The 2026 SSMUH density amendment passed three readings, but I could not verify its final adoption. Check the enacted Land Use Bylaw and sewer servicing before assuming a three-, four- or six-unit allowance.
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Local rule · reviewed 8 October 2026
What the municipal rules say
Colwood’s SSMUH density amendment 2091 received first, second and third readings on July 13, 2026; these readings do not establish final adoption.
What applies locally
Colwood Council referred draft Land Use Bylaw 151 Amendment 227 (Bylaw 2091) back to staff on June 8, 2026 for more review. The July 13 council record later shows first, second and third readings of 2091. The separate parking amendment 1909-3 was adopted June 29. This confirms progress, not final enactment of the density amendment. Until a signed adopted 2091 or final adoption minutes are available, the existing enacted provisions of Land Use Bylaw 151 and other applicable rules control.
Important limits and exceptions
Do not treat the draft 2091 three-to-six-unit tiers as available on a particular property. Its draft lists multiple residential, agricultural and comprehensive-development zones, and servicing, lot geometry, overlays and the transit-proximity definition may affect an actual result. Check the present Land Use Bylaw, zoning map, and any later enacted amendments with Colwood Planning before estimating units.
Before work begins: confirm the lot’s actual zoning, mapped overlays, legal parcel characteristics, servicing and applicable building permit conditions with the municipality.
Outstanding bylaw confirmation: Final adoption and current text of Land Use Bylaw Amendment 2091 remain unverified in the official records reviewed. Do not treat proposed density tiers as enacted; obtain written confirmation from Colwood Planning.
Municipal guidance is a starting point, not a property approval. This page does not calculate a legal unit count for an individual lot.
Optional project planning
Confirm the property rules, then plan your project costs.
Official sources explain the possible permission paths; a property-level zoning review comes before budgeting and contractor quotes.
Current municipal source status — October 13, 2026
Hold — Bylaw 2091 adoption not established; July 13 agenda covers first, second and third readings only. Colwood’s official July 13, 2026 Council agenda specifically lists Bylaw 2091 (SSMUH) for first, second and third readings; a different item (Bylaw 2054) is separately labelled for adoption. The parking amendment 1909-3 is also separate from density zoning. Neither the July agenda nor the earlier amendment notices is a signed final-adoption record for Bylaw 2091. Do not assign the proposed three-to-six-unit density to any parcel.
Outstanding: Obtain the Council minute or signed instrument demonstrating final adoption/effective date for Bylaw 2091, then verify the operative Land Use Bylaw 151, parcel zone, sewage, parcel dimensions and applicable overlays. Keep this guide noindex and do not grant permission through the checker.
Municipal source research, not comprehensive certification or a permit. Official source links remain at the bottom of this page.
Earlier municipal research notes (3)
Priority evidence follow-up — October 12, 2026
Official-source finding: Colwood advertised draft Bylaw 2091 to enable SSMUH unit counts, but a notice of proposed readings is not final adoption.
Not yet cleared: A signed adopted Bylaw 2091 and its effective date have not been located in the checked municipal publication. Keep held/noindex; do not assign proposed 3–6-unit entitlements.
Evidence status: HOLD UNCONFIRMED ADOPTION. This is not a complete adopted-bylaw, zoning-map, appeal or property-specific approval determination.
Current legal-evidence reconciliation — October 13, 2026
Status: HOLD — adoption not substantiated. The updated City notice schedules first, second and third readings of Land Use Amendment Bylaw 2091 for July 13, 2026. Neither the original June notice nor the July notice certifies final adoption; the available public draft has unfilled adoption fields. The proposed 3–6-unit figures must not be treated as operative parcel entitlements.
What remains: Obtain the adopted signed instrument or Council minutes recording final adoption and its operative date; check the affected zoning map and parking amendment independently. Keep noindex/hold.
Source: Official July 13, 2026 hearing notice; full link listed under Official sources. No property-specific building, zoning or planning approval is implied.
Legal record update — October 13, 2026
Status: HOLD — three readings do not establish adoption. The June 8, 2026 Council agenda and July 13 meeting record document the proposed SSMUH Bylaw 2091 through first, second and third readings. These are not a signed final adoption. The published proposed density tiers cannot establish a property entitlement, and the separately considered parking bylaw must not be confused with the zoning amendment.
Still unverified: Obtain final signed Bylaw 2091 or Council adoption minute and effective date; check zoning, sewer, parcel overlays and adopted parking rules. Maintain noindex/hold until material density claims can be justified.
Official document: the municipal link is in the Official sources section below. This summary does not certify all later legal amendments or permit approval for any particular property.
Reviewed 9 October 2026. Parking-bylaw adoption does not prove adoption of the separate density amendment. Confirm Land Use Bylaw 151 and any later enacted amendments before relying on a unit count.
Official-source claim check · 12 October 2026: Published amendment notices and draft/bylaw-reading records do not establish final adoption of 2091; retaining the existing hold is necessary. Official municipal evidence ↗Remaining verification: Final signed Bylaw 2091 adoption evidence remains unavailable; do not index/assign proposed 3–6-unit entitlement.