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BylawsBylaw No. 1694Adopted 2017

Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 484, (3690 & 3694 Happy Valley Rd)

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The properties at 3690 and 3694 Happy Valley Rd were moved from the RR4 zone to the RS4 zone, with rules allowing townhouse development subject to specific limits and amenity contributions. At 3690 Happy Valley Rd, subdivision may create a lot of at least 2.7 ha but less than 40 ha without connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system.

Who it affects: The bylaw applies to property owners and development applicants for 3690 and 3694 Happy Valley Rd.

Key rules

The parts residents most often run into. The PDF is the official text.

  • The two properties were rezoned from RR4 (Rural Residential 4) to RS4 (Residential Small Lot 4).
  • At 3690 Happy Valley Rd, a lot of at least 2.7 ha but less than 40 ha may be created without municipal sanitary sewer connection.
  • Townhouses must follow RT1 zone regulations; more than one residential building is allowed if the buildings contain townhouse use.
  • Development on the two properties must not exceed 125 SFE dwelling units; each townhouse unit counts as 0.66 SFE.
  • One-family lot contributions: at least 550 m2, $1000 affordable housing and $6000 general amenity; less than 550 m2, $660 and $3960, respectively.
  • Townhouse contributions are $610 per unit towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund and $3660 per unit towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund.

At council

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CITY OF LANG FORD 
BYLAW NO. 1694 
A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 300, 
"LANG FORD ZONING BYLAW, 1999" 
The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as follows: 
The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as follows: 
A. Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 is amended as follows: 
1. By deleting from the RR4 (Rural Residential 4) Zone and adding to the RS4 (Residential Small 
Lot 4) Zone the properties legally described as THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHERLY 11 
CHAINS OF SECTION 81, METCHOSIN DISTRICT, LYING WESTERLY OF THE HAPPY VALLEY 
ROAD, EXCEPT THOSE PARTS IN PLANS 28272 AND VIP52319; PID No.: 009-875-867 (3690 
Happy Valley Rd) and LOT 1, SECTION 81, METCHOSIN DISTRICT, PLAN 28272 EXCEPT THAT 
PART IN PLAN VIP74006; PID No.: 002-035-235 (3694 Happy Valley Rd) in the portions as 
shown shaded on Plan No. 1 attached to and forming part of this Bylaw. 
2. By deleting the phrase "6.04.02(1)" in Subsection 6.13.02(2) and replacing it with "6.13.02(1)"; 
3. By adding the following as Section 6.13.02(3): 
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection 6.13.02(2), a lot with an area of less than 40 ha but not less 
than 2.7 ha may be created by subdivision without connection to the municipal sanitary sewer 
system on the property legally described as THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHERLY 11 CHAINS 
OF SECTION 81, METCHOSIN DISTRICT, LYING WESTERLY OF THE HAPPY VALLEY ROAD, 
EXCEPT THOSE PARTS IN PLANS 28272 AND VIP52319; PID No.: 009-875-867 (3690 Happy 
Valley Rd)"; 
4. By adding the following as Section 6.27A.01(6) and renumbering subsequent subsections 
accordingly: 
"(6) Townhouses on those properties legally described as THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHERLY 
11 CHAINS OF SECTION 81, METCHOSIN DISTRICT, LYING WESTERLY OF THE HAPPY 
VALLEY ROAD, EXCEPT THOSE PARTS IN PLANS 28272 AND VIP52319; PID No.: 009-875-867 
(3690 Happy Valley Rd) and LOT 1, SECTION 81, METCHOSIN DISTRICT, PLAN 28272 EXCEPT 
THAT PART IN PLAN VIP74006; PID No.: 002-035-235 (3694 Happy Valley Rd) only"; 
5. By adding the following as Subsection 6.27A.03(2): "Notwithstanding subsection 6.27A.03(1) 
there may be more than one residential building on a lot, if those residential buildings contain a 
townhouse use; 
6. By adding the following as Subsection 6.27A.03(3): "Under no circumstances may the density of 
development on those properties legally described as THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHERLY 11 
CHAINS OF SECTION 81, METCHOSIN DISTRICT, LYING WESTERLY OF THE HAPPY VALLEY 
ROAD, EXCEPT THOSE PARTS IN PLANS 28272 AND VIP52319; PID No.: 009-875-867 (3690 
Happy Valley Rd) and LOT 1, SECTION 81, METCHOSIN DISTRICT, PLAN 28272 EXCEPT THAT 

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PART IN PLAN VIP74006; PID No.: 002-035-235 (3694 Happy Valley Rd) exceed 125 Single 
Family Equivalent (SFE) dwelling units, and for the purpose of this section a Townhouse unit 
shall be deemed equivalent to 0.66 SFE": 
7. By adding the following text as Subsection 6.27A.08 and renumbering subsequent subsections 
accordingly: 
"Regulations of Use for a Townhouse: 
(1) 
A Townhouse will be subject to the regulations of the Residential Townhouse (RT1) 
zone and not the regulations of this Zone." 
8. By adding the following line to Table 1 of Schedule AD: 
Zone 
Bylaw 
No. 
Legal Description 
Amenity Contributions 
R54 
1694 
THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHERLY 11 
CHAINS OF SECTION 81, METCHOSIN 
DISTRICT, LYING WESTERLY OF THE HAPPY 
VALLEY ROAD, EXCEPT THOSE PARTS IN 
PLANS 28272 AND VIP52319 (3690 Happy 
Valley Rd); and 
LOT 1, SECTION 81, METCHOSIN DISTRICT, 
PLAN 28272 EXCEPT THAT PART IN PLAN 
VIP74006 (3694 Happy Valley Rd) 
a) $1000 per one-family lot greater 
than or equal to 550 m2 towards 
the Affordable Housing Reserve 
Fund; 
b) $6000 per one-family lot greater 
than or equal to 550 m2 towards 
the General Amenity Reserve Fund; 
c) $660 per one-family lot less than 
550 m2 towards the Affordable 
Housing Reserve Fund; 
d) $3960 per one-family lot less than 
550 m2 towards the General 
Amenity Reserve Fund 
e) $610 per townhouse unit towards 
the Affordable Housing Reserve 
Fund; and 
f) $3660 per townhouse unit towards 
the General Amenity Reserve Fund. 

(Certified C' 
CORPORA-TE' 
ICER 
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B. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 484, (3690 
& 3694 Happy Valley Rd), 2017". 
READ A FIRST TIME this 15th day of May, 2017. 
PUBLIC HEARING held this 8th day of June, 2017. 
READ A SECOND TIME this 8t11  day of June, 2017. 
READ A THIRD TIME this 8th  day of June, 2017. 
ADOPTED this 19th day of June, 2017. 
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MAYOR 

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Document Name: Bylaw_ 
 
I HEREBY CERTIFY THIS TO BE A TRUE COPY 
OF PLAN No. 1 AS DESCRIBED 
IN SECTION Al OF BYLAW No. 1694 
MAYOR 
June 19, 2017 
ADOPTION: 
Scale: N.T.S. 
Last Revised: 5/3/2017