BYLAW NO. 2031 (Official Community Plan Amendments)

CITY OF LANGFORD

A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 1200, “LANGFORD OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW, 2008"

The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as follows:

A. Amendments to Langford Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1200, 2008

Objective 2.4 is amended by deleting the existing provisions and replacing them with the following:

“In order to implement the objectives of this OCP and fulfill the Climate Action Charter and Bill 27 requirements, the City will align long-term emissions reduction targets with Provincial and Regional energy and emissions strategies, where appropriate, in collaboration with local industry and institutions, other levels of government, neighbouring municipalities, and First Nations, for the development and execution of climate action and resiliency initiatives.

Set targets for reducing GHGs within the City and track and maintain these targets. Intergrate these measures into the decision making process.”

Objective 2.5 is amended by deleting sections 1-3 and replacing them with the following:

“Align GHG reduction targets with energy and emissions targets set by the Regional and Provincial governments, where appropriate. Continue to create and maintain mechanisms to incorporate emission reductions and overall climate considerations into the municipal decision making process.

Collaborate with neighbouring municipalities and other external agencies to implement related GHG reduction targets.”

Objective 2.6 is amended by deleting the existing tables, and replacing them with the following:

“The City has the following overarching GHG emission reduction targets:

Decrease per-capita community GHG emissions from residential energy consumption by 10% below 2020 levels by 2030;

Reach Net-Zero in corporate operations by 2050;

Decrease per-capita community-wide GHG emissions by 61% from 2007 levels by 2038;

Work with BC Transit to increase the proportion of residents within a 5-minute walk to frequent transit stations by 25% by 2030;

Increasase the proportion of local jobs to 0.36 jobs per person by 2038. This will reduce personalal vehicle driving distances;

All areas of Langford’s City Centre will have a walk score of 70 or higher by 2038 (indicating most errands can be accomplished on foot);

Discourage urban sprawl by supporting residential density in the City Centre with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) between 3 and 6;

Achieve an active transportation system that sees 42% of all trips made by walking, rcycling, and transit by 2038;

Require 100% of residential parking stalls in new developments to be “EV-Ready;

Encourage all new buildings and structures to use materials composed of low embodied carbon (e.g mass timber, low carbon concrete)

Implement policies that support 25% of all vehicles in Langford to be electric by 2030 (between 7,500 and 8,000 vehicles);”

All City-owned vehicles will be converted to electric by 2027.

Objective 2.7 is amended by deleting the first two bullet points under the Overarching Approach heading and replacing them with the following:

 “Monitor GHG reduction targets and policies annually to ensure the City is on track to meet the GHG and energy use reduction targets and Climate Action Charter commitments.  Increase public awareness and provide informational material on the City’s website and other outlets highlighting annual GHG emissions.”

The following is added as section 13.20:

“As a fully urbanized municipality, there are no sand and gravel deposits suitable for sand and gravel extraction in the City of Langford.”

B. Citation

This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Langford Official Community Plan Bylaw, Amendment No. 46, (Various Text Amendments), Bylaw No. 2031, 2022".

READ A FIRST TIME this 21st day of March, 2022.
PUBLIC HEARING held this 16th day of May, 2022.
READ A SECOND TIME this 16th day of May, 2022.

READ A THIRD TIME this 16th day of May, 2022.
ADOPTED this day of , 2022.

PRESIDING COUNCIL MEMBER
CORPORATE OFFICER

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