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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Bylaw 2/2026 - Land Use Bylaw Amendments (1st, 2nd, 3rd Readings)
Presented by:
Craig Walker, Senior Planner, Planning & Development Department
Barb Dupuis, Planner, Planning & Development Department
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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1. That the Public Hearing on Bylaw 2/2026 be closed.
2. That Bylaw 2/2026, being amendment 12 to Land Use Bylaw 18/2024, be read a first time.
3. That Bylaw 2/2026 be read a second time.
4. That unanimous consent be given for consideration of third reading of Bylaw 2/2026.
5. That Bylaw 2/2026 be read a third time.
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SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to provide information, rationale, and recommendations on proposed amendments to the Land Use Bylaw. Some of these are entirely to reflect minor clarification amendments identified post 2024 adoption (aka housekeeping in nature), while others stem from parts of the City's Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) agreement with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
The proposed amending bylaw can be found in Attachment #1. A more reader-friendly "redline" version showing the proposed changes is in Attachment #2, while a rationale document explaining the proposed changes is in Attachment #3.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
? The Municipal Government Act, Planning Bylaws, Section 692(1) states:
Before giving second reading to:
(e) a proposed land use bylaw, or
a Council must hold a public hearing with respect to the proposed bylaw in accordance with section 216.4, after giving notice of it in accordance with section 606.
? Relevant policies from the Municipal Development Plan, Flourish, can be found in Attachment #5.
? On December 9, 2025, Standing Committee of the Whole received the following report as information: "Introduction & Updates re. Housing Accelerator Fund" (AR-25-455). A copy of that report and associated presentation can be found in Attach...
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