated problems could lead to the permit being revoked. Staff said they were unsure whether revocation was possible, but confirmed Council could decline to renew it.
Allow a home occupation as an additional use at 602 Esquimalt Road, provided the property meets the City's zoning requirements. The temporary permission would expire after three years.
Official wording: That Council authorize the issuance of Temporary Use Permit No. 00033 for 602 Esquimalt Road, in accordance with plans submitted to the Planning and Development department on December 15, 2025, to permit the additional use of Home Occupation, subject to:
a. The proposed development meeting all City zoning bylaw requirements under Zoning Regulation Bylaw (No. 80-159).
2. That the Temporary Use Permit expires three years from the date of this resolution.
Council voted to move into a closed meeting. The reasons cited were employee relations, legal advice, early-stage discussions about a municipal service, and confidential negotiations involving another level of government.
Agreement
Council unanimously approved moving into a closed meeting.
Close the meeting to the public to discuss the listed confidential matters: employee relations, privileged legal advice, early-stage municipal service negotiations, and confidential negotiations involving provincial or federal governments.
Official wording: That Council convene a closed meeting that excludes the public under Section 90 of the Community Charter for the reason that the following agenda items deal with matters specified in Sections 90(1) and/or (2) of the Community Charter, namely:
Section 90(1) A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:
Section 90(1)(c) labour relations or other employee relations;
Section 90(1)(i) the receipt of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose;
Section 90(1)(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public; and
Section 90(2) A part of a council meeting must be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to one or more of the following:
Section 90(2)(b) the consideration of information received and held in confidence relating to negotiations between the municipality and a provincial government or the federal government or both, or between a provincial government or the federal government or both and a third party.