A four-unit, three-storey building is proposed at 2384 Orchard Avenue in Sidney, replacing a 1947-era 762 sq ft single-family home on a 0.14-acre lot. The application includes a development variance permit alongside the development permit and is now before the Committee of the Whole. Staff are recommending that the committee direct the applicant to redesign the proposal to better comply with zoning requirements for lot coverage and front setback, rather than advancing it for approval in its current form.
The existing property, listed as a one-bedroom dwelling, sits in an established residential area. The push to four units aligns with small-scale infill densification patterns emerging across the region, but the staff report’s specific reference to lot coverage and front setback non-compliance indicates the current massing and siting conflict with Sidney’s zoning standards. The registered owner is TCB Investments Corporation; the applicant, Jim Woolford, does not appear in other active Sidney development files based on available records.
If the committee adopts the staff recommendation, the applicant will need to submit revised plans addressing the identified deficiencies, followed by another Committee of the Whole review. The timeline resets from that point—how quickly redesigned plans can be produced and accepted will determine whether this can still reach permit issuance this year. No public correspondence or previous council debate material is available, leaving the staff’s technical concerns as the only visible friction. The variance component, if ultimately pursued, will require council approval, and the conditions attached to any future permit will hinge on the redesign’s resolution of the current siting issues.
A development permit application for 2384 Orchard Avenue in Sidney, BC, submitted by Jim Woolford, will be reviewed at a May 19, 2026 meeting. The outcome is pending.