Madrona Ridge Rezoning

Table of Contents

• Master-plan Objectives — 3
• Site Map and Proposal — 4
• Location Context — 5
• BP9 / R2 Zoning Adjustment — 6
• Consistent with Approved Rezoning Intention — 7
• Family-focused Housing — 8

Master-plan Objectives

Placemaking: Deliver a balanced, self-contained community with housing, employment and recreational space. Connection of the recreational amenity lot to Trudie and Millstream Creek allows for a social gathering hub in the community.

Reduce vehicle dependency by providing active transportation linkages (pedestrian and cycling connectivity) between homes, parkland and workspaces.

• Create a complete community with a balanced mix of business park employment space, residential homes, and recreational space.
• Increase the supply of family-focused housing that enables a variety of people to live, work, and play in Langford.
• Use landscape design to ensure a sensitive transition between Commercial, Residential, and Recreation uses.
• Financial contribution and construction of upgraded Millstream roadway condition by adding new round-a-bout, bike lane, sidewalk, bus stop, and landscaped boulevard.

Site Map and Proposal

Business Park - BP9
R2
Rezoning Area
BP9 Amendment
Sept. 6, 2022

• Langford Heights is an 82-acre property that was rezoned in 2021. The rezoning allowed for diverse Business Park uses, an 8-acre recreational amenity parcel dedicated to the City of Langford, and an R2 residential subdivision of approximately 60 lots, referred to in this presentation as Madrona Ridge.
• Completion of the R2 single family homes was a key component of the 2021 Rezoning and the project’s ability to deliver financial contributions, amenity lands and planned employment space, in alignment with the City of Langford’s economic goals.
• With site servicing complete and many homes already occupied with young families, there is an opportunity to convert a small piece of unusable industrial-zoned land to residential use allowing for two additional R2 single family lots in the Madrona Ridge community.

Location Context

MILLSTREAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TRUDIE
BUS ROUTE 52
Colwood Exch / Bear Mountain
THETIS LAKE REGIONAL PARK
BUS ROUTE 57
Thetis Heights / Langford Exch
MADRONA RIDGE

• The original zoning and traffic plan allowed for a total of 60-lots. This rezoning proposes a total of 56 lots.
• The new bike lane, roundabout and sidewalks are complete on Millstream Road.
• An emergency vehicle access road connecting the south cul-de-sac on Madrona Ridge with the city-owned recreational amenity parcel provides pedestrian connectivity from Madrona Ridge and Thetis Heights.
• Multiple bus routes within walking distance such as Route 52 along Millstream Road and Route 57 along Treanor provide excellent connectivity to the Langford Exchange.

BP9 / R2 Zoning Adjustment

APPROVED R2 ZONING AREA
PROPOSED ZONING ADJUSTMENT

• The rezoning seeks to adjust the BP9 and R2 zoning lines at the southern end of the Madrona Ridge subdivision to permit an additional 2 lots.
• The subject land is not compatible with the existing BP-9 zoning. Rezoning the lands to R2, consistent with the surrounding single-family lots, will bring zoning continuity and allow the overall subdivision to be completed in a cohesive manner.

Consistent with Approved Rezoning Intention

• The final residential lot count being proposed is fifty-six (56) and is within the sixty (60) lots approved in the 2021 rezoning.
• No change to traffic loads compared to the original, sixty (60) lot approval.
• 32 boulevard trees have been planted along the new road.
• Pedestrian and cycling connectivity to future adjacent employment opportunities in the business park and convenient access to the recreational lot.

Family-focused Housing

• This proposal assists to alleviate the housing crisis by contributing to dwindling supply of new “family sized housing” as detailed in figure 17. Langford residents have noted a preference for new single family homes because new homes are easier to maintain, per the Langford Housing Needs Assessment published in 2020.
• Ground-oriented detached homes and duplexes provide for yard space for families to access their immediate outdoor environment.
• Single-family homes create opportunities for basement suites, supporting multigenerational living and providing mortgage-helper income that can improve overall affordability.

Thank You

On behalf of our team,
Thank You.