Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 589 (Bylaw No. 1904, 2020)

Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 589 (Bylaw No. 1904, 2020)

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:

1. By adding the following to Section 1.01

"Active building frontage is a building façade that incorporates commercial and/or individually accessed residential units at grade along the frontage. Private amenity space and residential lobbies may also be included provided they do not dominate the building façade and are designed in accordance with the City Centre Design Guidelines. For the purpose of calculating minimum active building frontage requirements, that portion of the frontage required for minimum setbacks specified in Part 6 of this Bylaw or for a driveway up to 6 m in width may be excluded"

"Common outdoor amenity space is an outdoor space accessible to all residents within an apartment or apartment, senior citizens building that is constructed with surface materials that include sod, pavers, decking, sport court paving or similar materials that allow the space to be used for active or passive recreational use by the residents of the building;"

2. By adding the following to Section 3.21.01 as (5):

"(5) All portions of a lot that are not covered by a building or structure or used for off street parking must be landscaped"

3. By adding the following as Section 6.57 to the Zoning Bylaw:

"Section 6. 57 - City Centre Zone (CC1) Zone The intent of the City Centre Zone is to allow for high-density development that must include a residential component as the primary use within a building.

6.57.01 Permitted Uses

The following uses and no others are permitted in the CC1 Zone;

(1) Accessory uses, buildings, and/or structures; (2) Apartment; (3) Apartment, senior citizens; (4) Assisted living; (5) Bakery; (6) Catering; (7) Charitable facility; (8) Cultural facility; (9) Fitness centre; (10) Group daycare, in accordance with Section 3.26.02; (11) Home occupation in accordance with Section 3.09; (12) Hotel; (13) Library; (14) Licensed premises; (15) Liquor store; (16) Medical Clinics; (17) Office; (18) Personal service establishment; (19) Pet daycare; (20) Pet grooming; (21) Place of worship; (22) Public assembly and entertainment uses; (23) Preschool; (24) Restaurant; (25) Retail store; (26) Townhouses; (27) Training and education facility; (28) Veterinary practice; (29) Uses permitted by Section 3.01 of this Bylaw;

6.57.02 Subdivision Lot Requirements

(1) No lot having a lot area less than 2,000 m2 (0.49 ac) may be created by subdivision in the CC1 Zone;

6.57.03 Regulations for Use

(1) Residential units on the ground floor must have individual at grade access; (2) Residential uses must not share an entrance, vestibule or hallway with a non- residential use; (3) No lot with a lot area less than 1,400 m2 (0.35 ac) or a frontage less than 37 m (121 ft) may be used for any use other than a Townhouse use;

6.57.04 Regulations for Townhouse Use

(1) A Townhouse use is subject to the regulations of the RT1 Zone and not the regulations of this Zone.

6.57.05 Density of Development

(1) Except as provided in article 6.57.05(2) the floor area ratio may not exceed 0.3;

(2) Despite article 6.57.05(1), on land whose legal description is set out in Table 1 of Schedule AD, the floor area ratio may be increased to 5.0 if the owner of the land proposed to be developed:

(a) Pays to the City the amount specified in Column 4 of Table 1 of Schedule AD, prior to the issuance of a building permit to construct on the site; and

(b) Provides at least 100 m2 (1076 ft2) or 5% of the lot area, whichever is greater, as common outdoor amenity space; and

(c) Incorporates a minimum active building frontage of 80%.

6.57.06 Setbacks

(1) No portion of a building or structure 2 storeys or less in height may be located:

(a) Within 2 m (6.6 ft) of any front or exterior side lot line;

(b) Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any interior side or rear lot line;

(2) No portion of a building or structure 3 storeys or greater in height may be located:

(a) Within 4 m (13 ft) of an exterior or front lot line;

(b) Within 3 m (9.8 ft) of any interior side or rear lot line;

(c) Despite article 6.57.06 (2)(a), where a building or structure greater than 6 storeys in height has a building façade with a horizontal plane greater than 20 m (65.6 ft), a minimum 30% of the façade must be setback an additional 1 m (3.3 ft) from the established setback;

6.57.08 Parking

In addition to the regulations contained in Part 4 of this Bylaw, the following regulations apply to parking and loading in the CC1 Zone:

(1) No unenclosed surface parking spaces may be located within 3 m (9.8 ft) of a lot line abutting a highway;

(2) Parking stalls located adjacent to a highway must be screened by a building containing an active use, which may include commercial or residential units;

(3) Surface parking stalls may be located adjacent to an interior side or rear lot line when screened by a fence no less than 1.8 m (6 ft) in height and by a landscaping strip no less than 3 m (9.8 ft) in width;"

B.

This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 589, Omnibus No. 51 – City Centre 1 Zones, Bylaw No. 1904, 2020".

READ A FIRST TIME this 20th day of July, 2020. PUBLIC HEARING held this day of , 2020. READ A SECOND TIME this day of , 2020. READ A THIRD TIME this day of , 2020. ADOPTED this day of , 2020.

MAYOR

(Certified Correct)

CORPORATE OFFICER