Bylaw No. 1790 - Road Closure Bylaw (Springhill Road), 2018 (Adoption)

CITY OF LANGFORD

ROAD CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 1790, 2018

Road Closure Bylaw

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter, Council may, by bylaw, close a portion of a highway to traffic and remove the dedication of the highway, if prior to adopting the bylaw, Council publishes notices of its intention in a newspaper and provides an opportunity for persons who consider they are affected by the bylaw to make representations to Council;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Langford deems it expedient to close to traffic and remove the dedication of highway of that portion of highway comprising a total of approximately 601 m2 (6,469 ft2), which was dedicated as highway by Plan 26488, shown outlined in a bold black line on the reference plan prepared by Minda C. Riley of McIlvaney Riley Land Surveying Inc, BCLS on the 8th day of May, 2018, a reduced copy of which is attached hereto (the “Road Closure Plan”);

AND WHEREAS notices of Council’s intention to close that portion of highway to traffic and to remove its dedication as highway were published in a newspaper and posted in the public notice posting place, and Council has provided an opportunity for persons who consider they are affected by the closure to make representations to Council;

AND WHEREAS the Council does not consider that the closure of the Closed Road will affect the transmission or distribution facilities or works of utility operators;

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

Attached to this Bylaw as Schedule “A” and forming part of this Bylaw is a reduced copy of the reference plan of highway closure (the “Road Closure Plan”).
The City hereby authorizes the closure to traffic and removal of highway dedication of: the 601 m2 of highway, which was dedicated as highway by Plan 26488, labelled “Road to be Closed Area 1 and Area 2” on the Road Closure Plan (the “Closed Road”).
On deposit of the Road Closure Plan and all other documentation for the closure of the Closed Road in the Victoria Land Title Office, the Closed Road is closed to public traffic, it shall cease to be public highway, and its dedication as a highway is cancelled.
The Mayor and the Chief Administrative Officer of the City are authorized to execute all deeds of land, plans and other documentation necessary to affect this road closure and disposition.
This Bylaw may be cited as “Road Closure Bylaw No. 1790 (Springhill Road), 2018”.

READ A FIRST TIME this 5th day of November, 2018. READ A SECOND TIME this 5th day of November, 2018.

READ A THIRD TIME this 5th day of November, 2018. APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE THIS 16TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2018. ADOPTED this of, 2018.

MAYOR

(Certified Correct)

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

SCHEDULE “A” – Road Closure Plan

Reduced copy of the reference plan (Road Closure Plan)

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