Bylaw No. 2258 — Road Closure Bylaw No. 2258 (a portion of Hockley Avenue), 2025 (Background report attached)

Staff Report to Council

DATE: Monday, November 17, 2025
DEPARTMENT: Land Development
SUBJECT: Woodlands Park – Road Closure Bylaw No. 2258, 2025 (848 Hockley Ave)

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This report introduces Bylaw No. 2258 to close a portion of Hockley Avenue within Woodlands Park in accordance with the Woodlands Park – Purchase, Sale and Gift Agreement.

BACKGROUND

In January 2025, the City purchased the Woodlands Park manufactured home park for the preservation, enhancement, and management of natural areas in the downtown core. The plan to create an urban oasis at Woodlands Park involves the closure of a portion of Hockley Avenue as shown below in Figure 1 – Road Closure Sketch.

848 Hockley (Woodlands Park) Road Closure — Council Report

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COMMENTARY

Activities permitted in Woodlands Park are governed by City of Langford Park Dedication Bylaw No. 2218, 2025 and Woodlands Park Covenant CB1828217. Both the Bylaw and Covenant anticipate a portion of Hockley Avenue will be reconfigured to accommodate a cul-de-sac as shown below in Figure 2 – Road Dedication Sketch.

Sanitary sewer and CRD Water works are known to exist in the portion of road to be closed. Notification will be sent to the operators of utilities as required by the Community Charter prior to bylaw adoption. Detailed design of the new road layout and changes to servicing will be completed over the next five years as existing tenants relocate and the mobile home park operation winds down.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

The area of closed road will become dedicated park, and no disposition of land is necessary. All financial implications have been considered through the Woodlands Park – Purchase, Sale and Gift Agreement

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

The Park Dedication Bylaw requires that the portion of road be closed, and the new road be dedicated prior to January 8, 2026. Public notification of the road closure as required by provincial legislation will be provided prior to the adoption of 848 Hockley Avenue (Woodlands Park) Road Closure Bylaw No. 2258. There are no known legal implications associated with the closure and disposal of this portion of road.

OPTIONS

Option 1
THAT Council give 1st, 2nd and 3rd readings to Road Closure Bylaw No. 2258, 2025 (848 Hockley Avenue);

AND

THAT Council instruct staff to proceed with the notification process.

OR Option 2
THAT Council take no action with respect to Road Closure Bylaw No. 2258, 2025 (848 Hockley Avenue) at this time.

SUBMITTED BY

James Oliver, Deputy Approving Officer, Senior Land Development Technologist

Concurrence

• Leah Stohmann, RPP, MCIP, Director of Community Planning and Development
• Melisa Miles, Manager of Legislative Services
• Donna Petrie, Senior Manager of Communications & Economic Development
• Katelyn Balzer, P.Eng., Director of Engineering and Public Works
• Michael Dillabaugh, CPA, CA, Director of Finance
• Marie Watmough, Director of Legislative & Protective Services
• Braden Hutchins, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer
• Darren Kiedyk, Chief Administrative Officer

Attachments

• Road Closure Bylaw No. 2258, 2025 (848 Hockley Avenue)
• EPP149463 - Road Closure Plan

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CITY OF LANGFORD

ROAD CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 2258, 2025 Road Closure Bylaw

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter, Council may, by bylaw, close a portion of a highway to traffic and remove the dedication of the highway, if prior to adopting the bylaw, Council publishes notices of its intention in a newspaper and provides an opportunity for persons who consider they are affected by the bylaw to make representations to Council;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the City of Langford deems it expedient to close to traffic and remove the dedication of that portion of highway comprising a total of approximately 907 m2 (9,762 ft2) which was dedicated as highway by Plan VIP17987 and is shown outlined in a bold black line on reference plan EPP149463 prepared by James Warton, BCLS 757, a reduced copy of which is attached hereto (the “Road Closure Plan”);

AND WHEREAS notices of Council’s intention to close that portion of highway to traffic and to remove its dedication as highway were published in a newspaper and posted in the public notice posting place, and Council has provided an opportunity for persons who consider they are affected by the closure to make representations to Council;

AND WHEREAS the Council does not consider that the closure of the Closed Road will affect the transmission or distribution facilities or works of utility operators;

NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

1. Attached to this Bylaw as Schedule “A” and forming part of this Bylaw is a reduced copy of the reference plan of highway closure. (the “Road Closure Plan”).

2. The City hereby authorizes the closure to traffic and removal of highway dedication of:

   • the 907 m2 (9,762 ft2) of highway which were dedicated as highway by Plan VIP17987 and labelled “Closed Road” on the Road Closure Plan. (the “Closed Road”).

3. On deposit of the Road Closure Plan and all other documentation for the closure of the Closed Road in the Victoria Land Title Office, the Closed Road is closed to public traffic, it shall cease to be public highway, and its dedication as a highway is cancelled.

4. The Mayor and the Chief Administrative Officer of the City are authorized to execute all deeds of land, plans and other documentation necessary to affect this road closure and disposition.

5. This Bylaw may be cited as “Road Closure Bylaw No. 2258, 2025 (848 Hockley Ave)”.

READ A FIRST TIME this day of, 2025.
READ A SECOND TIME this day of, 2025.
READ A THIRD TIME this day of, 2025.
APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE this day of, 2025.
ADOPTED the day of, 2025.

PRESIDING COUNCIL MEMBER

CORPORATE OFFICER