6.0 Regional Growth Strategy, Official Community Plan, Rezoning Process, Community Impacts

Question 1

Regional Growth Strategy

Answer 1

A strategic plan that directs long-term planning for regional district and municipal official community plans
Promote human settlements that are socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable and that makes efficient use of public facilities, land and other resources to support and enhance regional sustainability and resilience
Collaborative and interactive process with involvement of member municipalities, provincial agencies, and others
Regional Growth Strategy-Regional Context Statement-Offical Community Plan-Zoning Bylaw Development Permit
Local Government Act
Power granted to local governments by the Province

Question 2

Metro 2050 Vision Statement

Answer 2

Goal 1: create a compact urban area
Goal 2: support a sustainable economy
Goal 3: Protect the environment, address climate change, and respond to natural hazards
Goal 4: Provide diverse and affordable housing choices

Question 3

official Community Plan hierarchy

Answer 3

Regional Growth Strategy»City of Port Moody OCP, City of New West OCP, City of Burnaby OCP, City of Surrey OCP

Question 4

official Community Plan

Answer 4

Need to have a regional contact statement to connect back to the regional plan
Long-range vision of the local municipality
Statement of policies
Long-term objectives
Implementation strategies
To reflect community values and aspirations for the future
To Guide decisions on where, when and how future growth in the city will be accommodated
To balance social, economic and physical aspects and interrelate to the different types of land use
To support the Regional Growth Strategy

Question 5

Zoning bylaws

Answer 5

Implements municipal and regional land use planning visions (RGS, OCP) and may support community sustainability and resilience goals
Regulates how land, building and other structures may be used
Use of land , buildings and other structures
Siting, size and dimensions of buildings and other structures and permitted uses
Location of uses on the land and within buildings and other structures
Shape, dimensions and area of all parcels of land created by subdivision (min. Max. parcel sizes)

Question 6

Rezoning process

Answer 6

Pre-application
Submit an application
Application review
Report to council (council decision approval to proceed or denial)
Public hearing
Final approval (the mayor)

Question 7

Public hearing

Answer 7

Statutory requirement
Notification to property owners and occupants within 100m radius
Any person who deems their interests may be affected as well
Applicant and representatives should attend
Last opportunity for council to receive information from all parties
Council will consider whether application is consistent with city plans, beneficial to the community and approve or deny Third Reading to the bylaw

Question 8

Common Community concerns

Answer 8

Increased traffic to neighbourhood
Impact to street parking
Building height and massing
Changes to the character of the neighbour hood
Increased density (perceived safety, noises, changes)
Opposition to the proposed land use