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October 2, 2012

Overview� The Official Community Plan (OCP)

� OCP 1998 Review Process

� Key Issues

� Next Steps

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� Planning & development guide � Maps, policies, Development Permit Areas

� Developed with public consultation, adopted by Council

� Periodic Amendments� Inclusion of Neighbourhood plans

� New DP areas

� Regional Growth Strategy

� Provincial requirements

� Re-designations

� Generally updated every 10 – 15 years

Official Community Plan Bylaw

Official Community Plan Bylaw 1998

�Extensive community consultation

�Main objectives still relevant:� Preserve agricultural land

� Densify & comprehensively develop hillsides

� Visually enhanced, mixed use neighbourhoods

� Diversify economy, population/jobs balance

� Increased mobility & modal shift

� Environmental stewardship

� A healthy, sustainable community

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Official Community Plan Update

• Triggered by 85,000 population threshold

• Changes based on

• new legislation

• emerging issues

• changing community needs

OCP Update - Proposed Timeline

Key Issues

Growth Scenarios

Policy Review

Draft Plan Final OCP Bylaw

2012 2013

Public Engagement

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Some Key Issues� Land Use Needs, Growth Projections

� Urban Growth Boundary

� Environmental, Geotechnical Mapping & Policy� Economic Development & Employment� Parks & Amenities� Urban Design

Urban Growth Boundary

� Increase from 32,000 to 58,000 dwellings (+ 48,270 people)

� Hillside, Infill Densification & Redevelopment the focus

� First Nations land is significant

� Development Must Pay for Itself� Clarify policy re Ryder Lake, “Upper

Promontory,” Rural Areas – how is development funded ?

� Support Agriculture � Ag Area Plan: Reduce speculation on

agricultural land; Edge Planning

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Economic Development� Importance of employment generation

� Explore opportunities for existing land supply

� In Downtown, By Industrial Area

� For densification, diversification, valued employment

� Focus right type of development in right places

� Hotels, office uses, etc

� Brownfield strategy

Key Issues: Our Environment

� Greenhouse gas targets

� Avoid vehicle congestion

� Hillside Development

� Water supply

� Adaptation to severe weather

events

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Key Issues: Density & Amenities

� Quality of Life: ensuring adequate parks and services

� Strategy to identify where and how adequate park space will be acquired

Key Issue: Housing & Healthy

Community

• Supportive Housing with little or no funding

• Multi-family housing that supports families and children; and seniors

• Ensuring supply of affordable housing that is secure, stable, attractive

• Urban Design to support healthy human development

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Additional issues

� Urban Design

� Heritage Policies

Next Steps� Project Website:

� www.chilliwack.com\

� Email: planning@chilliwack.com

� Public Engagement:

� Strategy – October

� Activities –November & Early December