DocumentsStaff ReportMar 19, 2018Pages 56–58
Staff Report to Council - First Reading Report for Bylaw No. 1742 and Bylaw No. 1737 (Luxton Road closure rezoning / OCP amendment)
Staff report recommending First Reading for Bylaw No. 1742 (rezoning closed portion of Luxton Road to BP2A) and Bylaw No. 1737 (OCP amendment to Business or Light Industrial designation) to align closed road policy and zoning with adjacent properties (2869 Sooke Rd and 3344/3370 Luxton Rd).
Key facts
- Rezoning relates to properties 2869 Sooke Road, 3370 Luxton Road, 3344 Luxton Road (Z16-0024)
- Purpose: align closed portion of Luxton Road zoning/policy with adjacent BP2A properties to allow development
- Recommendation options: Give First Reading to Bylaw Nos. 1742 & 1737 or take no action
- Pre-requisite items from PZAH: Traffic Study, frontage improvements to Bylaw No.1000 standards, road dedication
Staff Report to Council
Date:
January 8, 2018
Department:
Planning
Subject:
First Reading Report for Bylaw No. 1742, a bylaw to amend a portion of Luxton Road from P4 (Park and Open Space) to BP2 (Business Park 2A – Sooke Road West) and Bylaw 1737 a bylaw to amend Neighbourhood policy area to the Business or Light Industrial designation within the Official Community Plan.
On January 16th, 2017, Council was presented with a rezoning application, Z16-0024, to amend the zoning of 2869 Sooke Road and 3370 and 3344 Luxton Road from the RR2 (Rural Residential 2) zone to the BP2A (Business Park 2A – Sooke Road West) zone. The Official Community Plan designation for the area did not require an amendment as it was appropriate for the uses being proposed through the rezoning application.
As part of the staff report for this rezoning application, a preferred road dedication plan was presented that included closing Luxton Road at Marwood Avenue and extending Marwood Avenue through the property to Sooke Road. While closing this portion of Luxton Road was considered as part of the rezoning application, this portion of land created from the closure was not included in the application to rezone.
Bylaw 1670, to amend the zoning of 2869 Sooke Road, 3370 and 3344 Luxton Road was adopted by Council at their December 4th Council meeting.
After a road closure bylaw has been adopted by Council, the closed portion of Luxton Road may be integrated into the development plans for 2869 Sooke Road and 3370 and 3344 Luxton Road. In order to facilitate this, the closed portion of Luxton Road must be rezoned, and its policy designation amended, to allow development to occur on this section of land. All highways in the City of Langford have the same zoning and policy designation as the parcel adjacent to them, extending to the midpoint of the highway. Therefore only a portion of closed road will have to be rezoned, and its policy designation amended to align with the subject properties.
Bylaw 1742 will amend the zoning of the portion Luxton Road and align it with the zoning of the properties 2869 Sooke Road and 3370, 3344 Luxton Road, from the P4 (Park and Open Space) zone to the BP2A (Business Park 2A – Sooke Road West) zone.
Bylaw 1737 will amend the Official Community Plan designation of the closed portion of Luxton Road from the Neighbourhood to the Business or Light Industrial designation to align it with the rest of the properties subject to the rezoning, Z16-0024.
OPTIONS
That Council:
- Give First Reading to Bylaw No. 1742 and Bylaw No. 1737;
OR
- Take no action at this time with respect to Bylaw No. 1742 or Bylaw 1737;
Respectfully Submitted,
Submitted by:
Lauren Morhart Planner, MCIP, RPP
Concurrence:
Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning
Concurrence:
Cory Manton, Manager of Parks and Recreation
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
Concurrence:
Darren Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer
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