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Residential Infill Strategy

An Overview Local Government Act

• Managing Growth
• Housing Policy

Oak Bay Context Official Community Plan

• Respecting Oak Bay’s Values
• Managing Modest Changes in Growth

What direction does the Official Community Plan (OCP) provide?

64%

supported the inclusion of duplexes in existing single family residential areas

56%

supported the inclusion of laneway/carriage homes/garden suites in single family residential areas

OCP Section 2.2 Community Survey

84%

encouraged maintenance, upgrading and retrofitting of

• lder and

heritage homes

73%

encouraged more housing for Seniors and those with disabilities in areas with existing multi- family housing

OCP Section 2.2 Community Survey

69%

encouraged regulation of secondary suites in existing homes

OCP Section 2.2 Community Survey

Are secondary suites an acceptable form of infill housing?

There appears to be strong interest in setting expectations for new housing:

• design that “fits in”
• quality architecture for

all forms of development

• an expectation that

new design should be done “well” including design details, setbacks, landscaping, etc.

OCP Section 4.2 Built Environment

OCP Section 4.3 Housing

Key Messages:

• housing options to

reflect changing needs

• f community members

throughout their lives

• retaining

neighbourhood character

• attracting more people

and more diversity

• lowering average

housing costs

“Oak Bay has a need for affordable and inclusive housing… However, the availability of safe, affordable and inclusive housing is low and trending lower.” “…residents fear an inevitable need to move elsewhere because there are no housing

• ptions that will be

suitable for them in their later years in Oak Bay. These residents indicated that they no longer wish to live in large, family-sized houses as they age for a variety of reasons.”

OCP Section 4.3 Housing A desire for aging in place in single level homes with private gardens was expressed.

“Residents indicated that they would ideally want smaller, one-level houses

• n a lot with a small

private garden. These are rare in Oak Bay, and one-level houses at the upper size range are not possible under current zoning regulations.”

Consider different forms of infill housing in areas designated as Established Neighbourhoods on Schedule B, including subdivision

• f larger lots, duplexes, triplexes,

laneway houses, and garden suites. Prior to considering infill housing, the District will need to develop criteria and guidelines with which to review proposals and evaluate their contextual fit, in consultation with the public.

OCP Section 4.3.2 Housing Policies

this is the consultant’s scope of work

What are the potential benefits of infill housing?

Infill housing provides opportunities for:

• aging in place
• more affordable housing
• more housing choices appealing to a broader

demographic

• a more sustainable community
• more walkable neighbourhoods
• regulating unofficial development
• heritage retention
• increasing housing choice while maintaining

neighbourhood character

• aggressive densification
• transforming the neighbourhood character
• reducing property values

Infill housing is not a strategy for:

What is infill housing

?

Infill housing typically means adding new small scale houses to existing residential neighbourhoods.

It “fills in” under used spaces.

Laneway or backyard cottages are popular examples of this:

an existing garage is replaced with a small home combined with new parking space. If there is no lane, cottages are built in the back yard possibly accessed by a driveway from the street.

some examples of laneway housing

with the same architectural potential as a full size house

The same architectural potential as a full size house – just made smaller.

infill housing can increase the number

• f dwellings on a

property lane street street street street street street

such as replacing a single family house with a duplex lane street street street street lane street street street

some examples of duplexes

with the potential for a variety of forms…

up / down

1 2

side by side up / down

1 2 1 2

side by side up / down front – back (plan view)

1 2 1 2 1 2

side by side up / down front – back (plan view)

1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Detached cottages??

“Oak Bay has about 300 duplexes in established neighbourhoods. Prior to the 1960s, duplexes were allowed on large lots. A number of applications have been received from owners wanting to rezone…but this has not happened due to the lack of a duplex zone. The fact is that duplexes have co- existed with detached houses in many parts of the community for decades. The OCP community survey suggests that they are among the more acceptable forms of multi- unit housing in established neighbourhoods.”

What does the OCP say about duplexes?

To be successful, infill housing needs to maintain the neighbourhood character and patterns such as:

single family homes

single family homes + duplex

• scale and

height

duplexes can maintain the scale

• f single detached

family homes

single family homes + duplex

• scale and

height

existing single family homes can be converted into duplexes

single family homes + duplex

• scale and height
• streetscape

character

laneway or garden cottages behind the main house + laneway or garden cottages

laneway or garden cottages maintain the existing street character

• scale and height
• streetscape

character

• design that

minimizes shadowing and overlook

design guidelines establish building sizes, minimum distances between homes, window locations, and landscape strategies to reduce overlook and shadowing

single family homes + duplex

• scale and height
• streetscape

character

• design that

minimizes shadowing and

• verlook
• parking

The Residential Infill Strategy will address parking impacts.

+laneway or garden cottages

OCP indicates there is less support for triplexes in single family neighbourhoods. Are there scenarios where triplexes can benefit Oak Bay?

1 2 3

side by side by side

There are a number

• f ways to build 3

units on one lot (triplex):

1 2 3

combination

1 2 3

side by side by side

There are a number

• f creative ways to

build 3 units on one lot (triplex):

1 2 3

front – back (plan view)

1 2 3

combination

1 2 3

side by side by side

There are a number

• f creative ways to

build 3 units on one lot (triplex):

1 2 3

front – back (plan view)

1 2 1 2

Detached cottages?? (plan view)

3 3

combination

1 2 3

side by side by side

There are a number

• f creative ways to

build 3 units on one lot (triplex):

1 2 3

convert an existing heritage/character house into 3 units

is there an

• pportunity to retain

character and/or heritage homes?

some examples of triplexes some examples of triplexes

front – back (plan view)

1 2 1 2

Detached cottages?? (plan view)

3 3

?

Should we consider integrating detached cottages into single family neighbourhoods? Could some form of triplex benefit Oak Bay?

1 2 3

combination

1 2 3

side by side by side

?

Maybe triplexes with 3 attached units would fit on the edges of residential neighbourhoods…

such as along arterials? and/or collector streets?

could they provide a transition between mixed use and single family areas single family single family

for discussion purposes only

mixed use

• ak bay avenue

mixed use

for discussion purposes only

?

• r provide a transition

between multi-family and single family areas multi-family multi-family single family single family single family

for discussion purposes only

?

Our team has been retained to work with the community to evaluate infill housing forms and develop criteria and guidelines for those with the best “fit” in Oak Bay.

A charrette is being scheduled for this fall to provide an

• pportunity for

residents to explore if and how infill housing could benefit Oak Bay.

Please participate!

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