Title
Proposed Soil Policy and Bylaw
Bylaw No. 5120
Report 15-12
File ENG 5280-14
Recommended Action
That Council give final reading to “Soil Deposit and Removal Bylaw 2013 No. 4975 Amendment Bylaw 2015 No. 5120”.
Explanation - Bylaw No. 5120
Bylaw 2015 No. 5120 updates and revises Soil Deposit and Removal Bylaw 2013 No. 4975.
Clerk’s Note: Soil Deposit and Removal Bylaw 2013 No. 4975 Amendment Bylaw 2015 No. 5120 received first, second and third reading on January 26, 2015.
• On May 22, 2015, the Township of Langley received confirmation from the Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development that Soil Deposit and Removal Bylaw 2013 No. 4975 Amendment Bylaw 2015 No. 5120 requires review and not approval by the following: Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Ministry of Energy and Mines and Natural Gas, and the Ministry of Environment.
• The Township of Langley sent copies of the new Bylaw to the afore mentioned Ministries, and the ALC on May 19, 2015.
• Follow-up letters were sent February 16, 2017 to the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Energy and Mines and Natural Gas.
• On May 2, 2017, the Township of Langley received confirmation that the Ministry of Environment does not believe that Bylaw No. 5120 requires their approval.
Minor housekeeping amendments included for fourth reading and adoption of the new Bylaw include:
• the addition of “glass” to the definition of “other material”;
• the addition of “bark mulch” to the definition of “wood waste”; and
• Section 7 modified from “where regulation by the Township is not permitted…” to “but where regulation by the Township is not permitted…” to provide better clarity.