Notice: Cluster Development Update March 26, 2025

On March 25, 2025, Council directed Staff on the following motions regarding Cluster Development Regulations:

• Council direct Staff to draft an amendment to the Cluster Development Regulations to include a section (i.e., 5.3.2) that would permit developers a specified time period to get a building permit for a cluster development (that is not a phased development condominium) and, provided that construction commences within 12 months after the date of the permit, said development will be recognized by Council as non-conforming (and therefore not subject to the regulations).
• Council direct Staff to draft an amendment to the Cluster Development Regulations at section 5.3.1 to change the date from December 31, 2025, to December 31, 2026.
• Council direct Staff to set the ‘grandfathering clause’ at section 5.3.1 (be it the current December 31, 2025, or the recommended December 31, 2026) to also be the date set for the proposed ‘grandfathering clause’ for cluster developments.

Given the substantive nature of these amendments, Council will consider moving forward with a first reading. The revised regulations will extend the grandfathering date until December 31, 2026, and provide exemptions for non-phasing cluster developments until the same date, provided they secure a building permit before the deadline.

Staff will present revised amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Municipal-Wide Land Use Bylaw regarding cluster development on April 22, 2025. Upon review, Council may consider proceeding with First Reading.