DocumentsBylawMay 4, 2020Pages 275–279
BYLAW NO. 1882: Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 580 (936 Jenkins Avenue), Bylaw No. 1882, 2020
Zoning amendment bylaw (No. 1882) for 936 Jenkins Avenue presented for second and third readings.
Key facts
- Bylaw No.: 1882
- Subject property: 936 Jenkins Ave
- Status per TOC: Second and Third Readings
- Pages: 275–279
BYLAW NO. 1882: Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 580 (936 Jenkins Avenue), Bylaw No. 1882, 2020
Staff Report to Council
Date: May 4, 2020
Department: Planning
Subject: Bylaw No. 1882 – application to rezone 936 Jenkins Ave and a portion of 919 Rex Rd from R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential) to RS3 (Residential Small Lot 3) to allow the development of up to 4 small lots
Background
Council gave Bylaw No. 1882 first reading at their Regular Meeting held January 6th, 2020. This Bylaw is also captured by the resolution passed at Council’s April 6th 2020 Regular Meeting to waive public hearings for all zoning amendment bylaws that are compliant with the OCP designation while the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing.
Commentary
Staff confirm all Notices and Advertisements have been placed in accordance with Section 467 of the Local Government Act.
No correspondence with regards to this bylaw has been received to date.
Options
That Council:
- Give second and third readings to Bylaw No. 1882;
Or - Take no action at this time with respect to Bylaw No. 1882.
Respectfully submitted,
Submitted by:
Leah Stohmann, MCIP, RPP, Deputy Director of Planning-Email Approved
Concurrence:
Adriana Proton, Manager of Legislative Services-Email Approved
Concurrence:
Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning-Email Approved
Concurrence:
Darren Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer-Email Approved
CITY OF LANGFORD
BYLAW NO. 1882
A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 300, “LANGFORD ZONING BYLAW, 1999"
The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as follows:
A. Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 is amended as follows:
By deleting from the R2 (ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ZONE and adding to RS3 (RESIDENTIAL SMALL LOT 3) ZONE the properties legally described as LOT 39, SECTION 80, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN 12203, PID No. 004-973-313 (936 Jenkins Avenue) and LOT 4, SECTION 80, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN 21542, PID No. 003-421-295 (919 Rex Rd) in the portions as shown shaded on Plan No. 1 attached to and forming part of this Bylaw.
By adding the following to Table 1 of Schedule AD:
| Zone | Bylaw No. | Legal Description | Amenity Contributions Eligible for Reduction in Section 2 of Schedule AD (Column 5) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS3 | 1882 | LOT 39, SECTION 80, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN 12203, PID No. 004-973-313 (936 Jenkins Avenue) and portion of LOT 4, SECTION 80, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN 21542, PID No. 003-421-295 (919 Rex Rd) | a) $3,960 per lot towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund b) $660 per lot towards the Affordable Housing Reserve |
| No |
B. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 580, (936 Jenkins Avenue), Bylaw No. 1882, 2020".
READ A FIRST TIME this 6th day of January, 2020.
PUBLIC HEARING WAIVED BY RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL this 6th day of April, 2020.
READ A SECOND TIME this day of, 2020.
READ A THIRD TIME this day of, 2020.
APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION THIS day of , 2020.
ADOPTED this of, 2020.
MAYOR
(Certified Correct)
CORPORATE OFFICER
Schedule A
News excerpts and Notices (excerpts from Goldstream Gazette / City notices)
West Shore RCMP cleared of wrongdoing
The West Shore RCMP has been cleared of any wrongdoing in relation to a suicidal man who was seriously injured after being subdued by a conducted energy weapon (CEW) and police service dog last spring.
Because the man’s injuries occurred in connection to the actions of police, the Independent Investigation Office (IIO) was notified to investigate whether “unauthorized or excessive force was used by any officer.”
A report released on April 7 states the officers involved were faced with a situation that was “bound to give rise to a very high-risk assessment,” but they exercised restraint by trying, over an extended period of time, to take the man into custody without harm.
Just after 1:30 a.m. on April 22, 2019, RCMP received two 911 calls — one from a man’s mother who told police her son was suicidal and was planning to jump off a bridge, the second was from the man himself stating that he was planning to inject himself with a syringe filled with gasoline. RCMP were able to locate the man through cell phone ‘pings’ in an area of grass and shrubs off the Island Highway in View Royal.
The man was holding a backpack with one hand inside and told the officer to “back up.” Two officers, accompanied by a police service dog, engaged the man in conversation for several minutes — audio recordings of this interaction corroborated witness officer statements provided to the IIO.
As RCMP worked to de-escalated the situation and get the man to a hospital, he told the officers that they would have to “shoot or tase” him.
Officers noted the man continued to have one hand in the backpack and was “twitching as if he was about to pull something from the bag,” states the report. One of the responding officers drew his firearm and told the man “it doesn’t have to be like this,” to which the man responded stating that he had tried to kill himself five times and this was “the way [he] want[ed] it.”
As more officers arrived on the scene, the man walked toward the nearby Upper Gorge waterway, threatening to jump in.
One of the officers told the IIO that it became clear that the man was determined to have police officers use their weapons on him. The man continued to taunt police, demanding they use their “Tasers” on him and stating that if he moved his hand — which was still in the backpack — quickly, the police would “launch something” at him.
Finally, the man told the officers he was “gonna make one of [them] do something.” He stepped toward officers and motioned as if he was going to withdraw his hand quickly from the backpack.
At that point, one of the officers discharged his CEW while another officer sent the police dog after the man. The man fell to the ground and police were able to put him in handcuffs. The police dog bit him in the leg, which would later require 82 staples to close.
The IIO report states the man presented a credible threat by keeping his hand in the backpack and “pretending at any moment he would draw and use some sort of weapon.”
“Through his own, quite deliberate actions, [the man] placed himself at risk of the use by police of lethal force,” states the report, adding that it was fortunate less lethal options were available for the officers to use.
West Shore podcast highlights COVID-19 pandemic and local businesses
A West Shore podcast highlights local businesses as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the Western Communities.
The Westshore Business Podcast, co-hosted by local business development professional John Juricic and marketing and communications specialist Kelly Darwin, originally set out to highlight local businesses and the many unique things they’re doing in the communities. Darwin, who is on the board of the Westshore Chamber of Commerce and is a new member liaison, said there were many new businesses he met with that he felt people didn’t know much about.
“We just wanted to talk about the good things happening on the West Shore,” Darwin said.
Recently, the COVID-19 pandemic came to the forefront of conversations so Darwin and Juricic decided to pivot.
“We asked if we could use our platform to get the message out to people about what they should be doing and what Langford is doing,” Darwin said.
The pair are now recording a podcast every second day with Langford Mayor Stew Young and are getting other politicians and businesses involved.
“Whatever the challenge is, you always hear Langford coming up with the common sense plan to deal with it,” Darwin said. They plan to loop the local business angle back into the podcast by checking in on the unique ways they are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The podcast has episodes dating back to March of last year with the most recent ones touching on COVID-19. They can be found online at westshorebusiness.com.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEING WAIVED (Bylaw No. 1882)
NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to Section 464(2) of the Local Government Act, the Council of the City of Langford has waived the holding of a Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 1882 (being a Bylaw to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 for the City of Langford).
Proposal:
The purpose of Bylaw No. 1882 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zone of the property located at 936 Jenkins Avenue and a portion of 919 Rex Road from One-and Two Family Residential (R2) to Residential Small Lot 3 (RS3) to allow for a small lot subdivision of 4 single-family homes.
Applicant: Diane Larkey
Location:
The land that is the subject of Bylaw No. 1882 is located at 936 Jenkins Ave and a portion of 919 Rex Rd as shown shaded below.
Council will be considering Bylaw No. 1882 at the following meeting:
Date: Monday, 4 May 2020
Time: 5:30 pm
COPIES of the complete Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed online at: www.cityoflangford.ca/, or made available upon request by emailing to planning@langford.ca or in writing to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8 for the duration of the pandemic emergency.
Please contact David Sametz in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 or email dsametz@langford.ca with any questions on this Bylaw.
Braden Hutchins
Director of Corporate Services
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEING WAIVED (Bylaw No. 1885)
NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to Section 464(2) of the Local Government Act, the Council of the City of Langford has waived the holding of a Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 1885 (being a Bylaw to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 for the City of Langford).
Proposal:
The purpose of Bylaw No. 1885 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the zoning of the property located at 1100 McCallum Road and 2780 Spencer Road from One- and Two-Family Residential (R2), Rural Residential 4 (RR4), Mobile Home Park (RH1), Tourist Commercial – Motel (CT1), and Comprehensive Development – South Skirt Mountain (CD12) to a new Mixed-Use Employment 3 (MUE3) zone. This would allow for the future development of these lands to residential, multi-family, and commercial uses.
Applicant: Niall Paltiel, Keycorp Consulting Ltd.
Location:
The lands that are the subject of Bylaw No. 1885 are located at 1100 McCallum Rd and 2780 Spencer Rd as shown shaded on the plan.
Council will be considering Bylaw No. 1885 at the following meeting:
Date: Monday, 4 May 2020
Time: 5:30 pm
COPIES of the complete Bylaw and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaw may be viewed online at: www.cityoflangford.ca/, or made available upon request by emailing to planning@langford.ca or in writing to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8 for the duration of the pandemic emergency.
Please contact Robert Dykstra in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 or by email at rdykstra@langford.ca with any questions on this Bylaw.
Braden Hutchins
Director of Corporate Services
Company develops a key to socially distance during COVID-19
A Victoria company has designed a tool to help combat the spread of COVID-19: a key.
Though the ‘COVID KEY’ doesn’t unlock any doors, it’s meant to make life easier for Vancouver Islanders when they leave their homes to buy groceries and stop by essential services.
Shape Design, a Victoria-based furniture design firm, launched their ‘social distance’-inspired product on April 21.
Made from acrylic, the key has curves and edges that help open handles and doors, pick up bags and press buttons. The design includes a keychain hole for easy access. It’s about twice as long as an average key.
The key not only helps residents avoid touching items outdoors, but helps the local businesses they may visit. Fifty per cent of the profit from each key sold will be used to buy gift cards at local businesses.
With every key purchased, customers can vote for one business they want to support up until Aug. 31. For every $2,500 raised, Shape Design will randomly select five businesses from those nominated, and gift cards worth $500 each will be bought.
The cards will then be handed out to frontline workers who need them most.
In order to qualify, businesses must be located on Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands, have a physical location, and be operating and able to provide gift cards. Notably, no home-based businesses can qualify.
Each key costs $12 before shipping.
aaron.guillen@goldstreamgazette.com
Langford Fire gives out pocket ashtrays
As the weather gets warmer, Langford Fire Rescue is urging residents to dispose of cigarette butts responsibly and is even giving out free pocket ashtrays to help them do so.
“A concern in the department is cigarettes and the effect they can have on causing wildfires,” said Capt. Simon Chadwick, who also works in fire prevention with Langford Fire Rescue.
Despite the rain on April 23, the fire department dealt with a fire in a garden bed on Merchant Way caused by an improperly discarded cigarette butt.
While it’s early in the fire season, Chadwick said more fires might come about when trails open again and people, some who smoke on the trails, flock to them.
“It’s really important you discard cigarettes properly,” Chadwick said. “Make sure it’s completely out, don’t smoke on trails or in areas where there’s brush and go to the fire hall to get one of the pocket ashtrays.”
The reusable pocket ashtrays are a convenient tool to dispose of cigarette butts safely when there aren’t any other responsible options, Chadwick noted.
A Facebook post from Langford Fire Rescue about the April 23 fire says the department tries to educate the public on proper disposal of smoking materials every year, but that they “still struggle with people butting cigarette butts out in garden beds.”
At one point last June, Langford Fire Rescue doused five fires caused by discarded cigarette butts in two days.
At the time, Langford Fire Chief Chris Aubrey said the fires took place in dry flowerbeds near businesses. He noted that stomping on a cigarette butt or flicking the ash off it is not enough to extinguish it.
“The heat is still there and if the wind picks up it can blow into a combustible area like nearby grass,” Aubrey said, adding, “the world is not a personal ashtray.”
The pocket ashtrays can be picked up from Langford Fire Rescue by calling fire prevention at 250-478-9555.
