Council approved a Development Variance Permit application for 3381 Radcliffe Avenue at their May 1, 2017, Council meeting.
The Development Variance Permit authorized zoning variances to allow for the construction of a Passive House certified, two-storey house with basement and detached two-car garage. In order to attain Passive House certification, the walls of the house must be 16.8 cm (6.63 in) thicker than required under the BC Building Code. As a result, the permit includes a variance to the maximum floor area for the property, to exclude the additional wall thickness required to meet the Passive House standard.
A variance was also approved to allow for future installation of solar (photovoltaic) panels on the roof of the house, which exceeds the maximum permitted height.
As well, due to the slope of the site, a variance was approved to locate a detached two-car garage within the front yard to Radcliffe Avenue, in a similar location to the existing garage. The location of the garage includes a front yard variance, but also variances to the minimum combined side yard and retaining wall height (for an entry down into the rear of the garage from the proposed house).
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Erika Syvokas
Community Planner
604-921-2914
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