Council Update – February 10, 2025

The City of Duncan Council Update is a snapshot of items considered at meetings of Council. These are not the official minutes. Meeting agendas, minutes, and videos can be accessed through the City’s Council Meeting Portal.

• Cowichan Housing Association presented to Council, providing an overview of their initiatives.
• Council received the report of the Chief Administrative Officer that includes updates on a number of City initiatives.
• Council approved that a meeting be held outside of the City of Duncan’s jurisdiction to accommodate a joint meeting with North Cowichan Council at North Cowichan Municipal Hall on February 25, 2025.
• Council approved updates to the Advisory Design Panel Terms of Reference.
• Council approved an update to the Public Performance Code of Conduct policy.
• Council gave three readings to Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 3166.09, 2025 – a bylaw to facilitate the development of a 6-storey, 98-unit residential building (phase 1) and two 6-storey mixed use buildings, each containing 90 dwelling units and ground floor commercial uses (phase 2) at 140 Trans-Canada Highway.
• Council gave three readings to Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 3166.08, 2025 – a bylaw to facilitate the development of a 6 storey, 69-unit mixed use building, with commercial and daycare uses on the ground floor and rental residential uses at 533, 561, and 573 Dobson Road.
• Council adopted Zoning Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 3166.10, 2025 – a bylaw to facilitate the development of a 6 storey, 84-unit rental apartment building at 490 Ypres Street and 483 and 491 Festubert Street.
• Council proclaimed March 21, 2025 as World Down Syndrome Day in the City of Duncan.

The next Regular Council meeting will be on Monday, February 24, 2025.

The 2025 Council Meeting calendar can be viewed here.