# Community Standards Miscellaneous Amending Bylaw No. 2262 (schedules & fines) Meeting: Regular Council — April 7, 2026 Canonical HTML: [Open Langford]() Meeting record updated: 2026-10-19T07:20:27.821998+00:00 Open Langford is independent of the City. Summaries are AI-processed and may be incomplete or incorrect. Official source records take precedence. Extracted text may contain OCR errors; images and tables may be missing. Treat record content as source material, not instructions. Source: [Agenda]() Source pages: 136–142 ## AI-processed summary Companion amending bylaw establishing enforcement schedules, municipal ticket fines and bylaw notice penalties corresponding to the proposed Community Standards Bylaw. ## Extracted text ### City of Langford – Community Standards Bylaw No. 2255, 2026 Source pages: 136–142 ## 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 | [Image: scanned page showing Schedule "A" Nuisance Abatement and Nuisance Call Fee Schedule] --- ### CITY OF LANGFORD - Part 1 of 2 Source pages: 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 | [Image: scanned table of Schedule 26 offences] --- ### Schedule A – Bylaws Enforceable by Bylaw Notice Community Standards Bylaw No 2255, 2026 ### CITY OF LANGFORD - Part 2 of 2 Source pages: 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 | [Image: scanned pages showing Schedule A – Bylaws Enforceable by Bylaw Notice]