MattersEnvironmentFirst seen Feb 7, 2022Last discussed Jun 5, 2023
Proposed dust regulation bylaw
A notice of motion asked staff to draft a dust regulation bylaw with tools to address construction dust. The proposed rules could help the city respond to dust impacts on residents.
Where it stands: A request for staff to draft the bylaw was noted Sep 6, 2022; no decision is recorded.
Background
Earlier and later steps of the same initiative.
Sep 6, 2022
Dust control rules discussion
The city discussed whether to create rules to control dust, including dust from construction. The record does not specify proposed requirements or enforcement measures.
Jun 5, 2023
Construction dust control rules
The City is reviewing how to reduce dust from construction activities such as demolition, excavation and hauling. Staff were directed to draft construction impact guidelines and broaden dust-control requirements for further review.
Timeline
Every time this matter appeared in council records, newest first.
- Wendy Hobbs (Luxon Road)Concerned · Dust bylaw and Luxton Road sidewalks
Urges a separate, enforceable dust bylaw and prioritizing dangerous Luxton Road sidewalks as traffic from nearby development increases. - S. Rossender (Ravensview Drive)Asks · Open meeting video recordings
Asks why complete recordings of open council meetings are not made public so residents can verify meeting minutes and proceedings. - Michael Sunshine (Lang Vista Drive)Mixed · Dust control bylaw
Supports a construction-impact strategy but urges a separate, near-term dust bylaw covering existing projects and businesses. - A residentSupports · Dust control bylaw
Urges immediate enactment of the draft dust bylaw, stronger enforcement, and possible stop-work orders for repeat offenders.
- Wendy Hobbs (Luxon Road)Concerned · Dust bylaw and Luxton Road sidewalks
- A resident (Phelps Avenue)Supports · Dust-control bylaw
Supports the dust-control bylaw, citing neighborhood construction dust and residents’ concerns about what families are breathing. - Wendy Hobbs (Luxton Road)Supports · Environmental committee; dust controls
Supports automatic dust controls rather than complaint-driven responses and urges environmental committee members to have relevant expertise. - A residentSupports · Dust-control bylaw
Urges council to enact effective dust controls, citing years of heavy neighborhood dust and inadequate developer and city enforcement. - A residentOpposes · Dust-control bylaw
Questions the timing of the proposed dust bylaw, describing it as election-season grandstanding after years of unmet concerns. - Mary Wagner (Deville Road)Mixed · Environmental committee; dust bylaw; Naughty Pine Road
Urges environmental oversight beyond city-owned lands, expert committee members, proactive dust controls, and adequate green-space planning for Naughty Pine. - B. Armstrong (Rodney Road)Mixed · Dust bylaw; Naughty Pine Road development
Supports dust controls for impacts from denser development and urges adequate green space and separation at Naughty Pine. - A residentConcerned · Gravel parking variance
States: Flags an incorrect property boundary in the notice and warns a long-term gravel lot could create dust, noise, and access impacts. - Patsy Hamilton (Granderson Road)Asks · Dust and construction impacts
Reports severe dust, traffic, idling-truck emissions, and blocked access, and asks which authority can address the impacts. - N. Joel · Off-agenda allegations
States: Alleges that another participant’s household contributes dust and has used asphalt and contaminated materials near a creek. - A resident (Prospector Way)Supports · Dust-control bylaw
Urges council to take the dust bylaw seriously, citing public-health risks from silica dust and the city’s responsibility to protect residents. - Tanya Sunshine (Langvista Drive)Supports · Environmental committee; dust-control bylaw
Urges environmental recommendations to cover all Langford lands and supports the proposed dust-control bylaw. - A resident (Goldstream Avenue)Opposes · Dust-control bylaw
Opposes a new dust bylaw, arguing existing cooperative mitigation strategies are effective and development sites have different conditions.
- A resident (Phelps Avenue)Supports · Dust-control bylaw
- A residentMixed · City Center Park and dust bylaw
Requests greater public engagement in mezzanine financing decisions and supports a dust bylaw to improve neighbourhood livability. - A resident (Luxton Road)Concerned · City Center Park mezzanine
Questions the absence of provincial funding and warns repayment terms could effectively extend the operator’s contract for 15 years. - A residentConcerned · City Center Park mezzanine
Notes that withholding mezzanine rental revenue until repayment carries a cost for residents and asks for a fuller staff report. - Wendy Hobbs (Luxton Road)Mixed · City Center Park and council chamber access
Clarifies the space serves a private academy, not Belmont Academy, and asks council to review limits on residents attending chamber meetings.
- A residentMixed · City Center Park and dust bylaw
Notice of motion from Councillor Szpak regarding a Dust Regulation Bylaw.
- Tanya SunshineOpposes · Lang Vista parking
Opposes restricting shared city-frontage parking, notes other options may be available, and offers to meet with staff to discuss the site. - A residentOpposes · Lang Vista parking
Opposes reducing cul-de-sac parking, describes conflict over city-frontage spaces, and offers an on-site meeting to address neighbours’ concerns. - L. PlompMixed · Dust control, code of conduct, borrowing
Urges dust-control consultation, supports a council code of conduct, and questions 25-year borrowing without clear repayment timelines. - S. GearyConcerned · Bear Mountain amendment, dust control
Asks whether the Bear Mountain lot-line amendment could affect forested land and urges effective dust controls against silica exposure. - A residentSupports · Dust control, attainable home ownership
Supports the current complaint-based dust response and the proposed attainable home-ownership policy, citing effective staff collaboration and developer interest. - A residentMixed · Dust control, code of conduct, borrowing
Urges enforceable dust controls, supports a council code of conduct, and questions borrowing for private development when other developers pay infrastructure costs. - A residentConcerned · Lang Vista parking
Warns that reducing parking could worsen ongoing bylaw complaints and parking problems on Lang Vista. - A residentMixed · Borrowing, code of conduct
Questions the risks, collateral, and administrative costs of the proposed borrowing, and supports a council code of conduct. - Mary WagnerMixed · Dust control, borrowing, public participation
Supports a dust-control bylaw, questions borrowing risks and rationale, and asks for clearer code-of-conduct details and later public comment. - B. ArmstrongConcerned · Dust control, homelessness services
Urges enforceable dust controls and a plan for people experiencing homelessness, including appropriate local services. - A residentConcerned · Dust control, code of conduct
Asks what measures protect residents from silica dust and urges a council code of conduct covering interactions with the public. - A residentMixed · Dust control, borrowing, code of conduct
Urges dust-control accountability, questions the community benefit of developer borrowing, and supports conduct standards for council and public interactions. - A residentConcerned · Dust control
Urges council to assess silica dust’s public-health impacts rather than dismissing concerns, noting existing mining and workplace rules.
- Tanya SunshineOpposes · Lang Vista parking