Bylaw No. 1887 — Langford Official Community Plan Bylaw, Amendment No. 35 (4342 West Shore Pkwy and 1324 Langshire Rd)

Staff Report to Council

Date: June 8, 2020
Department: Planning
Application No.: OCP19-0007 and Z19-0028

Subject

Bylaw Nos. 1887 and 1888 – Bylaws to amend the zoning of 4342 West Shore Parkway from the RS4 (Residential Small Lot 4) Zone and 1324 Langshire Parkway from the RR4 (Rural Residential 4) to the BP2A (Business Park – Sooke Road West) as well as to amend the OCP designation of both properties from the Hillside or Shoreline designation to the Business or Light Industrial designation to allow for business park type uses to be developed on the property.

At the Regular Meeting of Council on March 2, 2020 Council gave the Bylaws First Reading with the following Committee resolution with respect to the properties at 4342 West Shore Parkway and 1336 Langshire Road. This resolution has been amended to the following:

That the Planning, Zoning and Affordable Housing Committee recommend that Council:

Proceed with consideration of first reading of Bylaw No. 1887 to amend the policy designation for the property at 4342 West Shore Parkway and 1324 Langshire Road from the Hillside or Shoreline Policy designation to the Business or Light Industrial Policy designation within Langford’s Official Community Plan;
Proceed with consideration of first reading of Bylaw No.1888 to remove “Gravel and Aggregate Processing and sale”, as an allowable use within the BP2A (Business Park – Sooke Road West) Zone; and
Proceed with consideration of first reading of Bylaw No. 1888 to rezone the property at 1324 Langshire Road from the RR4 (Rural Residential 4), Zone and to rezone the property at 4342 West Shore Parkway from the from the RS4, (Residential Small Lot 4) Zone to the BP2A (Business Park – Sooke Road West) Zone subject to the following terms and conditions:

a. That the applicant provides, prior to Public Hearing, the following:

i. A technical memo from an engineer that verifies storm water can be adequately managed on-site for the proposed developments, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering; COMPLETED

b. That the applicant provides, prior to Bylaw Adoption, a Section 219 covenant, registered in priority of all other charges on title of each property, that agrees to the following:

i. That, for the property located at 1324 Langshire Road, the developer agrees to install, or bond for, all required frontage improvements along Langshire Road to Bylaw No. 1000 standards, including the installation of road edge paved parking and streetlights, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering, prior to subdivision approval or the issuance of a building permit, whichever is first;

ii. That, for the property located at 1324 Langshire Road the developer agrees to build out Langshire Road to the full width and extent along the subject property’s frontage, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering and to the standards of Bylaw No.100;

iii. That the applicant will submit frontage drawings, within 1 month of formal written request from the City of Langford, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering;

iv. That the developer agrees to register road dedication, within 2 months of formal written request from the City of Langford, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering;

v. That the developer agrees that until road dedication is registered, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering, will be no approval of subdivision or issuance of a building permit to develop the subject property;

vi. That the developer will connect and be responsible for any upgrades, connections and installation of services and utilities required to support the proposed development, to the standards of Bylaw No. 1000 and to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering and that as far as water servicing, costs may be shared between developers of the properties being serviced.

vii. That a formal storm water management is submitted and implemented prior to issuance of a building permit or subdivision approval, whichever is first, as per Bylaw 1000, all to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering;

viii. That a construction parking and traffic management plan, prepared to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering, be provided prior to the issuance of a building permit;

ix. That the developer submits the Fire Underwriters Survey (FUS) calculations prior to the issuance of a development permit to develop the property, and acknowledges that these calculations may determine different setbacks than what is prescribed in the zone or from what has been granted through variances;

x. That the developer agrees that all rock extraction and rock crushing will not be permitted on the subject properties;

xi. That the developer agrees that rock extraction and rock crushing on the subject properties will only be permitted for a span of two years, commencing on a date agreed to, in writing, by the Director of Engineering; and

xii. That the developer agrees that rock extraction and rock crushing on the subject properties will only be permitted between specified times to the discretion of the Director of Engineering.

COMMENTS

The developer requested amendments to the conditions of the Section 219 to allow for greater certainty as to the extent of road dedication that may required. After reviewing the frontage drawings prepared for the adjacent property, the City Engineer agreed with the following amendments to the Section 219, resulting in the following amendments to item b) iv. of the Section 219 conditions requested by Council:

b iv.

That the developer agrees to dedicate road to the City, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering, within thirty days of formal written notice from the City of Langford, as follows:

a) If the existing Langshire Road right of way is not sufficient to accommodate frontage improvements by Bylaw No. 1000 Standards, the amount of road required to contain the frontage improvements within the road right of way shall be dedicated; and

b) If the Director of Engineering determines a left-hand turn lane is required to accommodate the density proposed on the Lands, a 3.3 m wide portion of Lands adjoining Langshire Road shall be dedicated;

The developer has completed the conditions of Council’s resolution and has undertaken to register a Section 219 Covenant, securing items i through xii., in accordance with Council’s resolution passed on March 2nd, 2020. Council may wish to proceed with fourth and final reading of Bylaws Nos. 1887 and 1888. If Council wishes to include additional conditions prior to giving fourth reading to the Bylaws they may wish to do so now.

Bylaw No. 1888 was signed by the Minister of Transportation on the 3rd day of June, 2020.

OPTIONS

That Council:

Adopt Bylaw Nos. 1887 and 1888.
Take no action at this time with respect to Bylaw Nos. 1887 and 1888

Respectfully Submitted,

Submitted by:
Lauren Mattiussi, MCIP, RPP, Planner 2

Concurrence:

Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning
Adriana Proton, Manager of Legislative Services
Chris Aubrey, Fire Chief
Lorne Fletcher, Manager of Community Safety and Municipal Enforcement
Cory Manton, Manager of Parks and Recreation
Michelle Mahovlich, P.Eng, P.Geo, Director of Engineering
Leah Stohmann, MCIP, RPP, Deputy Director of Planning
Michael Dillabaugh, CPA, CA, Director of Finance
Braden Hutchins, Director of Corporate Services
Darren Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer

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Bylaw No. 1887 — Langford Official Community Plan Bylaw, Amendment No. 35 (4342 West Shore Pkwy and 1324 Langshire Rd)

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