2609 Sooke Road

Zila Properties Ltd. is advancing a 5-storey, 16-unit mixed-use residential building on Sooke Road through a rezoning from R2 to C9 (Community Town Centre Pedestrian 9), with KILO Architecture's Keith Tetlow leading the design. Council carried the approval and directed staff to bring forward the rezoning bylaw for readings, subject to a substantial conditions package including $610 per unit toward the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund, $2,074 per unit toward the General Amenity Reserve Fund, full Sooke Road Commercial Revitalization frontage improvements, a stormwater management plan, and mandatory electric heat pumps or equivalent per unit. The approval also caps building height at six storeys, requires road dedication and Section 219 covenant registration prior to bylaw adoption, and mandates low-carbon ready-mix concrete meeting Global Warming Potential targets. Next steps include public hearing, bylaw readings and adoption, and a subsequent development permit application.

Zila Properties Ltd. is advancing a 5-storey, 16-unit mixed-use residential building on Sooke Road through a rezoning…