Official Community Plan & Zoning Bylaw Amendments for the Village South Special Area Plan and Zone
The Village South Special Area Plan is three parcels of land at 7220 Ware Road, 6855 Wiles Road and 7133 Lantzville Road, supporting a variety of commercial and residential land uses to be developed in stages over a number of decades.
Siavash Tahan, Associate and Kyle Yoshida, Analyst, Urbanics Consultants Ltd. presented the Economic Impact Assessment (EIA), a study requested by Council September 22, 2021, to be received prior to a public hearing being scheduled for Bylaw No. 283. The study was completed to provide a financial analysis of the Official Community Plan (OCP) and zoning bylaw amendment application within the Village South and Village Primary Commercial Core Special Plan Areas. The primary objectives of this study were to:
- Determine if the development will pay for itself in terms of potential tax revenues weighed against the public costs to be incurred in providing local government services to the development,
- Determine the benefits of the development to the community and the appropriateness of any voluntarily offered Community Amenity Contributions.
Council accepted the "District of Lantzville: Village South Special Area Plan Economic Impact Assessment", dated November 2021, and the Addendum dated February 2022 prepared by Urbanics Consultants Ltd., wherein the EIA projects a conservative net economic benefit of $25.1 million over 20 years for the District of Lantzville. Visit
lantzville.ca to view the report from the Council agenda including the EIA.
Council also authorized that the "District of Lantzville Official Community Plan No. 150, 2019, Amendment (Village South Special Area Plan) Bylaw No. 283, 2021" and the “District of Lantzville Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020, Amendment (Village South Special Area Plan Zone) Bylaw No. 284, 2021” be scheduled for a public hearing at a special Council meeting.