Private Employee Housing Developments

Allow private development of multi-family employee housing on private lands
Guidelines were endorsed by Council on December 5, 2017 and a process was endorsed by Council on April 24, 2018 to facilitate employee housing developments on private lands. Updated Guidelines were endorsed by Council on March 26, 2019.

The following applications have been submitted under the Private Employee Housing Initiative and are at various stages in the process:

Area	Address	Application number	Number of proposed dwellings	Available input opportunity
Nordic	2077 Garibaldi Way	RZ001144	74
White Gold	7104 Nancy Greene Drive	RZ001146	65
Cheakamus	1315 Cloudburst Drive	RZ001147	20
Hillman	5298 Alta Lake Road	RZ001157	15
WMSC	2028 Rob Boyd Way	RZ001152	5
Glacier Staff Housing	4802 Glacier Lane	DP001698	66

For rezoning applications (RZ), a public information meeting will be held before a zoning amendment bylaw is brought before Council for first and second readings. Public information meeting details are shared once meeting dates are determined.

The following provides a summary of the proposed process, with an overview of the timeline for delivering on the target of 550 privately constructed employee housing bed units by 2023.

Date	Task
April 2018	Notification for preliminary rezoning applications
May 31, 2018	Private rental development application deadline
June 2018	Staff complete a review of preliminary applications against OCP policies and guidelines and provides comments to applicants.
July 2018	Applicants provide revised application materials.
August 2018	Staff complete evaluation of revised applications and prepare recommendations for Council.
September 2018	Council provides direction on which, if any, applications are supported for further review and processing.
September 2018 to September 2020	Processing of zoning amendment bylaw and development permit applications that receive approval for further consideration—This includes submission and review of further detailed information and studies. Timeline may vary depending on application.
July 2020 to December 2023	Building permit application and construction