Fire Prevention and Regulation Miscellaneous Amending Bylaw No. 2286, 2026

BYLAW NO. 2286

A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAWS MISCELLANEOUS TO THE ADOPTION OF THE FIRE PREVENTION AND REGULATION BYLAW

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

1. “City of Langford Burning and Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014”, is amended as follows:

a) In the Citation section, by striking out “City of Langford Burning and Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014” and substituting “Burning and Fire Permit Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014”,

b) In the Definitions section, by striking out the following definitions:

i. Authorized means authorized or approved by the Fire Chief of the Fire Department.
ii. Ashes means the solid unburned residual fuel of a fire, including a fire still in progress.
iii. Combustible Liquid means any liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8° C and below 93.3° C.
iv. Fire Hazard means a condition that is conducive to combustion or may increase the likelihood, extent or severity of fire and which thereby substantially increases the risk of damage or destruction of persons or property by fire.
v. Fire Lane means a vehicular passageway, access, or turn-around provided specifically to facilitate fire fighting.
vi. Flammable Liquid means any liquid having a flash point below 37.8° C and having a vapour pressure of not more than 275.8 kPa (absolute) at 37.8° C.
vii. Flash Point means the minimum temperature at which a liquid within a container gives off vapour in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture with the air near the surface of the liquid.
viii. One Family Dwelling has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Zoning Bylaw of the City as amended from time to time.
ix. Vehicle shall mean any device upon or in which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on or upon a public highway,

c) In the Definitions section, by striking out “Permit – Campfire means verbal authority from the Fire Chief or his or her designate to proceed with a specified activity. Under this Bylaw, permits for campfires are issued subject to time of day, proximity to covenanted areas and any wild land interface hazard where the campfire is to occur”” and substituting “Permit – Campfire – means a permit to have a campfire issued in accordance with sections 30.1 and 33, and subject to any terms and conditions specified in the permit and this bylaw”,

d) In the Definitions section, by striking out “Permit – Open Burn – means written authorization to proceed with a specified activity. Under this Bylaw, permits for open burning activity are issued subject to time of day, day of the year, prevailing weather conditions (AQHI) and with consideration of elements of the OCP, proximity to covenanted areas and any wild land interface hazard where the burning is to occur. Permits are only issued where properties are equal to, or greater than .5 of an acre (2023.4 square metre) in size.” and substituting “Permit – Open Burn – means a permit to have an open burn issued in accordance with sections 30.1 and 31, and subject to any terms and conditions specified in the permit and this bylaw”,

e) In the Definitions section, by striking out “Special Permit means a written permit issued by the Fire Chief to conduct a fire otherwise than provided for in this bylaw” and substituting “Special Permit means a permit to have a fire otherwise than provided for in this bylaw, and issued in accordance with section 30.1 and 34, and subject to any terms and conditions specified in the permit and this bylaw”,

f) In section 1 by striking out “With the exception of a lawfully occupied one family dwelling, the Fire Chief is authorized to enter upon any land and into any structure in order to execute his or her duties” and substituting “The Fire Chief, a Peace Officer, or Fire Department Member may enter onto Property, in accordance with section 16 of the Community Charter, to inspect and determine whether the regulations, prohibitions, and requirements of this bylaw are being met.”,

g) In section 2 by striking out “No person shall obstruct the Fire Chief in an entry authorized by this Bylaw” and substituting “A Person must not obstruct the Fire Chief, Peace Officer, or Fire Department Member in entering onto Property as authorized by section 1”,

h) In section 3 by striking out “No person shall in any way obstruct, disobey, or hinder a person under the direction of the Fire Chief at an emergency” and substituting “Repealed”,

i) In section 5 by striking out “Except with the permission of the Fire Chief, no person may enter an area cordoned off by the Fire Department and more specifically, no person may enter a burning building” and substituting “Repealed”,

j) In section 6 by striking out “The Fire Chief may, at the expense of the owner, order any action to reduce the fire hazard at any event or exhibition where people will assemble, including but not limited to assigning Fire Department members to the event or exhibition” and substituting “Repealed”,

k) In section 7 by striking out “The Fire Chief may inspect to determine the fire hazard posed by any chimney, stovepipe, flue, fireplace, hearth, burner, range, oven, stove, furnace, heater, boiler, steam pipe, funnel or similar equipment” and substituting “Repealed”,

l) In section 8 by striking out “The Fire Chief may require a Property owner to suitably safeguard flammable and combustible liquids and combustible materials against fire by erecting, at the owners’ own expense and to the satisfaction of the Fire Chief, barricades, “No Admittance”, and “No Smoking” signs” and substituting “Repealed”,

m) In section 13 by striking out “Every owner of an unoccupied building must ensure that it is wholly secured against entry by unauthorized persons” and substituting “Repealed”,

n) In section 14 by striking out “No person shall park a vehicle in an area required by the BC Building Code as access for fire fighting purposes, nor in a fire lane” and substituting “Repealed”,

o) In section 15 by striking out “No person shall drive a vehicle over a fire hose without the consent of the Fire Chief” and substituting “Repealed”,

p) In section 16 by striking out “No person shall place or maintain any object or matter on a sidewalk, street or boulevard which interferes with free access or approach to any fire hydrant” and substituting “Repealed”,

q) In section 17 by striking out “No person shall park a motor vehicle within 5 m of a fire hydrant measured from a point in the curb or edge of the roadway that is closest to the fire hydrant” and substituting “Repealed”,

r) In section 18 by striking out “No person shall smoke where prohibited by the Fire Chief” and substituting “Repealed”,

s) In section 19 by striking out “No owner shall allow a chimney, stovepipe or flue to remain in any condition which in the opinion of the Fire Chief constitutes a fire hazard” and substituting “Repealed”,

t) In section 20 by striking out “Every owner must keep chimneys, stovepipes, and flues not in use closed by an appropriate, non-combustible stopper” and substituting “Repealed”,

u) In section 21 by striking out “Every owner must keep hoods, vents, ducts, and pipes above or leading from any range, oven, stove, or similar equipment in any building free from accumulations of grease and dirt” and substituting “Repealed”,

v) In section 22 by striking out “No person may cause or allow ashes to be deposited or remain:
22.1.1. In a combustible container;
22.1.2. in contact with combustible materials;
22.1.3. on the floor of a building; or
22.1.4. in a metal container which is within 1 foot (0.3 metres) of combustible material”

and substituting “Repealed”,

w) In section 23 by striking out “No person may smoke or possess an open flame or light not approved by a recognized testing laboratory for such use, in a building where there is combustible material accumulations or flammable or combustible liquids” and substituting “Repealed”,

x) In section 24 by striking out “All persons who in the course of business use or have charge of materials subject to spontaneous ignition, such as oily rags, must construct, maintain, and utilize a waste receptacle in accordance with the requirements of the BC Fire Code” and substituting “Repealed”,

y) In section 25 by striking out “No owner may cause or allow any property to be used to accumulate, store, or deposit paper, demolition and construction waste, or other combustible material which in the opinion of the Fire Chief constitutes a fire hazard” and substituting “Repealed”,

z) In section 26 by striking out “No owner may allow any combustible material to accumulate upon the roof of a building owned by them” and substituting “Repealed”,

aa) In section 27 by striking out “All persons who in the course of business use or have charge of accumulated readily combustible materials must, at the close of each business day, ensure those materials are safely stored or disposed of so as to be safe from fire” and substituting “Repealed”,

bb) In section 28 by striking out “Persons utilizing portable tanks for storing, handling, and dispensing flammable and combustible liquids must use only tanks constructed in accordance with CSA Standards B620, “Highway Tanks and Portable Tanks for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods.”” and substituting “Repealed”,

cc) By adding a new section 30.1. after section 30, to read “The Fire Chief may issue a Permit – Campfire, a Permit – Open Burn, or a Special Permit, and may establish and publish application forms and determine the form of such permits, and require any information as may be necessary to determine if the requirements of obtaining each permit are met.”,

dd) In section 31 by striking out “No more than one hand-piled fire per property at any time is permitted. A permit for an open fire must be in the form set out in Schedule A attached to and forming part of this Bylaw” and inserting “The Fire Chief may issue a Permit – Open Burn with the following conditions:

31.1. no more than one hand-piled fire be permitted per Property at any time;
31.2. such permit may only be issued to the owner, or an occupier, with the consent of the owner, of residentially zoned Properties equal to or greater than 0.5 acres (2023.4 metres squared) in size;
31.3. the Fire Chief may limit the times, dates, and weather conditions (including AQHI) under which the permit may be used;
31.4. a Fire Supervisor must continuously attend;
31.5. the fire is to be used for disposing of yard waste generated solely from the Property upon which the fire is taking place, and such yard waste must be dry and fed to the fire in such a way that rapid ignition and combustion occurs;
31.6. extinguishing equipment such as a charged water hose must be readily available;
31.7. every reasonable precaution to prevent heavy smoke being generated or becoming a nuisance must be taken;
31.8. the fire must be at least 6 metres from Property lines and buildings, and at least 3 metres from standing grass, shrubs, trees, wood fencing or other combustible material;
31.9. the base of the fire must be no larger in area than 1.5 metre by 1.5 metre;
31.10. the owner of the Property on which the fire is to take place is responsible for the fire, in addition to the permit holder, and must follow the terms of the permit; and
31.11. any other condition the Fire Chief deems necessary to protect Persons or Property.”,

ee) In section 32 by striking out “The Fire Chief may issue permits to allow open fires for the disposal of yard waste conducted on residentially-zoned property which are 2,023 square metres (.5 acre) or greater in area between the dates of February 15th to March 17th and between October 15th to November 10th of any calendar year (inclusive) and on days and at times in that period specified annually by the Fire Chief” and substituting “Repealed”,

ff) In section 33 by striking out “As per section 30 above, and subject to any order from the Fire Chief, a campfire may be conducted on residentially-zoned property any day if all of the conditions set out in section 45, below, are met” and substituting “The Fire Chief may issue a Permit – Campfire, with the following conditions:

33.1. the campfire must:
(a) have a Fire Supervisor continuously attend;
(b) have a base no larger in area than 0.6 metre by 0.6 metre;
(c) be located at least 3 metres from standing grass, shrubs, trees, wood fencing, or other combustible material;
(d) be in an in-ground pit, or an above-ground non-combustible container, or in an open area of mineral soil, gravel, rock or sand;
(e) be fuelled by firewood only and is not being used to dispose of any waste, noxious materials or yard waste;
(f) be extinguished and soaked to stop re-ignition by midnight or before the fire becomes unsupervised; and
(g) be extinguished during periods of high wind;
33.2. any other condition the Fire Chief deems necessary to protect Persons or Property.”

gg) In section 34 by striking out “The Fire Chief may, upon receiving a satisfactory application, issue a Special Permit to conduct a fire otherwise than provided for in this bylaw.” and substituting “The Fire Chief may issue a Special Permit with the following conditions:

34.1. a Person must supervise the fire throughout the duration of the burn time;
34.2. a Person conducting the fire must ensure all the conditions and requirements of the Special Permit are met;
34.3. extinguishing materials or equipment must be readily available;
34.4. the fire must be extinguished during periods of high wind; and
34.5. any other condition the Fire Chief deems necessary to protect Persons or Property.”

hh) In section 35 by striking out all of sections 35, 35.1., 35.2., 35.3., and 35.4., in their entirety, and substituting “Repealed”,

ii) In section 42 by striking out “Fires conducted under Special Permit must be conducted in accordance with all conditions set out in the permit” and substituting “A Person who is issued a permit under this bylaw must abide by all of the conditions set out in the permit and this bylaw”,

jj) In section 43 by striking out all of section 43, 43.1., 43.2., 43.3., 43.4., 43.5., 43.6., and 43.7., and substituting “A person must not allow a fire to become a nuisance or generate excessive smoke”,

kk) In section 44.2. by striking out “ensure that the incinerator is used in accordance with open fire requirements set out in section 43, above” and substituting “ensure that the incinerator is used in accordance with the requirements set out in sections 31.4., 31.5., 31.6., and 31.7., above”,

ll) In section 45 by striking out all of section 45, 45.1., 45.2., 45.3., 45.4., 45.5., 45.6., 45.7., 45.8. in their entirety and substituting “Repealed”,

mm) In section 51 by striking out “Persons authorized to issue Municipal Ticket Information in accordance with Schedule B attached to and forming part of this bylaw include the Fire Chief and every Peace Officer having jurisdiction in the City” and substituting “Repealed”,

nn) In Appendix A by striking out the entirety of Appendix A.

oo) In Appendix B by striking out the entirety of Appendix B.

2. City of Langford Ticket Information Authorization No. 34, 1993, is amended as follows:

a) In Schedule 1, item 11, by striking out “Burning and Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014” and substituting “Burning and Fire Permit Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014”,

b) In Schedule 1, item 14, by striking out “District of Langford Smoke Alarm Bylaw, 1993” and substituting “Deleted”,

c) In Schedule 1 by adding a new item 27 to read “City of Langford Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 1665, 2026” with corresponding “Fire Chief” and “Bylaw Enforcement Officer” and “RCMP” in the Enforcement Officer column,

d) By deleting Schedule 11 and substituting a new Schedule 11 as attached to and forming part of this bylaw, and corresponding to “Burning and Fire Permit Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014”,

e) By deleting Schedule 14 in its entirety,

f) By adding a new Schedule 27 as attached to and forming part of this bylaw, and corresponding to “Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 1665, 2026”.

3. City of Langford Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 1980, 2021, is amended as follows:

a) In Schedule 1, item 11 by striking out “Burning and Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014” and substituting “Burning and Fire Permit Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014”,

b) In Schedule 1, item 14, by striking out “District of Langford Smoke Alarm Bylaw No. 30, 1993” and substituting “Deleted”,

c) In Schedule 1 by adding a new item 25 to read “City of Langford Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 1665, 2026” with corresponding “Fire Chief” and “Bylaw Enforcement Officer” and “RCMP” in the Designated Bylaw Enforcement Officer column,

d) By deleting that Schedule A corresponding with “City of Langford Burning and Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014” and substituting a new Schedule A corresponding with “City of Langford Burning and Fire Permit Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014” as attached to and forming part of this bylaw,

e) By deleting that Schedule A corresponding with “District of Langford Smoke Alarm Bylaw No. 30, 1993” in its entirety,

f) By inserting Schedule A as attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw and corresponding to “Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 1665, 2026”.

4. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Fire Prevention and Regulation Miscellaneous Amending Bylaw No. 2286, 2026”.

READ A FIRST TIME this 17th day of August, 2026.
READ A SECOND TIME this 17th day of August, 2026.

READ A THIRD TIME this 17th day of August, 2026.
ADOPTED this __ day of _________, 2026.

PRESIDING COUNCIL MEMBER
CORPORATE OFFICER

SCHEDULE 11

BYLAW NO. 2286

(Municipal Ticket Information)

CITY OF LANGFORD

BURNING AND FIRE PERMIT REGULATION BYLAW NO. 1532, 2014

SCHEDULE 27

BYLAW NO. 2286

(Municipal Ticket Information)

CITY OF LANGFORD

Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 1665, 2026

Schedule A – Bylaws Enforceable by Bylaw Notice

City of Langford Burning and Fire Permit Regulation Bylaw No. 1532, 2014

Schedule A – Bylaws Enforceable by Bylaw Notice

Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 1665, 2026