Present

• Mayor S. Goodmanson
• Councillor K. Guiry
• Councillor C. Harder
• Councillor M. Morley
• Councillor L. Szpak
• Councillor M. Wagner
• Councillor K. Yacucha

Attending

• D. Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer
• B. Hutchins, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
• M. Watmough, Director of Legislative & Protective Services
• M. Baldwin, Director of Development Services
• L. Stohmann, Director of Community Planning & Climate Change
• K. Balzer, Director of Engineering and Public Works
• Y. Nielsen, Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities
• T. Corpus, Senior Application Developer/Analyst
• D. Sametz, Senior Planner – Long Range Planning
• B. Boisvert, Legislative Services Administrative Coordinator
• B. Toderian, Consultant

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1. PUBLIC HEARING CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Goodmanson called the Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 2200 to order at 7:05 pm.

2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Councillor Morley read the City of Langford's Territorial Acknowledgment.
M. Watmough, Corporate Officer, read the City of Langford's meeting conduct rules.

3. PRESENTATIONS

3.1 Official Community Plan - Leah Stohmann & Brent Toderian

The purpose of Bylaw No. 2200 is to repeal Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1200 and adopt a new Official Community Plan for the City of Langford.

In October 2023, Council adopted Langford’s first Council Strategic Plan, which identified the “refresh” of the City’s Official Community Plan (OCP) as a priority initiative. The purpose of this project was to respond to evolving community priorities and meet new legislative requirements from the Province.

Over the next year and a half, City staff led this project, with valuable input from external experts and extensive community engagement over multiple phases of work. Public consultation was a cornerstone of the process, ensuring community voices were consistently and meaningfully incorporated at every step.

The resulting proposed new Official Community for Langford as laid out in Bylaw No. 2200 provides a comprehensive strategy on how and where the city will grow to meet current and future opportunities and challenges through the integration of land use planning with transportation, economy, environment, urban design, quality of life, and community needs and services.

Bylaw No. 2200 was presented to Council and the community at the Council meeting held on May 20, 2025. Following this presentation, public input, and an opportunity to ask questions, Council passed first reading this Bylaw, with amendments to specifically consider how family-sized housing can be integrated into new multi-family development as part of the housing strategy commitment, to add a new policy to continue developing food security tools and strategies as part of various related work programs, and to remove wording that that the pace of growth is not showing signs of slowing.

The Capital Regional District Board accepted the Regional Context Statement that forms part of Bylaw No. 2200 on June 11, 2025.

Notifications, advertisements, and procedures required by the Local Government Act have been completed and followed.

Leah Stohmann, Director of Community Planning & Climate Change & Brent Toderian, Consultant, presented information regarding the Official Community Plan refresh process.

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4. PUBLIC INPUT

4.1 BYLAW NO. 2200

"Langford Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2200, 2025”

Mayor Goodmanson called a first time for presentations at 8:15 pm.

• G. Bell, Langford Resident – The speaker expressed a need for places to relax in Langford
• C. Corchese, Colwood Resident – The speaker expressed support for the Official Community Plan as presented. Speaker noted the proposed plan is forward thinking and leading.
• C. Crooks, Colwood Resident - The speaker expressed support for the Official Community Plan as presented. The speaker noted Langford’s uniqueness and that the plan addresses major concerns in a well thought out manner.
• L. Sumas Furas, Langford Resident - The speaker expressed support for the Official Community Plan as presented.
• M. Dilosada, Langford Resident - The speaker expressed support for the Official Community Plan as presented. The speaker noted a need for walkability throughout the city.
• P. Hamilton, Langford Resident – The speaker requested that Council amend the “special needs housing” terminology used within the document with another term.
• M. Wignall, Langford Resident – The speaker expressed support for a population based Official Community Plan. The speaker expressed concern regarding multi modal transportation, BC transit collaboration. The speaker noted that multi modal transportation can be exclusionary. The speaker noted that the City’s corporate emission reductions were lofty goals considering the growth mindset. The speaker provided suggestions and inquired about numerous sections of the document. The speaker expressed a need for the Official Community Plan to continue to require parking spaces for businesses and residential uses. The speaker noted that dense city center water mains are not adequate for the density that they are planning for. The speaker expressed a need to plan for storm sewers as the city expands. The speaker expressed concern regarding underground parking and its interaction with the water table. The speaker expressed a need to consider parking in buildings. The speaker expressed a need for adequate hydro requirements in order to support electric vehicles. The speaker expressed concern regarding the zero-waste strategy policy point noting they were unsure how this goal may be met. The speaker expressed concern with the wastewater treatment solutions noting a need to move away from smaller treatment plants. The speaker questioned the use of the word “equity” in the statements. The speaker expressed concern with parks, places and services for people. The speaker expressed a need for further clarification about what its showing on the Appendix C Sand and Gravel deposits page 129 map.
• R. Mew, Saanich Resident – The speaker expressed support for the reviewing of current challenges in the city. The speaker expressed support for the climate change policy points. The speaker expressed support for inclusionary aspects of the Official Community Plan. The speaker expressed support for economic development in the absence of rapid growth. The speaker noted support for the food security aspects and how economic development and sustainability can exist together. The speaker noted a need for emphasis that all sections of the plan are important and not in numerical order of importance.
• A. Dagan, Langford Resident – The speaker expressed support for the Official Community Plan as presented. The speaker expressed support for the multimodal transportation and reduction on car use dependency.
• E. Mackinnon, Langford Resident – The speaker expressed concern for the forested area between Bear Mountain and Savory Road noting great biodiversity. The speaker expressed a need for Council to review the designated zoning for that area. The speaker expressed concern regarding water needs as the population grows.
• B. J., Langford Resident – The speaker expressed concern regarding a need for measurable commitments. The speaker expressed concern regarding a need for wording change from “special needs housing.”
• C. Funk, Surrey Resident – The speaker expressed support for the Official Community Plan as presented. The speaker noted they sent a letter stating a focus on employment lands. The speaker expressed support for small scale commercial sites too. 6.5.3. standalone commercial uses wording which is confusing for developers. The speaker suggested removing the “stand alone” and “multi tenant” in the policy point and just reference small scale instead.
• D. James, Langford Resident – The speaker expressed support for the Official Community Plan as presented. The speaker noted the work accomplished by staff. The speaker stated the Official Community Plan was a thoughtful plan and carefully done. The speaker expressed support for the location and nature of new developments. The speaker expressed support for retaining some of the old Official Community Plan and incorporating the new parts, along with Provincial legislation. The speaker expressed support for the need for amenities, green spaces for people, and climate control. The speaker expressed support for consultation process with outside experience. The speaker expressed support for healthy and safe living in the City. The speaker expressed support for timing of a new Official Community Plan noting many construction pressures.
• S. Hill, Langford Resident – The speaker expressed support for the Official Community Plan as presented. The speaker expressed support for the emphasis on options of transportation. The speaker expressed support for the connectivity and continuity of City networks. The speaker expressed support for working with neighbouring municipalities and governments. The speaker expressed support for positive vision for the future of the City.
• R. McDonald, Langford Resident - The speaker expressed support for the Official Community Plan as presented. The speaker expressed support for changing the term "special needs" to another phrase.

Mayor Goodmanson called a second time for presentations.

• R. Raynor, Langford Resident - The speaker expressed concern regarding blasting over the years. The speaker expressed the need for the respect for watersheds of all lakes. The speaker expressed concern regarding watersheds having not been part of an Official Community Plan and we are now dealing with the destruction of the forests. The speaker expressed concern regarding endangered wildlife living in the forests. The speaker expressed concern regarding the need to preserve natural spaces.

Mayor Goodmanson called a third time for presentations.
No one presented.

The Public Input closed at 9:11 pm

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Council Input

• Council inquired about opportunities for future consultation.
• Council inquired about a change of the language in the Official Community Plan.
• Council inquired about the process of making amendments to the Official Community Plan.
  L. Stohmann, Director of Community Planning and Climate Change, responded - The Official Community Plan will be reviewed yearly and updated every five years. Annual reporting to acknowledge potential changes.
• Council inquired about the Capital West Accessibility Committee reviewing the Official Community Plan.
  M. Watmough, Corporate Officer, responded - That the Official Community Plan is not in the purview of the Capital West Accessibility Committee responsibilities.
• Council inquired about clarification about retail or food services in industrial areas.
  B. Toderian, Consultant responded - The policy was updated to clarify the multi use of commercial buildings in an area to help curb the use of cars.
• Council inquired about the ability to measure and accountability of the Official Community Plan.
  B. Toderian, Consultant responded - The measurement and accountability will come from the implementation of the plan. Having the integration of the the parks and recreation plan and the transportation plan for example. The actions of Council to uphold the Official Community Plan in implementing these plans, will be the measures and accountability.
• Council inquired about the underground infrastructure of the downtown core to expand the water and sewer services.
  K. Balzer, Director of Engineering and Public Works responded - Utility planning happens outside of the Official Community Plan. In that development will drive any required changes to water and sewer services. Developers are required to follow Bylaw No. 1000 and meet any requirements within that.
• Council inquired about the advantages and benefits of 6 extra floors.
  B. Toderian, Consultant responded - It's 6 more levels of homes. The perspective of having more levels provides more homes. The higher the building, the more people in them, thereby the more use per area of land. The height of building was not changed, but was included is the design of buildings and how the building will be used. Density drives transportation changes and commercial uses etc.
• Council inquired about parking minimums and maximums.
  B. Toderian, Consultant responded - By providing options to people to have the choice to have a car or not. To provide options of alternative modes of transportation if people so chose.

At 9:55 pm Council made a motion to extend the meetings until 11:00 pm.

MOVED BY: GUIRY
SECONDED: WAGNER
THAT Council at 9:55 pm extend the meetings until 11:00 pm.
Motion CARRIED.

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5. CLOSE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Mayor Goodmanson declared the Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 2200 closed at 10:02 pm.