Adoption of Bylaw No. 2253 and 2254 – Application to Amend the Official Community Plan Designation and Rezone 602 Madrona Place

Background

At the Regular meeting of June 1, 2026, Council passed the following resolution with respect to 602 Madrona Place:

THAT Council:

1. Consider bringing forward Langford Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2200, Amendment No. 1 (602 Madrona Place), Bylaw No. 2253, 2025 to amend the Official Community Plan designation of the property located at 602 Madrona Place from ‘Employment Lands’ to ‘Complete Communities’ AND Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, Amendment No. 757 (602 Madrona Place), Bylaw No. 2254, 2025 to amend the zoning designation of the property located at 602 Madrona Place from ‘Business Park 9 - Millstream Road Northeast’ to ‘One- and Two-Family Residential’ for 1st reading at a future Council meeting, subject to the following terms and conditions:

   a. That the applicant provides, as a bonus for increased density, the following contributions per lot, prior to subdivision approval:

   i. $1,000 towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund; and
   ii. $6,000 towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund;

   subject to reductions in accordance with the Affordable Housing and Amenity Contribution Policy and the Attainable Housing Policy depending on use.

   b. 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: (Completed)

   i. That the following will be provided and implemented to Bylaw No. 1000 standards to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to subdivision approval:

     1. Full frontage improvements;
     2. A storm water management plan;
     3. A construction parking management plan;
     4. A mitigation plan; and
     5. A comprehensive geotechnical plan.
   

   ii. That prior to subdivision approval, a covenant be registered to designate the 10 metre wide area along the east side of 602 Madrona Place as a non-disturbance area;

   iii. That a separate covenant be registered prior to issuance of a building permit for the proposed development agreeing that the garages are to be used for the parking of vehicles and not the storage of items preventing the parking of vehicles therein;

   iv. 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

Commentary

The Public Hearing for this application was held on July 20, 2026, in accordance with the Local Government Act and in accordance with the City’s Public Notification Procedures Bylaw.

Council gave second and third readings to Bylaw No. 2253 and Bylaw No. 2254 on July 20, 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: Council Meeting - July 20, 2026.

The applicant’s lawyer has registered a Section 219 Covenant against the title of the subject property that agrees to items 1. b. i-iv in Council’s resolution dated June 1, 2026, noted above.

This property falls outside of the 800 m buffer of a controlled access highway and therefore the bylaw is not required to be signed by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.

As there are no outstanding conditions required at this time, Council may wish to proceed with bylaw adoption.

Options

Option 1

That Council adopt:

1. “Langford Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2200, Amendment No. 1 (602 Madrona Place), Bylaw No. 2253, 2026"; and
2. “Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, Amendment No. 757 (602 Madrona Place), Bylaw No. 2254, 2026"

as presented.

OR Option 2

That Council not adopt Bylaw No. 2253 and 2254.

Submitted By

Robert Dykstra, RPP, MCIP Manager of Development Services

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

Attachments

• Bylaw No. 2253
• Bylaw No. 2254