Surrey 7923-0092-00 May 1 2023 planning report

Staff Report to Council Application No.: 7923-0092-00 Planning & Development Report Page 5 Referrals Engineering: The Engineering Department has no objection to the project. Zoning By-law Separation Distance Variance • The applicant is requesting the following variances: o In Section B.32 of Part 4 General Provisions of the Zoning Bylaw No. 12000, the minimum separation requirements between drug stores, small-scale drug stores or methadone dispensaries is reduced from 400 metres to 44 metres to permit a small- scale drug store at 5623 – 177B Street. • Applicant’s rationale: o A medical clinic has operated at the subject site for over 20 years. A new operator is taking over the clinic and is expanding the existing family medicine services offered to include internal medicine, weight management and pain management services. The proposed pharmacy will provide an additional in-person service to support the medical clinic operation. o The pharmacy concept is a community, full-service pharmacy servicing all types of health care patients. The proposal is not a methadone dispensary. o The pharmacy will offer clinics for chronic conditions and preventative care, a unique program to provide optimum medication compliance which has been proven to reduce hospital readmissions. Close collaboration between pharmacy and medical staff will help improve patient outcomes and ensure patients receive the best possible care. • The proposed pharmacy is permitted under the C-15 Zone and meets the definition of “small- scale drug store” in the Zoning Bylaw. • The applicant is proposing to operate the small-scale drug store in conjunction with a medical clinic as a joint, inter-related facility. The two businesses will occupy the same unit and provide accessible and convenient health-care services to residents. • The proposed pharmacy will support patients at the adjoining medical clinic. • A Section 219 Covenant will be registered on title to allow the small-scale drug store to operate only in conjunction with a medical clinic, and having the same hours of operation as the medical clinic. • No adverse impacts to the neighbourhood are anticipated by the proposed variance.

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