DocumentsStaff ReportOct 2, 2017Pages 53–54
Staff Report to Council - Bylaw No. 1738: Omnibus Amendment to Official Community Plan Map 2
Staff report introducing Bylaw No. 1738 which proposes amendments to OCP Map 2 to expand the City Centre westward and re-designate certain lands; provides background, policy rationale, financial and legal implications and options for Council.
Key facts
- Purpose: change land use designations on OCP Map 2 to expand City Centre, add Mixed Use Employment Centre and Business/Light Industrial areas
- Rationale: area within 400m walkshed of rapid bus service and appropriate for higher density development
- Financial Implication: amendments may increase developability and tax revenues
- Options provided: give first reading, amend and give first reading, or take no action
- Concurrences include: Director of Planning (Matthew Baldwin), Fire Chief, Director of Engineering, Director of Finance and Director of Corporate Services
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Staff Report
to
Council
Date:
September 5, 2017
Department:
Planning
Subject:
Bylaw No. 1738: Omnibus Amendment to Official Community Plan Map 2 – Growth Management & Land Use Strategy
Purpose
The purpose of this report is to introduce Bylaw No. 1783 which would amend Map 2 of Langford’s Official Community Plan by changing the land use designation of various parcels of land in and around the City Centre.
Background
At its in-camera meeting of July 17th, 2017, Council reviewed, among other things, a parking strategy for the City Centre of Langford and directed staff to bring forward necessary bylaws to change the Official Community Plan (OCP) and Policy with respect to the City Centre.
Commentary
Bylaw No. 1738 is a proposal to amend Langford’s OCP by amending Map 2, the City’s Growth Management and Land Use Strategy. Map 2 is the foundation of the Official Community Plan. All applications for rezoning must be consistent with the land use designation found in Map 2.
Specifically, Bylaw No. 1738 would expand the “City Centre” designation westward from Jacklin Road to the east side of Leigh Road to encompass the neighbourhood bounded by Dunford Avenue, Leigh Road, Goldstream Avenue and Jacklin Road. This area is within a 400m “walkshed” from rapid bus service on Jacklin Road and Goldstream Avenue, and is seen as an area where higher density forms of development should be permitted. Bylaw No. 1738 would also designate the business/industrial uses on the south side of Dunford Avenue as “business or light industrial”, where they had previously be mapped as “neighbourhood”. Bylaw No. 1738 also picks up the “Mixed Use Employment Centre” designation that Council has previously considered for the property at 3130 Jacklin Road.
Financial Implications
The OCP amendments proposed in Bylaw No. 1738 may improve the developability of some properties, which may lead to development and higher tax revenues.
Legal Implications
Council is within its mandate and powers to amend the OCP as it sees fit, provided that the amendment is considered at open public meetings and subject to a Public Hearing in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act.
Options
That Council give first reading to Bylaw NO. 1738 as presented;
That Council amend Bylaw No. 1738 as presented, and give the amended version of Bylaw No. 1738 first reading;
That Council take no action at this time with respect to Bylaw No. 1738
Respectfully submitted,
Submitted by:
Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP
Director of Planning
Concurrence:
Chris Aubrey, Fire Chief
Concurrence:
Lorne Fletcher, Manager of Community Safety and Municipal Enforcement
Concurrence:
Michelle Mahovlich, P.Eng, P.Geo, Director of Engineering
Concurrence:
Leah Stohmann, MCIP, RPP, Deputy Director of Planning
Concurrence:
Michael Dillabaugh, CPA, CA, Director of Finance
Concurrence:
Braden Hutchins, Director of Corporate Services
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