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MattersPublic SafetyFirst seen Jun 4, 2019

Building, bylaw and fire department update

Completed

A departmental update covered building permits, bylaw enforcement, summer staffing and wildfire-season preparations. It also described work toward code rules for 12-storey engineered mass-timber construction, which could affect future building options in the city.

Where it stands: Update received for information Jun 4, 2019.

Background

Earlier and later steps of the same initiative.

  1. May 6, 2019

    Mass timber building regulations

    Langford supported taking part in provincial discussions on local regulations for tall buildings using encapsulated mass timber. The initiative responds to proposed code changes that could allow wood construction up to 12 storeys, compared with six at the time.

Timeline

Every time this matter appeared in council records, newest first.

  1. June 4, 2019· Council

    Building, bylaw and fire department update received

    Council received the joint departmental update from the Building, Bylaw and Fire departments.

    Decision: Received the Building, Bylaw and Fire departmental update.

    Passed

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