BYLAW NO. 1630 - Bear Mountain Parkway Extension Local Area Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1630, 2016 (Adoption)

BYLAW NO. 1630, 2016

A bylaw to establish the Bear Mountain Parkway Extension Local Area Service

WHEREAS

A. The City of Langford has received a petition from the owners of land in Langford requesting that the City establish a local area service for the provision of highway works for the extension of the Bear Mountain Parkway from Leigh Road to the existing Bear Mountain Parkway at Plan VIS6323, together with associated and consequential highway improvements.

B. The Corporate Officer of the City of Langford has certified the sufficiency and validity of the petition.

C. The City of Langford wishes to establish a local area service for the purposes set out above.

NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

Citation

1. This bylaw may be cited as “Bear Mountain Parkway Extension Local Area Service Establishment Bylaw No. 1630, 2016.”

Definition

2. In this bylaw (a) “Local Service Area” means the area comprised of the parcels described on Schedule A as shown on the plan attached as Schedule B, and
   (b) “Bear Mountain Parkway Extension Local Area Service” means all work or other activity undertaken or provided by or on behalf of the City of Langford to complete the project described in Schedule C.

Establishment of Local Area Service

3. The Bear Mountain Parkway Extension Local Area Service is hereby established as a local area service under section 211 of the Community Charter for the benefit of all parcels in the Local Service Area.

Methods of Cost Recovery

4. The cost of the Bear Mountain Parkway Extension Local Area Service will be borne or recovered as follows: (a) $5,000,000 by parcel taxes imposed on the taxable area of the parcels in the Local Service Area; and
   (b) the amount by which the cost of the service exceeds $5,000,000 shall be paid by the owners of the parcels in the Local Service Area.

READ A FIRST TIME this 18th day of April, 2016
READ A SECOND TIME this 18th day of April, 2016
READ A THIRD TIME this 18th day of April, 2016
ADOPTED this day of , 2016

PRESIDING MEMBER

CORPORATE OFFICER

SCHEDULE A

SCHEDULE B

SCHEDULE C

The project Includes:

1. A two lane interim road connection between the Leigh Road Interchange and the border of the Bear Mountain Village Core (opposite St Andrews Walk), activating approximately 3,655 meters of public roadwork;
2. An interim road cross section that will include 2 paved driving lanes with gravel shoulders, with one side of street lighting;
3. Full and final site grading, cut and fill placement, to accommodate the ultimate road cross section that will be built out when adjacent lands are developed;
4. All engineering, inspection, security, legal and administration costs, and environmental studies and other related work necessary to complete the project;
5. An allowance for interest charges that may accrue on borrowed funds during construction
6. All land dedications and rights of way required to facilitate the project.
7. Re-designation of the Echo Valley Road system as a non-through road, such that the Bear Mountain Parkway is the only route from Leigh Road Interchange through Bear Mountain.