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BylawsBylaw No. 113Administration, Finance, ServicesAdopted 1995In force, as amended

Fees and Charges Bylaw

The fees residents and businesses pay for Langford administrative, finance, planning and mapping services are set out in the bylaw. These fees rise each May 1 with the annual Greater Victoria All-Items CPI change.

Who it affects: Residents, businesses and other people or organizations using Langford’s administrative, finance, planning or mapping services.

Key rules

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

  • Photocopies cost $0.51 per single-sided page or $0.82 per double-sided page.
  • Freedom of Information requests cost $10.00 per request, plus applicable charges.
  • Property records requests cost $26.00 + GST.
  • Tax demand notices cost $22.00 each; NSF cheques cost $35.00 each.
  • A planning responsive letter costs $146.00, plus $0.51/page, $138.00/hour after two research hours, and $34.00/box if applicable.
  • Fees adjust each May 1 by the annual percentage change in Greater Victoria’s All-Items CPI.

At council

2 matters about this bylaw

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PRESIDING COUNCIL MEMBER 
CORPORATE OFFICER 
SCOTT GOODMANSON 
MAYOR 
Marie Watmough 
:urporate Officer 
CITY OF LANGFORD 
BYLAW NO. 2123 
A BYLAW TO AMEND CITY OF LANGFORD 
FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 113, 1995 
The City of Langford Council in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 
A. City of Langford Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 113, 1995 is amended as follows: 
1. By replacing existing Schedules "A", "B", "C", "D", and "E" inclusive to Bylaw No. 113 with 
Schedules "A", "B", "C", "D", and "E" which are attached to and form part of this Bylaw. 
B. By adding a new Section 2 as follows: 
1. That the fees in Schedules "A", "B", "C" and "D" automatically be adjusted effective May 1 of 
each year by the annual percentage change in the All-Items Consumer Price Index (CPI) for 
Greater Victoria for the then most recently ended calendar year as published by Statistics 
Canada or successor in function. 
C. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "City of Langford Fees and Charges, Amendment No. 
16, Bylaw No. 2123, 2025". 
READ A FIRST TIME this 3rd day of March, 2025. 
READ A SECOND TIME this 3rd day of March, 2025. 
READ A THIRD TIME this 3rd day of March, 2025. 
ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 2025. 

City of Langford Fees and Charges, Amendment No. 16, Bylaw No. 2123, 2023 
Page 2 of 7 
 
Schedules A-D SUPERCEDED—see new up-to-date fees on page 7 
 
Schedule A – Administration 
Item 
Fee 
Photocopies (for materials not provided under the Freedom of 
Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw of the Municipality) 
- 
Single-sided 
- 
Double-sided 
$0.50 per page 
$0.80 per sheet 
Requests under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy 
Act 
$10.00 per request plus 
applicable charges as set out 
in the Act 
Staff Time to Obtain, Photocopy, Produce, and Research Documents 
$15.00 per ¼ hour, after the 
first hour – not applicable for 
documents required to be 
provided by statute 
City of Langford Pins  
- 
First pin free of charge to Langford residents and business 
community 
- 
Groups active in the City to be given 20 free pins per year for 
distribution at special functions, each additional pin after 20 pay 
full price 
At cost 
City of Langford Branded Merchandise 
Cost plus of up to 15% for 
administration 
List of Electors where the Municipal Act entitles a person to obtain a 
copy  
$25.00 per copy 
Property Records Request/File Search  
*Owner requesting information – no charge. 
**Occupancy certificates – no charge if available. 
 
$25 + GST  
Fire Report 
$60.00 
 
 

City of Langford Fees and Charges, Amendment No. 16, Bylaw No. 2123, 2023 
Page 3 of 7 
 
Schedules A-D SUPERCEDED—see new up-to-date fees on page 7 
Schedule B – Finance 
Item 
Fee 
Certificate of Taxes and Charges Outstanding (to 
other than a registered property owner) 
$34.85 per certificate – available electronically 
$59.24 per certificate – prepared by City of 
Langford 
Tax Demand Notice (to other than a registered 
owner) 
$21.00 per notice 
Annual Gross Tax Information List 
$402.00 per copy 
Accounts Outstanding Beyond 30 Days 
Interest charge of 1.5% per month, 
compounded to an annual rate of 19.56% 
Returned Cheque Service Charge 
$34.00 per cheque 
Mortgage Company Tax List 
$10.00 per folio 
Statement of Financial Information (printed) 
See Schedule A per page cost for photocopies 
Five-Year Financial Plan (printed) 
See Schedule A per page cost for photocopies 
 
 
 

City of Langford Fees and Charges, Amendment No. 16, Bylaw No. 2123, 2023 
Page 4 of 7 
 
Schedules A-D SUPERCEDED—see new up-to-date fees on page 7 
 
Schedule C – Planning and Development 
 
Item 
Fee 
Property 
Information 
Letter 
 
Request for Written Response to Zoning Enquiries 
(Price is Per Property) 
*Hourly charges apply after the first two hours of 
research 
**To be included if file is in off-site storage and 
must be returned for photocopying 
$142.00 
Plus $0.50/page 
Plus $135.00/hour* 
Plus $33.00/box** 
Documents  
Official Community Plan  
$50.00 per printed 
document  
 
Zoning Bylaw  
$75.00 per printed 
document  
 
 
 

City of Langford Fees and Charges, Amendment No. 16, Bylaw No. 2123, 2023 
Page 5 of 7 
 
Schedules A-D SUPERCEDED—see new up-to-date fees on page 7 
Schedule D – Mapping  
Address, Street, or Zoning 
Cost 
Poster - regular 
Poster - custom 
$39.00 each 
$51.00 each 
Booklets 
$51.00 each 
Available hard copy maps 
 
8.5x11 - $8.00  
11x17 - $10.00  
24x36 - $15.00  
LiDAR imaging/mapping 
$25.00 per tile 
USB Drives supplied by City   
At cost  
Electronic Adobe Format 
No charge 
Custom Map Requests – such as data 
manipulation, analysis, labeling 
$120.00/hour with 1-hour minimum charge plus 
cost of printing on 36x48 paper. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

City of Langford Fees and Charges, Amendment No. 16, Bylaw No. 2123, 2023 
Page 6 of 7 
 
Schedules A-D SUPERCEDED—see new up-to-date fees on page 7 
Schedule E – RCMP 
Item 
Fee 
Collision Report/ 
MV6020 
 
Law firms, insurance companies 
$72.00 
First copy to ICBC, driver, property owners, passengers, 
etc. 
No charge 
Each additional copy 
$30.00 
Traffic Analyst/ 
Reconstruction Report 
Per report 
$298.00 
Mechanical Inspection 
Report 
Per report 
$119.00 
Field Diagrams/Scene 
Sketch 
Not to scale 
$30.00 
To scale 
$60.00 
Court Orders 
1-2 hours 
$95.00 
Each additional hour 
$36.00  
Search fee for multiple files 
Per hour 
$36.00  
Investigative reports 
Police report/synopsis of incident/insurance claim report 
$72.00 
Police Information Check 
May be waived by staff in 
cases of undue hardship 
Adoption/homestay/employment 
$83.00 
Practicum 
$42.00 
Fingerprints 
May be waived by staff in 
cases of undue hardship 
Manual and electronic 
$83.00  
Each additional set 
$30.00  
Criminal records review 
program 
Electronic fingerprints – volunteer and employment 
$83.00  
Each additional set 
$30.00 
Transcribed statements 
Per statements 
$36.00  
Electronic media (photos, 
videos, in-car video, etc.) 
Per file 
$30.00  
Audio recordings 
(transcribed) 
Per recording 
$36.00  
CD/DVDs 
Supply of a single CD or DVD 
$3.00 
 

City of Langford Fees and Charges, Amendment No. 16, Bylaw No. 2123, 2023 
Page 7 of 7 
 
Schedules A-D SUPERCEDED—see new up-to-date fees on page 7