Regular Council

Summary

Public hearing for proposed zoning amendment affecting Business Park 3 (Amy Rd).

Who spoke (1)

• A residentAsks · Describing proposed items
  States: Requested brief descriptions of agenda items and properties to make the references clearer.

Summarized from the meeting video. Names use checked registry spellings; unconfirmed names appear as “A resident”.

Location

Summary

Public hearing for a proposed zoning amendment impacting properties at 780 & 830 McCallum Rd and 2371 City Gate Boulevard.

Who spoke (6)

• A residentOpposes · Zoning changes and development planning
  Opposes expanding permitted uses without a community plan and seeks clarity about potential development and its effects on nearby homes.
• A residentOpposes · Green space, industrial development, and traffic
  Urges retaining green space instead of adding industry, warning that additional industrial uses would worsen traffic bottlenecks.
• A residentOpposes · Planned recreational and green space
  Urges retaining the planned green space amid repeated changes to the development proposal.
• A residentConcerned · Industrial zoning, green space, and traffic
  Objects to further industrial zoning, citing lost green space and unresolved traffic congestion.
• A residentOpposes · Proposed industrial zoning and preferred land use
  Opposes the proposed industrial uses and prefers returning to mixed-use or residential zoning.
• A residentOpposes · Rezoning impacts and residential land use
  Opposes the rezoning, citing increased traffic, noise, and light, and favors returning to residential zoning.

Summarized from the meeting video. Names use checked registry spellings; unconfirmed names appear as “A resident”.

Location

Summary

Public hearing for OCP amendment for 2207 Millstream Rd.

Who spoke (22)

• A residentMixed · Millstream Road development
  States: Offers a protected 10-metre forest buffer, willingness to use R2 lots, and emergency-only access between Goldie Road and the business park.
• A residentAsks · Residential zoning and access
  Questions claims of broad support for R2 zoning and asks council to keep Trudy Terrace closed to traffic and preserve nearby green space.
• A resident (Goldie Avenue)Opposes · Residential access and traffic
  Opposes opening Trudy Place to traffic and asks why access cannot connect directly to Millstream Road instead.
• A residentMixed · Residential development and access
  Supports the business park but opposes the southeast residential lots and asks council to avoid permanent access through Trudy Terrace and Raisin Road.
• A residentOpposes · Residential development
  Opposes the proposed housing in the neighbourhood and asks council to consider another location for homes on the 81-acre site.
• A residentConcerned · Traffic and residential access
  Raises concerns about added traffic, existing congestion, and child safety, and questions routing new traffic through Trudy Terrace and Raisin Road.
• A residentOpposes · Residential development and green space
  Opposes the proposed residential homes, citing forest loss and the value of green space within the community.
• A resident (Fawn Place)Concerned · Residential development and access
  Raises concerns about tree loss, traffic, and child safety, and asks that housing access be provided from Millstream Road.
• A resident (Goldstream Avenue)Concerned · Residential development impacts
  Questions school capacity and raises concerns about safe routes to school, congestion, and wildfire risk near the proposed homes.
• A residentOpposes · Residential access and traffic
  Opposes routing residential traffic through Trudy Terrace and Raisin Road, citing danger to children on the already busy road.
• A residentAsks · Traffic, access, and environment
  Asks for access from Millstream Road and a public traffic study, citing evacuation, school-zone safety, and coastal Douglas-fir habitat concerns.
• A residentOpposes · Residential development and access
  Opposes the residential portion and its access through Raisin Road, citing a dangerous blind corner and expected traffic increases.
• A resident (Fawn Place)Supports · Residential development
  Supports development as a necessary trade-off and asks residents to consider housing needs, city services, and Langford’s quality of life.
• B. Armstrong (Rodney Road)Asks · Residential density and traffic
  Asks how many homes larger R2 lots would allow and raises concerns about traffic noise in quiet neighbourhoods.
• A resident (Selwyn Road)Mixed · Millstream access and mixed-use development
  Requests an engineering assessment of Millstream Road access and supports integrating housing with the business area.
• A resident (Luxton Road)Asks · Development impacts and community services
  Asks council to address sidewalks, youth services, and mental-health supports alongside housing development.
• A residentAsks · Assessments and decision process
  Requests transportation and environmental assessments and publication of council’s reasoning to demonstrate procedural fairness.
• A resident (Gourman Place)Opposes · Residential access and traffic
  Opposes routing traffic through Thetis Heights and asks council to use Millstream Road instead, citing safety and noise concerns.
• A resident (Selwyn Road)Supports · Residential access
  Supports access through Trudy Terrace, arguing that 30 to 60 additional lots would not create major traffic chaos or justify a difficult Millstream connection.
• A residentConcerned · Traffic, school safety, and access
  Raises concerns about congestion, school-crossing safety, and snow-related collisions, and notes potential business-security benefits from Millstream access.
• A residentOpposes · Resident input and development
  Opposes decisions contrary to residents’ wishes and argues that current residents deserve a strong voice in development affecting their neighbourhoods.
• A resident (Peacock Place)Opposes · Traffic and environmental impacts
  Opposes access through Trudy Terrace and Raisin Road, citing traffic, forest loss, and risks to Millstream Creek’s ecosystem.

Summarized from the meeting video. Names use checked registry spellings; unconfirmed names appear as “A resident”.

Location

Summary

Public hearing for zoning amendment for 2207 Millstream Rd.

Who spoke (3)

• A residentConcerned · Millstream Road rezoning
  Challenges expectations of a 60-unit subdivision, citing past rezoning outcomes and predicting the property could eventually hold 400 homes.
• A resident (Phelps Avenue)Asks · Millstream Road rezoning
  Asks council to publicly explain views on the rezoning, noting children walk and bike to Millstream school.
• A resident (Fawn Place)Mixed · Development traffic routing
  Opposes routing development traffic through Thetis Heights, citing unsafe unlit roads, missing sidewalks, and a constrained Bellamy–Trainer intersection.

Summarized from the meeting video. Names use checked registry spellings; unconfirmed names appear as “A resident”.

Location

Summary

Council received the Planning, Zoning and Affordable Housing Committee minutes of March 8, 2021.

Motions (1)

Documents (1)

Summary

Proceed with consideration to rezone 757 & 765 Latoria Road to R2 for subdivision into single-family lots, subject to financial contributions, open space retention, stormwater verification and Section 219 covenant conditions.

Financial impact

$113,448— General Amenity Reserve Fund (in lieu payment)

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Directed staff to prepare a rezoning bylaw for 2848 & 2852 Millstream Rd to CC1 with conditions including affordable housing and amenity contributions, stormwater verification, covenants for frontage, stormwater and parking, strata titling and EV-ready parking requirements.

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Proceed with consideration of rezoning 741 Station Avenue to CC1 for a six-storey seniors rental apartment building with ground-floor commercial space, subject to technical memos, Section 219 covenant, parking and bicycle parking variances, and waiver of certain reserve contributions.

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Proceed with consideration of Bylaw No. 1962 as drafted (area designation amendment within CD1 - Goldstream Meadows).

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Council issued DVP18-0017 to allow retention of existing single-family dwelling and future construction on subdivided lots with reduced setbacks and driveway length variances, subject to conditions.

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Council issued DVP20-0012 to allow visitor parking to be located off-site for two multi-family developments at 920 and 930 Reunion Ave subject to conditions and easement requirements.

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Council issued DVP20-0016 to reduce required landscaping along an interior side property line for a multi-family building, subject to site landscaping plans and a $10,000 amenity contribution.

Financial impact

$10,000— General Amenity Fund

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Council considered whether to continue suspension of open burning due to COVID-19 or allow the current burn period to occur; the first motion to continue the suspension was defeated and an alternative motion to allow the current burn period carried.

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Council directed the Mayor and CAO to sign the Technical Rescue Services Agreement with Colwood, Esquimalt and View Royal.

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Council approved the Protocol on Cooperation and Partnership and directed the Mayor to sign on behalf of Council.

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Council considered proceeding with Bylaw No. 1972 to rezone 2749 Jacklin Road to CC1 and (in part) waive the requirement for a public hearing as part of the process.

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Bylaw to amend zoning at 630 Strandlund Ave (adoption listed on agenda).

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First reading of bylaw amending zoning bylaw definitions.

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Second and third readings of the OCP amendment for 2207 Millstream Rd (listed on agenda).

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Second and third readings of zoning bylaw amendment for 2207 Millstream Rd (listed on agenda).

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Second and third readings of Bylaw 1953 (Business Park 3 - Amy Rd) as listed.

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First reading of Bylaw 1958 to rezone 741 Station Ave (seniors housing project).

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Adoption of an amendment to the City's Development Cost Charge Bylaw (No. 1700).

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Second and third readings listed for Bylaw 1961 regarding properties on McCallum Rd and City Gate Blvd.

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Adoption of an amendment to the Sidewalk Use Bylaw.

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First reading listed for Bylaw 1970 to rezone 757 & 765 Latoria Rd.

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First reading listed for Bylaw 1972 to rezone 2749 Jacklin Rd to CC1.

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Adoption of the City's Road Development Cost Charge Bylaw (2021).

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