# Staff Report: Z22-0038 (2703, 2707, 2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place)

Meeting: Regular Council — August 21, 2023

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Planning staff report for Z22-0038 recommending rezoning four parcels in the City Centre to CC1 to allow a six-storey rental apartment building; discusses design, parking variances, attainable housing considerations and road dedication.

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### Staff Report: Z22-0038 (2703, 2707, 2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place)

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t 250.478.7882
e administration@langford.ca
2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Langford, BC V9B 2X8

Staff Report to Sustainable Development
Advisory Committee


DATE: Monday, July 10, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Planning
APPLICATION NO.: Z22-0038
SUBJECT:  Bylaw No. 2139 - Application to Rezone 2703, 2707, and 2711 Claude Road and 726
Percy Place from R2 (One-and Two-Family Residential) Zone to CC1 (City Centre 1)
Zone to allow a six-storey apartment.

PURPOSE:
Kyle Stewart of Empowered Development Ltd. has applied on behalf of 1377938 BC Ltd. to rezone 2703,
2707, and 2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place from the R2 (One-and Two-Family Residential) Zone to
the CC1 (City Centre 1) Zone to allow for a 6-storey rental apartment building with approximately 107
residential units. The proposal includes a road dedication that would allow Percy Place to connect to
Claude Road.

BACKGROUND:
Previous Applications
No applications have been made previously for any of the subject properties.

Table 1: Site Data
Applicant
Kyle Stewart, Empowered Developments Ltd
Owner
1377938 BC ltd.
Civic Address
2707, and 2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place
Legal Description
LOT A, SECTION 72, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN 16755
LOT B, SECTION 72, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN 16755
LOT C, SECTION 72, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN 16755
LOT 1, SECTION 72, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN 19038
Size of Property
2,994 m2 (combined total)
DP Areas
City Centre
Zoning
Existing: R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential)
Proposed: CC1 (City Centre 1)
OCP Designation
Existing: City Centre
Proposed: City Centre
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Site and Surrounding Area
The subject properties are located within Langford’s City Centre, south of Larkhall, between Claude Road
and Veterans Memorial Parkway. The lots are predominately flat, and each contain a single-family home
with various accessory buildings and structures. Across the four lots, there are nine trees that would be
impacted by the development. The results of the arborist report will be discussed later within this report.
Despite being in the City Centre, the immediate neighbourhood is made up of predominately single-family
homes and some duplexes. Looking a few blocks beyond, there are many new apartment buildings and
townhouses, as well as the Royal Roads University Development. The properties are located
approximately 300 m away from Goldstream Avenue which offers many services, shops, and frequent
transit options. The nearest park is Danbrook Park, approximately 250 m away.

School District No 62 has been made aware of this application such that they can consider the proposed
increase in density in this area as part of their long-range facility planning.

As shown in Figure 1 below, Percy Place currently terminates in a cul-de-sac, with all residents living on
Percy and Dinan accessing their homes through a right-in, right-out only intersection on Veterans
Memorial Parkway.

Figure 1: Subject Properties

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Table 2: Surrounding Land Uses

Zoning
Use
North
R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential)
Single Family Homes
East
R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential)
Single Family Homes
South
R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential)
Single Family Homes and Duplexes
West
R2 (One- and Two-Family Residential)
Single Family Homes

Council Policy
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN

The Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 1200 designated the subject properties as City Centre, which
is defined by the following text:

•
A major regional growth centre that support a wide range of high-density housing, including
affordable and rental housing
•
A major employment area for institutional, office, commercial, light industrial uses
•
Major civic uses and public buildings are key landmarks
•
A major place of community gathering and celebration
•
A wide range of public squares, parks and open spaces are integrated throughout
•
The City’s major entertainment and/or cultural precinct
•
Inter-city and/or inter-regional transit hub connect residents

Figure 2: A Concept for the City Centre


The applicant’s proposal meets many objectives of the City’s OCP relating to affordable, accessible, family-
oriented housing, multi-modal connectivity and active transportation, alternative transportation/traffic
reduction, and building sustainability. The applicant is providing approximately 30% of units as two
bedrooms, with nearly all units meeting accessible standards. They plan to provide double the required
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bike parking, with accommodations for e-bikes and cargo bikes, in addition to receiving tentative approval
from MODO Carshare Co-op to provide two electric carshare vehicles on site. The applicant has also
conducted a conceptual building Energy Model to confirm they will be able to meet Step Code 3, which
significantly exceeds current building code requirements for energy efficiency.

DESIGN GUIDELINES
The subject properties are located within the “N3 Claude” neighbourhood of the City Centre Design
Guidelines as outlined below. For this region of the City Centre, the design intent is as follows:


Further to these Neighborhood Guidelines, the subject properties were identified as being appropriate
for consideration of the CC1 Zone on the City Centre Concept Map forming part of the City Centre design
guidelines.  The CC1 Zone allows for apartment buildings with optional ground floor commercial and a
maximum height of 6-storeys.  As such, this proposal is consistent with the City Centre Concept Map.
Council may wish to note that the applicant is proposing an entirely residential building, with no ground
floor commercial units.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS
The subject properties are not located within any of the Environmental Protection or Hazardous Area
Development Permit Areas.  However, these properties are located within the City Centre Development
Permit Area and since the proposal is for a multi-family development, a Development Permit for Form
and Character will be required.  This Development Permit is required prior to issuance of a building
permit to ensure the design is consistent with the City’s Design Guidelines
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LOW CARBON CONCRETE
In accordance with Council’s Low Carbon Concrete Policy POL-0167-PLAN, Council may wish to require to
the applicant to utilize ready-mix concrete that meets or exceeds the weighted average Global Warming
Potential targets based on Concrete BC Baseline (average) mix data for the construction of the proposed
development.

ATTAINABLE HOUSING POLICY
Currently, the City’s Attainable Housing Policy requires all new developments with 4-storeys or more to
participate in the program but does not set out specific requirements for purpose built rental buildings.
On February 21st, 2023, Council passed a resolution to direct staff to add requirements for purpose-built
rental buildings for Council’s consideration and to review individual proposals on a case-by-case basis in
the interim, provided they meet a benchmark of including at least 10% of the units in a building for at
least 10% below market rent. As we are still in the interim stage, the applicant has committed to providing
at least 10% of the units at 10% below market rate, as per Council’s resolution, or otherwise meet the
City’s current Attainable Home Ownership Policy in the event that they proceed with a condo building.
Council may wish to require the applicant to enter into a Housing Agreement securing the units prior to
the issuance of a building permit. The specific units will be confirmed through the development permit
process.

COMMENTARY:
Development Proposal
The applicant has applied to rezone 2703, 2707, 2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place from R2 (One- and
Two-Family Residential) to CC1 (City Centre) to allow for a six-storey rental apartment building with
approximately 107 units. The proposal includes a mix of studios (9), one-bedrooms (63), two-bedrooms
(28), and two-bedrooms + den units (7). All proposed ground floor units abutting Claude and Percy have
individually accessed entrances from the street, allowing the proposal to achieve the CC1 zoning
requirement to have a minimum of 80% active building frontage. While a private balcony is provided for
every unit, the proposal also includes two common outdoor amenity spaces, one on the third floor, and
one on the sixth floor, both with a southern exposure. These common patio spaces are intended to have
a variety of seating options, a communal barbeque, and multiple planters. These areas are equivalent to
5% of the lot area, the required amount of common outdoor amenity space for CC1 zoned properties. In
addition, the applicant is proposing a 481 square foot indoor common amenity area attached to the sixth-
floor shared patio. The applicant is also demonstrating multiple storage rooms throughout the building
and has noted to staff that there will be one storage unit provided for each unit.

A component of the applicant’s proposal is to dedicate a portion of their development site to allow a road
connection from Percy Place to Claude Road. Through discussion with the City’s Engineering Department,
the applicant has demonstrated a 7.5 m wide corridor that they would dedicate to the City through this
rezoning process. This would allow for two-way traffic with 3 m wide vehicle lanes and a 1.5 m shared
pedestrian/bicycle pathway (See Figure 3 below). This would be an interim design, with an understanding
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that should the property to the south (2715 Claude/733 Percy) develop in the future, they would be
required to dedicate an additional 7.5 m to complete the road to the City’s road atlas standard, which
would include boulevards with street trees, wider travel lanes, and a wider sidewalk. This will provide an
important connection for residents living on Percy Place and Dinan Place, which can currently only access
their homes by car through a right-in-right-out intersection at Veterans Memorial Parkway. This will also
provide better pedestrian and cycling access to the future Royal Roads campus and many other downtown
amenities.

Figure 3: Interim Road Design to Connect Percy to Claude

*Note: The applicant has agreed to change the 1.5 m gravel pathway to a paved pathway, as requested by the
Director of Engineering.

As shown in Figure 3, the road connection to Claude would eliminate the need for a cul-de-sac at the end
of Percy Place. As such, the applicant is seeking to purchase the yellow highlighted area above from the
City to form part of their development site. As the City would no longer need the rounded edge of the cul-
de-sac, Council may wish to direct staff to proceed with the road closure bylaw process.

The site is designed to have vehicular access off Percy Place, near where the current cul-de-sac terminates.
This driveway would lead to at-grade visitor parking and MODO carshare vehicles, and a ramp down to
the underground parkade. The applicant has provided renderings of the building to demonstrate their
design approach (Figure 4). The proposed development has been designed to provide a strong street
presence, with a 2-storey townhouse feel along Claude Road and the extension of Percy Place. Each unit
at grade has a landscaped, grade level patio with a gate and planters.  The architect has raised the building
so that units that face the Percy Place extension and Claude Road have more privacy. These units have
steps and pathways that connect directly to the sidewalk, which activates the street and building frontage
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and provides a better transition from the public to the private realm. As shown, the architect has designed
the building to de-emphasize the height by stepping back the building on the third and sixth floors.

Figure 4: Concept Rendering – Southwest View


The applicant is proposing a mix of materials including corrugated metal, lapped siding, and stucco to
create a modern aesthetic. Council may wish to note that corrugated metal is very durable, can be easily
repainted, and has a high recycled content.

The applicant has designed the building to Step Code Level 3, which well exceeds the energy efficiency
requirements of today’s Building Code. Council may wish to note that Step 3 is not intended to be required
as part of the Building Code for these types of buildings until 2027.

As this is a purpose-built rental building and the applicant is committing to attainable rental units, Council
may wish to waive the typical requirement that the applicant strata-title the building.


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Table 3: Proposal Data

Permitted by R2
(Current Zoning)
Permitted by CC1
(Proposed Zoning)
Proposed by Rezoning
Application
Permitted Uses
•
One or Two-Family
Dwelling
•
Group Day Care
•
Home Occupation
•
Apartment
•
Office
•
Restaurant
•
Retail Store
•
Apartment
Density (FAR
and/or min. lot
size)
n/a
5.0 FAR
2.73
Height
9 m
6-storeys
6-storeys
Site Coverage
35%
n/a
49.6%
Front Yard
Setback
6 m
2 m - 1-2 storeys
4 m - 3+ storeys
3.01 m -1-2 storeys
3.02 m* 3+ storeys
Interior Side Yard
Setback
1.5 m
3 m
2.23 m*
Exterior Side Yard
Setback
4.5 m
2 m - 1-2 storeys
4 m - 3+ storeys
2.07 m – 1-2 storeys
2.19 m* 3+ storeys
Rear Yard Setback
6 m
3 m
3.01 m
Vehicle Parking
Requirement
2 per unit +
1 per secondary suite
1.25 per 0-2 bedrooms
2.25 per 3+ bedrooms
1.07 stalls per unit*
(all 2 bedroom or less)
Bicycle Parking
Requirement
n/a
1 per unit
1 per unit for studios
2 per unit for all other
unit types
*Variance requested

The applicant has provided staff with a general rationale of their requested setback variances which are
as follows:

1. Thicker walls (min. 10 inches) are required to achieve higher levels of the step code. While FAR is
not a concern, the thicker exterior walls do compete with the effective livable area that is physically
able to be constructed within the property boundaries.

2. The majority of the areas of encroachment are due to architectural elements on the elevations
that define the building’s form and character, directing attention to the length of the building and
de-emphasizing the building’s height, which is an important consideration to facilitate blending
the building into the surrounding urban fabric until the rest of the neighbourhood becomes more
developed.

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Additional details about each specific variance are as follows:

Table 4: Variance Details
Variance Requested
Details
Front Setback on 3+ storeys
Proposal of 0.98 m encroachment into floors 3 – 6 along Claude Road
frontage, for a total of 70 ft2 per floor. This is just for one unit per floor,
not the entire front façade. Impact on neighbours should be minimal as
this faces Claude Road, not an interior side lot line.
Interior Side Setback
Variance only applies to one unit on the northeast corner of the second,
third, and fourth floors. The encroachment accounts for only 38 ft2 per
floor and is due to the long horizontal blue box element spanning the
north side of the building. This design element is specifically included
to reduce the perceived height of the building.
Exterior Side Setback on 3+
storeys
Variance applies to floors three and higher for the southwest corner
units and the third-floor common outdoor amenity space to allow for
the second-floor parapet and adequately sized balconies. The parapet
is a fundamental component of the form and character to create a
townhouse feel to the first two floors. Additionally, the proposed
balcony is only 4.5 feet wide. If the deck was to be further narrowed to
meet the setback, it would become unusable and would have to be
eliminated. Impact on neighbours should be minimal as this faces Percy
Place, not an interior side lot line.

Council may wish to note that steps, canopies, balconies, decks, etc. are permitted to encroach into the
required setback by 1 m as per the Zoning Bylaw. The total building area proposed by the applicant to
exceed our setbacks accounts for less than 1% of the total gross floor area of the proposal. Given this,
Council may wish to authorize the Director of Planning and Subdivision to grant the above noted variances
within the Form and Character development permit, should this rezoning be approved.

PARKING
The applicant is also proposing to reduce the amount of off-street parking by 20 stalls, by providing 114
stalls (of which 15 would be dedicated to visitors) instead of the required 134 parking stalls (of which 27
are dedicated for visitors).  This results in a parking variance from 1.25 spaces per unit (where 0.25 are
assigned to visitor) to approximately 1.07 spaces per unit. The applicant has proposed it be broken down
to 0.93 spaces per residential unit, plus 0.14 visitor stalls per unit. As there would be less than 1 stall
provided per residential unit, the applicant is proposing renting out the studio units without a dedicated
parking stall.

To support this variance request, the applicant is proposing the following:

1. Two MODO Carshare stalls. This would include waiving the $500 start-up fee, providing $100
credits per new Modo user, and allowing up to 130 occupants to access a multi-user membership
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worth $62,000 which should last a few years. The OCP promotes the implementation of carshare
and further recommends reducing the required parking by 2 stalls for each carshare stall provided.
The applicant has received preliminary approval from MODO, and the stalls would be located at
grade, accessible to all members of the public.

2. Doubling the required number of bike stalls. The City’s Zoning Bylaw currently requires 1 bike
parking space per unit. The applicant is proposing to provide 2 bike parking spaces per unit, plus
two outdoor bike racks at the front and rear entrance to the building. This results in 220 bike
spaces which is 113 more than the bylaw requires.

3. Comprehensive bike amenities. This includes a provision for up to 5 cargo bike stalls, 110v e-bike
charging in bike storage rooms, dedicated bike wash area, and a bike repair station.

Support of this variance would be aligned with the City’s OCP Policy 1.4.4 – “Provide incentives to new
development that presents innovative solutions to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings or help to
reduce the reliance on fossil fuels by the intended residents of development”.

Council may wish to note that the Zoning Bylaw requires that all residential parking stalls include conduits
capable of providing wiring for Level 2 electric vehicle charging and therefore the requirement does not
need to be secured through this rezoning.

Council may also require the applicant to register a separate covenant at the time of building permit that
ensures residential parking is not provided in exchange for compensation separate from that of the
residential unit.

Given all the above, Council may wish to authorize the Director of Planning and Subdivision to grant a
parking variance to a rate of 1.07 per unit, where 0.14 is assigned to visitors, within the form and character
development permit.

TREES
As part of their application, the applicant has submitted an arborist report to assess on- and off-site trees
that may be impacted by the proposed development. Their report looked at 12 trees, 9 of which are on-
site and 3 of which are located on neighbouring properties. While the three off-site trees can be retained,
the nine trees on the property will need to be removed due to their location within the building envelope
and underground parking footprint. The arborist has concluded that all 9 trees on site have a diameter at
breast height of less than 20 cm, meaning they would typically be exempt from the City’s tree bylaw,
although not exempt from the City’s Downtown Development Permit Area that restricts all land alteration
without a permit. The on-site tree species to be removed are Cypress, Cherry, Spruce, and Maple trees.
The arborist report has been attached for reference.

The applicant has provided a landscape concept plan to demonstrate their intent to plant more than 20
trees on-site and in the frontage (Figure 5). A privacy hedge and 6-foot fence are also planned for the
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north and east property lines where the site abuts existing single-family homes. The final landscape plan
will be confirmed through the development permit process, should this rezoning be approved. Additional
landscaping will be provided on the third and sixth floor common patios. Council may wish to note that
additional street trees will be planted along Percy Place once the additional road right of way is acquired
through future development.

Figure 5 – Landscape Concept Plan


Multi-Modal Network
FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS
Frontage improvements will be required to meet Bylaw No. 1000 standards. The Director of Engineering
has noted that this will include on Claude Road a 1.8 m wide concrete sidewalk, scallop parallel parking,
boulevard with grass and street trees, streetlights, and a 1.5 m wide bike lane. In addition, the applicant
will dedicate a 7.5 m “half road” connecting Percy Place to Claude Road. As discussed, this will be an
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interim design until the City is able to acquire the additional road width through future redevelopment
applications.

PEDESTRIAN, CYCLING AND MOTORIST NETWORK
As noted, the subject properties are well located within the Langford City Centre with good access to
shops, services, and transit options. The sidewalk network in the surrounding area is patchy and expected
to improve over time as more single-family homes come in for redevelopment. As noted above, the
applicant will be installing sidewalk in the frontage along Claude, and the interim road design for the Percy
connection will include a 1.5 m paved path. The ultimate design of Percy will include a full 1.8 m sidewalk.
There are currently no bike lanes along Claude Road, but similar to the sidewalk infill program, the bike
network is anticipated to improve as more development occurs. There are currently bike lanes along
Veterans Memorial Parkway and Goldstream Avenue, both of which provide access to the E&N trail. As
discussed, the connection of Percy to Claude will provide better vehicle, pedestrian and bicycle
connectivity for the residents in the Percy, Dinan, and Claude neighbourhood. The Director of Engineering
has noted that no Traffic Impact Assessment is required. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
has noted they have no objections to the proposal.

Infrastructure
DRAINAGE AND STORMWATER
The applicant has submitted a stormwater technical memo prepared by an engineer outlining how they
plan to manage stormwater on-site. This memo has been reviewed and approved by the Director of
Engineering.

SEWERS
A sewer main does exist on both Claude and Percy fronting this site, and a connection from the building
to this main would be required.  Any improvements, extensions, or modifications needed to the sewer
main within the municipal road right-of-way will be completed by West Shore Environmental Services at
the applicant’s expense.

Construction Impact Mitigation
CONSTRUCTION PARKING AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN
Council may wish to require a Construction Parking and Delivery Management Plan as a condition of
rezoning and require that it be provided to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to any land
alteration. This should be secured within a covenant, prior to Bylaw Adoption.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Financial Implications
Rezoning the subject properties to permit higher density of development will increase the assessed value
of lands and eventually will increase municipal revenue due to the number of units created.  As the
developer is responsible to complete all frontage improvements, the direct capital costs to the City
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associated with this development will be negligible. A summary of Amenity Contributions and
Development Cost Charges that the developer will be expected to pay, is outlined in Tables 4 and 5 below.

Council’s Amenity Contribution Policy
The amenity contributions that apply as per Council’s current Affordable Housing and Amenity
Contribution Policy are summarized in Table 4 below, based the current floor plans and total density of
107 residential units.


Table 4 – Amenity Contributions per Council Policy
Amenity Item
Per unit contribution
Total (107 units)
General Amenity Reserve Fund
$2,850 per unit (1st through 4th storeys)*
@ 75 units = $213,750
$1,425 (5th and 6th storeys)
@ 32 units = $45,600
Affordable Housing Reserve Fund
$750 per unit (1st through 4th storeys)*
@ 75 units = $56,250
$375 per unit (5th and 6th storeys)
@ 32 units =$12,000
TOTAL POLICY CONTRIBUTIONS*

$327,600*
*Any below market rental units are subject to a 50% reduction in amenity fees on the 1st through 4th floors, as per
the City’s Affordable Housing and Amenity Contribution Policy. The applicant has committed to providing 10% of the
units at a below market rate.

Table 5 - Development Cost Charges
Development Cost Charge
Per Unit Contribution
Total (107 units)
Roads
$3,092.39
$330,885.73
Park Improvement
$1,348
$144,236
Park Acquisition
$90
$9,630
ISIF
$331.65
$35,486.55
Subtotal (DCC’s to Langford)

$520,238.28
CRD Water
$1,644
$175,908
School Site Acquisition
$600
$64,200
TOTAL DCC’s (estimated)

$760,346.28


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LEGAL IMPLICATIONS:
Should Council choose to proceed with consideration of Bylaw No. 2139, a Public Hearing will be
scheduled in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act.

The amenity contributions specified in Table 4 above are incorporated into Bylaw No. 2139 and will be
payable at the time of building permit along with the current Development Cost Charges specified in the
various DCC Bylaws.

Council’s other conditions of approval would be registered in a Section 219 Covenant in priority of all
other charges on title prior to consideration of Bylaw Adoption.

OPTIONS:
Option 1
That the Sustainable Development Advisory Committee recommend that Council:

1. Proceed with consideration of First Reading of Bylaw No. 2139 to amend the zoning designation of
the properties located at 2703, 2707, and 2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place from One- and Two-
Family Residential (R2) to City Centre (CC1) subject to the following terms and conditions:

a. That the applicant provides, as a bonus for increased density, the following contributions per
dwelling unit, prior to the issuance of a building permit:

i. $750 towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund; and
ii. $2,850 towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund;

Subject to reductions in accordance with the Affordable Housing and Amenity Contribution
Policy and the Attainable Housing Policy depending on use and height.

b. That the applicant registers, prior to Bylaw Adoption, a road dedication plan for the
connection of Percy Place to Claude Road, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering;
c. That the applicant provides, prior to Bylaw Adoption, a Section 219 covenant, registered in
priority of all other charges on title, that agrees to the following:
i. That the following will be provided and implemented to Bylaw No. 1000 standards to
the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to the issuance of a building
permit:

1. Full frontage improvements, inclusive of a 1.8 m wide concrete sidewalk,
scallop parallel parking, boulevard with grass and street trees, streetlights,
and a 1.5 m wide bike lane on Claude Road;
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2. A storm water management plan; and
3. A construction parking and delivery management plan.

ii. That the properties be consolidated prior to issuance of a Development Permit for
Form and Character;

iii. That a separate covenant be registered prior to issuance of a building permit for the
proposed development that ensures residential parking is not provided in exchange
for compensation separate from that of a residential unit;

iv. That all concrete used on-site will utilize ready-mix concrete that meets or exceeds
the weighted average Global Warming Potential targets based on Concrete BC
Baseline (average) mix data, and that prior to the issuance of a Building Permit the
applicant shall provide a Type III Environmental Product Declaration that is 3rd party
verified specifying the total Global Warming Potential value;

v. That the building will, at a minimum, be designed to and meet the performance
standards of Step 3 of the BC Energy Step Code;

vi. That, prior to the issuance of a Building Permit, the developer enters into a Housing
Agreement with the City that requires either a minimum 10% of units constructed be
rented for at least 10% below the benchmark rent for the unit type for a term not less
than 25 years or that a minimum of 5% of the units constructed be directed to and
sold in accordance with the terms of the Attainable Home Ownership Program Policy
(POL-0166-PLAN).  The developer shall identify the Attainable Units on the plans
submitted for the required Development Permit application;

vii. That legal public access be provided to the on-site carshare vehicles, prior to the
issuance of a building permit, to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and
Subdivision.

AND

2. Direct staff to proceed with a road closure bylaw for a portion of the Percy Place cul de sac abutting
726 Percy Place, subject to the dedication of a 7.5 m width half road connecting Percy Place to Claude
Road.

AND

3. Authorize the Director of Planning and Subdivision to grant the following variances within the future
development permit:

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a. That Section 6.57.07(1)(b) be varied to reduce the interior side lot line setback from the
required 3 m to 2.23 m;

b. That Section 6.57.07(2)(a) be varied to reduce the front lot line setback on the third storey
and higher from the required 4 m to 3.02 m;

c. That Section 6.57.07(2)(b) be varied to reduce the exterior side lot line setback on the third
storey and higher from the required 4 m to 2.19 m; and

d. That Section 4.01.01 be varied to reduce the required parking from the required 1.25 spaces
per residential unit to 1.07 spaces per residential unit, subject to the following:

i.  Providing at least 2 bike parking stalls per residential unit;
ii.  Providing a bike repair area and wash station;
iii. That at least 5 bike parking stalls can accommodate cargo-bikes;
iv. That 110v e-bike charging is available in bike storage rooms.


OR Option 2

That the Sustainable Development Advisory Committee recommend that Council Take no action at this
time with respect to Bylaw No. 2139 for this application to rezone 2703, 2707, and 2711 Claude Road and
726 Percy Place until such time as the following items are addressed and reviewed by the Sustainable
Development advisory Committee:

a. ________________;
b. ________________;
c. ________________;


SUBMITTED BY: Julia Buckingham, Planner II
Concurrence:
Leah Stohmann, MCIP, RPP, Deputy Director of Planning and Subdivision
Concurrence:
Donna Petrie, Senior Manager of Business Development and Events
Concurrence:
Yari Nielsen, Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities
Concurrence:
Matthew Baldwin, MCIP, RPP, Director of Planning and Subdivision
Concurrence:
Katelyn Balzer, P.Eng., Director of Engineering and Public Works
Concurrence:
Michael Dillabaugh, CPA, CA, Director of Finance
Concurrence:
Marie Watmough, Deputy Director of Corporate Services
Concurrence:   Braden Hutchins, Director of Corporate Services
Concurrence:
Darren Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer


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Appendix A – Location Map


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Appendix B – Site Map

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THAT the Committee approve the minutes of the Sustainable Development Advisory
Committee meeting held on June 12, 2023.
Motion CARRIED.

5.
REPORTS
5.1
Z22-0038/2139 - 2703, 2707, 2711 Claude and 726 Percy Pl
The applicants Kyle Stewart and Amanda Ross spoke to the development and made a
presentation to the Committee. There were questions from members of the public and
the Committee to which the applicant answered.
MOVED BY: GUIRY
SECONDED: MCNAUGHTON
That the Sustainable Development Advisory Committee recommend that Council:
1. Proceed with consideration of First Reading of Bylaw No. 2139 to amend the
zoning designation of the properties located at 2703, 2707, and 2711 Claude
Road and 726 Percy Place from One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) to City
Centre (CC1) subject to the following terms and conditions:
a. That the applicant provides, as a bonus for increased density, the following
contributions per dwelling unit, prior to the issuance of a building permit:
i.
$750 towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund; and
ii. $2,850 towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund;
Subject to reductions in accordance with the Affordable Housing and Amenity
Contribution Policy and the Attainable Housing Policy depending on use and height.
b. That the applicant registers, prior to Bylaw Adoption, a road dedication
plan for the connection of Percy Place to Claude Road, to the satisfaction of
the Director of Engineering;
c. That the applicant provides, prior to Bylaw Adoption, a Section 219
covenant, registered in priority of all other charges on title, that agrees to
the following:
i.
That the following will be provided and implemented to Bylaw No. 1000
standards to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to the
issuance of a building permit:
1. Full frontage improvements, inclusive of a 1.8 m wide concrete
sidewalk, scallop parallel parking, boulevard with grass and street
trees, streetlights, and a 1.5 m wide bike lane on Claude Road;
2. A storm water management plan; and
3. A construction parking and delivery management plan.
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ii. That the properties be consolidated prior to issuance of a Development
Permit for Form and Character;
iii. That a separate covenant be registered prior to issuance of a building
permit for the proposed development that ensures residential parking is
not provided in exchange for compensation separate from that of a
residential unit;
iv. That all concrete used on-site will utilize ready-mix concrete that meets
or exceeds the weighted average Global Warming Potential targets
based on Concrete BC Baseline (average) mix data, and that prior to the
issuance of a Building Permit the applicant shall provide a Type III
Environmental Product Declaration that is 3rd party verified specifying
the total Global Warming Potential value;
v. That the building will, at a minimum, be designed to and meet the
performance standards of Step 3 of the BC Energy Step Code;
vi. That, prior to the issuance of a Building Permit, the developer enters
into a Housing Agreement with the City that requires either a minimum
10% of units constructed be rented for at least 10% below the
benchmark rent for the unit type for a term not less than 25 years or
that a minimum of 5% of the units constructed be directed to and sold
in accordance with the terms of the Attainable Home Ownership
Program Policy (POL-0166-PLAN).  The developer shall identify the
Attainable Units on the plans submitted for the required Development
Permit application;
vii. That legal public access be provided to the on-site carshare vehicles,
prior to the issuance of a building permit, to the satisfaction of the
Director of Planning and Subdivision.
AND
1. Direct staff to proceed with a road closure bylaw for a portion of the Percy Place
cul de sac abutting 726 Percy Place, subject to the dedication of a 7.5 m width
half road connecting Percy Place to Claude Road.
AND
1. Authorize the Director of Planning and Subdivision to grant the following
variances within the future development permit:
a. That Section 6.57.07(1)(b) be varied to reduce the interior side lot line
setback from the required 3 m to 2.23 m;
b. That Section 6.57.07(2)(a) be varied to reduce the front lot line setback on
the third storey and higher from the required 4 m to 3.02 m;
c. That Section 6.57.07(2)(b) be varied to reduce the exterior side lot line
setback on the third storey and higher from the required 4 m to 2.19 m; and
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d. That Section 4.01.01 be varied to reduce the required parking from the
required 1.25 spaces per residential unit to 1.07 spaces per residential unit,
subject to the following:
i.
 Providing at least 2 bike parking stalls per residential unit;
ii.  Providing a bike repair area and wash station;
iii. That at least 5 bike parking stalls can accommodate cargo-bikes;
iv. That 110v e-bike charging is available in bike storage rooms.
Motion Carried Unanimously

5.2
DVP23-0004 - 2621 and 2617 Sooke Road
Applicant Kelsey Waller and Kari Gandy spoke to the development and provided a
presentation to the Committee. There were questions from members of the public and
the Committee to which the applicant answered.
MOVED BY: MCNAUGHTON
SECONDED: NENTWIG
THAT the Sustainable Development Advisory Committee recommend that Council:
1. Direct staff to provide notice that Council will consider issuing a Development
Variance Permit for the property at 2621 Sooke Road with the following
variance:
a. That Section 3.21.03(4)(a) of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied to increase the
height of a fence along those interior side lot lines adjoining 2617 Sooke
Road from 1.8 m (5.9 ft) to 2.7 m (9 ft).
Motion Carried Unanimously

5.3
Z23-0014/2135 - Omnibus No. 63 - Parking and 3-Bedroom Units
There were questions from the Committee to which staff answered.
MOVED BY: MCNAUGHTON
SECONDED: GUIRY
THAT the Sustainable Development Advisory Committee recommend:
That Council proceed with consideration of First Reading of Bylaw No. 2135.
Motion Carried Unanimously


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MoƟon CARRIED.

5.1.2
Z22-0038/2139 - 2703, 2707, 2711 Claude and 726 Percy Pl
Councillor Harder leŌ meeƟng at 7:59 pm and returned at 8:01 p.m.
MOVED BY: SZPAK
SECONDED: GUIRY
That Council:
1. Proceed with consideraƟon of First Reading of Bylaw No. 2139 to amend
the zoning designaƟon of the properƟes located at 2703, 2707, and
2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place from One- and Two-Family
ResidenƟal (R2) to City Centre (CC1) subject to the following terms and
condiƟons:

a. That the applicant provides, as a bonus for increased density, the
following contribuƟons per dwelling unit, prior to the issuance of a
building permit:

i.
$750 towards the Aﬀordable Housing Reserve Fund; and
ii. $2,850 towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund;

Subject to reducƟons in accordance with the Aﬀordable Housing and Amenity
ContribuƟon Policy and the Atainable Housing Policy depending on use and
height.

b. That the applicant registers, prior to Bylaw AdopƟon, a road
dedicaƟon plan for the connecƟon of Percy Place to Claude Road, to
the saƟsfacƟon of the Director of Engineering;
c. That the applicant provides, prior to Bylaw AdopƟon, a SecƟon 219
covenant, registered in priority of all other charges on Ɵtle, that
agrees to the following:
i.
That the following will be provided and implemented to Bylaw
No. 1000 standards to the saƟsfacƟon of the Director of
Engineering prior to the issuance of a building permit:

1. Full frontage improvements, inclusive of a 1.8 m wide
concrete sidewalk, scallop parallel parking, boulevard with
grass and street trees, streetlights, and a 1.5 m wide bike
lane on Claude Road;
2. A storm water management plan; and
3. A construcƟon parking and delivery management plan.

ii. That the properƟes be consolidated prior to issuance of a
Development Permit for Form and Character;

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iii. That a separate covenant be registered prior to issuance of a
building permit for the proposed development that ensures
residenƟal parking is not provided in exchange for
compensaƟon separate from that of a residenƟal unit;

iv. That all concrete used on-site will uƟlize ready-mix concrete
that meets or exceeds the weighted average Global Warming
PotenƟal targets based on Concrete BC Baseline (average) mix
data, and that prior to the issuance of a Building Permit the
applicant shall provide a Type III Environmental Product
DeclaraƟon that is 3rd party veriﬁed specifying the total Global
Warming PotenƟal value;

v. That the building will, at a minimum, be designed to and meet
the performance standards of Step 3 of the BC Energy Step
Code;

vi. That, prior to the issuance of a Building Permit, the developer
enters into a Housing Agreement with the City that requires
either a minimum 10% of units constructed be rented for at
least 10% below the benchmark rent for the unit type for a term
not less than 25 years or that a minimum of 5% of the units
constructed be directed to and sold in accordance with the
terms of the Atainable Home Ownership Program Policy (POL-
0166-PLAN). The developer shall idenƟfy the Atainable Units on
the plans submited for the required Development Permit
applicaƟon;

vii. That legal public access be provided to the on-site carshare
vehicles, prior to the issuance of a building permit, to the
saƟsfacƟon of the Director of Planning and Subdivision.

AND
1. Direct staﬀ to proceed with a road closure bylaw for a porƟon of the
Percy Place cul de sac abuƫng 726 Percy Place, subject to the
dedicaƟon of a 7.5 m width half road connecƟng Percy Place to Claude
Road.

AND
1. Authorize the Director of Planning and Subdivision to grant the
following variances within the future development permit:

a. That SecƟon 6.57.07(1)(b) be varied to reduce the interior side lot
line setback from the required 3 m to 2.23 m;

b. That SecƟon 6.57.07(2)(a) be varied to reduce the front lot line
setback on the third storey and higher from the required 4 m to
3.02 m;
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c. That SecƟon 6.57.07(2)(b) be varied to reduce the exterior side lot
line setback on the third storey and higher from the required 4 m to
2.19 m; and

d. That SecƟon 4.01.01 be varied to reduce the required parking from
the required 1.25 spaces per residenƟal unit to 1.07 spaces per
residenƟal unit, subject to the following:

i.
Providing at least 2 bike parking stalls per residenƟal unit;
ii. Providing a bike repair area and wash staƟon;
iii. That at least 5 bike parking stalls can accommodate cargo-bikes;
iv. That 110v e-bike charging is available in bike storage rooms.

MoƟon CARRIED.

5.1.3
DVP23-0004 - 2621 and 2617 Sooke Road
MOVED BY: SZPAK
SECONDED: GUIRY
THAT Council:
1. Direct staﬀ to provide noƟce that Council will consider issuing a
Development Variance Permit for the property at 2621 Sooke Road with
the following variance:

a. That SecƟon 3.21.03(4)(a) of Zoning Bylaw No. 300 be varied to
increase the height of a fence along those interior side lot lines
adjoining 2617 Sooke Road from 1.8 m (5.9 Ō) to 2.7 m (9 Ō).
MoƟon CARRIED.

5.1.4
Z23-0014/2135 - Omnibus No. 63 - Parking and 3-Bedroom Units
MOVED BY: SZPAK
SECONDED: GUIRY
THAT Council proceed with consideraƟon of First Reading of Bylaw No. 2135.
MoƟon CARRIED.

6.
REPORTS
6.1
TUP20-0003 - 890 Goldstream Ave - Code Ninjas Computer Programming School -
Extension
MOVED BY: GUIRY
SECONDED: YACUCHA
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MoƟon DEFEATED.

MOVED BY: SZPAK
SECONDED: HARDER
THAT the Council meeƟng extend unƟl 11:00 p.m. or unƟl the business is concluded.
MoƟon CARRIED.

MOVED BY: MORLEY
SECONDED: WAGNER
THAT Council defer the ﬁrst, second, and third reading of this bylaw for at least 30 days
to reﬂect on the content of the proposed changes.
This MoƟon died on the ﬂoor.
7.3
BYLAW NO. 2139
"Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 703, (2707 and 2711 Claude Rd and 726 Percy
Place), Bylaw No. 2139, 2023". (FIRST READING)
MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: GUIRY
THAT Council give Bylaw No. 2139 ﬁrst reading.
MoƟon CARRIED.

7.4
BYLAW NO. 2140
"City of Langford Bylaw NoƟce Enforcement Bylaw Amendment No. 2, Bylaw No. 2140,
2023”. (ADOPTION)
MOVED BY: SZPAK
SECONDED: YACUCHA
THAT Council adopt Bylaw No. 2140.
MoƟon CARRIED.

7.5
BYLAW NO. 2141
"City of Langford Ticket InformaƟon AuthorizaƟon Bylaw, Amendment No. 21, Bylaw No.
2141, 2023”. (FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD READINGS)
MOVED BY: HARDER
SECONDED: YACUCHA
THAT Council give ﬁrst, second and third readings to City of Langford Ticket InformaƟon
AuthorizaƟon Bylaw, Amendment No. 21, Bylaw No. 2141, 2023.
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Notice of
Public Hearing
City Hall Council Chambers
Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue

This meeting will be held electronically and in person at the above address.
Information on how to participate in this meeting is listed below.
MEETING DATE:

STARTING AT:

21 August 2023
7:00PM

How to Connect:
Teleconference # 1-855-703-8985 (Canada Toll Free)
1-778-907-2071 (long distance charges may apply)


Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device
Meeting ID #897 0956 7061

Bylaw No:
2139

Location:
2703, 2707, 2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place, as shown shaded
on the attached map

Purpose:
To amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending the
zoning designation of the subject properties from the One- and Two-
Family Residential (R2) Zone to the City Centre (CC1) Zone to allow a 6-
storey apartment building
2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC V9B 2X8 | t 250.478.7882
IMPORTANT – PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
OWNER/OCCUPANT
Read the Bylaw:
Langford.ca/city-hall/public-notices or contact City Hall to
make an appointment to view the bylaw in person
 (8:30am-4:30pm Monday to Friday, excluding holidays).
Ask Questions or
Email: planning@langford.ca
Submit Questions:
Mail:  City of Langford

You must include your name and civic address. Submissions
must be received by noon on the Tuesday prior to the public
hearing to be included in the agenda. Correspondence
received after that date will be circulated to the committee
the day of the public hearing and uploaded to the website as
an “Addendum Package” the day after the public hearing
Speak at Public Hearing: Participate by phone or via Zoom app, or in  person—see the
website for more information.
Watch Public Hearing:
View in the Zoom app, or watch the recording at Langford.ca
Personal Information:
All submissions will be published, including your name and
address. For more information on this collection and
disclosure, go to Langford.ca/privacy.
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Notice of Public Hearing
The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of the
proposed Bylaw noted below. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the
proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard by presenting written submissions prior to
3 pm on the day of the Public Hearing or by making oral submissions at the Public Hearing. Please be
advised that no submission may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any
submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of the public record.
Meeting Date and Time
21 August 2023, 7:00 pm
Meeting Place
City Hall Council Chambers, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Bylaw No.
2139
Location
2703, 2707, 2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place, as shown
shaded on the plan below
Purpose
To amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending
the zoning designation of the subject properties from the
One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) Zone to the City Centre
(CC1) Zone to allow a 6-storey apartment building
PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held electronically and in person at the above address.
Information about how to connect to this meeting is indicated in the table below.
Teleconference # 1-855-703-8985 (Canada Toll Free) OR 1-778-907-2071
(long distance charges may apply)
Meeting ID #897 0956 7061 / Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device
Council will not answer questions about the proposal or proposed bylaw except to provide
clarification. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for Council to hear the views and opinions
of those members of the public who wish to make comments. Please have all your questions
answered in advance of the Public Hearing by contacting the Planning Department as noted
below.
The Agenda, including material that Council may consider in relation to the bylaw, will be posted to
the City’s website: https://www.langford.ca/city-hall/agendas-and-minutes/ no later than the Friday
before the public hearing. Correspondence may be submitted by emailing planning@langford.ca or
by writing to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. You may
also contact the Planning Department at (250) 478.7882.
Marie Watmough
Corporate Officer
www.cityoflangford.ca
Greater Victoria Green Team
tackles invasive plants
The Greater Victoria Green Team has been
busy ridding local parks of invasive species.
Volunteers were recently in Knockan Hill
Park, which straddles View Royal and Saanich,
and North Saanich’s Dominion Brook Park,
removing a total of more than 19 cubic metres
of invasive plants.
Work in Knockan Hill Park on July 29, saw
31 volunteers from all over Greater Victoria
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invasive plants and revitalized 388 square me-
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On July 30, 33 volunteers tackled Dominion
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of blackberry, ivy, daphne and some golden
chain, revitalizing approximately 200 square
metres of the park.
The Greater Victoria Green Team is a branch
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Town of View Royal and the District of North
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Volunteers also worked alongside members
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Green Team)
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The host of a regular car
event in Langford is expressing
shock after receiving a noise
complaint via West Shore
RCMP that has resulted in the
termination of future events.
Michael Nicholson, also
known simply as Mike, is
a digital creator who runs
LightEmUp.TV, co-hosts car
shows and hosts his own car
meets throughout the sum-
mer in the parking lot of the
YMCA building in Langford.
Owners of the building,
Westhills Land Corp., called
Nicholson at the end of July
to deliver the news.
“The RCMP got in touch
with us as landowners and
advised us that there had been
a few complaints by residents
regarding noise and some
burnouts in Westhills,” said
Matthew Pike, development
manager for Westhills.”We did
a bit of our own investigation
to try to source what was hap-
pening and that’s actually how
I connected with Mike. Mike
and I have been chatting for
the last couple of days and
it’s really our intention here
at Westhills to work with com-
munity groups like Mike’s.”
According to Nicholson, his
300-vehicle-plus car meet-ups
were getting grouped in with
disorderly smaller car meet-
ups at the site and, as a whole,
LightEmUp.TV’s car meet-ups
suffered.
“The weekly uncontrolled,
unhosted Friday meets were
getting a lot of negative atten-
tion causing a major distur-
bance amongst the residents
with excessive revving, burn-
outs and high speed pulls lap-
ping the neighbourhood mul-
tiple times,” said Nicholson in
a LightEmUp.TV Facebook
post.
Referring to Pike’s phone
call, he mentioned in the
post that Pike had brought
to his attention that “the very
well-organized and proper
meets hosted by me, with no
noise, no excessive revving, no
stunting, caused very minimal,
if not any negative response. ”
All car meets-ups at the
parking lot on Friday evenings
have been cancelled, as a result
of the complaints.
“This is no surprise to me
as I had a feeling this was
coming after multiple people
reaching out saying these said
individuals were ruining it for
the rest of the car meets at the
YMCA, as it will now be heav-
ily monitored by security and
police not allowing people/
cars to even enter the parking
lots on Friday evenings,” said
Nicholson.
On the brighter side, Westhi-
lls has recognized the success
and size of the meets and is
open to LightEmUp.TV con-
tinuing hosting the car meet-
ups in the future at the parking
lot if the meets are properly
organized in conjunction with
Westhills.
“Here at Westhills, we like to
try to provide amenities and
events for the community,”
said Pike.
“Some of these events like
Mike’s that he seems to be
hosting seem rather com-
plementary. That’s what we
want with Mike, to come up
with such an agreement where
we’ll have these events be more
sanctioned. Perhaps an agree-
ment at certain times involving
residents, the RCMP and city
council as well. As to the other
groups on the Friday, while we
don’t encourage anti-social
behaviour, we certainly don’t
want people doing loud noise,
and burnouts in the communi-
ty. Westhills is about fostering
community.”
Nicholson concluded the
Facebook post and said: “I’d
like everyone to reflect on
this post and information.
To understand that there is
consequences to every ac-
tion. Please spread awareness
to have positive outcomes in
our car community so we can
all enjoy what our car culture
has to offer.”
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Notice of Public Hearing
The City of Langford has received an application to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of the
proposed Bylaw noted below. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the
proposed Bylaw will be afforded an opportunity to be heard by presenting written submissions prior to
3 pm on the day of the Public Hearing or by making oral submissions at the Public Hearing. Please be
advised that no submission may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any
submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of the public record.
Meeting Date and Time
21 August 2023, 7:00 pm
Meeting Place
City Hall Council Chambers, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Bylaw No.
2139
Location
2703, 2707, 2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place, as shown
shaded on the plan below
Purpose
To amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by amending
the zoning designation of the subject properties from the
One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) Zone to the City Centre
(CC1) Zone to allow a 6-storey apartment building
PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be held electronically and in person at the above address.
Information about how to connect to this meeting is indicated in the table below.
Teleconference # 1-855-703-8985 (Canada Toll Free) OR 1-778-907-2071
(long distance charges may apply)
Meeting ID #897 0956 7061 / Zoom.us or Zoom app on your mobile device
Council will not answer questions about the proposal or proposed bylaw except to provide
clarification. The purpose of the Public Hearing is for Council to hear the views and opinions
of those members of the public who wish to make comments. Please have all your questions
answered in advance of the Public Hearing by contacting the Planning Department as noted
below.
The Agenda, including material that Council may consider in relation to the bylaw, will be posted to
the City’s website: https://www.langford.ca/city-hall/agendas-and-minutes/ no later than the Friday
before the public hearing. Correspondence may be submitted by emailing planning@langford.ca or
by writing to Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. You may
also contact the Planning Department at (250) 478.7882.
Marie Watmough
Corporate Officer
www.cityoflangford.ca
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Claude Rd.
Apartments
2703-2711 Claude Rd.
726 Percy Place
Presenters:
Kyle Stewart, EDL
PUBLIC HEARING
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To build a community with diverse home sizes, while pursuing
high standards of building sustainability and liveability.
Vision
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Public Engagement Summary
Sustainable Development Committee – July 10th
WA Architects and the Applicant responded to ~1
hour of questions from the public.
Open House – August 10th
An open house was
held August 10th a 4-minute
drive from the subject site. Mailouts were sent to all
homes within 100m radius of the site 2 weeks in
advance.
• Attendance: 5
• Written Correspondence received: 1
• Emailed Correspondence: 2
Summarized Feedback from Open House:
Comments generally matched questions/concerns
raised at the SDAC meeting on July 10th.
• Desire
for
a
designated
smoking
area
&
receptacles.
• Concerns about providing a pet relief area.
• 2-3 attendees were concerned about the parking
provided.
• 2 Attendees expressed support for carshare and
extra bike parking.
• Traffic calming concerns.
• 3-4
residents
opposed
vehicular
access
from
Percy Place to Claude Rd, preferring pedestrian
and cycling connection only, citing safety, noise,
etc.
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From Langford Design Guidelines
Official Community Plan
Land Use: City Centre
Langford Design Guidelines support six-storey
heights, Apartment uses.
OCP Policies/Objectives we meet
• 7.9.2 & 7.10.1: Promote accessible & family-
oriented homes.
• 5.5,
8.6,
8.11:
Walkability,
Multi-modal
Transportation,
&
reduced
reliance
on
vehicles.
• City Centre is "intended to be an area of high-
density development that is both vibrant and
walkable, with multi-modal connectivity."
• 1.4.2,
1.4.4,
9.5:
Building
Sustainability,
Energy efficiency, reduced reliance on fossil
fuels.
OCP Land Use Plan
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Proposal Summary
Land Use
Homes
Building Features
SITE AREA (NET)
2,650 m2 (28,520 SF)
SITE AREA (GROSS)
2,994 m2 (32,230 SF)
HEIGHT
6 Storeys
DENSITY
2.73 FAR, or 45 Units/Acre
Zoning permits 5.0 FAR.
HOME SIZE (STUDIOS & 1 BED)
403 - 614 SF
UNIT MIX
HOME SIZE (2 BED, 2 BED+DEN)
702 - 857 SF
• Comprehensive Bike Amenities
• 1 Storage locker per Home.
• Private Balcony space for every
Home.
• Most units will meet accessibility
standards.
• Robust common area outdoor
amenities, all with southern exposure
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Site Plan
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LEGEND
1.
Starbucks
2.
Sushi Ya
3.
Bin 4 Burger Lounge
4.
Fairway Market
5.
Spinco
6.
Library
7.
Island Pet - Pet Store
8.
Spa & Laser Centre
9.
Dollar Store
10.
Westshore Massage
11. F45 Training (Fitness)
12. Rhino Coffee
13. Gold Hair Lounge
14. Boston Pizza
15. Salons
16. Danbrook DOG PARK
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
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12
13
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SITE
Location & Context
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Distance to Amenities
• Highly walkable and bicycle-friendly area
• Close proximity to schools and outdoor amenities.
• Both neighbourhood-scale and big-box stores are
nearby.
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Sustainability Features
• Minimum Step Code 3 (Exceeds Building Code)
• No Natural Gas Connection.
• Multi-modal Transportation Encouraged
o 2 Modo Carshare stalls.
o Double bike parking, repair station, and bike wash.
o 5 Cargo bike stalls.
• Corrugated
Metal
Siding
-
Durable,
easily
re-painted,
high
recycled content.
• Level 2 EV Charging rough-ins for all residential parking.
• Low Carbon Concrete
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Bicycle Storage and Repair
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Road Design
Percy Place extending to Claude
Rd., providing another access
point to Veteran's Memorial
Parkway.
1. Should reduce traffic on
Claude.
2. Better access for
Percy/Dinan residents.
3. Narrow lane widths promote
Traffic Calming.
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Road Dedication / Closure
ROAD DEDICATION (PERCY EXTENSION.)
294.2 m2 (3,167 SF)
PROP. ROAD CLOSURE (PERCY)
58.1 m2 (625 SF)
7.5 m road dedication was
required by City Engineering.
Partial closure proposed at
existing Cul-de-sac.
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Outdoor Amenities
LEVEL 3 AMENITIES:
Planters, Bistro Bench/Table Combos
Common Area BBQ
LEVEL 6 AMENITIES:
Resident Herb Garden, Planters
Low Height Tables/Seating
Chaise Lounges
LEVEL 1: Pet Relief Area
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Street-front Patios and Active
Frontage
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Street Trees and Planting
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Bicycle Storage, washing and
Repair
•
Carshare
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Pet Relief
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Outdoor Amenity
Patio
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Unit Storage Lockers
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Mix of Unit Types
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Large Balconies
•
Indoor & Outdoor
Amenity Spaces
•
Setback from level
below
Typical Floor Plan (Level 4-5)
6th Floor Plan
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Voluntary setback on
level 6
Break building into 2
towers & smaller
masses
Setbacks required
on level 3-6
Building outline at
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Secondary Entrance
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Parking Variance Rationale
What we are offering:
• Double the required number of bike stalls (220 bike spaces which is 113 more than the bylaw requires. )
• Comprehensive Bike amenities, including
o 5 cargo bike stalls,
o 110v e-bike charging in bike storage rooms,
o dedicated bike wash area, and
o a bike repair station
• Publicly accessible MODO EV Carshare stalls. Residents will benefit from:
o waived $500 startup fee,
o $100 credit per new Modo user, and
o up to 130 occupants to access a multi-user membership worth $62,000 (several years worth of usage)
Variance Breakdown: 20 Stalls Eliminated
REQUIRED: 1.25 stalls per home.
PROPOSED: 1.07 stalls per home
• Per OCP Policy 8.11.1, reduce parking by 2 stalls for every carshare stall ( 4 stalls )
• 7.5% parking reduction for rental use ( 8 stalls )
• 7.5% reduction for Bike Amenities/Bike parking ( 8 stalls)
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Parking Variance Rationale (Continued)
Why Support a Parking Variance?
1.
MODESHIFT ENCOURAGED: Comprehensive bike amenities & 2 car-share stalls.
2. Reduced Traffic Congestion, Air pollution, & Carbon emissions.
Studies show that the number of owned vehicles per 100 members drops from 68 to 36 after joining a
car share.
3.
Renters own fewer vehicles per household than homeowners.
4.
Other BC cities have allowed larger reductions in parking requirements due to
carshare (see table this slide).
5.
LOCATION: Incredibly central and walkable.
6.
OCP Aligned: OCP objectives to reduce traffic thru alternative transportation.
7. Reduced construction timelines due to fewer required parkade stalls, resulting
in less neighbourhood disturbance.
8. Encourages dense urban development:
Reduced parking ratios incentivize developers to build more units on smaller lots, promoting dense
urban development, reducing sprawl, promoting more efficient land use, & making it easier for
people to live closer to work, amenities, & public transport.
Did you know?
Car Share Incentives by Municipality
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The project provides many benefits to the community and environment, including:
Reasons to Support
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• OCP compliant proposal
• Efficient Land Use: The right location for dense urban development.
• Percy Place Extension: Giving neighbours better access to their homes and to downtown amenities.
• Building massing softens height for neighbours via design elements and upper storey stepbacks.
• Affordability: 10% of homes at 10% below market rates.
• Increased market rental supply, that is both diverse & accessible.
• Liveable homes, with 1 storage locker and private outdoor space for every dwelling.
• Robust Outdoor Amenities.
• Sustainable building design:
• Step Code 3
• No Natural Gas
• Promoting alternate modes of transportation via Car-share and cycling amenities.
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Contact us anytime
778-829-6641
kyle@empowered-development.com
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Langford City Hall
2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Langford
British Columbia, Canada
V9B 2X8

June 28, 2023

LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR rezoning (Bylaw 300) from R2 to CCA to allow
for a six-storey, apartment building on four existing lots on 2703, 2707,2711
Claude Road and 726 Percy Place.

FILE NO: Z22-0038


Dear Mayor and Council/ Sustainable Development Advisory Committee:

 and I are very supportive of this proposal to be presented at the July 10th Sustainable
Development Advisory Committee meeting as just another example of creating walkable
compact communities with a mixed residential/commercial core in Langford.  We live in a
townhouse complex on Massie Drive and as President of the Strata Council there are also
owners of Strata Plan 5417 who hold the same excitement.

We are writing in favour of this development as we believe it is beneficial for Langford for the
following reasons:

 Mixed Commercial/Residential Development is the most efficient urban design –
Empirical evidence has borne out the mixed commercial/residential development with
lower floors dedicated to commerce and trade and upper floors dedicated to domiciles
provide for vibrant and prosperous communities.  The next most efficacious design concept
is followed by adjacent commercial-residential corridors, such as is emerging along
Goldstream Avenue. This type of design was very common in many parts of Europe and
Asia and the eastern Canada and the United States.  Queen Street in Toronto is only one
example of such design dating back over 100 years.  Moreover, such development has
experienced exponential growth once again in many cities worldwide.

The proposed design fits this model of development very well:

 Consistent with Rapid-Bus or Rail proposal to Victoria – The proximity of this
redevelopment to the Langford Station and the new BC Transit Blink Initiative is
advantageous to the desired modal shift of commuters from automobiles to transit.
Improved transit is contingent on adequate ridership volumes along such transit corridors
with requisite density.  This zoning will provide further densification for the route.  As per
the attached, there is much empirical evidence that people will not walk beyond a certain
threshold to a mass transit station. The attachment is based on Gravity
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Modelling/Separation Factors from the Institute of Transportation Engineers dating back
to the 1970s.

 It facilitates greater densification and helps to curtail urban sprawl.  The proposed
medium to high density structures have the following benefits:
o Reduced Fuel Consumption – This would be achieved by concentrating a
greater number of people in one area rather than promoting a greater number of
origin trips that would be case if the population is dispersed further from the
main shopping and commercial areas in Langford and also Victoria.
o Reduced Emissions- The reduced emissions are a function of the reduced
number of trips under a higher density scenario vis-a-vis the dispersed (urban
sprawl) scenario and also the rail option I mentioned above.
o Aesthetic benefits of more green space – The reduced footprint on the site
would facilitate greater green space for this development than for instance a
series of smaller structures.
 The fewer number of origin and destination trips would also reduce future rehabilitation
and maintenance costs on the existing Langford City road network.

 The proposal fits in with the recommended suggestions of Dr. Avi Friedman (McGill
University) about walkable communities and other principles of Urban Planning.  Urban
planners and economists are united in the basic principle that the most efficient urban
design is the higher density compact walkable communities’ model, where people can
choose to use their vehicles rather than be forced to do to conduct their daily activities.
Moreover, this model also saves individuals money through reduced operating costs.

 The City of Langford has been very successful in accommodating the demand among
Millennials towards higher density compact communities. There is much empirical
evidence that boomers and the millennial generation, the two largest demographic groups
in North America are converging in a time-of-life moment where what they want is
walkable, compact, higher density, service-rich, transit-oriented communities and
destinations.

 Finally, over 10 years ago I wrote a piece referencing
, director of the Nova
Scotia Centre on Aging, who released interesting statistics on some of the caregiver
challenges childless baby boomers will face. Ten years later, nothing has changed. We
have heard about the need to accommodate the needs of seniors to age in place for many
years. At present, the bulk of the heavy lifting is done by children and will not be available
to these aging seniors. Even though these seniors will still have numerous friends to help
with health and other needs, this support is also limited by the fact that these friends on
average will be close in age to these dependent adults.

For example, before
, his youngest friends were in their early 80s with
their own mobility issues. Moreover, the spatial and geographic issues make visits even
more complex due to urban sprawl, as many of my dad’s friends were afraid of driving.
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As released recently, more than one in four seniors in that age bracket currently live in a
“collective dwelling” like a seniors residence, nursing home, long-term care residence or
hospital, the census shows.

There will undoubtedly be greater demands on governments to step in and address the
needs of these seniors. One means to enhance seniors’ support systems and reduce costs to
governments in their provision of health and social services is to encourage greater urban
densification.

We need to plan for the time when seniors can no longer drive in order to maintain their
mobility, social connections and health. We need to encourage compact communities
where seniors can walk, be driven short distances, or take handi-buses. The more compact
the communities, the more viable (through volumes of passengers) for transit authorities,
medical professional and social workers to maintain such services.

Please find the Age Friendly Cities Urban Densification/Land Use and Transportation
Planning Nexus mentioned herein.  This is a big topic with AARP and CARP and will
become increasingly important for keeping senior mobility and accessibility in the face of
the burgeoning baby boomer cohort.


https://www.politico.com/states/f/?id=0000016d-a741-dbde-a17d-afc56b830000

https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12942-020-00210-8

https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comment-plan-communities-for-aging-boomers-
5397349


Even the Canadian Association for Retired People has publications appropriately titled
“Age-Friendly Cities.” We have a very grave housing crisis for the general population
which will compounded for seniors very shortly. We dropped the ball on the former for
the general population. However, for the latter, we have known about the pending crisis
for many years.

Once again, I believe that supporting this zoning change is a cautious but progressive
perspective on development and growth.  I believe that it will continue to make Langford an
attractive place to live.

Sincerely,

Avi Ickovich (Transportation Economist)

134-710 Massie Drive
Victoria, BC.
V9B 3A9
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SEPARATION FACTORS AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR GREATER
VICTORIA

The attached excerpt from the “Introduction to Transportation Engineering”1 explains how trip
distribution models and separation models apply to increasing the efficacy of proposed
solutions to transportation problems facing the Greater Victoria area, through urban planning
and multi-modal systems.  I chose this earlier version dating back to 1978 to illustrate that the
precept of URBAN DENSIFICATION was known as a key element of effective transportation
systems dating back over 30 years ago.  As highlighted (A) in the excerpt and the formulae
indicate:
The model distributes a proportion of the trips generated in any zone to all other
zones on the basis of their relative attractiveness and in an inverse relationship to the
separations between the zones.  Travel time is the most descriptive measure of
separation, but cash outlays for tolls, parking and transit fares, and the
inconvenience of walking and waiting can be included.
This explains why San Francisco back in 1978 and more recently Portland and many cities
worldwide have moved towards density and the creation of walkable compact communities.
The intent is to minimize the negative influence of the separation coefficient.  More
specifically, walking is inconvenient and very time-consuming if it is beyond a threshold, as
many people will not walk 4 miles with inclement weather. The same principle applies to LRT
or Commuter Rail stations, people have a limit as to how far they will walk, cycle, or drive to a
station and thus we need to keep this in mind as we move towards implementing rails systems.
Empirical evidence has shown that people (commuters) will walk on average 500m to 1
kilometer to a transit station, cycle a couple more kilometers, but drive great distances.
When we refer to higher density we are thus referring to medium density so as to make mass
transit viable.  High-rises are automatically associated with urban densification which in most
cases is a fallacy.  We need urban development that is mixed commercial and residential.
Commercial on bottom and 3 to 5 floors above of residential as is the norm in many European
and Asian cities is just one development permutation.
The other interesting aspect of examining the separation coefficient is that its influence can be
minimized through offering alternative modes of transportation.  People with alternative trip
modes will have choices in cases where one mode is inconvenient or blocked on any given day.

1 Everett C Carter and Wolfgang S Homburger, Institute of Transportation Engineers, “Introduction to
Transportation Engineering”, Arlington, Virginia, 1978
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This will increase productivity and mobility for health and education appointments as there are
fewer missed trips or avoided.  It all comes down to offering choices that are more available if
we have population clustered around transportation corridors.
Once again I am referencing a Gravity Model from 1978 to show that the critical elements date
back to 70s, of which the separation factor is paramount.  Since then many variables have
come and gone, but the separation factor has remained. Highlighted (B) also shows that
through urban planning we can create new separation factors when they indicate:
The assumption is made that the F factors [separation factors in the formula] change
with time only in response to changes in the transportation network (new separation
values).
More specifically, with the advances in telecommunication since 1970s there are alternatives to
cars that did not exist in the 1970s such as: smartphones, emails, faxes, video-conferencing
and so on.  In other words, when presented with tolls or higher parking charges, people have
new separation factors in revised multi-modal transportation systems (networks) in respective
cities across the world.
I should note that these principles are still being advocated by transportation economists and
engineers almost 50 years later as per a recent guidebook promoted by the National
Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)2.  In fact, in sections 12.4.3 Walkability.
12-12 and 12.4.4 Greater Access for Transit-Dependent Populations there are
recommendations that transportation planning begin to embrace compact walkable
communities, which is the basis of most of efficient transportation systems.
What this means is that through density not only can we reduce the separation factor, we can
change and manipulate it by creating new networks through multi-modal transportation
choices.  The implications of this premise are significant as they affect our health, mobility,
educational opportunities, and productivity.
Recommendations:
We need to encourage and support multi-modal transportation systems that allow for efficient
and seamless transfer among the modes. Under this approach people will be able to choose the
most efficient mode of transportation on any given day (automobile, walking, cycling, and
transit). Each mode is important.

2 Understanding How to Develop and Apply Economic Analyses: Guidance for Transportation Planners
Final Guidebook, November 2011.  . Prepared for: National Cooperative Highway Research Program,
Transportation Research Board of The National Academies
Toni Horst, PhD, Principal Investigator and Sara Carini AECOM Arlington, Virginia, November 2011
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## Page 116

The point to remember is as populations grow, congested facilities are a productivity drain.
Without offering alternatives, congested facilities will affect GDP. It’s all about choices to
create mobility and eliminate impediments to the movement of people and goods and services.
We need to begin to understand that traffic congestion is not just an environmental issue, it is
more importantly a huge impediment to productivity.

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Langford City Hall
2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Langford
British Columbia, Canada
V9B 2X8

August 6, 2023

LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR rezoning (Bylaw 300) from R2 to CCA to allow
for a six-storey, apartment building on four existing lots on 2703, 2707,2711
Claude Road and 726 Percy Place.

FILE NO: Z22-0038


Dear Mayor and Council:

 I are very supportive of this proposal to be presented at the July 10th Sustainable
Development Advisory Committee meeting as just another example of creating walkable
compact communities with a mixed residential/commercial core in Langford.
live in a
townhouse complex on Massie Drive and as President of the Strata Council there are also
owners of Strata Plan 5417 who hold the same excitement.

 are writing in favour of this development as
 believe it is beneficial for Langford for the
following reasons:

 Mixed Commercial/Residential Development is the most efficient urban design –
Empirical evidence has borne out the mixed commercial/residential development with
lower floors dedicated to commerce and trade and upper floors dedicated to domiciles
provide for vibrant and prosperous communities.  The next most efficacious design concept
is followed by adjacent commercial-residential corridors, such as is emerging along
Goldstream Avenue. This type of design was very common in many parts of Europe and
Asia and the eastern Canada and the United States.  Queen Street in Toronto is only one
example of such design dating back over 100 years.  Moreover, such development has
experienced exponential growth once again in many cities worldwide.

The proposed design fits this model of development very well:

 Consistent with Rapid-Bus or Rail proposal to Victoria – The proximity of this
redevelopment to the Langford Station and the new BC Transit Blink Initiative is
advantageous to the desired modal shift of commuters from automobiles to transit.
Improved transit is contingent on adequate ridership volumes along such transit corridors
with requisite density.  This zoning will provide further densification for the route.  As per
the attached, there is much empirical evidence that people will not walk beyond a certain
threshold to a mass transit station. The attachment is based on Gravity
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Modelling/Separation Factors from the Institute of Transportation Engineers dating back
to the 1970s.

 It facilitates greater densification and helps to curtail urban sprawl.  The proposed
medium to high density structures have the following benefits:
o Reduced Fuel Consumption – This would be achieved by concentrating a
greater number of people in one area rather than promoting a greater number of
origin trips that would be case if the population is dispersed further from the
main shopping and commercial areas in Langford and also Victoria.
o Reduced Emissions- The reduced emissions are a function of the reduced
number of trips under a higher density scenario vis-a-vis the dispersed (urban
sprawl) scenario and also the rail option I mentioned above.
o Aesthetic benefits of more green space – The reduced footprint on the site
would facilitate greater green space for this development than for instance a
series of smaller structures.
 The fewer number of origin and destination trips would also reduce future rehabilitation
and maintenance costs on the existing Langford City road network.

 The proposal fits in with the recommended suggestions of Dr. Avi Friedman (McGill
University) about walkable communities and other principles of Urban Planning.  Urban
planners and economists are united in the basic principle that the most efficient urban
design is the higher density compact walkable communities’ model, where people can
choose to use their vehicles rather than be forced to do to conduct their daily activities.
Moreover, this model also saves individuals money through reduced operating costs.

 The City of Langford has been very successful in accommodating the demand among
Millennials towards higher density compact communities. There is much empirical
evidence that boomers and the millennial generation, the two largest demographic groups
in North America are converging in a time-of-life moment where what they want is
walkable, compact, higher density, service-rich, transit-oriented communities and
destinations.

 Finally, over 10 years ago I wrote a piece referencing Janice Keefe, director of the Nova
Scotia Centre on Aging, who released interesting statistics on some of the caregiver
challenges childless baby boomers will face. Ten years later, nothing has changed. We
have heard about the need to accommodate the needs of seniors to age in place for many
years. At present, the bulk of the heavy lifting is done by children and will not be available
to these aging seniors. Even though these seniors will still have numerous friends to help
with health and other needs, this support is also limited by the fact that these friends on
average will be close in age to these dependent adults.

For example,
 youngest friends were in their early 80s with
their own mobility issues. Moreover, the spatial and geographic issues make visits even
more complex due to urban sprawl, as many of
 were afraid of driving.
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## Page 120

As released recently, more than one in four seniors in that age bracket currently live in a
“collective dwelling” like a seniors residence, nursing home, long-term care residence or
hospital, the census shows.

There will undoubtedly be greater demands on governments to step in and address the
needs of these seniors. One means to enhance seniors’ support systems and reduce costs to
governments in their provision of health and social services is to encourage greater urban
densification.

We need to plan for the time when seniors can no longer drive in order to maintain their
mobility, social connections and health. We need to encourage compact communities
where seniors can walk, be driven short distances, or take handi-buses. The more compact
the communities, the more viable (through volumes of passengers) for transit authorities,
medical professional and social workers to maintain such services.

Please find the Age Friendly Cities Urban Densification/Land Use and Transportation
Planning Nexus mentioned herein.  This is a big topic with AARP and CARP and will
become increasingly important for keeping senior mobility and accessibility in the face of
the burgeoning baby boomer cohort.


https://www.politico.com/states/f/?id=0000016d-a741-dbde-a17d-afc56b830000

https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12942-020-00210-8

https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comment-plan-communities-for-aging-boomers-
5397349


Even the Canadian Association for Retired People has publications appropriately titled
“Age-Friendly Cities.” We have a very grave housing crisis for the general population
which will compounded for seniors very shortly. We dropped the ball on the former for
the general population. However, for the latter, we have known about the pending crisis
for many years.

Once again, I believe that supporting this zoning change is a cautious but progressive
perspective on development and growth.  I believe that it will continue to make Langford an
attractive place to live.

Sincerely,

Avi Ickovich (Transportation Economist)
Avi and Nora Ickovich
134-710 Massie Drive
Victoria, BC.
V9B 3A9
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## Page 121

SEPARATION FACTORS AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR GREATER
VICTORIA

The attached excerpt from the “Introduction to Transportation Engineering”1 explains how trip
distribution models and separation models apply to increasing the efficacy of proposed
solutions to transportation problems facing the Greater Victoria area, through urban planning
and multi-modal systems.  I chose this earlier version dating back to 1978 to illustrate that the
precept of URBAN DENSIFICATION was known as a key element of effective transportation
systems dating back over 30 years ago.  As highlighted (A) in the excerpt and the formulae
indicate:
The model distributes a proportion of the trips generated in any zone to all other
zones on the basis of their relative attractiveness and in an inverse relationship to the
separations between the zones.  Travel time is the most descriptive measure of
separation, but cash outlays for tolls, parking and transit fares, and the
inconvenience of walking and waiting can be included.
This explains why San Francisco back in 1978 and more recently Portland and many cities
worldwide have moved towards density and the creation of walkable compact communities.
The intent is to minimize the negative influence of the separation coefficient.  More
specifically, walking is inconvenient and very time-consuming if it is beyond a threshold, as
many people will not walk 4 miles with inclement weather. The same principle applies to LRT
or Commuter Rail stations, people have a limit as to how far they will walk, cycle, or drive to a
station and thus we need to keep this in mind as we move towards implementing rails systems.
Empirical evidence has shown that people (commuters) will walk on average 500m to 1
kilometer to a transit station, cycle a couple more kilometers, but drive great distances.
When we refer to higher density we are thus referring to medium density so as to make mass
transit viable.  High-rises are automatically associated with urban densification which in most
cases is a fallacy.  We need urban development that is mixed commercial and residential.
Commercial on bottom and 3 to 5 floors above of residential as is the norm in many European
and Asian cities is just one development permutation.
The other interesting aspect of examining the separation coefficient is that its influence can be
minimized through offering alternative modes of transportation.  People with alternative trip
modes will have choices in cases where one mode is inconvenient or blocked on any given day.

1 Everett C Carter and Wolfgang S Homburger, Institute of Transportation Engineers, “Introduction to
Transportation Engineering”, Arlington, Virginia, 1978
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## Page 122

This will increase productivity and mobility for health and education appointments as there are
fewer missed trips or avoided.  It all comes down to offering choices that are more available if
we have population clustered around transportation corridors.
Once again I am referencing a Gravity Model from 1978 to show that the critical elements date
back to 70s, of which the separation factor is paramount.  Since then many variables have
come and gone, but the separation factor has remained. Highlighted (B) also shows that
through urban planning we can create new separation factors when they indicate:
The assumption is made that the F factors [separation factors in the formula] change
with time only in response to changes in the transportation network (new separation
values).
More specifically, with the advances in telecommunication since 1970s there are alternatives to
cars that did not exist in the 1970s such as: smartphones, emails, faxes, video-conferencing
and so on.  In other words, when presented with tolls or higher parking charges, people have
new separation factors in revised multi-modal transportation systems (networks) in respective
cities across the world.
I should note that these principles are still being advocated by transportation economists and
engineers almost 50 years later as per a recent guidebook promoted by the National
Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)2.  In fact, in sections 12.4.3 Walkability.
12-12 and 12.4.4 Greater Access for Transit-Dependent Populations there are
recommendations that transportation planning begin to embrace compact walkable
communities, which is the basis of most of efficient transportation systems.
What this means is that through density not only can we reduce the separation factor, we can
change and manipulate it by creating new networks through multi-modal transportation
choices.  The implications of this premise are significant as they affect our health, mobility,
educational opportunities, and productivity.
Recommendations:
We need to encourage and support multi-modal transportation systems that allow for efficient
and seamless transfer among the modes. Under this approach people will be able to choose the
most efficient mode of transportation on any given day (automobile, walking, cycling, and
transit). Each mode is important.

2 Understanding How to Develop and Apply Economic Analyses: Guidance for Transportation Planners
Final Guidebook, November 2011.  . Prepared for: National Cooperative Highway Research Program,
Transportation Research Board of The National Academies
Toni Horst, PhD, Principal Investigator and Sara Carini AECOM Arlington, Virginia, November 2011
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## Page 123

The point to remember is as populations grow, congested facilities are a productivity drain.
Without offering alternatives, congested facilities will affect GDP. It’s all about choices to
create mobility and eliminate impediments to the movement of people and goods and services.
We need to begin to understand that traffic congestion is not just an environmental issue, it is
more importantly a huge impediment to productivity.

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From:
AVI ICKOVICH
To:
Agendas; Langford Planning General Mailbox
Subject:
LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR rezoning (Bylaw 300) from R2 to CCA to allow for a six-storey, apartment building on
four existing lots on 2703, 2707,2711 Claude Road and 726 Percy Place - Council Meeting Monday, August 21,
2023 @ 7:00 PM
Date:
August 6, 2023 3:24:43 PM
Attachments:
Letter of Supoort Aug 21 2023 Development (2).doc
Dear Planning Department and City Council:
Please find my letter of support for this rezoning, along with supporting documentation therein
for the upcoming City Council meeting on August 21st.  I will not be able to attend and would
like to submit this letter as both a Transportation Economist and also the President of the
Westpoint Townhomes (710 Massie Drive) which borders Percy Road.  This considerable
support for this project by owners and the Strata Council.  
 writing in favour of this development as
 believe it is beneficial for Langford for the
following reasons:
Mixed Commercial/Residential Development is the most efficient urban design –Empirical
evidence has borne out the mixed commercial/residential development with lower floors
dedicated to commerce and trade and upper floors dedicated to domiciles provide for vibrant
and prosperous communities.  The next most efficacious design concept is followed by
adjacent commercial-residential corridors, such as is emerging along Goldstream Avenue.
This type of design was very common in many parts of Europe and Asia and the eastern
Canada and the United States.  Queen Street in Toronto is only one example of such design
dating back over 100 years.  Moreover, such development has experienced exponential
growth once again in many cities worldwide.
The proposed design fits this model of development very well:
Consistent with Rapid-Bus or Rail proposal to Victoria – The proximity of this
redevelopment to the Langford Station and the new BC Transit Blink Initiative is
advantageous to the desired modal shift of commuters from automobiles to transit. Improved
transit is contingent on adequate ridership volumes along such transit corridors with requisite
density.  This zoning will provide further densification for the route.  As per the attached,
there is much empirical evidence that people will not walk beyond a certain threshold to a
mass transit station. The attachment is based on Gravity Modelling/Separation Factors from
the Institute of Transportation Engineers dating back to the 1970s.
It facilitates greater densification and helps to curtail urban sprawl.  The
proposed medium to high density structures have the following benefits:
Reduced Fuel Consumption – This would be achieved by concentrating a greater
number of people in one area rather than promoting a greater number of origin trips that would
be case if the population is dispersed further from the main shopping and commercial areas in
Langford and also Victoria.
Reduced Emissions- The reduced emissions are a function of the reduced number
of trips under a higher density scenario vis-a-vis the dispersed (urban sprawl) scenario and
also the rail option I mentioned above.
Aesthetic benefits of more green space – The reduced footprint on the site would
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facilitate greater green space for this development than for instance a series of smaller
structures.
The fewer number of origin and destination trips would also reduce future rehabilitation and
maintenance costs on the existing Langford City road network.
The proposal fits in with the recommended suggestions of Dr. Avi Friedman
(McGill University) about walkable communities and other principles of Urban Planning.
Urban planners and economists are united in the basic principle that the most efficient urban
design is the higher density compact walkable communities’ model, where people can choose
to use their vehicles rather than be forced to do to conduct their daily activities.  Moreover,
this model also saves individuals money through reduced operating costs.
The City of Langford has been very successful in accommodating the demand among
Millennials towards higher density compact communities. There is much empirical evidence
that boomers and the millennial generation, the two largest demographic groups in North
America are converging in a time-of-life moment where what they want is walkable,
compact, higher density, service-rich, transit-oriented communities and destinations.
Finally, over 10 years ago I wrote a piece referencing Janice Keefe, director of the Nova
Scotia Centre on Aging, who released interesting statistics on some of the caregiver
challenges childless baby boomers will face. Ten years later, nothing has changed. We have
heard about the need to accommodate the needs of seniors to age in place for many years. At
present, the bulk of the heavy lifting is done by children and will not be available to these
aging seniors. Even though these seniors will still have numerous friends to help with health
and other needs, this support is also limited by the fact that these friends on average will be
close in age to these dependent adults.
For example,
 were in their early 80s with
their own mobility issues. Moreover, the spatial and geographic issues make visits even more
complex due to urban sprawl,
 were afraid of driving.
As released recently, more than one in four seniors in that age bracket currently live in a
“collective dwelling” like a seniors residence, nursing home, long-term care residence or
hospital, the census shows.
There will undoubtedly be greater demands on governments to step in and address the needs
of these seniors. One means to enhance seniors’ support systems and reduce costs to
governments in their provision of health and social services is to encourage greater urban
densification.
We need to plan for the time when seniors can no longer drive in order to maintain their
mobility, social connections and health. We need to encourage compact communities where
seniors can walk, be driven short distances, or take handi-buses. The more compact the
communities, the more viable (through volumes of passengers) for transit authorities, medical
professional and social workers to maintain such services.
Please find the Age Friendly Cities Urban Densification/Land Use and Transportation
Planning Nexus mentioned herein.  This is a big topic with AARP and CARP and will become
increasingly important for keeping senior mobility and accessibility in the face of the
burgeoning baby boomer cohort.
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## Page 127

https://www.politico.com/states/f/?id=0000016d-a741-dbde-a17d-afc56b830000
https://ij-healthgeographics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12942-020-00210-8
https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comment-plan-communities-for-aging-boomers-
5397349
Even the Canadian Association for Retired People has publications appropriately titled “Age-
Friendly Cities.” We have a very grave housing crisis for the general population which will
compounded for seniors very shortly. We dropped the ball on the former for the general
population. However, for the latter, we have known about the pending crisis for many years.
Once again, I believe that supporting this zoning change is a cautious but progressive
perspective on development and growth.  I believe that it will continue to make Langford an
attractive place to live. 
Regards
Avi
 Ickovich
134-710 Massie Drive
Langford, BC
V9B 3A9
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From:
Kelsey Hutt
To:
Kelsey Hutt
Subject:
FW: Support for changes to parking minimums
Date:
August 14, 2023 8:54:28 AM
 
From: Owen Williams

Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2023 10:54 PM
To: Langford Council <council@langford.ca>; Mayor Goodmanson <mayor@langford.ca>; Langford
Planning General Mailbox <planning@langford.ca>
Subject: Support for changes to parking minimums
 
Hi there,
 
I am writing to express my strong support for the changes to the parking minimums in Langford,
which are a part of the proposal for 2703 Claude Road.
 
The only way that our city can get out of a “car first” mentality is by eliminating/severely reducing
parking minimums. I believe this proposal is an excellent first step toward encouraging alternatives
to car usage and I strongly support this change. I hope that we will go further in the future and at
least meet the new standards being enacted in Victoria city, as we are very far behind and currently
extremely car dependent and continuing to induce further demand. 
 
Please ensure my letter is included in the council package regarding this application.
 
Thank you,
Owen Williams 
Golden Spire Crescent, Langford
--
-O Sent from my iPhone
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From:
Ted & Joanne Boomer
To:
Langford Planning General Mailbox
Subject:
Notice of Public Hearing August 21, 2023 7pm - To amend the City of Langford Bylaw No. 300
Date:
August 8, 2023 10:08:35 PM
We live at 729 Percy Place.
 
We do have some questions/concerns about the building proposal.
 
During the construction phase, due to digging and potentially blasting there could be
damage to the foundation of our house. If this does occur will the developer/construction
company be responsible for fixing the issues?
 
As we are very close, we are very concerned that during construction their will be
loud music, screaming, yelling and cursing each day. Can this be addressed?
 
We are very concerned that during development there will be large trucks blocking
access to my property and also concerned that the large trucks and workers will be
using my driveway to turn around. Our driveway is blacktop and will not sustain that
kind of traffic/weight.
 
We are most concerned about the lack of parking for the development. We all know
very well that each apartment will likely have 2 vehicles and only 1 parking spot. We
are afraid the front of our house and this street will become a parking lot to sustain
that lack of parking. As a result, we will have vehicles parked up to our driveway and
likely making it very difficult to get out. Please let us know how this will be addressed.
We have seen what happened at the corner of Claude and Larkhall where cars are
now parked in front of the houses like a parking lot. What will the city do to remedy
this?
 
Is this a smoking building? We are concerned about people standing at the corner of
my lot taking at all hours and throwing cigarette butts into my property and potentially
causing a fire.
 
We realize that this project will absolutely proceed but we would like to have these
concerns addressed. Thank You. 
 
Ted & Joanne Boomer
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