Council’s biggest development debate was whether a three-storey townhouse project at 3145 Metchosin Road should proceed while the future road width is still unsettled. Councillors concerned about room for transit and road improvements defeated the amended third-reading motion, then sent the application back to staff to work with the applicant on setbacks and a workable corridor plan. Council also approved a temporary pause on design-permit requirements for smaller homes, which staff said could save up to 150 Beachlands applications from a four-to-six-week review. Other decisions included a $678,290 award for modular Public Works buildings and a change to put a planned crosswalk near the dog park trail at Kenning Court.
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5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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Two residents of Whitehead Place raised concerns about a long-running development at 460 Gulf Stream Avenue. They described years of uncertainty, noise and dust, damage to fences, and questions about repeated permit renewals and how neighbours will be kept informed. One said a nearby homeowner had lost $50,000 from an initial asking price after trying to sell. They asked what residents could expect from the city or developer in return for the disruption; the transcript records no council response.
6 Arts & Culture Colwood Society
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A representative of Arts & Culture Colwood Society described new board roles, regular open-mic and creators’ gatherings, and collaborations including a youth mural. The society’s free September 11–12 arts festival will include artist tents, performances, food trucks, bike racks and shuttles, with an Indigenous showcase preview planned for Friday. The representative also reported an $8,000 Victoria Foundation grant, secured in collaboration with the city, to help pay for bookkeeping as the society grows beyond an all-volunteer operation. A councillor praised the society’s growth and its cultural partnership with the Eats and Beats event.
Agreement
A councillor welcomed the society’s growth and its expanding arts and cultural collaborations.
Council considered the study and its engagement results through the consent agenda. The recommendation was to receive the study, refer it to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and have future engineering reports go to that committee before coming to Council. No separate discussion of the study is captured.
Receive the Metchosin Road corridor study and its public engagement results, send them to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and have future engineering reports go to that committee before Council.
Official wording: THAT Council receive the Metchosin Road Corridor study;
AND THAT Council refer the study and the engagement results to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee;
AND FURTHER THAT Council future engineering reports go straight to the Committee prior to Council.
Through the consent agenda, Council approved a recommendation to improve city-owned wayfinding signs over time as they wear out. The proposed approach focuses on larger, easier-to-read lettering, accessibility, and removing redundant signs. No separate discussion is captured.
Consider gradually improving City-owned wayfinding signs as they wear out, including making text easier to read, improving accessibility, and removing unnecessary signs.
Official wording: THAT Council consider opportunities to support improvements to City-owned wayfinding signage over time, by upgrading, replacing, or removing wayfinding signs as they reach end-of-life, with a focus on increasing font size to improved legibility, accessibility and reduction of redundant signage.
Council received the bi-annual bylaw activity report for January 1 to June 30, 2026, through the consent agenda. The transcript records no discussion of the report.
Council authorized the Mayor to sign the Municipal Leaders’ Advisory Team memorandum of understanding through the consent agenda. No separate discussion is captured.
Staff introduced a project to amend the Official Community Plan (OCP) rules for intensive residential development permits. Staff said the report was for information and invited questions; none are captured. Council then received the report.
Routine: receive information about starting the OCP amendment project for intensive residential development permits.
Official wording: THAT Council receive for information this report regarding the initiation of the Intensive Residential Development Permit OCP Amendment project.
Council awarded Lane One Homes Ltd. a $678,290 contract for two modular buildings at the Public Works Yard, providing office, operational and washroom space. Councillors asked how the purchase fits with a possible future redesign of the yard, whether the units could be resold or reused, their size, and how long they last. Staff said the buildings address immediate needs, can be moved, repurposed or sold, total about 2,400 square feet, and can last more than 20 years with proper care. Councillors supported the purchase despite the upfront cost.
Agreement
Staff and councillors treated the modular buildings as an interim answer to immediate space and washroom needs.
Councillors supported buying the units partly because they can be reused or sold later.
Hire Lane One Homes to provide two modular buildings for office and operational space at the Public Works Yard, for $678,290.
Official wording: THAT Council award request for proposal 26-013, Public Works Modular Office & Washroom Buildings, to Lane One Homes Ltd. in the amount of $678,290 for two structures providing operational and office space in the Public Works Yard.
8.3 Interim Development Permit Moratorium Pending Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendment
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Council approved a temporary pause on form-and-character development permits for developments of four units or fewer, including homes on lots under 550 square metres, while staff complete an OCP amendment. Staff said these permits take about four to six weeks and could apply to as many as 150 Beachlands homes; removing them would reduce time and staff work as well as permit-fee revenue. Three prospective Beachlands homeowners had asked during public participation for the change to take effect sooner, to avoid extra cost or delay. One councillor questioned the impact on fees and whether Beachlands guidelines already made reviews straightforward; another supported the pause to help new homeowners. A councillor also urged staff to watch for problems for neighbours, since building permits do not require the same public notice. Staff said the pause was a policy decision Council could make while the OCP amendment proceeded.
Agreement
Staff confirmed that the pause would let affected projects proceed to building permit without the separate development permit.
Councillors agreed that the city should keep track of how the change affects neighbours and development.
Disagreement
A councillor questioned whether the permit requirement should be removed given existing Beachlands guidelines and asked about lost fees and service impacts; other councillors emphasized reducing delays and costs for homeowners.
Pause the requirement for a Form and Character Development Permit for developments with four or fewer units, including on lots smaller than 550 square metres, until the OCP amendment is complete.
Official wording: THAT Council place a moratorium on Form and Character Development Permit requirements for developments containing four units or less, including developments on lots less than 550m2, pending completion of the OCP amendment.
Council directed staff to bring a proposal for the 2027 service-review and budget-development framework to the August 24 meeting. The councillor who introduced the notice of motion said the request was simply for staff to return with that process proposal. The motion passed without debate.
Ask staff to bring a proposed process for reviewing services and developing the 2027 budget to the August 24 Council meeting.
Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to return to the August 24, 2026 Regular Council meeting with a proposal for the 2027 service review and budget development framework process.
Council debated where to put a planned crosswalk on Metchosin Road. A councillor proposed moving it from Hatley Avenue to Kenning Court, near the dog park and trail connection, because the new park would draw people across the road. Another councillor supported that location but warned that children also cross near Hatley and Graton, where turning cars can be fast; the councillor suggested a lower-cost crossing there as well. Staff said the funded program could be adjusted, but a change might mean dropping another project or returning the list to committee. Council approved the Kenning Court change. The official motions list also records approval of the wider 2026 project-priority recommendation, but its vote is not identifiable in the transcript.
Agreement
Councillors supported providing a safer crossing near the dog park and trail connection at Kenning Court.
A councillor also called for attention to the separate crossing concern near Hatley and Graton.
Disagreement
The discussion weighed moving the planned crossing to Kenning Court against retaining a crossing at Hatley, where a councillor described safety concerns for children.
Carried 6 to 0R2026-234Item 8.5
Have staff hold off on Metchosin Road and other corridor-scale projects in the 2026 program until the broader corridor planning is done. Support implementing projects from the Top 10 priority list within available funding, with staff choosing and carrying out feasible treatments based on safety benefits, cost, buildability, and capacity.
Official wording: THAT the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recommend to Council:
THAT staff be directed to defer Metchosin Road projects pending completion of the broader Metchosin Road corridor planning work and projects identified as corridor-scale projects from consideration under the 2026 program;
AND THAT Council endorse the implementation of priority projects from the Top 10 priority list, within available funding, in order to address a broader range of transportation safety concerns across the City;
AND FURTHER THAT staff be authorized to determine the appropriate treatment options and implement the selected projects to the extent feasible within available funding, based on safety benefit, cost, constructability, and available capacity.
Council gave first, second and third readings to the land-use bylaw changes related to small-scale multi-unit housing. Staff were available for questions, but none are captured in the transcript. The bylaw now needs any remaining steps required for adoption.
Give the small-scale multi-unit housing bylaw its first three readings.
Official wording: THAT "Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989, Amendment Bylaw No. 227 (SSMUH), Bylaw No. 2091, 2026" be given first, second and third reading.
9.2 Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989, Amendment No. 220 (CD43 – 3145 Metchosin Rd), Bylaw No. 2054, 2025 - Third Reading as Amended and Adoption
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A representative of Abstract Developments supported the proposed amendment for the 3145 Metchosin Road townhouse project, saying the developer could accommodate three-storey townhouses and that its road dedication would fit the corridor work shown in the draft Metchosin Road study. Councillors then debated whether approving the zoning before the corridor plan is settled could leave too little room for road improvements and future transit. Staff said the application was based on a 25-metre road right-of-way and that the city had received the required dedication; councillors questioned whether a wider corridor might eventually be needed. Council rescinded the earlier third reading, but the amended third-reading motion was defeated. It then referred the application back to staff to work with the applicant on a clearly defined road corridor and setbacks. The transcript does not clearly capture the withdrawal of the first proposed motion or the vote to rescind the earlier reading.
Agreement
Council agreed to return the application to staff for further work rather than adopt it as presented.
Staff explained that the existing application uses a 25-metre right-of-way assumption and that a road dedication had been received.
Disagreement
Some councillors supported proceeding on the basis of the 25-metre right-of-way and staff’s professional advice; others said the city should protect space for a potentially wider corridor, transit and future road improvements before approving the zoning.
WithdrawnR2026-237Item 9.2
Give the amended 3145 Metchosin Road zoning bylaw its third reading.
Official wording: THAT "Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989, Amendment No. 220 (CD43 – 3145 Metchosin Rd), Bylaw No. 2054, 2025" be given third reading as amended.
Cancel the bylaw's third reading from November 10, 2025.
Official wording: THAT "Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989, Amendment No. 220 (CD43 – 3145 Metchosin Rd), Bylaw No. 2054, 2025" rescind third reading given November 10, 2025.
Defeated 6 to 0R2026-239Item 9.21:17:11 Watch · Read
Give the amended 3145 Metchosin Road zoning bylaw its third reading.
Official wording: THAT "Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989, Amendment No. 220 (CD43 – 3145 Metchosin Rd), Bylaw No. 2054, 2025" be given third reading as amended.
Carried 6 to 0R2026-240Item 9.21:18:55 Watch · Read
Send the 3145 Metchosin Road bylaw back to staff to work with the applicant on a clearly defined road right-of-way and the setbacks needed for a workable corridor, then bring a recommendation about the corridor back to Council.
Official wording: THAT Council refer "Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989, Amendment No. 220 (CD43 – 3145 Metchosin Rd), Bylaw No. 2054, 2025" back to staff to work with the applicant to establish a clearly defined road right-of-way and the setbacks necessary to create a viable corridor;
AND THAT staff return to Council with a recommendation respecting the corridor.
Council gave first, second and third readings to three sewer local area service enlargement bylaws covering 3110 Wishart Road, 3155 Woodpark Drive and 3112 Woodpark Drive. A councillor left the room because one of the properties was a family matter. The readings passed without recorded discussion.
Carried 5 to 0R2026-241Item 9.31:20:28 Watch · Read
Give the three sewer-service enlargement bylaws for 3110 Wishart Road, 3155 Woodpark Drive, and 3112 Woodpark Drive their first three readings.
Official wording: THAT the following sewer local area service enlargement amendment bylaws be given first, second and third reading:
“Colwood Main Sewer Local Area Service Establishment and Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 598, 2001, Amendment No. 185 (LAS Enlargement – 3110 Wishart Road), Bylaw No. 2119, 2026”
“Colwood Main Sewer Local Area Service Establishment and Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 598, 2001, Amendment No. 186 (LAS Enlargement – 3155 Woodpark Drive, Bylaw No. 2120), 2026”
“Colwood Main Sewer Local Area Service Establishment and Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 598, 2001, Amendment No. 187 (LAS Enlargement – 3112 Woodpark Drive), Bylaw No. 2121, 2026"
Council adopted two sewer local area service enlargement bylaws for 3391 Fulton Road: one for the Colwood Main sewer service area and one for the Colwood West sewer service area. The motion passed without recorded discussion.
Carried 6 to 0R2026-242Item 9.41:21:19 Watch · Read
Adopt the two sewer-service enlargement bylaws for 3391 Fulton Road.
Official wording: THAT the following sewer local area service enlargement amendment bylaws be adopted:
"Colwood Main Sewer Local Area Service Establishment and Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 598, 2001, Amendment No. 184 (LAS Enlargement – 3391 Fulton Road), Bylaw No. 2114, 2026"
“Colwood West Sewer Local Area Service Establishment and Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 625, 2001, Amendment No. 99 (LAS Enlargement – 3391 Fulton Road), Bylaw No. 2116, 2026”
Routine: adopt the agenda, adding the 2027 service review and budget item and moving the transportation safety projects item to New Business.
Official wording: THAT the Agenda of the Regular Council meeting of July 13, 2026 be adopted as presented with the following amendments:
Add New Business Item 8.4: Service Review and Budget 2027
Move Transportation Safety Initiatives Program - 2026 Projects Priorities from the Consent agenda to New Business Item 8.5
Routine: approve the June 22 and June 29 Council minutes, and receive the May 4 Planning and Land Use Committee minutes for information.
Official wording: THAT the following minutes be adopted as presented:
Regular Council meeting and Report of Public Hearing held June 22, 2026
Special Council meeting minutes held June 29, 2026
AND THAT the Planning and Land Use Committee meeting minutes held May 4, 2026 be received for information.