DocumentsBylawMay 9, 2024Pages 33–34
CITY OF LANGFORD BYLAW NO. 2176 — City of Langford Public Notification Bylaw 2013, Amendment No. 1, Bylaw No. 2176, 2024
Amendments to the Public Notification Procedures Bylaw to add notification provisions for zoning amendment bylaws without a public hearing, clarify sign erection timing, and update mailing requirements for notices.
Key facts
- Adds Zoning Amendment Bylaw for which a Public Hearing is not held (or is prohibited under LGA sections 464(2) and (3)) to notification requirements
- Amends notice procedures to publish when Council elects not to hold a Public Hearing and to mail/deliver notices to owners and tenants of the subject property and properties within 100 m
- Permits staff to erect notification signs on subject properties at time notices are mailed/delivered
- Readings recorded: READ A FIRST/SECOND/THIRD TIME this 6th day of May, 2024
CITY OF LANGFORD
BYLAW NO. 2176
A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 1490,
“CITY OF LANGFORD PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES BYLAW, 2013”
The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
A. City of Langford Public Notification Procedures Bylaw, 2013 is amended as follows:
By adding the following as section 2(a)(ii) and renumbering subsequent subsections accordingly:
(ii) A Zoning Amendment Bylaw for which a Public Hearing is not held or prohibited pursuant to Sections 464(2) and (3) of the Local Government Act;By amending Section 3(e) to read as follows:
“Staff may erect a sign on the land to notify the public of the rezoning and/or OCP amendment application in a form approved by the Director of Development Services. The sign shall be installed at the time notices for a Committee meeting are mailed or otherwise delivered and shall remain until the conclusion of the application.”By amending Section 4 to read as follows:
“Notification When a Public Hearing is Not Held or Prohibited”By amending Section 4(a) to read as follows:
“Unless otherwise specified, Council elects not to hold a Public Hearing for Zoning Amendment Bylaws meeting the requirements of Section 464(2) of the Local Government Act.”By adding the following as Section 4(b) and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly:
“When Council elects not to hold a Public Hearing pursuant to 4(a) or is prohibited from holding a Public Hearing pursuant to Section 464(3) of the Local Government Act, the City of Langford will publish a notice in a local newspaper in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act.”By amending Section 4(c), as renumbered by this Bylaw, to read as follows:
“A notice that Council has elected to not hold a Public Hearing or is prohibited from holding a Public Hearing shall be mailed or otherwise deliver to:(i) the owners and any tenants in occupation of the subject property; and
(ii) the owners and any tenants in occupation of all real property any part of which is within 100 m (330 ft) of the legal boundaries of the subject property.”
By adding the following as Section 4(d):
“Staff may erect a sign on the land to notify the public of the rezoning application in a form approved by the Director of Development Services. The sign shall be installed at the time notices for a Committee meeting are mailed or otherwise delivered and shall remain until the conclusion of the application.”By deleting Appendix A.
B. Citation
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “City of Langford Public Notification Bylaw 2013, Amendment No. 1, Bylaw No. 2176, 2024".
READ A FIRST TIME this 6th day of May, 2024.
READ A SECOND TIME this 6th day of May, 2024.
READ A THIRD TIME this 6th day of May, 2024.
ADOPTED this day of , 2024.
PRESIDING COUNCIL MEMBER
CORPORATE OFFICER