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BylawsBylaw No. 2082Adopted 2023

Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 679, (Omnibus No. 60 – Various Housekeeping Items)

Official PDF

The changes set site-specific group daycare limits, revise where two-family homes and some corner-lot apartments are permitted, and add accessory dormitories as a listed use in one zone. They also set garage and accessible-parking standards and add a definition and rule for certain visible landscape retaining walls.

Who it affects: The amendments affect Langford property owners, developers, daycare operators, and people planning residential or commercial developments.

Key rules

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

  • Group daycare caps are set for eight listed properties, ranging from 28 children to 255 children.
  • Minimum attached-garage dimensions are 3m x 6m for single-car, 3m x 12m for tandem, and 6m x 6m for double-wide garages.
  • Two-family dwellings generally require at least 600 m2 of lot area and 15m of lot width; an exception allows 500 m2 with 17m width.
  • Residential accessible parking follows a revised space-count table, plus 1 space for each accessible housing unit.
  • Commercial accessible parking requires at least 1 space when more than 10 and fewer than 30 spaces are required, then 1 per 50 spaces or part thereof above 30.
  • Accessible stalls must be at least 3.9 m wide and 5.8 m deep, or use a 2.75 m width with a shared 1.2 m loading zone or access aisle.

At council

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CITY OF LANGFORD 
 
BYLAW NO. 2082 
 
A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 300,  
“LANGFORD ZONING BYLAW, 1999" 
  
 
The Council of the City of Langford, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as follows: 
 
A. Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 is amended as follows: 
 
 
1. Section 1.01 – Definitions - is amended by adding the following definition: 
 
“Landscape Retaining Wall – a wall that retains any earthly material that prevents it from 
sliding, eroding, or moving.” 
 
2. By adding the following as Section 3.02.02(17): 
 
(17) “A landscape retaining wall visible from neighbouring properties or municipal roads, 
that is constructed of smooth concrete blocks and/or are of natural concrete colour 
ranging from white to grey.” 
 
3. By deleting the following sections and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly: 
 
(a) 3.26.02(9) 
(b) 3.26.02(11) 
(c) 3.26.02(12) 
(d) 6.35.01(5) 
(e) 6.40.01(10) 
 
4. By deleting 6.40.01(13)(a) and replacing it with the following: 
 
(a) “Group daycare in accordance with Section 3.26.02” 
 
5. By deleting 6.41.01(24) and replacing it with the following: 
 
(24) “Group daycare on the lot legally described as Lot 1, Section 72, Esquimalt District, Plan 
EPP24286 (2780 Veterans Memorial Parkway) in accordance with Section 3.26.02;” 
 
6. By deleting 6.54.01(17) and replacing it with the following: 
 
(17) “Group daycare on the lot legally described as Lot 1, Section 75, Esquimalt District, Plan 
EPP75724, PID No. 030-357-951, (3030 Merchant Way) in accordance with Section 
3.26.02;” 
 
 
 

 
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7. By adding the following as 3.26.02(10): 
 
(10)  “Despite Article 3.26.02(4) and (5), a group daycare with a capacity indicated in Column 
2 below is permitted on the lot legally described in the associated Column 1: 
 
Legal Description 
Maximum Capacity 
Lot 11, Section 5, Esquimalt District, 
Plan 7165 (2758 Peatt Road) 
28 children 
Lot A, Section 115, Esquimalt 
District, Plan EPP106119 (2200 Bear 
Mountain Parkway) 
255 children 
Strata Lot E, Section 83, Esquimalt 
District, 
Strata 
Plan 
VIS2240, 
Together With an Interest in the 
Common Property in Proportion to 
the Unit Entitlement of the Strata 
Lot as shown on Form V, PID No. 
028-468-864 (2619 Sooke Road) 
44 children 
Lot 1, Section 80, Metchosin 
District, 
Plan 
VIP70354 
(1028 
Lomalinda Drive) 
76 children 
Lot 29, Section 1, Range 2 West, 
Highland District, Plan 13385 (2285 
Bellamy Rd) 
41 children 
Lots 1 and 2, Section 79, Metchosin 
District, Plan 7510, Except Part in 
Plan 26418 (3553 and 3559 Happy 
Valley Rd) 
50 children 
Lot 1, Section 72, Esquimalt District, 
Plan EPP24286 (2780 Veterans 
Memorial Parkway) 
90 children 
Lot 1, Section 75, Esquimalt District, 
Plan EPP75724, PID No. 030-357-
951, (3030 Merchant Way) 
100 children 
 
 
8. By adding the following as section 4.01.02(2): 
 
(2) “The minimum dimensions for attached garages is 3m x 6m for a single wide, single car 
garage, 3m x 12m for a single-wide, double car garage (i.e. tandem) and 6m x 6m for a 
double wide, double car garage, measured from finished interior surface.” 
 
9. By deleting 6.22.03(2) and replacing it with the following: 
 
(2) “A two-family dwelling use is permitted on lots with a lot area of no less than 600 m2 
(6,459 ft2) AND a lot width of no less than 15m.”;  
 

 
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10. 
By inserting as Section 6.22.03(3) and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly: 
 
(3) “Despite subsection 6.22.03(2), the lot area for a two-family dwelling use may be less 
than 600 m2 provided that the lot area is not less than 500 m2 and the lot width is 
not less than 17m.” 
 
11. By deleting Section 6.22.03(5) and (7) as renumbered by this Bylaw and renumbering subsequent 
section accordingly; 
 
12. By adding the following as Section 6.58.01 (1)(a)(ii) and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly: 
 
(ii) “Apartments, when located on a corner lot and facing the secondary street which 
may not include Peatt Road, Claude Road, Goldstream Avenue, Veterans Memorial 
Parkway, or Jacklin Road.” 
 
13. By adding the following as Section 6.91.01(3)(b) and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly:  
 
(b) “Accessory Dormitories” 
 
15. By deleting section 4.01.07(1) and (2) and replacing them with the following: 
 
(1) 
“Accessible parking must be provided as follows for residential uses: 
 
No. of Required Parking Spaces 
 
Minimum number of accessible parking spaces  
1-10 
0 
11-20 
1  
21-100 
2  
101-1000 
2 per 100 or part thereof  
1001+ 
1 per 100 or part thereof  
Plus 1 for each residential unit designed as an accessible housing unit (included in the overall parking 
spaces count) 
 
(2) “Accessible parking must be provided as follows for commercial uses: 
(a) A minimum of 1 accessible parking space shall be provided where Table 1 of 
Section 4.01.01 requires the provision of more than 10 and fewer than 30 off-
street parking spaces, excluding those required for dwelling units, and for 
every 50 spaces or part thereof in excess of 30”. 
 

 
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(3) 
“Accessible parking stalls must be sized and located as follows: 
(a) With minimum width of 3.9 m and a minimum depth of 5.8 m or a minimum 
width of 2.75 m, provided an additional 1.2 m wide loading zone or access isle 
is included and is shared with an adjacent accessible parking space. 
   
(b) The minimum functional width of each accessible space must be 3.9 m; 
 
(c) Be clearly identified as accessible parking only; and 
 
(d) Be connected to the building entrance by a marked access route that avoids 
travel behind parked vehicles.” 
 
 
B. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 679, (Omnibus 
No. 60 – Various Housekeeping Items), Bylaw No. 2082, 2023". 
 
READ A FIRST TIME this 19th day of June, 2023. 
PUBLIC HEARING held this    day of    , 2023. 
READ A SECOND TIME this    day of    , 2023. 
 
READ A THIRD TIME this     day of    , 2023. 
ADOPTED this    day of    , 2023. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRESIDING COUNCIL MEMBER 
CORPORATE OFFICER