CITY OF REVELSTOKE
BYLAW No. 1842
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Being a Bylaw to Amend Zoning Bylaw No. 1264, 1984
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WHEREAS the Council of the City of Revelstoke, Province of British Columbia, deem it necessary to amend the City of Revelstoke Zoning Bylaw No. 1264, 1984 to provide definitions for undefined uses permitted in the Institutional (P3) zone, provide new terminology for “Rest Homes” and to redefine “Hospital” and “Day Care”.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Revelstoke, Province of British Columbia, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
1. THAT “Schedule B – Definitions” of Zoning Bylaw No.1264, 1984 be amended by deleting the definition of “Hospital”, “Day care” and “Rest Home” and substituting the following:
“Day Care” means a building or part thereof intended or used for the care of children in a group setting permitted under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act as amended from time to time.
“Hospital” means an institution whether private or public for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from physical illness or disability, convalescing from or being rehabilitated after illness or injury or requiring extended care and licensed under the Hospital Act.
2. THAT “Schedule B – Definitions” of Zoning Bylaw No. 1264, 1984 be amended by adding the following:
“Assembly Hall” means a building or portion of a building in which facilities are provided for public or membership groups to gather for civic, educational, political, religious or social purposes.
“Assisted Living
Residence” means a multiple-unit residential building or part thereof in which a person provides care to 3 or more persons who are not related by blood or marriage to the person and is registered as an “Assisted Living Residence” under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, which may or may not be for financial gain. A not-for-profit assisted living residence is subject to a housing agreement, pursuant to Section 905 of the Local Government Act, between the City of Revelstoke and the building owner, which states:
1) the facility is registered as an “Assisted Living Residence” under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act,
2) the building shall not be strata-titled or further subdivided,
3) the building shall be occupied by seniors or people who require care due to mental or physical disability, and
4) the rental or lease prices that may be charged, and the rates at which these may be increased over time.
“Church” means a place of public worship. It includes but is not limited to churches, chapels, mosques, temples, and synagogues. Residential uses associated with churches shall include residences for religious orders or individuals of a religious profession. It includes but is not limited to convents, monasteries, manses or rectories.
“Community Care
Facility” means a multiple-unit residential building or part thereof in which a person provides care to 3 or more persons who are not related by blood or marriage to the person and is registered as a “Community Care Facility” under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, which may or may not be for financial gain. A not-for-profit community care facility is subject to a housing agreement, pursuant to Section 905 of the Local Government Act, between the City of Revelstoke and the building owner, which states:
1) the facility is registered as a “Community Care Facility” under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act,
2) the building shall not be strata-titled or further subdivided,
3) the building shall be occupied by seniors or people who require care due to mental or physical disability, and
4) the rental or lease prices that may be charged, and the rates at which these may be increased over time.
“Group home” means a residence occupied by non-related people acting as a household for the purpose of care or support in daily living.
“Health Centre” means an establishment primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical, or other services to individuals, including the offices of physicians, dentists and other health practitioners, medical and dental laboratories, out-patient care facilities, blood banks, and oxygen and miscellaneous types of medical supplies and services. Services may be of a preventative, diagnostic, treatment, therapeutic, rehabilitative or counseling nature.
“Office” means a building or part thereof, designed, intended or used for the practice of a profession, the carrying on of a business, the conduct of public administration or, where not conducted on the site thereof, the administration of an industry but shall not include a retail commercial use, any industrial use, clinic, financial institution or place of amusement or place of assembly.
“Playground” means a publicly owned area for active play and recreation that includes play apparatus, courts or fields, intended primarily for children.
“Religious Order” means an organization of people living together in accordance with religious devotion and who are recognized by their church. It includes but is not limited to monks, nuns, or clergy.
“School, Public” means an establishment licensed under the School Act as amended from time to time and (a) a body of students that is organized as a unit for educational purposes under the supervision of a principal, vice principal or director of instruction, (b) the teachers and other staff members associated with the unit, and (c) the facilities associated with the unit, and includes a Provincial resource program and a distributed learning school operated by a board.
“School,
Commercial” means an establishment, other than that defined as a Public or Private School, used for training, instruction and certification in a specific trade, skill or service for which the service is intended for the owner’s financial gain. Typical uses include but are not limited to secretarial, business, hairdressing, dancing, music or driving schools.
“School, Private” means (a) a body of students that is organized as a unit for educational purposes under the supervision of a principal, vice principal or director of instruction, (b) the teachers and other staff members associated with the unit, and (c) the facilities associated with the unit which are privately owned and operated.
“Seniors Apartment” means a multiple unit residential building designed for and occupied by senior citizens, which may or may not be intended for financial gain. Such facilities may include a congregate meals program in a common dining area or a social support system to residents, but exclude medical or nursing care and are distinguished from a “Community Care Facility” or “Assisted Living Residence”. Not-for-profit seniors apartments are subject to a housing agreement, pursuant to Section 905 of the Local Government Act, between the City of Revelstoke and the building owner, which states:
1) the building shall not be strata-titled or further subdivided,
2) the building shall be occupied by seniors or people who require care due to mental or physical disability, and
3) the rental or lease prices that may be charged, and the rates at which these may be increased over time.
3. THAT “Section 10.3.1 Uses Permitted” of Zoning Bylaw No. 1264, 1984 be amended by deleting 10.3.1 (3) and substituting the following:
10.3.1 (3) Hospitals, health centres, assisted living residences, community care facilities, and seniors apartments.
4. THAT this Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the “City of Revelstoke Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1842”.
5. THAT this Bylaw shall take affect upon the date of its adoption by City Council.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 25th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2006
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 25th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2006
PUBLIC HEARING WAS WAIVED THIS 25th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2006
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 30th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2006
ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL THIS 30th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2006
Director of Corporate Administration
Mayor
Certified a true copy, this day of , .
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