Adoption of Bylaw No. 2248 – Application to Amend the Text of the Residential Townhouse 1 (RT1) Zone to Allow Secondary Suites within Townhomes at 1234 Goldstream Avenue

Background

At the Regular meeting of February 2, 2026, Council passed the following resolution with respect to 1234 Goldstream Avenue:

That Council:

1. Consider bringing forward Bylaw No. 2248 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd readings at a future Council meeting in order to amend the text of the Residential Townhouse 1 (RT1) Zone to allow secondary suites in townhomes at 1234 Goldstream Avenue subject to the following terms and conditions: a. 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 (Complete): i. 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. ii. 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; iii. That a strata plan may not be registered for more than seven (7) units; iv. That the buildings be constructed with electric heat pumps for each unit, or an equivalent electric centralized system that allow each unit to control their own temperature, be installed prior to issuance of an occupancy permit; v. That the buildings be constructed such that residential parking spaces (excluding visitor parking spaces) meets the requirements set out in Section 4.01.08(2) and (3) of the Zoning Bylaw; vi. That a maximum of two (2) secondary suites be permitted on the property. vii. That three (3) visitor parking stalls be provided.

   AND

2. Direct staff to amend the definition of suite and secondary suite within Bylaw No. 2248, as outlined within the January 19, 2026, staff report. (Completed through Bylaw No. 2248)

Commentary

This application was prohibited from being the subject of a Public Hearing, as per the change made by the Province to the Local Government Act through The Housing Statues (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023.

Council gave first, second, and third readings of Bylaw No. 2248 on March 2, 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 - March 02, 2026

The applicant’s lawyer has provided a legal undertaking that they have obtained all required signatures except for the City’s, and upon receiving the executed covenants back from the City they will ensure the covenant is registered against the subject property. The covenants agree to items in 1. a. i - vii. above.

Bylaw No. 2248 was signed by the Minister of Transportation and Transit on April 1, 2026.

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

Options

Option 1

That Council adopt “Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, Amendment No. 750 (1234 Goldstream Avenue, RT1 Text Amendment), Bylaw No. 2248, 2026", as presented.

OR Option 2

That Council not adopt “Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, Amendment No. 750 (1234 Goldstream Avenue, RT1 Text Amendment), Bylaw No. 2248, 2026".

Submitted By

Julia Buckingham, RPP, MCIP, Senior Planner

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
• 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

Attachment

Bylaw No. 2248