# Adoption of Bylaw No. 2236 – Application to Rezone 709, 711, 715, 719, and 721 Massie Drive from the One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) Zone to the Medium Density Residential (RM6) Zone to allow a six-storey apartment Meeting: Regular Council — September 21, 2026 Canonical HTML: [Open Langford]() Meeting record updated: 2026-10-19T08:17:37.200182+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: [20260921 - 709, 711, 715, 719, and 721 Massie - Adoption (JB)]() Source pages: 1–4 ## AI-processed summary Planning staff recommend that Council adopt Bylaw No. 2236, which rezones five properties on Massie Drive from R2 to RM6 to allow a six-storey apartment. The report says the required conditions are satisfied and presents adoption or non-adoption as Council’s options. ## Extracted text ### Adoption of Bylaw No. 2236 – Application to Rezone 709, 711, 715, 719, and 721 Massie Drive from the One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) Zone to the Medium Density Residential (RM6) Zone to allow a six-storey apartment Source pages: 1–4 ## Adoption of Bylaw No. 2236 – Application to Rezone 709, 711, 715, 719, and 721 Massie Drive from the One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) Zone to the Medium Density Residential (RM6) Zone to allow a six-storey apartment **Date:** Monday, September 21, 2026 **Department:** Planning **Application No.:** Z22-0032 ### Background Source pages: 1–4 ## Background At their Regular meeting of July 20, 2026, Council passed the following resolution with respect to 709, 711, 715, 719, and 721 Massie Drive: That Council: 1. Consider bringing forward Bylaw No. 2236 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd readings at a future Council meeting in order to amend the zoning designation of the properties located at 709/711, 715, 719, and 721 Massie Drive from the One- and Two-Family Residential (R2) Zone to the Medium Density Residential (RM6) Zone subject to the following terms and conditions: a. That the applicant, prior to Bylaw Adoption, registers a Section 219 covenant in priority of all other charges on title, that agrees to the following: (Complete) i. That the following will be provided and implemented to Bylaw No. 1000 standards to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to the issuance of a building permit: 1. Full frontage improvements; and 2. A storm water management plan. ii. That the following will be provided and implemented to Bylaw No. 1000 standards to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to any land alteration: 1. A construction parking management plan; and 2. A mitigation plan. iii. That the properties be consolidated prior to issuance of a Development Permit for Form and Character; iv. That prior to the issuance of a Building Permit, the following contributions are provided: 1. $2,850 per residential unit created towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund on the 1st through 4th storeys; 2. $1,425 per residential unit created towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund on the 5th and 6th storeys; 3. $750 per unit created towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund on the 1st through 4th storeys; and 4. $375 per unit created towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund on the 5th and 6th storeys. v. That a separate covenant be registered prior to issuance of a building permit for the proposed development that ensures that any residential parking is not provided in exchange for compensation separate from that of a residential unit; vi. That the building constructed on the properties include a minimum of ten dwelling units designed and built as 3-bedroom units; vii. That tree protection measures, inclusive of tree protection fencing, are implemented prior to commencement of work to protect the trees identified for retention in the arborist report throughout the construction period, as per the arborist report prepared by Talmack Urban Forestry, dated July 10, 2025; viii. That all concrete used on-site will utilize ready-mix concrete that meets or exceeds the weighted average Global Warming Potential targets based on Concrete BC Baseline (average) mix data, and that prior to the issuance of a Building Permit the applicant shall provide a Type III Environmental Product Declaration that is 3rd party verified specifying the total Global Warming Potential value and confirming that the proposed development meets the requirements of Low Carbon Concrete Policy POL-0167-PLAN; ix. That, prior to the issuance of a Building Permit, the developer enters into a Housing Agreement with the City that requires a minimum 10% of units constructed be rented for at least 10% below the benchmark rent for the unit type for a term not less than 25 years or that a minimum of 5% of units constructed be directed to and sold in accordance with the terms of the Attainable Home Ownership Program Policy (POL-0166-PLAN). The developer shall identify the Attainable Units on the plans submitted for the required Development Permit application, and ensure at least 50% of the required attainable housing units have two or more bedrooms; and x. That the building be constructed with electric heat pumps. ### Commentary Source pages: 1–4 ## Commentary This application was prohibited from being the subject of a Public Hearing, as per the change made by the Province to the Local Government Act through The Housing Statues (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023. Council gave first, second, and third readings of Bylaw No. 2236 on August 17, 2026. The information considered in relation to this Bylaw as well as the video recording of the Meeting can be found at the following link of the City’s website: Special Council Meeting - August 17, 2026 The applicant’s lawyer has provided a legal undertaking that they have obtained all required signatures except for the City’s, and upon receiving the executed covenants back from the City they will ensure the covenant is registered against the subject property. The covenants agree to items in 1. a. i. through x. above. Bylaw No. 2236 was signed by the Minister of Transportation and Transit on September 10th, 2026. As there are no outstanding conditions required at this time, Council may wish to proceed with bylaw adoption. ### Options Source pages: 1–4 ## Options ### Option 1 That Council adopt “Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, Amendment No. 752 (709, 711, 715, 719, 721 Massie Drive), Bylaw No. 2236, 2026" as presented. ### Option 2 That Council not adopt “Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, Amendment No. 752 (709, 711, 715, 719, 721 Massie Drive), Bylaw No. 2236, 2026". ### Submitted by Source pages: 1–4 ## Submitted by Julia Buckingham, RPP, MCIP, Senior Planner ### Concurrence Source pages: 1–4 ## 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 - Yari Nielsen, Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities - 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 ### Attachment Source pages: 1–4 ## Attachment Bylaw No. 2236