BYLAW NO. 1876 – A Bylaw to Amend Bylaw No. 209 (District of Langford Development Procedures, 1997)

The City of Langford Council in open meeting assembled enacts as follows:

Bylaw No. 209, cited as “District of Langford Development Procedures, 1997” is amended by:

a) Replacement of Schedule ‘E’

By replacing Schedule ‘E’ with the following:

Development Permit Fees

If any work for which a permit is required commences prior to a permit being issued, the fee payable shall be doubled.

Interface Fire Hazard Development Permit Area (ONLY) – Development Permit for one- and two-family residential development on an individual lot and/or the creation of not more than two lots by subdivision where development is fully compliant with Interface Fire Hazard design guidelines.
$287
Riparian Development Permit Area (ONLY) – Development Permit for one- and two-family residential development on an individual lot where no work is occurring within a Streamside Protection and Enhancement Area (SPEA) as defined by a qualified professional;
$572
Two-Family Residential (Duplex) - compliant with Design Guidelines and which may or may not include Interface Fire Hazard Development Permit Area;*
$917
Two-Family Residential (Duplex) – not compliant with Design Guidelines and which may or may not include Interface Fire Hazard Development Permit Area and may or may not include variances;**
$2,350

For combined Environmentally Sensitive/Hazardous and Form & Character applications, fees shall be paid on the basis of the greater of either the Environmentally Sensitive/Hazardous Development Permit Area(s) Impacted (column A) OR the scale of development (column B)

Environmentally Sensitive/Hazardous Development Permit Areas Impacted (Column A)	Form & Character (Column B)	Fee
Less than 150 m2 of site area within a defined development permit area	Less than 100 m2 of new commercial/industrial/business park GFA; and/or Exterior renovation of existing intensive residential (including duplex) or multi-family residential buildings that represents a change to the form and character of a building or buildings; and/or Garden and carriage suites	$572
150-1000 m2 of site area within a defined development permit area	Up to and including 4 residential units; and/or Up to 200m2 of new Com/Ind/Bus Park GFA; and/or Exterior renovation of existing Com/Ind/Bus Park buildings up to 200 m2 of GFA that represents a change to the form and character of a building or buildings;	$2,062
1001-4500 m2 of site area within a defined development permit area	5- 12 residential units; and/or Up to 300 m2 of new Com/Ind/Bus Park GFA and/or Exterior renovation of existing Com/Ind/Bus Park buildings up 2000 m2 of GFA that represents a change to the form and character of a building or buildings;	$4,357
4,501-25,000 m2 of site area within a defined development permit area	13-49 residential units; and/or Up to 4500 m2 of new Com/Ind/Bus Park GFA and/or exterior renovation of existing Com/Ind/Bus Park buildings over 2000 m2 of GFA that represents a change to the form and character of a building or buildings;	$6,649
>25,000 m2 of DP site area	50+ residential units; and/or 4501 m2+ of new Com/Ind/Bus Park GFA	$10,891

*A duplex development permit issued by Council’s delegate
**A duplex development permit issued by Council

Development Permit Amendment Fees

The Director of Planning may consider the following types of amendments to an issued Development Permit, where such changes maintain the overall intent of the previously issued Development Permit and are consistent with the Development Permit Area Guidelines appended to Zoning Bylaw No. 300

Minor amendment for changes that are eligible for a Development Permit Exemption in accordance with s.1.4 of Appendix A to Zoning Bylaw No. 300
No Fee, unless a Letter of Exemption is requested or required
Minor amendment for changes that:
• Require the issuance of a Development Permit Amendment for the purpose of issuing a variance to reduce a bylaw requirement by no more than 10%
$229
Moderate amendment for changes that:
• Require the issuance of a Development Permit Amendment for the purpose of:
• Increasing floor space by more than 10% of the GFA originally approved, but less than 20%;
• Issuing a variance to reduce a bylaw requirement by more than 10%;
• Adjusting a streamside protection and enhancement area per the conditions specified in s.2.3.4 of Appendix A to the Zoning Bylaw No. 300 and where such adjustment is supported by the project biologist
16% of the original fee
Major amendment for changes that are not considered to be a Minor or Moderate amendment
27% of the original fee
Appeal Fee (if Development Permit cannot be issued by Council’s delegate)
$1,432 in addition to above fees
Development Permit Issued by Council with Variances (other than duplex)
$1,432 in addition to the above fees
Letter of Exemption from the Requirements of a Development Permit
$115

Other Fees

Board of Variance
$715
Counter Petition: If the City is required to provide a counter petition opportunity as a result of any planning related application (Official Community Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Development Permit, Development Variance Permit, and Temporary Use Permit).
$642

Development Variance Permit Fees

Application Fee
$1,432

Temporary Use Permit Fees

Application Fee
$2,007
Renewal Fee
$287

This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "City of Langford Development Procedures, Amendment Bylaw No. 20, Bylaw No. 1848, 2019".

READ A FIRST TIME this day of , 2019.

READ A SECOND TIME this day of , 2019.

READ A THIRD TIME this day of , 2019.

ADOPTED this day of , 2019.

MAYOR

(Certified Correct)

CORPORATE OFFICER

BYLAW NO. 1876 – A Bylaw to Amend Bylaw No. 209 (District of Langford Development Procedures, 1997)

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