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DocumentsBylawApr 7, 2026Pages 136–142

Community Standards Miscellaneous Amending Bylaw No. 2262 (schedules & fines)

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Companion amending bylaw establishing enforcement schedules, municipal ticket fines and bylaw notice penalties corresponding to the proposed Community Standards Bylaw.

Key facts

  • Schedule 26 lists fines (e.g., Construction noise outside permitted times: $700; Unsecured waste container: $1,000; Fail to mitigate dust: $1,000)
  • Bylaw updates Ticket Information Authorization and Bylaw Notice Enforcement schedules

City of Langford – Community Standards Bylaw No. 2255, 2026

Schedule "A"

Nuisance Abatement and Nuisance Call Fee Schedule

  1. For the purpose of determining Nuisance abatement fees and Nuisance Service Call fees, the following table rates will be charged for every hour or portion thereof of attendance by personnel or use of equipment, including travel time.
  2. Nuisance abatement and Nuisance Service Call fees incurred on a Sunday or Statutory Holiday will be multiplied by 1.5.
  3. For any work carried out by a contractor of the City to abate a Nuisance on behalf of the City, the Nuisance abatement fee is equal to the actual cost of the services plus a 10% administrative fee.
  4. All fees are subject to applicable taxes.
  5. The fees shown below are for 2026 and all fees will automatically increase annually by the annual percentage increase in the all-items Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Greater Victoria for the then most recently ended calendar year as published by Statistics Canada or successor in function.
  6. Fire equipment and fire vehicle rates will be adjusted annually in accordance with the most recent Inter-Agency Agreement between the Fire Chiefs’ Association of BC and the BC Wildfire Service.

Table 1: Personnel

Position Hourly Rate in Canadian Dollars
Municipal Employee $52.00
RCMP Employee $58.00

Table 2: Equipment and Vehicles

Equipment/ Vehicle Hourly Rate in Canadian Dollars
City Vehicles $180.00
Fire Truck – Rescue $409.00
Fire Truck – Engine $601.00
Fire Truck – Aerial $994.00
Fire Truck – Other $600.00
Fire Vehicle, Inspector $180.00
RCMP Vehicles $180.00
Bylaw No. 2255
Page 136–142

CITY OF LANGFORD

BYLAW NO. 2262

A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAWS MISCELLANEOUS TO THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS BYLAW

The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as follows:

  1. City of Langford Ticket Information Authorization No. 34, 1993, is amended as follows: a) In Schedule 1, by deleting at item 3 “Capital Regional District Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1, 1991” and inserting in its place “Deleted”.
    b) In Schedule 1, by deleting at item 9 “City of Langford Noise Regulation Bylaw No. 2076” and inserting in its place “Deleted”.
    c) In Schedule 1, by adding a new item 26 to read “City of Langford Community Standards Bylaw No. 2255, 2026” with corresponding “Bylaw Enforcement Officer” in the Enforcement Officer column.
    d) By deleting Schedule 3 in its entirety.
    e) By deleting Schedule 9 in its entirety.
    f) By adding a new Schedule 26 as attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw and corresponding to “Community Standards Bylaw No. 2255, 2026”.

  2. City of Langford Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1980, 2021, is amended as follows: a) By deleting that section of Schedule 1 corresponding to “Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1887, 1991” and inserting in its place “Deleted”.
    b) By deleting that section of Schedule 1 corresponding to “City of Langford Noise Regulation Bylaw No. 2056, 2022” and inserting in its place “Deleted”.
    c) By deleting that section of Schedule 1 corresponding to “City of Langford Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 1501, 2016” and inserting in its place “Deleted”.
    d) By adding a line 24 to Schedule 1 to read “City of Langford Community Standards Bylaw No. 2255, 2026” and “Bylaw Enforcement Officer” under the “Enforcement Officer” column.
    e) By deleting those parts of Schedule A which correspond to “Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1887, 1991”, “City of Langford Noise Regulation Bylaw No. 2056, 2022”, and “City of Langford Nuisance Abatement Bylaw No. 1501, 2016”.
    f) By inserting Schedule A as attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw and corresponding to “Community Standards Bylaw No. 2255, 2026”.

  3. City of Langford Officer and Peace Officer Bylaw, No. 1243, 2009, is amended as follows: a) In subsection 3. i. by deleting “Noise Suppression bylaw, 1981” and inserting in its place “Deleted”.
    b) In subsection 3. iv. by deleting “Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 1, 1991” and inserting in its place “Community Standards Bylaw No. 2255, 2026”.

  4. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Community Standards Miscellaneous Amending Bylaw, No. 2262, 2026”.

READ A FIRST TIME this day of, 2026.
READ A SECOND TIME this day of, 2026.
READ A THIRD TIME this day of, 2026.
ADOPTED this day of , 2026.

PRESIDING COUNCIL MEMBER CORPORATE OFFICER

SCHEDULE 26

BYLAW NO. 2262

CITY OF LANGFORD
COMMUNITY STANDARDS BYLAW NO. 2255, 2026

Offence Schedule

# OFFENCE DESCRIPTION SECTION FINE
1. Property maintenance – unsightly 3 (a) (i) $500.00
2. Property maintenance – fire hazard 3 (a) (ii) $500.00
3. Property maintenance – danger to public 3 (a) (iii) $750.00
4. Property maintenance – nuisance 3 (a) (iv) $750.00
5. Property maintenance - fences 3 (b) $750.00
6. Improper drainage 4 (a), (b), (c) $750.00
7. Improper storage of materials 5 (1) $750.00
8. Improper waste storage 5 (2) $750.00
9. Nuisance compost 6 $500.00
10. Unsecured waste container 7 $1,000.00
11. Noxious weeds 8 (1) $750.00
12. Light disturbance 9 (1) $750.00
13. Unsecured unoccupied premise 10 (1) $1,000.00
14. Fail to secure damaged unoccupied premise 11 (a) $1,000.00
15. Fail to repair damaged unoccupied premise 11 (b) $1,000.00
16. Fail to engage pest control before demolition 12 $750.00
17. Fail to demolish unoccupied premise 13 (1) $1,000.00
18. Fail to remove demolition debris 13 (2) (a) $1,000.00
19. Fail to maintain boulevard 14 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) $750.00
20. Fail to maintain driveway 15 $750.00
21. Fail to maintain culvert 16 $1,000.00
22. Interfering with stormwater drainage 17 $1,000.00
23. Nuisance on property 18 (1) $750.00
24. Causing a nuisance 18 (2) $750.00
25. Littering 19 (1) $200.00
26. Unauthorized dumping 20 (1) $1,000.00
27. Dumping construction material 20 (2) $1,000.00
28. Urinating or defecating 21 $250.00
29. Throwing items 22 $200.00
30. Damage street furniture 23 $200.00
31. Panhandling 24 $200.00
32. Placing graffiti 25 (1) $500.00
33. Fail to remove graffiti 25 (2) $300.00
34. Fighting 26 $200.00
35. Noise causing disturbance 27 (1) $200.00
36. Noise on property causing disturbance 27 (2) $200.00
37. Objectionable noise 28 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) $250.00
38. Construction noise outside permitted times 29 (2) $700.00
39. Fail to mitigate dust 31 $1,000.00
40. Fail to secure construction site 35 $500.00
41. Construction debris on City property 36 $500.00
42. Prohibited rock crushing 37 $1000.00
43. Fail to comply with notice 39 (3) $500.00

Schedule A – Bylaws Enforceable by Bylaw Notice

Community Standards Bylaw No 2255, 2026

Bylaw No. 2255Bylaw No. 2056
Page 136–142
# Description of Bylaw Contravention A1 Section A2 Discounted Penalty A3 Penalty A4 Late Penalty Total A5 Compliance Agreement Available
1. Property maintenance – unsightly 3 (a) (i) $200 $300 $450 Yes
2. Property maintenance – fire hazard 3 (a) (ii) $200 $300 $450 Yes
3. Property maintenance – danger to public 3 (a) (iii) $200 $300 $450 Yes
4. Property maintenance – nuisance 3 (a) (iv) $200 $300 $450 Yes
5. Property maintenance - fences 3 (b) $200 $300 $450 Yes
6. Improper drainage 4 (a), (b), (c) $200 $300 $450 Yes
7. Improper storage of materials 5 (1) $200 $300 $450 Yes
8. Improper waste storage 5 (2) $200 $300 $450 Yes
9. Nuisance compost 6 $200 $300 $450 Yes
10. Unsecured waste container 7 $200 $300 $450 Yes
11. Noxious weeds 8 (1) $200 $300 $450 Yes
12. Light disturbance 9 (1) $200 $300 $450 Yes
13. Unsecured unoccupied premise 10 (1) $200 $300 $450 Yes
14. Fail to secure damaged unoccupied premise 11 (a) $200 $300 $450 Yes
15. Fail to repair damaged unoccupied premise 11 (b) $200 $300 $450 Yes
16. Fail to engage pest control before demolition 12 $200 $300 $450 No
17. Fail to demolish unoccupied premise 13 (1) $200 $300 $450 Yes
18. Fail to remove demolition debris 13 (2) (a) $200 $300 $450 Yes
19. Fail to maintain boulevard 14 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g) $200 $300 $450 Yes
20. Fail to maintain driveway 15 $200 $300 $450 Yes
21. Fail to maintain culvert 16 $200 $300 $450 No
22. Interfering with stormwater drainage 17 $200 $300 $450 No
23. Nuisance on property 18 (1) $200 $300 $450 Yes
24. Causing a nuisance 18 (2) $400 $450 $500 No
25. Littering 19 (1) $200 $300 $450 No
26. Unauthorized dumping 20 (1) $300 $400 $500 No
27. Dumping construction material 20 (2) $300 $400 $500 No
28. Urinating or defecating 21 $30 $50 $100 No
29. Throwing items 22 $200 $300 $450 No
30. Damage street furniture 23 $200 $300 $450 No
31. Panhandling 24 $150 $200 $300 Yes
32. Placing graffiti 25 (1) $400 $500 $500 No
33. Fail to remove graffiti 25 (2) $200 $300 $450 No
34. Fighting 26 $200 $300 $450 No
35. Noise causing disturbance 27 (1) $200 $300 $450 Yes
36. Noise on property causing disturbance 27 (2) $200 $300 $450 Yes
37. Objectionable noise 28 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) $250 $350 $450 Yes
38. Construction noise outside permitted times 29 (2) $400 $450 $500 Yes
39. Fail to mitigate dust 31 $400 $450 $500 Yes
40. Fail to secure construction site 35 $400 $450 $500 Yes
41. Construction debris on City property 36 $400 $450 $500 Yes
42. Prohibited rock crushing 37 $400 $450 $500 Yes
43. Fail to comply with notice 39 (3) $400 $450 $500 No
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Related Documents

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Community Standards Bylaw

Bylaw No. 2255 · Referenced in 2 sections

City of Langford Noise Regulation Bylaw

Bylaw No. 2056 · Referenced in 1 section

Extracted from: Agenda(253 pages total)