Notice of Intent — TUP19-0002 (#101 945 Reunion Ave)

CITY OF LANGFORD

TEMPORARY USE PERMIT

TUP19-0002 – 105 and 111, 945 Reunion Avenue

That Temporary Use Permit No. TUP19-0002 be issued by the Council for the City of Langford to The Original Farm Langford Ltd. to operate a non-medical cannabis retail store at 105 and 111, 945 Reunion Avenue subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. Whereas:

A. The non-medicinal use of cannabis and cannabis related products has historically been prohibited by federal law in Canada and, as a result, has historically been prohibited by the City under its Zoning Bylaw No. 300;
B. On October 17, 2018, the Federal Government legalized the non-medicinal use of cannabis and cannabis products;
C. The Federal Government and the Provincial Government have developed a regulatory framework for the retail sale of cannabis and cannabis products for non-medicinal use;
D. The City wishes to authorize the retail sale of cannabis and cannabis products within its boundaries, but recognizes that there are challenges associated with it doing so;
E. The City issued the Request for Proposals for the Retail Sales of Cannabis and Cannabis Related Products to seek proposals from individuals and organizations interested in undertaking the retail sale of cannabis and cannabis products for non-medicinal use within the City’s boundaries, and required that proposals include details as to how the challenges with the retail sale of cannabis and cannabis products would be addressed;
F. The City received and reviewed over 30 proposals in response to the Request For Proposals, and identified The Original Farm Langford Ltd’s proposal as one that best addressed the challenges with the retail sale of cannabis and cannabis products;
G. The Original Farm Langford Ltd. is committed to assisting the City and taking positive steps to address the challenges with the retail sale of cannabis and cannabis products;
H. The operating hours are set as, 9am to 9pm Sunday through Wednesday and 9am to 10pm Thursday through Saturday; and
I. The permitted signage increases from two signs to three signs subject to the regulations in Bylaw No. 1250.
J. All other terms and conditions of TUP19-0002 as issued by Council on May 7, 2019 apply.

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Notice of Intention to Consider Issuance

Temporary Use Permit

Council for the City of Langford hereby gives Notice of Intention to consider issuance of a Temporary Use Permit at its Regular Meeting scheduled for September 20, 2021, at 5:30 pm. Public attendance is by electronic means and not in-person.

The purpose of this Notice is to acquaint the property owners and residents in the area with the specifics of the proposed permit. Should you wish to make a submission to the Council in writing we require your name and civic address and that this be received, either electronically or by mail, no later than 3:00 PM on the date of the meeting as noted above so that your submission may be included in the Council’s agenda package. You may also speak at the Council Meeting during the Public Participation Section of the meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held electronically, and not in-person. Information about how to connect to this meeting is indicated in the table below.

Requests for COPIES of the complete Notice and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the permit, or questions related thereto, can be submitted, in writing to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8, by emailing planning@langford.ca or by calling 250-478-7882.

Marie Watmough
Acting Director of Corporate Services

Teleconference # 1-855-703-8985 (Canada Toll Free)
OR
1-778-907-2071 (long distance charges may apply)
Meeting ID # 886 3086 0348 / Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device

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Additional Notice Content (repeated in package)

Council for the City of Langford hereby gives Notice of Intention to consider issuance of a Temporary Use Permit at its Regular Meeting to be held on 20 September 2021, at 5:30 pm. Public attendance is by electronic means and not in-person.

Teleconference # 1-855-703-8985 (Canada Toll Free) OR 1-778-907-2071 (long distance charges may apply)
Meeting ID #886 3086 0348 / Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device

Requests for COPIES of the complete Notice and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the permit, or questions related thereto, can be submitted, in writing to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8, by emailing planning@langford.ca or by calling 250-478-7882.

Marie Watmough
Acting Director of Corporate Services

File: TUP19-0002
Applicant: The Original Farm Langford Ltd.
Location: The lands that are the subject of the application are units 105 and 111, 945 Reunion Avenue (Belmont Market) as shown in shading on the included map.
Proposal: To amend the original Temporary Use Permit to extend the operating hours to 9 am to 9 pm Sunday through Wednesday and 9 am to 10 pm Thursday through Saturday and to increase the number of signs from two to three for the existing non-medical cannabis retail store.

The purpose of this Notice is to acquaint the property owners and residents in the area with the specifics of the proposed temporary use permit. We require that any written submissions include your name and civic address and that this be submitted by 3:00 pm on the date of the meeting noted above. The submissions will then be distributed for Council’s consideration. You may also speak at the above noted Council during the Public Participation section of the meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: Information about how to connect to this meeting electronically is as indicated in the table below:
https://zoom.us/
www.cityoflangford.ca

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File: TUP20-0002
Applicant: Flight Cannabis Co. (1163038 BC Ltd.)
Location: The land that is the subject of the application is Unit 101-977 Langford Parkway as shown in shading on the included map.
Proposal: To amend the original Temporary Use Permit to extend the operating hours to 9 am to 9 pm Sunday through Wednesday and 9 am to 10 pm Thursday through Saturday and to increase the number of signs from two to three for the existing non-medical cannabis retail store.

The purpose of this Notice is to acquaint the property owners and residents in the area with the specifics of the proposed temporary use permit. We require that any written submissions include your name and civic address and that this be submitted by 3:00 pm on the date of the meeting noted above. The submissions will then be distributed for Council’s consideration. You may also speak at the above noted Council during the Public Participation section of the meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: Information about how to connect to this meeting electronically is as indicated in the table below.

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News Article Excerpt

Value of building permits skyrockets across Victoria

Greater Victoria is bucking a national construction trend.

While the value of building permits dropped almost four per cent to $9.9 billion for Canada as a whole, the value of permits in the Victoria Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) rose by almost 27 per cent to some $202 million, according to Statistics Canada.

The increase appears even more impressive when compared year-to-year as building permits rose 56.4 per cent in July 2021 compared to July 2020. Greater Victoria recorded 617 new housing starts, an increase of 72.3 per cent over the previous month. But completions are down almost 80 per cent, pointing to the well-documented mismatch between the supply and demand for housing in the region.

Not surprisingly, Greater Victoria ranks third among Canada’s CMAs on the new housing price index, which measures changes over time in the contractors’ selling prices of new residential houses (single homes, semi-detached homes and townhouses).

wolfgang.depner@peninsulanewsreview.com

Goldstream Gazette
Wednesday, September 15, 2021