BylawsBylaw No. 497Land useAdopted 2010In force

Frontage Improvement Delegation Bylaw

The City’s Local Government Engineer decides frontage improvement requirements for subdivision and building permit applications under the conditions set out in the bylaw. Applicants can appeal the engineer’s decision to the Transportation and Public Works Committee, with the required documents and fee.

Who it affects: The bylaw applies to people applying for subdivisions or building permits that may require frontage improvements.

Key rules

The parts residents most often run into. The PDF is the official text.

Subdivisions creating one or more new lots can require full frontage improvements under Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 1000, 2010.
Outside the core area, permits creating one or two new residential units cap required improvements at 5% of building permit work value.
Permits creating three or more new residential units cap required improvements at 15% of building permit work value.
In the core area, permits creating one or two new residential units cap required improvements at 20% of building permit work value.
Qualifying commercial, industrial or institutional building work caps required improvements at 20% of building permit work value.
Appeals must be filed within 30 days and include an engineer’s estimate, site plan, grounds and supporting evidence, and a $200.00 fee.

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CONSOLIDATED
CITY OF LANGFORD
BYLAW NO. 497
A BYLAW TO DELEGATE THE COUNCIL’S POWERS
IN RESPECT OF FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS
List of Amendments
Consolidated for Convenience Only
This Bylaw has been consolidated as of 5 April 2004 for convenience only. Where applicable, capitalization, numerical order,
and numbering have been altered for consistency. Copies of the original Bylaw and amendments may be viewed at Langford
City Hall.

Amendment No.
Bylaw No.
Adopted
Rescinded by
Bylaw No.
1
645
n/a
n/a
2
825
2004-04-05
n/a

CITY OF LANGFORD

BYLAW NO. 497

A BYLAW TO DELEGATE THE COUNCIL’S POWERS IN RESPECT OF FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS

Short Title

1. This Bylaw may be cited as “City of Langford Frontage Improvement Delegation Bylaw, 2010”.

Definitions

2. In this Bylaw:

a) “Act” means the Local Government Act;
b) “City” means the City of Langford;
c) “Council” means the elected council of the City.
d) “Frontage Improvements” means works or services within the means of s.938(6) of the Local
Government Act.

Frontage Improvements Delegation

3. Council hereby delegates to the City’s Local Government Engineer the authority to exercise all of
the powers, duties and functions of the Council in respect of frontage improvements under s.938
(6) of the Local Government Act.

4. In exercising the power and discretion delegated by s.3 of this Bylaw, the City’s Local Government
Engineer must consider:

a) That Council require under s.938 of the Local Government Act that, as a condition of the
approval of any subdivision which creates one or more new lots, full frontage improvements be
constructed in accordance with Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 1000, 2010.

b) That Council require under s.938 of the Local Government Act that: (Bylaw No. 825)

i.
As a condition of the approval of any residential building permit outside the core area which
creates one or two new dwelling units, including a duplex from a single-family dwelling, full
frontage improvements be constructed in accordance with Subdivision and Development
Servicing Bylaw No. 1000, 2010 except that the required frontage improvements be
reduced to cost no more than 5% of the value of the building permit work;

ii. As a condition of the approval of any residential building permit which creates three or
more new dwelling units, full frontage improvements be constructed in accordance with
Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 1000, 2010 except that the required
frontage improvements be reduced to cost nor more than 15% of the value of the building
permit work; and

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iii. In the core area only, as a condition of building permit for one or two new dwelling units,
including a building permit which creates a duplex from a single-family dwelling, including a
permit to move a house onto a property, full frontage improvements shall be constructed in
accordance with Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 1000, 2010 except that
the required frontage improvements be reduced to cost no more than 20% of the value of
the building permit work.

c) That Council require under s.938 of the Local Government Act that, as a condition of the
approval of any commercial, industrial or institutional building permit which creates one or
more new buildings or creates alterations to an existing building, which are valued at more than
20% of the assessed value of the building and more than $20,000, full frontage improvements
be constructed in accordance with Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw No. 1000,
2010 except that the required frontage improvements be reduced to cost no more than 20% of
the value of the building permit work.

d) The extent that frontage improvements already exist and need not be replaced.

e) Circumstances in which due to topography and it may be physically impossible or excessively
expensive to provide any or all frontage improvements.

f) Must not in respect of previously dedicated highways abutting parcels proposed to be created
by subdivision impose a condition for aggregate frontage improvements greater than 50 linear
metres multiplied by the number of new parcels to be created.

g) Cash to satisfy the frontage improvement conditions imposed where the frontage
improvements can be more efficiently or economically provided as part of other works and
services that are planned for the future.

Appeals

5. An applicant for a building permit or subdivision may appeal a decision of the City’s Local
Government Engineer made pursuant to the Bylaw to the Transportation and Public Works
Committee by submitting in writing the appeal as to frontage improvements to the Clerk
Administrator no more than 30 days after the decision by the Local Government Engineer is
communicated in writing to the owner.

a) The request must be accompanied by an engineer’s estimate for the cost of the works and a site
plan showing the extent of the required and proposed frontage improvements, and;

b) The request must be accompanied by the grounds of appeal and any supporting evidence in
support of the appeal, and;

c) The request must be accompanied by an appeal fee of $200.00.

d) The committee recommendation will be forwarded to Council for approval.

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Scope of Bylaw

6. For clarity, subject to the Act, unless a power, duty or function of Council has been expressly
delegated by this Bylaw, all of the powers, duties and functions of Council remain with Council.

Delegation to Persons Holding Position

7. Where this Bylaw delegates a power, duty or function to a named position, the delegation of the
power, duty or function is to the person who from time to time holds the position and to any
person who from time to time is appointed by Council as the deputy of that person.

No Delegation by A Delegate

8. For clarity, a person to whom a power, duty or function has been delegated under this Bylaw has no
authority to further delegate to another person any power, duty or function that has been
delegated by this Bylaw.

READ A FIRST TIME this 17th day of July, 2010.

READ A SECOND TIME this 17th day of July, 2010.

READ A THIRD TIME this 17th day of July, 2010.

ADOPTED by an affirmative vote of at least 2/3 of the Council members present and voting this 21st day
of August, 2010.

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MAYOR

CLERK-ADMINISTRATOR