Title
Smith Neighbourhood Plan
Bylaw No. 5265
Report 17-36
File CD LRP00010
Recommended Action
That Council give third reading to “Langley Official Community Plan Bylaw 1979 No. 1842 Amendment (Willoughby Community Plan) Bylaw 1998 No. 3800 Amendment (Smith Neighbourhood Plan) Bylaw 2017 No. 5265”.
Explanation - Bylaw No. 5265
Bylaw 2017 No. 5265 amends the Willoughby Community Plan by incorporating the Smith Neighbourhood Plan and related amendments to the land use and road classification provisions of the Willoughby Community Plan. Development permit provisions of the Willoughby Community Plan are also amended, including the expansion of the Energy Conservation and GHG Emission Reduction Development Permit Area to include the Smith Neighbourhood Plan area.
Clerk’s Note: At the Regular Evening Meeting on April 24, 2017 (when Bylaw No. 5265 was given first and second reading), Council referred the matter of car-sharing opportunities to staff. A staff memo was presented to Council in the May 4, 2017 Distribution List. It outlines three optional approaches for Council to consider car-sharing opportunities for implementation in the Township: (a) amendments to the Zoning Bylaw, (b) consideration by Council as part of individual development applications on a case-by-case basis, and (c) incorporation of supporting text in the Neighbourhood Plan documents. Staff recommended Option (c) by adding the following section to the end of the last paragraph under Section 8.5, Parking and Transportation Demand Management:
“In order to promote a vibrant, transit-oriented development, opportunities to reduce parking requirements should be pursued for developments within a 400-metre walking distance to transit stops along 208 Street, including consideration of car-sharing programs and opportunities in a secure and appropriate location within all multi-family developments.”