Sep 07, 2021 Governance & Priorities Committee

OR OK, COUNCIL MORGAN, THERE'S COUNCILLOR COUNCILLOR SILVERIO, OK?

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[1. Opening Statement]

FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL, IT'S BEEN THE TRADITIONAL LAND OF THE YELLOWKNIFE STANDING FIRST NATION. WE RESPECT THE HISTORIES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF ALL OTHER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, INCLUDING THE NORTH SLAVE METIS AND ALL FIRST NATIONS METIS AND INUIT, WHOSE PRESENCE CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD TO THE AGENDA.

[2. Approval of the agenda.]

NO, NOTHING ELSE TO ADD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[3. Disclosure of pecuniary interest and the general nature thereof.]

DOES ANY MEMBER HAVE A PECUNIARY INTEREST TODAY? SEEING NONE SORRY, COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA SAYS SHE CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING OTHER COUNCILLOR I IMAGINE OTHERS CAN HEAR BECAUSE MS. BASSI-KELLETT JUST RESPONDED TO MY QUESTION.

BUT. SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT, MAYBE YOU COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA IF YOU WANT TO.

I WILL TAKE THAT MESSAGE.

ALL RIGHT. SO COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA WILL PROBABLY COME BACK MOMENTARILY HERE IN THE INTERIM MS.

[4. A memorandum regarding considerations regarding the repeal and replacement of Zoning By‐law No. 4404, as amended.]

ADMINISTRATION IS REALLY PLEASED TO PRESENT THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW AS WE START THE PROCESS FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND INPUT.

THIS HAPPENS, OF COURSE, BEFORE COUNCIL REVIEWS AND ENDORSES THE FINAL BYLAW THIS YEAR.

THIS IS A REALLY FOUNDATIONAL POLICY DOCUMENT THAT WILL LAY OUT THE FRAMEWORK FOR URBAN FORM RELATED TO HOW WE USE LAND, AND IT PROVIDES US WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENABLE AND ENSURE THAT ALL RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON LAND USE WHILE KEEPING THE OVERALL INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY AT THE FOREFRONT.

ZONING, AS WE'VE COME TO LEARN, IS ABOUT A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN JUST LAND USE, IT CAN SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF KEY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITY AS WELL, INCLUDING THINGS LIKE SUSTAINABILITY, LIVABILITY, PROSPERITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSIVITY.

THIS DRAFT BYLAW IS BASED, OF COURSE, ON THE FOUNDATION OF OUR COMMUNITY PLAN, AND IT ALSO HAS A LOT OF WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONSIDERABLE INPUT FROM RESIDENTS DURING OUR OVERALL ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AS WE WERE EMBARKING ON THIS PROCESS BACK IN FALL OF 2020.

WE DID A LOT OF CONSULTATIONS AT THAT TIME AND GOT A LOT OF REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK AND IDEAS FROM THE PUBLIC.

IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS IN OTHER MUNICIPALITIES SUCH AS EDMONTON, WHO ARE BEING VERY PROGRESSIVE ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS.

AND WE'VE LOOKED AT WAYS THAT WE CAN RESPECT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND AS WELL IMPLEMENT RECONCILIATION THROUGH HONORING TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS LAND INTERESTS.

THIS IS ALL IN OUR ZONING BYLAW, AND WE'RE QUITE PROUD OF THIS DRAFT AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.

SO IT'S OUT FOR REVIEW AND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON THE DOCUMENT ITSELF WILL HAPPEN THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER WITH OF COURSE, AND DISCOURSE WITH COUNCIL IN OCTOBER AND ULTIMATELY A STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING IN NOVEMBER WHERE THE PUBLIC HAS THE RIGHT TO COME AND PRESENT A COUNCIL ON IDEAS AND THOUGHTS.

I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND CITY PLANNERS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE IN GETTING THIS DRAFT AT THIS POINT WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR CONSULTANTS ON THIS AND A LOT OF HARD WORK.

BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY INTERESTING WORK AS WELL.

AND SO I'M VERY PLEASED TO TURN THINGS OVER RIGHT NOW TO CHARLES E.

WHITE, THE CITY'S DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, WHO WILL PROVIDE A SHORT OVERVIEW, A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THE HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR NEW PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND CHARLES, OVER TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO MAYOR ALTY AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW.

AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, THIS HAS BEEN A PRODUCT OF MONTHS OF WORK BETWEEN CITY PLANNING STAFF AND DYLAN OUR CONSULTING FIRM.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TODAY.

AS A CAPITAL CITY, YELLOWKNIFE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND SET THE STANDARD FOR OUUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE.

THE ADOPTION OF THE 2020 COMMUNITY PLAN, WITH ITS VISION FOR THE CAPITAL CITY, PROMPTED THE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS ZONING BYLAW REVIEW.

WHILE THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LEGISLATION AND IT CONFORMS TO THE COMMUNITY PLAN, IT ALSO STANDS APART FROM PREVIOUS REGULATIONS IN MANY WAYS, WHICH I HOPE TO DISCUSS TODAY.

THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW INCORPORATES BEST PRACTICES IN LAND USE PLANNING AND USES THE

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THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW IS NEW.

IT IS NOT AN AMENDED VERSION OF THE EXISTING BYLAW.

WHILE THERE ARE SOME SIMILARITIES TO THE PAST DOCUMENT.

THE 2021 DRAFT ZONING BYLAW IS LESS REGULATORY AND INCLUDES FEWER ZONES.

IT ALSO INCREASES THE NUMBER OF PERMITTED USES AND TYPES OF PERMITTED USES WHILE PROMOTING NEW FORMS OF DEVELOPMENT.

A QUICK REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC WHO MAY BE WATCHING TODAY THAT THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, AND WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED SOME FACT SHEETS ON SOME OF THESE CHANGES, AS WELL AS DIFFERENT SECTIONS WHICH MAY BE NEW TO THE ZONING BYLAW.

THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE IS ACTIVELY WORKING TOWARDS RECONCILIATION, BALANCING THIS WITH A COMMON VISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE NEEDS ARTICULATED BY ALL OF OUR CITIZENS.

THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW INCLUDES ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACTIONS WHICH REFLECT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE'S COMMITMENT TO RECONCILIATION.

THE DOCUMENT RECOGNIZES INDIGENOUS CULTURAL RESOURCES, HISTORY AND THE RIGHT TO SELF-GOVERNMENT. THE ONGOING AKAITCHO INTERIM LAND WITHDRAWAL IS IDENTIFIED PROMINENTLY ON THE ZONING SCHEDULES.

OPEN DIALOG TOWARDS RESPECTFUL ENGAGEMENT IS REQUIRED TO BE INITIATED BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS PART OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

THE CLEAR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND OPERATION WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE LAND USE PLANNING PROCESS MAKES THIS DRAFT ZONING BYLAW ONE OF THE FIRST CAPITAL CITY BYLAWS TO DO SO IN CANADA. ZONES AND USES A REDUCTION IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ZONES, AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PERMITTED USES AND CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCESS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO INCREASE THE DEVELOPMENT FLEXIBILITY, CREATIVITY AND OVERALL OPTIONS WITHIN THE CITY.

THE NUMBER OF ZONES HAS BEEN REDUCED TO 22 FROM OVER 30 IN THE PREVIOUS BYLAW.

IN ADDITION, RESIDENTIAL ZONES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO 4 FROM 9 BY ENCOURAGING COMPATIBLE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IN MORE AREAS.

A CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLETE COMMUNITY WILL BE SUPPORTED.

THE INCLUSION OF MORE PERMITTED USES, INCLUDING RECENTLY ESTABLISHED USES SUCH AS SOME TOURISM USES, AGRICULTURAL USES AND REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WHEN THE DEVELOPMENT IS IN ZONE CAN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND IS A PERMITTED USE.

SO AN EXAMPLE BEING NO VARIANCE BEING REQUIRED.

THIS IS GOING TO SIMPLIFY THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.

PART OF THE LAND USE PLANNING ANALYSIS THAT WAS CONDUCTED FOR THIS ZONING BYLAW REVIEW IDENTIFIED THAT CURRENTLY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT OF OUR LAND IS BEING USED FOR PARKING FOR SURFACE PARKING.

WITH LIMITED AVAILABLE LAND IN THE DOWNTOWN, AS WELL AS MORE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE AREA WHO ARE CHOOSING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION OR TRANSIT OPTIONS, THE EXISTING STANDARDS FOR PARKING REALLY NEEDED TO BE REEVALUATED.

OPEN OPTION PARKING IS SPECIFIC TO THE BUILDINGS IN OUR DOWNTOWN AREA, AND WE'LL ALLOW DEVELOPERS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT. OPEN OPTION PARKING WILL ALSO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SPACES CURRENTLY TIED TO EXISTING BUILDINGS, WHICH WILL FREE UP LAND TO BE REDEVELOPED FOR A NEW PURPOSE.

THIS PROCESS WILL SUPPORT INFILLING AND DENSIFICATION WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

THE DRAFT BYLAW IS IMPLEMENTING THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE COMMUNITY PLAN OBJECTIVES FOR DENSIFICATION AND INFILL INFILLING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERUTILIZED LOT, CREATES INCREASED USE OF LOCAL AMENITIES AND CONTRIBUTES TO VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THROUGH RENEWAL.

NEW INVESTMENT, NEW USES AND NEW RESIDENTS WILL SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE AREA AND WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO LIVE NEAR LOCATIONS WHERE THEY WORK AND PLAY.

INFILL AND INCREASED DENSITY ARE GOING TO REDUCE COSTS FOR THE MUNICIPALITY TO DELIVER INFRASTRUCTURE. SO BUILDING OR REBUILDING IN AN EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD OR COMMUNITY REDUCES THE NEED TO EXPAND ROADS OR OTHER MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE SEWER AND WATER, AS WELL AS OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED LIKE HYDRO AND INTERNET.

THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW PROMOTES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFILL DENSIFICATION, WHICH ARE HOPEFUL TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL ECONOMY BY REDUCING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BUSINESSES AND THEIR CLIENTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, KEEPING THE COSTS LOWER FOR EVERYONE.

NEIGHBORS TO INFILL ALSO ARE GOING TO BENEFIT AS WELL BECAUSE AS NEW HOMES OR NEW BUSINESSES ARE DEVELOPED.

PROPERTY VALUES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA ARE GOING TO APPRECIATE AND AS WELL THE USE OF EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE WILL WORK TOWARDS KEEPING TAXES IN THE AREA'S LOW.

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WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS WILL ALSO PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH OPTIONS FOR MAYBE INSTALLING A SUITE TO TAKE CARE OF AGING PARENTS OR ADULT CHILDREN OR ACCESSORY RENTAL OPTIONS.

INCREASED DENSITY AND PROMOTION OF INFILL WILL ALSO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO ADDRESS WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE MISSING MIDDLE.

THE MISSING MIDDLE IS HOUSING THAT SITS WITHIN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSING SPECTRUM BETWEEN SINGLE DETACHED DWELLINGS AND MID TO HIGH LEVEL APARTMENTS OR CONDOMINIUMS. SO TRIPLEX FOR PLAQUES, COURTYARD OR TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT, THEY BECOME AFFORDABLE FOR OWNERSHIP FOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, EARNING WITHIN THE 30 TO 60TH PERCENTILE.

THESE RESIDENTS ALSO CURRENTLY OCCUPY RENTAL HOUSING, WHICH COULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO LIVE AND OWN WITHIN WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS CLOSE TO SERVICES, RECREATION USES, BUT WITHOUT THE HIGH COST AND MAINTENANCE OF A DETACHED HOME.

LASTLY, DENSIFICATION IS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND SUPPORTS COUNCIL'S CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS, BUILDING UP AND IN RATHER THAN DOWN AND OUT, DECREASES LAND CONSUMPTION, DECREASES FUEL FOR TRAVEL, PROTECTS NATURAL SPACES AND REDUCES THE COMMUNITY CARBON FOOTPRINT. SO GOING FORWARD FROM TODAY, AS THE CITY MANAGER HAS MENTIONED, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS AIMING FOR AN OPEN HOUSE, THE 22ND 23RD OF SEPTEMBER, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT UNTIL ABOUT OCTOBER 1ST.

OCTOBER 25TH, WE'VE OUTLINED AS A GPC, WHERE THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO COUNCIL AND WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL GPC MEETINGS IN NOVEMBER, AS WELL AS FIRST READING AND THE STATUTORY PUBLIC MEETING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND I WILL OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR THE DRAFT DOCUMENTS.

SO EXCITED TO SEE IT COME FORWARD TODAY FOR A PRESENTATION AND LOOK FORWARD TO PUBLIC FEEDBACK ONCE IT'S PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCILLOR MORSE. THANK YOU.

NOT TO TOTALLY ECHO COUNCILLOR MUFANDAEDZA, BUT YEAH, I MEAN, AS THIS IS GOING OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY A BIT PREMATURE TO ISSUE A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS TO ADMINISTRATION AND EVERYTHING.

SO I TOO AM GOING TO BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC.

I DID WANT TO SAY A BIG THANKS TO ADMINISTRATION AND THE CONSULTANTS THAT WE HAD WORKING ON THIS. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK AND IT'S BEEN WORK FOR COUNCIL TOO.

WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS KIND OF GOING THROUGH DRAFTS AND EVERYTHING.

AND SO, YEAH, HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS.

I THINK THE CITIZENS OF YELLOWKNIFE HAVE A LOT TO BE EXCITED ABOUT HERE, AND I CERTAINLY HEARD IN PRELIMINARY WAYS FROM A FEW CITIZENS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THINGS, AND WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT TOO.

HOPEFULLY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE MINOR CHANGES, WHICH WILL ADDRESS CONCERNS.

AND AT THE VERY LEAST, IF PEOPLE ARE UPSET ABOUT THINGS THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT UPSET AS EQUAL ACROSS THE CITY AS POSSIBLE AS WE TRY TO DO AS POLITICIANS.

BUT I THINK THERE'S LOTS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT HERE.

I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM PEOPLE WANTING TO DO MORE FLEXIBLE THINGS WITH THEIR LOTS, PEOPLE WANTING TO DO TINY HOMES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

I THINK THAT WHAT I'M REALLY HOPING TO GET OUT OF THIS NEW ZONING BYLAW IS MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR RESIDENTS.

LESS AMBIGUITY OVER WHETHER THINGS ARE GOING TO BE APPEALED OR NOT.

WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THAT OVER THE YEARS, DIFFERENT THINGS WHERE THERE'S VERY MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH THE ZONING BYLAW, IT ENDS UP GOING TO APPEAL.

WE'VE HAD LOTS OF DIFFICULTIES WITH THINGS LIKE DAY SHELTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN CREATE AT THE END OF THE DAY, A ZONING BYLAW THAT'S MORE PERMISSIVE AND ONE THAT THAT REALLY ALLOWS PEOPLE TO DO WHAT THEY WANT, THAT PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT ALLOWS COUNCIL AND THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD IN A POSITIVE WAY.

SO BIG THANKS TO ADMINISTRATION.

CONGRATULATIONS TO CHELSEA ON YOUR FIRST BIG MILESTONE.

A HUGE ONE, OF COURSE, FOR FOR A NEW DIRECTOR.

SO VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS AND DEBATING THIS IN FULL ONCE WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, HOW WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE THOSE CONCERNS.

AND HOPEFULLY I'M ALSO HOPING TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THEY LIKE ABOUT THE NEW ZONING BYLAW AS WELL, AND WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE CITIZENS OF YELLOWKNIFE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE PROJECTS IN MIND.

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SO PLEASE HELP US MAKE BETTER DECISIONS ON YOUR BEHALF AND ENGAGE IN THE PROCESS.

SO THANKS VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILLOR MORGAN. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

CERTAINLY ECHOING OTHER COMMENTS HERE, I DO APPRECIATE THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK OVER MANY YEARS THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR THE PUBLIC INPUT.

AND THERE'S BEEN MANY. STAGES OF, YOU KNOW, DRAFTING GOING BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD BASED ON INPUT, SO I KNOW THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A REALLY RESPONSIVE DOCUMENT TO WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE.

I WANTED TO POINT IT TO I REALLY APPRECIATE AT THE END OF THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW PROVIDED IN THE PACKAGE THAT THERE'S THE TABLE OF A SUMMARY OF MANY OF THE DIFFERENT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN HEARD OVER A NUMBER OF CATEGORIES AND THEN SOME EXPLANATION OF HOW THOSE THINGS WERE CONSIDERED AND IF THEY WERE NOT INCORPORATED, WHY? SO I THINK THAT ADDS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRANSPARENCY TO THE PROCESS HERE, WHICH IS MUCH APPRECIATED AND WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IF THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE ZONING BYLAW TO LOOK AT THAT TABLE AT THE END TO GET A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT SOME OF THE DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND WHAT CONCLUSIONS OR RESPONSES HAVE BEEN GIVEN SO FAR JUST TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS TOO.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FOR THE CITY IN THAT WE'RE TRYING TO LAY OUT. UM, YOU KNOW.

A ROADMAP OR A TOOL FOR OUR OVERALL VISION FOR THE CITY AND SOME WAYS TO ACHIEVE THAT, AND SO THAT'S A HUGE CHALLENGE.

WE WANT TO PROVIDE ENOUGH GUIDELINES AND RULES TO BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT, BUT WITHOUT BEING SO PRESCRIPTIVE AND NARROW THAT IT JUST CREATES A LOT OF ADDITIONAL HOOPS AND THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH OR BARRIERS FOR PEOPLE TO DO VALUABLE AND CREATIVE THINGS. SO IT'S ALWAYS TRICKY, AND I DO THINK WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITH THIS OVER OUR PREVIOUS ZONING BYLAW.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE A COMPACT CITY THAT IS VERY LIVABLE, THAT PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH LOTS OF OPTIONS OF WHERE AND HOW THEY CAN LIVE, BUT ALSO EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, FROM TRAILS AND WATERFRONT TO RECREATION FACILITIES AND.

SO I DO THINK WE ARE MOVING FORWARD.

I KNOW WITH THAT EMPHASIS ON INFILL AND DENSITY IN A COMPACT CITY, IT DOES CREATE CONCERNS AND WE HAVE HEARD CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. PEOPLE LOVE THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THEY LIVE IN AND BY, SOMETIMES BY ALLOWING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE DENSITY OR MULTI-UNIT DWELLINGS OR A LITTLE BIT OF COMMERCIAL MIXED IN WITH RESIDENTIAL THINGS LIKE THAT.

PEOPLE GET CONCERNED THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE.

I KNOW WE'VE TRIED SO FAR IN THE DRAFT ZONING BYLAW TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS, BY PUTTING SOME LIMITS ON, YOU KNOW, MAXIMUM HEIGHT AND.

NOT SO MUCH SPECIFYING WHAT EXACTLY CAN GO INTO EACH NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT ENSURING THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE YOU KNOW BUILDINGS ARE OF SUCH A HEIGHT OR CHARACTER THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, TOTALLY OUT OF STEP WITH THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO WITHOUT DICTATING WHAT EXACTLY CAN BE THERE, WE'RE TRYING TO PUT SOME LIMITS TO ENSURE THAT. IT DOESN'T.

CREATES HUGE DISRUPTIONS OR NUISANCES FOR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS.

I DID JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW BROAD.

AND QUESTIONS OR POINTS THAT THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP THAT I THINK MAY BE WORTH LOOKING

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ONE CONCERN THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP.

ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT BORDER ON, SAY, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. ZONES AND I KNOW THAT.

YOU KNOW, OUR CITY HAS INCORPORATED LOTS OF UNUSUAL MIXES OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY IN CAM LAKE, AND THAT'S PART OF THE CHARACTER OF OUR PLACE, BUT I KNOW WE'VE WE'VE PUT SOME EFFORT INTO THE DEFINITIONS AROUND WHAT, SAY, A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE WOULD ALLOW AND SPECIFYING THAT IF THERE ARE YOU KNOW, NUISANCES.

AND THERE'S SOME EXAMPLES OF THE KINDS OF NUISANCES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE THAT.

KIND OF BUSINESS OR USE WOULD HAVE TO BE BUMPED OVER TO HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.

MY SENSE IS THAT PEOPLE FOR FURTHER COMFORT MIGHT WANT TO SEE.

SOME MORE SPECIFICATIONS AS TO WHAT.

SOME OF THE THRESHOLDS ARE OR WHAT SPECIFICALLY WOULD BE COUNTED AS A NUISANCE IF ONE PERSON THINKS IT'S A NUISANCE, IS IT A NUISANCE OR LIKE HOW ARE THOSE KINDS OF DECISIONS MADE WITH WHAT KIND OF SPECIFICATIONS? I WONDER IF ADMINISTRATION HAS ANY COMMENT ON WHETHER IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE SOME MORE SPECIFIC THRESHOLDS OR SPECIFICATIONS, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN HAVE A CLEARER SENSE OF OBJECTIVELY WHAT WOULD BE COUNTED AS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL VERSUS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL, AS OPPOSED TO A SORT OF A DISCRETIONARY THING ABOUT WHAT IS A NUISANCE OR NOT.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S WELL, DEEP DIVE RIGHT IN.

I WILL I WILL ASK MRS. WHITE IF SHE'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO THIS.

SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE ISN'T BEST INCLUDED WITHIN THE BYLAW BECAUSE, AS YOU SAY, PEOPLE'S PERCEPTIONS CAN BE DIFFERENT.

AND MUNICIPALITIES DO EVEN HAVE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEIR DEFINITIONS OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.

SOME HAVE MEDIUM MIXED USE INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL.

WHAT I COULD RECOMMEND IS GOING BACK AND SPEAKING WITH THE CONSULTANT AND STAFF AND MAYBE INCLUDING AN INFORMATION SHEET, WHICH WOULD BETTER OUTLINE WHAT THOSE PARAMETERS COULD LOOK LIKE BECAUSE AGAIN, EVERY SITUATION ISN'T EXACTLY THE SAME.

AND SO PUTTING THOSE PARAMETERS, ESPECIALLY WHERE SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE EITHER FEDERALLY REGULATED OR REGULATED BY THE TERRITORY, IT'S NOT WITHIN OUR CONTROL.

SO AN INFORMATION SHEET MAY BE THE BEST WAY TO GO.

AND OUR INTENT WITH THE CURRENT SHEETS THAT ARE ON THE WEBSITE IS TO LEAVE THOSE UP.

ONCE THE ZONING PROCESS IS OVER SO PEOPLE CAN GO BACK AND REFER TO THOSE.

OK, THAT SOUNDS LIKE THAT THAT COULD BE HELPFUL, SO I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT ONE.

AND I'M NOT TRYING TO ASK SUPER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS HERE, BUT JUST LIKE A COUPLE OF BROAD THINGS THAT THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT.

SECONDLY. I KNOW THE ISSUE HAS COME UP OVER WATERFRONT.

WE HAVE A LOT OF WATERFRONT IN OUR CITY.

AND I KNOW QUITE A LOT OF IT IS PRIVATELY OWNED, BUT I'M WONDERING IN THE SORT OF ZONING AREAS, HAVE WE MADE ATTEMPTS TO PRIORITIZE PUBLIC ACCESS TO WATERFRONT FOR EITHER, YOU KNOW, RECREATIONAL USES, PUBLIC USES OR EVEN COMMERCIAL USES THAT, YOU KNOW, SUCH AS TOURISM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OVER, FOR EXAMPLE, INDUSTRIAL USES OF OF WATERFRONT IS THAT SORT OF A BROAD PRINCIPLE THAT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN ANY WAY INTO THE ZONING BYLAW? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION, AND THIS IS A REALLY SENSITIVE ONE, AND IT'S ONE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF.

SO IN OUR DEALINGS WITH THE GNWT DEPARTMENT OF LANDS, AS WE LOOK AT THE TRANSFER OF COMMISSIONERS LAND, THEY HAVE TRADITIONALLY KEPT A LOT OF THE WATERFRONT LAND THAT IS NOT PRIVATELY HELD.

WE DO HAVE SOME VERY UNIQUE WATER LOTS IN YELLOWKNIFE IN SOME PLACES, BUT FOR THE

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SO IT'S DEFINITELY A POLICY MOVE THAT WE LOOK AT THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC ACCESS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I WILL ASK MS. WHITE IF SHE WANTS TO RESPOND IN TERMS OF OTHER KINDS OF SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND PARAMETERS THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ZONING BYLAW AROUND THAT.

BUT IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE SEE AS WE LOOK AT THE FULL TRANSFER OF VACANT, UNENCUMBERED COMMISSIONERS LAND THAT WE WANT THAT WATERFRONT LAND SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT THERE IS PUBLIC ACCESS GOING FORWARD.

MS. WHITE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN ADDITION TO ADD.

BUT IT IS, AS THE CITY MANAGER HAS SAID, IT'S A LARGE CONSIDERATION OF OURS AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE LAND TRANSFERS.

SO WE WILL DEFINITELY BE HAVING MORE CONVERSATIONS ON THIS TOPIC, SPECIFICALLY OF PUBLIC ACCESS. OK.

AND I'M CURIOUS, I KNOW I'M SPRINGING YOU ON THIS, BUT IS THERE ANY PLACE IN THE ZONING BYLAW ITSELF THAT YOU THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO SORT OF MORE SPECIFICALLY PUT THAT? OR IS IT? YOU KNOW, OTHER PROCESSES OR OTHER PLACES THAT THAT WE WOULD HAVE POLICIES OR SOMETHING AROUND PUBLIC ACCESS TO [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU. YEAH, AND I THINK TO MYSELF, IF THERE'S ANY PLACE IT WOULD CERTAINLY I WOULD THINK MORE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PLAN.

I WOULD THINK IN TERMS OF THAT IS REALLY THE ESSENCE OF OUR POLICY DOCUMENT ABOUT OUR GEOGRAPHIC FORM, HOW WE COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AND HOW WE PRIORITIZE CERTAIN AREAS.

SO OFFHAND, I CAN'T RECALL IF THERE IS A CERTAIN PARAMETERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY PLAN THAT SPEAK TO THIS, BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY WHERE WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AND IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE HOLD VERY CLOSE.

I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING IN THERE.

I JUST DON'T KNOW THE EXACT REFERENCE RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

I CAN GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY PLAN AS WELL AS I'M TRYING TO JUST CROSS REFERENCE HOW THE TWO DOCUMENTS WORK TOGETHER.

AND THEN FINALLY, I WAS THINKING MORE ABOUT.

UM, THERE'S THERE'S A BRIEF.

CLAUSE IN THE ZONING BYLAW ABOUT.

WHERE THERE IS WATER LOTS, SOMETIMES LOTS, I THINK INCLUDES SOME OF THE SHORELINE AND A CLAUSE AROUND INFILL, AND I KNOW THAT THAT HAS HAPPENED IN A FEW CASES, FOR EXAMPLE, IN BACK BAY.

AND THERE'S A...MY QUESTION IS AROUND HOW WE WORK WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT PARTNERS WHEN IT COMES TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN AND AROUND WATER.

I KNOW THAT'S NOT OUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHEN WE'RE ISSUING A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, WE WOULD ASK AN APPLICANT TO CONSULT WITH OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITIES AND THEN PROVIDE US WITH COPIES OF THAT CORRESPONDENCE THAT BACK AND FORTH.

AND OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT OUR JOB TO TAKE OVER OR ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL OR TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS.

BUT WHAT I WAS WONDERING, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS CONCERNS A WHILE BACK, FOR EXAMPLE, ABOUT SOME INFILL AND IMPACTS ON NIVEN LAKE, THE DEVELOPMENTS AROUND THERE.

AND MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMETIMES THINGS FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS BETWEEN DIFFERENT REGULATORY AGENCIES BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE CITIES CONCERNED ABOUT.

YOU KNOW, ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE TO DO WITH CITY PLANNING, OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT MAY NOT BE TOTALLY AWARE OR IN STEP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON, AND THINGS FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND THEN THINGS HAPPEN AND THEN YOU KIND OF CAN'T GO BACK AFTER THE FACT. BUT I WAS WONDERING IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH OTHER AGENCIES SAY IN A MORE STRUCTURED WAY WHERE THERE'S CERTAIN PROCEDURES WORKED INTO THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCESS WHERE WE HAVE TO ALERT OTHER REGULATORY AGENCIES OR SOMEHOW REQUIRE APPLICANTS TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN THE OK OR SOMETHING FROM FROM OTHER REGULATORY

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THAT CERTAINLY IS PART OF OUR LONG TERM VISION FOR THE CITY.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS NOW OR IF IT COULD BE SOMETHING, WE COULD LOOK INTO A BIT MORE, BUT IF THERE'S BEEN ANY CONSIDERATION OF MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE STRUCTURE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS IF THERE COULD BE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON WATER BODIES WITHIN CITY LIMITS.

MS. BASSI-KELLETT. WELL, YOU'RE JUST ON MUTE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE THOUGHTFUL QUESTION ON THIS, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY MUCH.

I MEAN, WE ARE SEEING ZONING AS A TOOL THAT CAN SUPPORT A LOT OF THE GOALS AND INTERESTS OF NOT JUST COUNCIL, BUT THE CITY AND OF RESIDENTS OVERALL.

I WILL ASK MS. WHITE IF SHE HAS ANY THOUGHTS ON HOW THAT DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS CAN GO.

I KNOW THAT AS COUNCILLOR MORGAN SPEAKS TO SOME OF THOSE SORT OF THE WATER LOTS.

BOY, WE ARE SUCH AN INTERESTING PLACE IN TERMS OF SOME OF THOSE FEDERAL LAWS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRE GNWT.

CERTAINLY, THERE'S LOTS ON BACK BAY THAT EXTEND OUT INTO THE BAY.

THERE ARE OTHER PLACES LIKE THAT THAT ARE REALLY A BIT OF A CONUNDRUM FOR US THEY'RE UNIQUE AND VERY CHALLENGING FOR US TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING, GIVEN THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR SOME OF THE WORK THAT WOULD GO ON THAT IMPACTS WATER BODIES IS CERTAINLY BEYOND OUR ABILITY TO REGULATE WHEN IT COMES TO GREAT SLAVE LAKE.

BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT I'M SURE THERE ARE TOOLS THAT WE COULD PUT TO OUR WITHIN OUR ARSENAL OF TOOLS THAT WE CAN USE.

AND I WILL ASK MS. WHITE IF SHE HAS ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS TO SHARE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND YES, THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CONVERSATION WITHIN THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ON HOW ARE WE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THE ZONING BYLAW AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROCESS IS CONSISTENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT PROCESS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS? WE ARE LOOKING TO CREATE WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE INTERNAL DIRECTIVES TO MAKE SURE THAT, YES, THOSE AGENCIES ARE UPFRONT IDENTIFIED IF REQUIRED.

AND WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT IN WATERFRONT SITUATIONS WE'RE TALKING, WHERE THERE MAY BE OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANT AREAS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT MOVING FORWARD. SO IT'S SOMETHING WE ARE DEFINITELY TALKING ABOUT INTERNALLY.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WOULD TYPICALLY SEE IN A ZONING BYLAW BECAUSE IT'S MORE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS AND THE AGENCIES INVOLVED COULD CHANGE BASED ON THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. SO YES, IT IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING AT AND WE WILL BE UTILIZING WHEN THIS ZONING BYLAW IS READY TO BE IMPLEMENTED.

OK, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT HEARING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOSE DETAILED DISCUSSIONS INTERNALLY ABOUT THAT, SO YEAH, I DO LOOK FORWARD TO SORT OF HEARING THE CONCLUSION OF THAT IF WE DEVELOP SOME BETTER INTERNAL PROCESSES THERE.

THANKS FOR THAT. SO I MEAN, THOSE ARE THE MAJOR THINGS I WANTED TO FLAG TODAY.

I KNOW WE'RE JUST BEGINNING.

FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PUBLIC HERE AND MORE THINGS WILL COME UP, BUT.

THANKS, THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

AND TO BE CONTINUED.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? IF NOT I'LL JUMP IN.

SO, YEAH, BIG, BIG THANK YOU TO STAFF AND DYLAN CONSULTANTS CONSULTING SORRY AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE PUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS ALREADY TO GET THE DRAFT FILE OUT TO THIS STAGE. WE DO HAVE MANY MORE HOURS OF MEETINGS UNTIL WE HAVE IT ALL WRAPPED UP AND APPROVED, BUT A BIG THANK YOU TO YOUR WORK TO DATE.

THE LAST TIME THIS BYLAW WAS UPDATED WAS 13 YEARS AGO, SO SINCE THEN, A LOT HAS CHANGED, AND I APPRECIATE THAT THIS BYLAW IS ADDRESSING MANY ISSUES THAT RANGE FROM CLIMATE CHANGE TO NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE AGRICULTURE, CANNABIS AND SHORT TERM RENTALS, AS WELL AS GENDER AND SOCIAL EQUITY FOR FAMILIES.

I THINK THEY'LL APPRECIATE SEEING THAT.

WE'VE REMOVED SOME OF THE RED TAPE FOR ESTABLISHING A DAYCARE IN OUR CURRENT ZONING BYLAW. WHEN CHILD CARE FACILITIES ARE ALLOWED, THEY ARE PERMITTED IN SOME AREAS AND CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED IN OTHERS.

SO BY MAKING DAYCARES PERMITTED IN MOST ZONES, WE'RE MAKING IT EASIER FOR THEM TO BE ESTABLISHED. WILL IT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SPOTS AVAILABLE?

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BUT AT THE MINIMUM, THE CITY IS REMOVING THE RED TAPE THAT WE HAVE JURISDICTION OVER.

SO I THINK THAT'S OUR KEY RESPONSIBILITY.

FROM A CLIMATE CHANGE PERSPECTIVE, WE'RE FOCUSING ON INFILL INSTEAD OF SPRAWLING AND DEVELOPING PRISTINE AND UNDEVELOPED LAND.

AS NOTED IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL LAST WEEK, ONE AMERICAN STUDIES SUGGESTED THAT DOUBLING URBAN DENSITY BRINGS DOWN CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS BY 48 PERCENT FOR TRAVEL AND 35 PERCENT FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.

SO OUR ZONING BYLAW IS A KEY LEVER THAT WE CAN USE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE DOING IT.

FROM AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE, A LOT'S CHANGED IN YELLOWKNIFE OVER THE PAST 13 YEARS, WE'VE SEEN A GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM.

WE'VE SEEN CANNABIS GET LEGALIZED AND MUCH MORE.

THIS BYLAW TAKES THESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES INTO MIND AND WILL HOPEFULLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR FUTURE ENTREPRENEURS TO GET STARTED OR FOR CURRENT BUSINESSES TO GROW.

FROM A SOCIAL INCLUSION PERSPECTIVE, I APPRECIATE THAT THIS BYLAW IS MOVING AWAY FROM ZONING PEOPLE OUT OF CERTAIN AREAS.

IT'S MOVING AWAY FROM THE EXCLUSIONARY ZONING OF THE PAST.

EXCLUSIONARY ZONING DENIES LOW INCOME, VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, AND SO I APPRECIATE THIS THIS NEW BYLAWS INCLUSIONARY BY EXCLUDING CERTAIN TYPES OF HOUSING FROM CERTAIN AREAS, IT CAN LEAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE TYPES OF HOUSING THAT ARE AFFORDABLE TO THEM.

FOR INSTANCE, ZONING RESTRICTIONS WHICH PRIORITIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF THE SHORTAGE OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, WHICH IS TYPICALLY THE MOST AFFORDABLE FOR HOUSEHOLDS OF LOWER INCOME FROM A TAX PERSPECTIVE. BY FOCUSING ON INFILL, WE'RE REDUCING GREENFIELD GROWTH, SO NEW SUBURBS AND GREENFIELD OR NEW SUBURBS ARE LIKE A PONZI SCHEME OR LIKE AN ICEBERG, WHICH THE CITY OF KELOWNA RECENTLY DESCRIBED IT AS.

THE REVENUE FROM SELLING THE LOTS COVERS THE COST TO DEVELOP, BUT QUICKLY THE PROPERTY TAX IS GENERATED FROM THOSE HOUSES.

DON'T COVER THE COST OF MAINTAINING AND REPLACING ALL THE ROADS, WATER, SEWERS, PARKS, ET CETERA. SO IT ENDS UP COSTING TAXPAYERS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OR IN AREAS WITH MORE DENSITY. THEY END UP PAYING FOR THE SPRAWL OF SUBURBS.

RESIDENTS ARE ALWAYS HIGHLIGHTING THE COST OF LIVING, AND THIS ZONING BYLAW ADDRESSING IT BY ENCOURAGING INFILL AND DENSITY AND MORE COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH NOT ONLY HOUSES, BUT LOW IMPACT BUSINESSES, DAYCARES, ET CETERA.

WITH THE BYLAW PERFECT IN ITS DRAFT FORM.

NO, I DO THINK THAT THERE'S STILL AREAS TO IMPROVE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT STAGE OF FINALIZING THIS BYLAW.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE, I HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS, AND I KNOW OTHER COUNCILORS DO TOO, AND SO GOING THROUGH THEM ALL TODAY WOULD WOULD TAKE A LOT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO EMAIL THEM INTO STAFF WHO ARE DRAFTING ANSWERS AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE A FULL DOCUMENT THAT'S POSTED ONLINE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL AND AND ANSWERS FROM ADMIN.

IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO A BUNCH OF TIMES.

SO AGAIN, ONCE THAT'S READY, IT'LL BE POSTED TO THE ZONING REVIEW WEB PAGE SO RESIDENTS CAN READ THEM AND LEARN MORE.

AND FINALLY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS BYLAW IS A LOT TO UNDERSTAND AND ABSORB, AND I REALLY DO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSES TO ASK THEIR QUESTIONS AND GET CLARITY OR EMAIL STAFF AND COUNCIL WITH THEM.

AGAIN, IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT BYLAW.

IT SHAPES HOW WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO WE DO WANT TO HEAR FROM AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

WITH THAT, THEY DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR ADMIN, PARTICULARLY SHORT TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS, SO WE DID HAVE A STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS.

TO MAKE UPDATES TO OUR ZONING BYLAW TO ADDRESS SHORT TERM RENTALS, BUT THEN COVID HIT AND WE WERE BASICALLY DOING THE WHOLE BYLAW REVIEW, SO WE DIDN'T CONTINUE WITH THAT.

THE DEFINITION OF A SHORT TERM RENTAL TALKS ABOUT IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE.

SO DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE OWNER HAS TO LIVE ON SITE FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS? OR I GUESS, THERE WAS A CONCERN ABOUT GHOST HOTEL IS COMING UP, PEOPLE BUYING A BUNCH OF HOUSES, RENTING THEM OUT.

SO JUST WONDERING IF IN OUR NEW ZONING BYLAW, WHETHER THE ONLY SHORT TERM RENTAL COULD BE THAT YOU LIVE ON THE PROPERTY AND YOU CAN'T HAVE 12 DIFFERENT SHORT TERM RENTALS ALL OVER THE PLACE? MS. BASSI-KELLETT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, BUT I WILL ASK MS. WHITE IF SHE'D LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING AND POSSIBLY MS. THISTLE AS WELL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES.

IT WOULD BE THE INTENT AND THE DEFINITION HOPEFULLY IS CLEAR THAT YES, YOU NEED TO BE RESIDING IN THE DWELLING THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING THAT SHORT TERM RENTAL FOR.

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OK. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

A LOT OF KIND OF REFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE BYLAW ABOUT THE CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE'S DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

JUST WONDERING, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE UPDATING AND IS THAT KIND OF LIKE OUR DESIGN STANDARD GUIDELINES THAT PUBLIC WORKS AND THE REST OF THE TEAM HAVE BEEN TAKING THE LEAD ON MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, SO WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS OFF THE CORNER OF OUR DESKS WITHIN HOUSE FOR PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND OVERALL WITHIN THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF STANDARDS THAT WE SET.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE NEED TO ACTUALLY MESH VERY CLOSELY WITH THE ZONING BYLAW.

SO IN BUDGET 20.

YEAH, I'M GOING TO GARBLE THIS ONE NOW, I THINK IT WAS BUDGET 20 19.

WE HAD SOME MONEY THAT WAS PUT INTO THAT FOR THIS WORK TO GET UNDERWAY.

WE HAVE BEEN, OF COURSE, WAITING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TWO CAN BE COMPATIBLE TOGETHER.

BUT WE DO SEE THAT OUR DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN STANDARDS WORK HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH THEM.

BUT WE WILL NOW RAMP THIS UP SO THAT IT CAN BE MESHED WITH AND BE CONCURRENT WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE ZONING BYLAW.

AND THAT, OF COURSE, WILL COME FORWARD FOR COUNCIL REVIEW AND APPROVAL AS WELL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

REGARDS TO PARKING STANDARDS, HOW DO WE DETERMINE SO APPRECIATE THE OPEN PARKING THING? BUT THEN IN THE REST OF THE DOWNTOWN, THERE'S EXAMPLES ABOUT LIKE YOU GOT TO HAVE ONE PARKING SPOT FOR TEN SEATS IN OLD TOWN FOR THEATERS AND ONE FOR FOUR SEATS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, SO JUST IN IN GENERAL, HOW DOES DO WE LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES FROM ACROSS NORTH AMERICA OR HOW DO WE DEVELOP OUR PARKING STANDARD GUIDELINES? MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR.

I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO MS. WHITE, BUT I WILL SAY WE WERE VERY INSPIRED BY SOME OF THE WORK THAT THE CITY OF EDMONTON HAS DONE TO BE INCREDIBLY PROGRESSIVE WITH HOW THEY'RE DEALING WITH PARKING AND THEIR DOWNTOWN.

THEY, OF COURSE, HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF A CONTEXT WITH A VERY SOPHISTICATED LIGHT RAPID TRANSIT LINE AND OTHER MEANS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

BUT THEY HAVE A BRAND NEW ARENA WITH NOT ONE PARKING LOT BESIDE IT, SO THERE'S SOME REALLY INNOVATIVE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON ELSEWHERE.

I WILL ASK MS. WHITE IF SHE'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES, PARKING CAN BE QUITE THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION.

SOME PEOPLE WANT MORE AND SOME PEOPLE WANT LESS.

AND WHAT THE OPEN OPTION PARKING WILL DO IS DEVELOPERS LOOK AT WHAT THEIR DEVELOPMENT IS, WHETHER IT'S PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OR MIXED USE, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, AND SEE WHAT THE MARKET ACTUALLY IS.

ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO SELL A PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT BUILDING WITHOUT ANY PARKING SPACES? THAT'S VERY UNLIKELY.

AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE US WITH THEIR ANALYSIS.

BUT WHAT THEY COULD END UP DOING IS SAYING WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE 50 PARKING SPACES TO SUPPORT THIS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING RIGHT BESIDE THE LOT, RIGHT BESIDE IT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE TO THE CITY, EITHER A CAR SHARE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN OUR BUILDING AND THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE OUT THERE.

MAYBE IT'S ONE CAR PARKING SPACE PER EVERY TWO RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF OPTIONS AND IT'S FOR THEM TO PROVIDE IT TO THE CITY AND US TO SEE HOW THAT WILL WORK WITHIN THE FABRIC OF WHERE THEY ARE IN THE DOWNTOWN.

WITH REGARDS TO OLD TOWN AND SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS, WE'RE NOT ELIMINATING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. WE'VE JUST REDUCED THEM.

AND SO AGAIN, THOSE WOULD BE CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE WITH THE NEW DEVELOPER AS THEY COME IN FOR A PERMIT WITH OUR DEPARTMENT.

THANKS SO, BUT FOR THE OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN, HOW DO WE DEVELOP, HOW DO WE DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE RATIO OF PARKING SPOTS PER USE MS. BASSI-KELLETT? MS. WHITE. THANK YOU.

YES, SORRY. AND THOSE ARE BASED ON BEST PRACTICES, AS WELL AS CHANGES IN THE WAY IN WHICH THE PUBLIC STARTS TO USE SPACE THROUGH TIME.

SO AS MORE PEOPLE ARE DOING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND UTILIZING TRANSIT, THE REDUCED AMOUNT OF PARKING, WE ASSUME THAT A BUSINESS IS GOING TO NEED AS WELL.

WE LOOK AT WHERE THAT BUSINESS IS LOCATED.

SO IN DIFFERENT ZONES, [INAUDIBLE] ROAD WOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN, SAY, CLOSER TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHETHER IT'S ACCESSIBLE BY TRANSIT OR OTHER MEANS.

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OK, THANK YOU. THERE'S A SECTION IN THE BYLAW ABOUT DOG TROTTERS JUST DOUBLE CHECKING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DOG TROTTERS TO TO DEVELOP THIS SECTION MS. BASSI-KELLETT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF HER MICROPHONE IS WORKING AND HER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS, I WILL ASK MS. THISTLE IF SHE CAN SPEAK TO THIS.

THANK YOU.

SEEMS THAT HER MIC IS CHALLENGED A LITTLE BIT.

GOT TO LOVE TECHNOLOGY, SHE IS SELF-ISOLATING RIGHT NOW.

UNFORTUNATELY, SHE DOES INDICATE THAT, YES, THAT WE HAVE BEEN ENGAGING WITH THEM ON THIS PART OF THE DIALOG. OK, THANK YOU.

AND SO WE SEE THAT WE REMOVED MINIMUM SITE AREAS, BUT WE ARE KEEPING WITH THE MAXIMUM SITE AREAS.

JUST WONDERING HOW WE DETERMINE WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR MAXIMUM SIZE AREA BECAUSE I SEE LIKE IN EACH OF THE DIFFERENT RESIDENTIAL AREAS, WHICH IS KIND OF ONE STARTS LOWER AND THEY KIND OF GO UP WELL, NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE RESIDENTIAL ESTATE ANYWAYS.

EACH RESIDENTIAL AREA IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

SOME HAVE MORE DENSITY THAN OTHERS.

SO HOW DO WE DETERMINE THE MAXIMUM SITE AREA MS. BASSI-KELLETT? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, I'LL ASK MS. WHITE TO RESPOND. THANK YOU.

THERE'S TWO PRIMARY MEANS TO DETERMINE SITE AREA WHEN YOU'RE CREATING THESE NEW SUBDIVISIONS OR LOTS OR PRESUMING WHAT USES WILL GO INTO A CERTAIN AREA.

SO IT'S BASED ON WHAT ARE THE PERMITTED USES IN THAT ZONE OR AREA AS WELL AS LOOKING AT IS IT REASONABLE BASED ON THE PAST BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT PERMITS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR THE CITY? BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO COMPARE, SAY, DEVELOPMENTS IN YELLOWKNIFE TO SOME OTHER SIMILAR SIZED CITIES BECAUSE WE DO HAVE DIFFERENT FEATURES TO CONTEND WITH BEING PRIMARILY ON SHIELD.

AND SO WE LOOK AT THAT AS WELL AS WE LOOK AT THE DEMAND OF WHEN WE CREATE NEW AREA DEVELOPMENT PLANS, WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE, THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IDENTIFYING THAT THEY NEED.

SO IN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, SAY, CAM LAKE AREA, THOSE LOT SIZES WOULD THE MAXIMUM WOULD BE DIFFERENT THAN IN, SAY, THE AREAS AROUND THE DOWNTOWN, NOT NECESSARILY IN THE DOWNTOWN. AND SECONDLY, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INFILL AND DENSIFICATION. WE ALSO WANT TO KEEP CHARACTER OF EXISTING AREAS, WHETHER THAT'S NEIGHBORHOODS OR COMMERCIAL AREAS.

AND SO WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE THE MATH TO TRY AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE STEPPING DEVELOPMENT GRADUALLY FROM A LOWER DENSITY TO MEDIUM TO HIGHER BASED ON WHERE IT'S LOCATED AROUND THE CITY. SO THAT'S AN ACTUAL MATHEMATICAL EQUATION THAT WE TAKE A LOOK AT TO SEE IF A LOT WAS X SIZE.

WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM SIZE BUILDING THAT COULD BE PLACED ON IT? AND DOES THAT FIT WITH THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD? THANK YOU. YEAH, AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK SOMETIMES FOLKS CAN JUST SEE ONE ONE COMPONENT OF THE BYLAW AND NOT PUT THE REST OF THE PIECES TOGETHER.

SO, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTIAL CENTRAL.

SOMEBODY CAN TAKE A SINGLE HOUSE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD A FORTY FIVE METER HIGH RISE. IT'S LIKE, WELL, NO, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER SECTIONS OF THAT ZONE.

SO. YEAH.

APPRECIATE. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE COMPLEX TO PUT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER TO REALLY KNOW WHAT'S ALLOWED AND WHAT ISN'T ALLOWED.

YEAH, AND THEN I GOT A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT AREAS AND WHY WE'RE ALLOWING PERMITTED VERSUS UNPERMITTED, BUT PERHAPS I'LL SAVE THOSE FOR WRITTEN ANSWERS, BECAUSE IT MIGHT JUST BE CONFUSING TO TALK ABOUT ZONE X AND WHY IS THIS PERMITTED AND THIS ISN'T, BUT YES, APPRECIATE THE WORK AND LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING ANSWERS AND TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL, AND AGAIN, REALLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE. ANYTHING FURTHER FROM COUNCIL? QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

AGAIN, PROCESS WISE, THE BYLAWS DRAFT IS UP FOR COMMENT RIGHT NOW.

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SO AGAIN, KEEP YOUR AFTERNOONS BOOKED OFF FOR OCTOBER 25TH, AS WELL AS NOVEMBER 1ST, BECAUSE THOSE WILL BE LONG, LONG MEETINGS.

ANYTHING FURTHER? SEEING NONE, THANK YOU AGAIN, AND OUR NEXT MEETING IS NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH.

WITH THAT HAVE A GREAT WEEK, EVERYBODY.

OH, I GUESS MOTION TO ADJOURN, MOVED BY COUNCILLOR MORGAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR MORSE ANYBODY OPPOSED SEEING NONE THERE WE GO.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK, EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.