Township council, June 15: the Tenant Protection Bylaw becomes law, and $3 million for 80 Avenue

If you rent in the Township, this is the meeting to know about. Council gave final reading to the Township’s Tenant Protection Bylaw, along with the enforcement and fees amendments that go with it. The rest of the afternoon was roads, parks and a long list of land-use files.

Tenant Protection Bylaw adopted

Final reading went to the Tenant Protection Bylaw (No. 6214) and companion amendments to the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw and related bylaws, which makes the new rules enforceable. The bylaw and its staff report are attached to the meeting agenda linked above. If you rent in the Township and want to know how it applies to your building, read the bylaw itself or contact the Township, since obligations depend on the building and the type of application.

Council also gave final reading to a housing agreement with the Township of Langley Housing Trust Society for its 199 Street site, and to a rezoning at 7860 197 Street.

Roads: 80 Avenue, Fraser Highway at 268 Street, and TransLink cost-sharing

• 80 Avenue, north side, 20100 to 20300 block: council authorized $3,050,000 for construction, funded mostly from roads development cost charges. Councillor Richter was opposed.
• Fraser Highway and 268 Street: $75,000 for detailed design of a traffic signal goes into the 2027-2031 financial plan for council to consider. Councillor Richter was opposed.
• Budget transfers: $3,409,807 in roads development cost charges and $469,943 from the capital projects reserve were moved to cover required TransLink cost-sharing and two bridge projects.

Flood mapping for the upper Nicomekl

Council authorized an application to the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program for $340,000 toward mapping the upper Nicomekl River floodplain. Up-to-date maps decide where building is restricted and what flood protection is required, so this one matters to anyone near the river.

Smith Passive Park

Council endorsed the concept plan for Smith Passive Park in Willoughby and referred the park improvements to the financial planning process.

Farm files

Council approved terms of reference for an Agricultural Bylaw Review Task Force recommended by the Agricultural Advisory Committee; Councillor Rindt was opposed. It referred an application for a private family mausoleum on farmland on No. 10 Highway to the Agricultural Land Commission; Councillor Whitmarsh was opposed. A motion asking staff to look at allowing drip irrigation for some commercial outdoor watering under the waterworks bylaw was defeated, with Councillors Baillie, Ferguson, Pratt and Rindt opposed.

Also on June 15

A heritage alteration permit was approved for small-scale multi-unit housing at 21528 Old Yale Road. Housekeeping amendments to the Council Procedure Bylaw got three readings (Councillors Kunst and Whitmarsh opposed). Information memos covered railway crossing safety and playground partnerships with parent advisory councils.

More background: How development gets approved · Who pays for growth: DCCs and ACCs · Township of Langley council