Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 658, (Olympic View Lands)

 
 
 
CITY OF LANGFORD 
 
BYLAW NO. 2034 
 
A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 300,  
“LANGFORD ZONING BYLAW, 1999" 
  
 
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 Section 6.93 and replacing it with the text attached to this Bylaw as Schedule A; 
 
2. By deleting Schedule H. 
 
 
B. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 658, (Olympic 
View Lands), Bylaw No. 2034, 2022". 
 
READ A FIRST TIME this 22nd day of February, 2022. 
PUBLIC HEARING held this    day of    , 2022. 
READ A SECOND TIME this    day of    , 2022. 
 
READ A THIRD TIME this     day of    , 2022. 
APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE this    day of    , 2022. 
ADOPTED this    day of    , 2022. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRESIDING COUNCIL MEMBER 
CORPORATE OFFICER 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Schedule A 
 
Section 6.93 – Comprehensive Development 4 – Olympic View (CD4) Zone 
 
The intent of the CD4 Zone is to accommodate a mix of residential, commercial, and recreational uses to create a 
well-rounded community development. 
6.93.01 
Permitted Uses 
 
The following uses and no others are permitted in the CD4 Zone: 
(a) 
Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05; 
(b) 
Apartment;  
(c) 
Apartment Senior Citizen; 
(d) 
Assisted Living; 
(e) 
Bakery, not exceeding 200 m2 (2,152.8 ft2) in gross floor area; 
(f) 
Bed and breakfast in a one-family dwelling subject to Section 3.09; 
(g) 
Business support service; 
(h) 
Charitable facility; 
(i) 
Community care facility; 
(j) 
Community garden; 
(k) 
Cultural facility; 
(l) 
Dwelling, one-family; 
(m) 
Dwelling, two-family, subject to Section 3.07;  
(n) 
Golf course; 
(o) 
Golf course, miniature; 
(p) 
Golf driving range; 
(q) 
Group daycare; subject to Section 3.26; 
(r) 
Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09; 
(s) 
Hotel; 
(t) 
Library; 
(u) 
Licensed premises; 
(v) 
Liquor store; 
(w) 
Medical Clinics and accessory related commercials uses; 
(x) 
Office; 
(y) 
Personal service establishment; 
(z) 
Place of worship; 
(aa) 
Preschool; 
(bb) Recreation facility, indoor; 
(cc) 
Recreation facility, outdoor; 

 
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(dd) Restaurant; 
(ee) 
Retail store;  
(ff) 
School; 
(gg) 
Secondary suite in a one-family dwelling, or a garden suite or a carriage suite as an 
accessory use to a one-family dwelling, in accordance with Section 3.08;   
(hh) Townhouse;  
(ii) 
Uses accessory to a principal use permitted in this Article; and 
(jj) 
Uses permitted by Section 3.01 of this Bylaw. 
 
6.93.02 Subdivision Lot Requirements 
(1) 
No lot having a lot area less than 550 m2 may be created by subdivision for a one-family dwelling; 
 
(2) 
No lot having a lot area less than 600 m2 may be created by subdivision for a two-family dwelling, 
townhouse, or apartment use; 
 
(3) 
No lot having a lot area less than 450 m2 may be created by subdivision for a commercial use;  
 
(4) 
No lot having a lot width less than 15 m (49.2 ft) may be created by subdivision;  
 
(5) 
No lot having a building envelope with a width or depth less than 7 m (23 ft) may be created by 
subdivision 
6.93.03 
 Density of Development 
(1) 
There may not be more than 5 dwelling units in the CD4 Zone; 
 
(2) 
Despite Article 6.93.03(1), there may be more than 5 dwelling units but no more than 461 dwelling 
units in the CD4 Zone if the owner of the land proposed to be built upon has provided to the City: 
 
(a) $500 per dwelling unit towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund; and  
(b)  a covenant charging the land in CD4 Zone, in terms satisfactory to the City, ensuring that 
land in an amount equal to at least 40% of the land area within the CD4 Zone, in a location 
satisfactory to the City, and is used as golf course, dedicated as public land, or protected as 
covenanted open space; 
 
(3) 
Despite Articles 6.93.03(1) and (2), land in the CD4 Zone may be developed for more than 461 
dwelling units if the owner of the land proposed to be built upon has provided to the City: 
(a) $2,000 per dwelling unit towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund; and  
(b) $1,000 per dwelling unit towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund: 
 
(4) 
For the purpose of Article 6.93.03(3): 
(a) A one-family dwelling on a lot less than 550 m2 (5,920.2 ft2) is deemed equivalent to 0.66 
dwelling units;  
(b) A two-family dwelling is deemed to be equivalent to 1.32 dwelling units (2 x 0.66); and  
(c) A multi-family dwelling unit (townhouse, or apartment) is deemed equivalent to 0.61 
dwelling units. 
(5) 
Under no circumstances may the number of one-family dwellings in the CD4 Zone exceed 500, 
whether or not the dwellings have secondary suites, garden suites, or carriages suites; 
 

 
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(6) 
Under no circumstances may the total number of dwelling units in the CD4 Zone, other than 
secondary suites, garden suites, or carriage suites, exceed 1,000; 
 
(7) 
Under no circumstances may the total number of hotel rooms exceed 200. 
 
(8) 
Provided that all of the requirements of Subsection 6.93.03(2) and (3) have been met, the 
maximum floor area ratio may not exceed: 
 
(a) 0.5, to a maximum of 372 m2 of gross floor area, on a lot containing a one-family dwelling 
or two-family dwelling; 
(b) 2.5 on a lot containing an apartment, apartment – senior citizens, assisted living, hotel, or 
commercial use; 
(c) 0.7 on a lot containing a townhouse use, to a maximum of 223 m2 of gross floor area per 
unit; 
 
6.93.04 Lot Coverage 
(1) 
Lot coverage of all buildings and structures on a lot containing an apartment, hotel or commercial 
use shall not exceed 80%; 
(2) 
Lot coverage of all buildings and structures on a lot containing a one-family dwelling shall not 
exceed 40% to a maximum total building footprint of 250 m2; 
(3) 
Lot coverage of all buildings and structures on a lot containing a two-family dwelling shall not 
exceed 60%;  
(4) 
Lot coverage of all buildings and structures on a lot containing a townhouse use shall not exceed 
80%; 
6.93.05 Height, Location, and Size of Principal Use Buildings 
(1) 
No one-family or two-family dwelling may exceed a height of 10 m (29.5 ft); 
(2) 
No townhouse building may exceed a height of 3 storeys; 
(3) 
No principal building or structure for an office, hotel, or apartment use shall exceed a height of 
12 storeys, exclusive of storeys provided wholly as parking. 
6.93.06 
Setbacks 
(1) 
No apartment, hotel or commercial building or structure may be located: 
(a) 
Within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any front lot line or exterior side lot line; or 
(b) 
Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any interior side lot line; or 
(c) 
Within 4.5 m (14.8 ft) of any rear lot line. 
(2) 
No one-family dwelling or two-family dwelling may be located: 
(a) 
Within 3 m (19.7 ft) of any front lot line, except that no garage or carport that faces a front 
lot line may be located within 5.5 m of the front lot line; 
(b) 
Within 1.5 m (4.9 ft) of any interior side lot line;  

 
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(c) 
Within 4.5 m (14.8 ft) of any exterior side lot line, except that no garage or carport that 
faces an exterior side lot line may be located within 5.5 m (18 ft) of the exterior side lot 
line; or  
(d) 
Within 4.5 m (14.8 ft) of any rear lot line.  
(3) 
No townhouse may be located: 
(a) 
Within 3 m (19.7 ft) of any front lot line, except that no garage or carport that faces a front 
lot line may be located within 6 m of the front lot line;  
(b) 
Within 4.5 m (14.8 ft) of any rear lot line; and 
(c) 
Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any side lot line, except that no garage or carport whose vehicle access 
crosses an exterior side lot line may be located within 5.5 m (18 ft) of the exterior side lot 
line.  
6.93.07 
Open Space and Landscape Screening 
In addition to the regulations contained in Section 3.21 of this Bylaw, the following requirements apply 
to landscape screening in the CD4 Zone: 
(1) 
Commercial parking areas shall be screened from any abutting residential or multi-family 
residential use by a landscape and screening area at least 1 m in width containing a decorative 
fence not less than 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in height; 
(2) 
All areas of the lot not covered by buildings, parking or structures shall maximize retention of 
native planting;