Council approved Langford’s first formal Economic Development Strategy, with staff next to sort its action items by impact and available resources before bringing forward any additional funding needs. It also supported a patio for Emporia by asking the provincial liquor regulator to handle public notification, and advanced several land-use applications, including a proposal to split a 1.5-acre property on Latoria Road. Council adopted a building bylaw aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, along with two other bylaws. The main discussion points included how to modernize purchasing rules while keeping the process workable, and how to address the privacy concerns of a homeowner beside a new six-storey apartment building.
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Council amended the agenda to move the Economic Development Strategy report ahead of the other reports and renumber the remaining items. The chair initially described the agenda as presented, then corrected the motion.
Routine: approve the agenda after moving the rezoning item for 854 Latoria Road to the first position under reports and renumbering the remaining items.
Official wording: THAT Council approve the agenda as amended by moving item 9.5 to item 9.1 and renumber the remainder of agenda accordingly.
Council removed the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society Board minutes from the consent agenda for separate discussion. It approved the remaining consent items, which included committee and Council minutes.
Routine: receive the April 28 and May 26 committee minutes, and adopt the minutes of the May 19 special and regular Council meetings.
Official wording: THAT Council adopt the recommendations for the remaining items of the Consent Agenda as presented:
Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee Meeting - April 28, 2026 (RECEIVE)
Minutes of the Special Council Meeting - May 19, 2026 (ADOPT)
Minutes of the Council Meeting - May 19, 2026 (ADOPT)
Draft Minutes of the Community Advisory Committee Meeting - May 26, 2026 (RECEIVE)
Council received the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society Board minutes for information. A councillor highlighted the draft facilities master plan and asked residents across the West Shore to complete its survey by June 4. Staff said they would promote the survey through digital signs, social media and the City website.
Agreement
Councillors encouraged residents across the West Shore to take part in the facilities master plan survey.
Routine: receive the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society board meeting minutes for information.
Official wording: THAT Council receive the minutes of the West Shore Parks and Recreation Society Board of Directors meeting held on April 16, 2026, for information.
Council approved a modernized purchasing policy with changes on staff training, purchasing authority and public accountability. Staff must be trained before receiving purchasing authority. The policy allows the chief administrative officer or financial officer to authorize purchases without a quote or formal competition up to $75,000 for goods and services or $200,000 for construction. It also requires written reasons for exceptions to the purchasing process and sets approval rules for contract increases. Council asked staff to report on the workload and organizational impacts of adding regular reporting on certain purchases, contracts and assets before deciding how to implement that reporting.
Agreement
Councillors supported weighing overall value, sustainability, social benefits and local economic effects rather than choosing suppliers solely by lowest price.
Councillors supported training staff who receive purchasing authority and preserving oversight while allowing the City to make timely decisions.
Disagreement
There was no clear disagreement among councillors; the motion differed from the committee recommendation by asking staff to assess the workload and costs of proposed reporting before Council decides whether to require it.
Approve a revised City purchasing policy. It would require training before staff receive purchasing authority, set higher limits for certain purchases that can be made without quotes or a competitive process, require written reasons for exemptions, and set approval rules for contract increases. It would also add considerations related to local economic development, corporate responsibility and collective bargaining, and require staff to report on the effects of adding regular purchasing and asset-disposal reporting. The motion also rescinds the previous purchasing, asset-disposal and cheque-signing policies.
Official wording: THAT Council approve “Purchasing Policy – (POL-0185-FIN) with the following amendments:
Adding item 5 b) as follows: “Authorized Staff must complete training on the City’s purchasing policy prior to the delegation of any purchasing authority.” And renumbering section 5 accordingly.;
Replacing item 8 b) with the following: “The CAO or Financial Officer may authorize the City to make a purchase without a Quote or Formal Competitive Process up to a value of $75,000 for Goods and Services or $200,000 for Construction.”;
By adding item 8 f) as follows: “All purchasing process exemptions must be documented with a written justification which will form part of the City’s purchasing records as outlined in section 18.”;
Replacing items 12 a) i. (1) and (2) with the following:"(1) more than a 5% cumulative increase to the total original contract price (excluding GST) of a good, service, or Construction not including earthworks; or (2) more than a 20% cumulative increase to the total original contract price (excluding GST) of earthworks, must be approved by the CAO or Financial Officer.";
Adding item 12 a) iii. as follows: “Any change order that results in a total contract value exceeding an employee’s delegated authority limit must be approved by an employee with an appropriate delegated authority limit.”;
Adding "the promotion of local economic development through cooperatives and any corporate social responsibility initiatives..." after "...or persons with disabilities. The city may also consider…” to section 10(a)(ii);
Adding "including a consideration for vendors that respect the right to collective bargaining" after "...international employment standards…” to section 10(a)(iii); and
Direct staff to complete a report regarding the impact to the organization should the policy be amended by inserting a new Section 18 titled "REPORTING" and re-numbering the subsequent sections accordingly, to read as follows:
all sole source and preferred vendor purchases exceeding $25,000;
all emergency purchases authorized under section 8(c);
all contracts awarded with a total value in excess of $250,000;
a summary of any surplus, obsolete, or damaged assets with an estimated value exceeding $5,000 disposed of in accordance with section 16; and
any identified instances of significant non-compliance with this policy and the corrective actions taken;
AND
THAT Council rescind “Purchasing Policy – (POL-0031-FIN)” and “Assets – Recording, Identification and Disposal Policy – (POL-0038-FIN)” and “Cheque Signing Authority (up to $50,000) – (POL-0045-FIN)” and “Cheque Signing Authority (over $50,000) – (POL-0046-FIN)”.
Council approved the second amendment to the Funding Request Policy. Staff developed the changes after reviewing two rounds of the City’s grants and aid program and identifying points where applicants and the committee needed clearer information. Councillors specifically welcomed wording that asks applicants to include in-kind contributions in their requests.
Agreement
Councillors supported refining the policy based on lessons from the first two grant cycles.
Councillors welcomed clearer treatment of in-kind contributions.
Council approved Langford’s first formal Economic Development Strategy, developed over 12 months with input from more than 450 residents, business owners and partners. The plan sets out 10 objectives and immediate actions, including supporting existing businesses, strengthening downtown, attracting talent and investment, and building a more resilient local economy. Councillors emphasized keeping more wealth in the community by supporting small businesses, matching businesses with suitable land, and linking economic growth with childcare, health care, food security, walkability and other quality-of-life needs. Staff said they would prepare a work plan, prioritize actions that can be done with current resources, and return to Council if more funding is needed.
Agreement
Councillors supported a deliberate approach that helps local businesses grow and keeps more economic value in Langford.
Councillors agreed the strategy must connect with other City plans and community needs, including land availability, childcare, health care and walkability.
Staff will prioritize actions and available funding before bringing any additional funding request to Council.
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Council supported Emporia’s request for an outdoor patio for up to 46 people at 107-737 Goldstream Avenue. The patio would take the place of three parking spaces. Rather than run a City notification process, Council directed staff to let the provincial Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch handle public notification and assessment. Staff said this route would save time and City costs. The business owner, who spoke during public participation, said the patio would add outdoor seating and help the restaurant serve families and contribute to the local business area.
Agreement
Councillors supported the patio and welcomed additional outdoor seating for local businesses.
Councillors agreed that using the provincial notification process was a quicker, lower-cost route for the City.
Tell the provincial liquor regulator that Langford will opt out of public notification for Emporia’s application to add an outdoor patio to its existing liquor-primary licence at 107–737 Goldstream Avenue.
Official wording: THAT Council direct staff to inform the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch that the City of Langford will opt out of the public notification for the application for a new outdoor patio for an existing Liquor Primary Licence at Emporia located at 107 – 737 Goldstream Avenue.
Council advanced amendments to the Official Community Plan and zoning for 602 Madrona Place. The changes correct a mapping error that left a lot out of the residential portion of the Langford Heights development. They would allow a future three-lot residential layout in place of the current residential and business-park designations. Council’s motion sends the bylaws forward for first reading at a future meeting; the Official Community Plan amendment will also require a public hearing. Councillors noted that heat pumps are included and that a 10-metre no-disturbance area would be secured by covenant.
Agreement
Councillors considered correcting the map error and allowing residential use on this already cleared, developed street a reasonable next step.
Councillors noted the future public hearing and the proposed covenant for the no-disturbance area.
Bring forward proposed land-use and zoning changes for 602 Madrona Place for a first reading at a future meeting. The proposal would change the site from employment lands and business-park zoning to a complete-communities designation and one- and two-family residential zoning. Before subdivision, the applicant would need to make per-lot affordable-housing and amenity contributions, provide required road-frontage, drainage, construction-parking, mitigation and geotechnical plans, and protect a 10-metre strip along the east side of the property from disturbance. Other conditions would require a covenant limiting garage use to vehicle parking and documentation that the project’s concrete meets the City’s low-carbon requirements.
Official wording: THAT Council:
Consider bringing forward Langford Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2200, Amendment No. 1 (602 Madrona Place), Bylaw No. 2253, 2025 to amend the Official Community Plan designation of the property located at 602 Madrona Place from ‘Employment Lands’ to ‘Complete Communities’ AND Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300, Amendment No. 757 (602 Madrona Place), Bylaw No. 2254, 2025 to amend the zoning designation of the property located at 602 Madrona Place from ‘Business Park 9 - Millstream Road Northeast’ to ‘One- and Two-Family Residential’ for 1 st reading at a future Council meeting, subject to the following terms and conditions:
That the applicant provides, as a bonus for increased density , the following contributions per lot, prior to subdivision approval :
$1,000 towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund; and
$6,000 towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund;
subject to reductions in accordance with the Affordable Housing and Amenity Contribution Policy and the Attainable Housing Policy depending on use.
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:
That the following will be provided and implemented to Bylaw No. 1000 standards to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering prior to subdivision approval:
Full frontage improvements;
A storm water management plan;
A construction parking management plan;
A mitigation plan; and
A comprehensive geotechnical plan.
That prior to subdivision approval, a covenant be registered to designate the 10 metre wide area along the east side of 602 Madrona Place as a non-disturbance area;
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;
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 3 rd 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.
Council directed staff to give notice that it will consider a variance allowing a fence on the rear property line to reach about 3.4 metres, or 11 feet, instead of the usual 1.8 metres. The homeowner sought more privacy beside a six-storey apartment building under construction. Councillors described the request as a site-specific response to two different development choices on adjoining properties. Staff said the fence was unlikely to block the apartment units’ light, though it would limit views toward the yard. The vote advances the permit for consideration; it does not itself issue the permit.
Agreement
Councillors supporting the motion considered the taller fence a reasonable response to the privacy impact of the neighbouring apartment development.
Staff said the fence was more likely to affect views than sunlight for the apartment units.
Disagreement
The chair asked whether the 11-foot fence could cut off sunlight to the apartment units; staff said they did not expect it to do so. No councillor opposed the motion.
Have staff notify the public that Council will consider a permit allowing the rear-lot-line fence at 1436 Pinehurst Place to be up to 3.4 metres high instead of the usual 1.8 metres.
Official wording: THAT Council Direct staff to provide notice that Council will consider issuing Development Variance Permit No. DVP26-0001 for 1436 Pinehurst Place with the following variance:
THAT Section 3.21.03(4)(a) be varied to increase the allowable height of a fence along the rear lot line from 1.8 m (5.9 ft) to 3.4 m (11.1 ft).
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Council advanced a zoning bylaw change to allow a 1.5-acre lot minimum at 854 Latoria Road, clearing the way for a two-lot subdivision. The owner intends to keep the southern lot, which contains the existing home, and sell the northern lot. Any later development on the northern lot would need a separate rezoning application. Before subdivision approval, the applicant must meet conditions that include road dedication, connecting the existing house to municipal sewer, and making required contributions. A speaker during public participation described the plan to split the roughly three-acre property into two lots.
Agreement
Councillors supported considering the subdivision in the context of surrounding development, while noting that any further development proposal would return to Council.
Councillors supported requiring sewer connection, road dedication and other contributions before subdivision approval.
Disagreement
The chair noted some regret about reducing a medium-sized lot, but considered the property an island within a developed area. No councillor opposed advancing the application.
Bring forward a zoning change for 854 Latoria Road for three readings at a future Council meeting. It would allow minimum lot sizes of 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) in the Rural Residential 2 zone on this property. Before subdivision, the applicant would need to contribute to the affordable-housing and general-amenity reserve funds for each lot, register a road-dedication plan, and connect the existing house to municipal sewer and pay the connection fees.
Official wording: THAT Council:
Consider bringing forward Langford Zoning Bylaw, Amendment No. 696 (854 Latoria Road) Bylaw No. 2110 for 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd readings at a future Council meeting in order to amend the text of the Rural Residential 2 Zone (RR2) to allow a minimum lot size of 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) on the property located at 854 Latoria Road, subject to the following terms and conditions:
That the applicant provide, as a bonus for increased density , the following contributions per lot, prior to subdivision approval :
$1,000 towards the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund; and
$6,000 towards the General Amenity Reserve Fund;
That the applicant, prior to subdivision approval , register a road dedication plan, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering and Public Works; and
That the applicant, prior to subdivision approval , connect the existing dwelling to municipal sewer and pay applicable connection fees to West Shore Environmental Services.
Council adopted the zoning amendment for 1029 Marwood Avenue. Councillors described the proposal as a three-lot subdivision in Happy Valley, near schools and the Lexton fairgrounds, and said it fit with the area’s ongoing infill and densification.
Agreement
Councillors who spoke supported the three-lot subdivision as consistent with development in the surrounding area.
Council adopted the Statutory Officers and Delegation of Authority Bylaw. Councillors described it as an administrative update to modernize City procedures.
Agreement
Councillors who spoke supported the bylaw as an administrative modernization.
Council adopted an amendment to the Building Bylaw on energy conservation and greenhouse gas emissions. Councillors said the change aligns Langford with other municipalities in the region and supports buildings that are more comfortable and resilient during heat events. Discussion highlighted the bylaw’s adoption of the Zero Carbon Step Code, while other building-code features will follow the province’s timeline. Councillors also noted that building choices can affect residents for decades.
Agreement
Councillors supported reducing emissions and improving building resilience as Langford grows.
Councillors welcomed regional alignment and the focus on measures they said could improve comfort and affordability.
Disagreement
Councillors acknowledged concerns from some sectors about construction costs and housing availability, but speakers in the discussion supported adopting the bylaw.
Adopt the building bylaw amendment concerning energy conservation and greenhouse-gas emission reduction.
Official wording: THAT Council adopt “Langford Building Bylaw No. 1160, Amendment No. 18 (Energy Conservation and Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction), Bylaw No. 2283, 2026”.
Council voted to adjourn after thanking those in the gallery and online and reminding residents that the West Shore Parks and Recreation survey closed on June 4.