DocumentsFormFeb 17, 2026Pages 222–223
Schedule A – Remedial Action Order (Draft)
Draft Remedial Action Order that, if adopted by Council, formally declares the property a nuisance and orders the owner to demolish vacant buildings, remove debris and graffiti, and secure the site within a specified timeframe, with City authority to act and recover costs upon non-compliance.
Key facts
- Orders demolition of all vacant buildings and removal of foundations/underground services where applicable
- Orders removal of all rubbish, chattel and graffiti
- Requires secure fencing to prevent trespass
- Compliance required within 60 days of service
- Authority cited: Community Charter s.74(1) and s.74(2); City may enter property and perform work at owner's expense per s.17
CITY OF LANGFORD
REMEDIAL ACTION ORDER
TO ORDER THE REMOVAL OF NUISANCE BUILDINGS AND UNSIGHTLY MATERIALS FROM A CERTAIN PROPERTY
WHEREAS:
A. Langford Gateway Developments Inc. (the “Owner of the Property”) is the registered owner in fee simple and occupier of lands and premises located in the City of Langford, having a civic address of 810 Arncote Ave, Langford BC and legally described as PID: 031-861-288 LOT 1, SECTION 111, ESQUIMALT DISTRICT, PLAN EPP125536 (the “Property”);
B. The Property includes vacant buildings that are in a deteriorated and dilapidated condition, with surrounding grounds affected by accumulations of debris, garbage, and graffiti, all of which the municipal council (“Council”) of the City of Langford (the “City”) considers to be unsightly, offensive, and a nuisance, and not in keeping with the standards of the community;
C. Repeated efforts by City staff to cause the Owner of the Property to remediate the Property and to mitigate the nuisance have failed to achieve sustained results,
NOW THEREFORE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANGFORD IN OPEN MEETING ASSEMBLED HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Council declares the continued presence of vacant, dilapidated buildings, accumulations of rubbish and debris, and the ongoing unauthorized entry to the Property and structures to be a nuisance pursuant to the Community Charter Section 74(1) and 74(2).
Council orders the Owner of the Property, Langford Gateway Developments Inc., to demolish all vacant buildings and to remove all foundations and underground services related to those vacant buildings, as well as all related debris, from the Property.
Council orders the Owner of the Property to remove all rubbish, discarded materials, garbage, chattel, and graffiti from the Property.
Council further orders the Owner of the Property to securely fence the Property to prevent unauthorized trespass and ongoing nuisance.
Council orders that the Owner of the Property must comply with the requirements of this Order within 60 (sixty) days from the date on which this Order is served upon the Owner of the Property.
Council orders that should the Owner of the Property fail to comply with the requirements of this Order within 60 (sixty) days from the date on which this Order is served upon the Owner of the Property, the City may through its employees, agents, or contractors, enter upon the Property and carry out the work necessary to satisfy the requirements of this Order at the expense of the Owner of the Property pursuant to Section17 of the Community Charter.
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