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INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY

PUBLIC HEARING - Exclusion ApplicationJuly 17, 2017

INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY

PROJECT TIMELINE

WE ARE HERE

Winter 2016 Spring 2017

Trends, Inventory & Demand

Identify Potential Locations for Future Industrial Uses

ALR Exclusion

Abbotsford Industrial Land Capacity Analysis(Urban Systems)

Industrial Land Strategy Council Resolution

Bylaw Approval(dependent on ALC decision)

OCP Amendment

1BACKGROUND

2SITE ANALYSIS

3ALR EXCLUSION

4OCP AMENDMENT

Open HousesCity Committees

PUBLIC HEARING

Council Resolution

STAGE 2 SITE SELECTION

INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY

Figure 1 - Special Study Area AFile No.: 6520-20

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SPECIAL STUDY AREA A

56th Ave

LEGENDSpecial Study Area Boundary

Figure 2 - Special Study Area BFile No.: 6520-20

±100 3000

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Special Study Area B (modified) Date

6/21/2017±

SPECIAL STUDY AREA B

AbbotsfordInternational

Airport (YXX)

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LEGEND

Special Study Area Boundary (modified)

Council authorized staff to present two areas for public input in Stage 3

~ 134 ha ~ 154 ha

OPEN HOUSE ADVERTISING

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News Ads

Postcards• Landowners

Community Paper • Bradner Barker

Social Media• Facebook• Twitter

E-mail Lists• Rural Ratepayers Assocation• Urban Development Institute• Chamber of Commerce

WHAT WE ASKED

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COMMENTS

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PLEASE NOTE ALL INPUT WILL BE A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD

THANK YOU!

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www.abbotsford.ca/plan200K [email protected]Å

3. Do you live in Abbotsford? YES NO

4. Do you live in the ALR? YES NO

5. Do you live in one of the Special Study Areas? YES NO

1. Should Area A be excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for industrial growth?

2. Should Area B be excluded from the ALR for industrial growth?

Strongly Agree

Agree Neutral Disagree StronglyDisagree

Strongly Agree

Agree Neutral Disagree StronglyDisagree

Comment sheets

• available at both open houses

• asked the same questions

• provided opportunity to write down opinions

OPEN HOUSE 1

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137sign-ins

Bradner Community HallMay 17, 2017 156

responses

OPEN HOUSE 1 RESULTS

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Strongly Agree36%

Strongly Disagree54%

Agree4%

Neutral3%Disagree

3%

No Answer1%

COMMENTS

+ Supply of jobs for the future

Expanding tax base

Growing the economy and attracting new businesses

Difficult to farm

EXCLUSION (Special Study Area A)

- Protection of farmland

Traffic

Servicing upgrades will be cost burden to taxpayers

Environmental impacts

Food security

Densify existing industrial uses

OPEN HOUSE 2

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101sign-ins

Abbotsford TraditionalSecondary SchoolMay 18, 2017

92responses

OPEN HOUSE 2 RESULTS

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Strongly Agree77%

Strongly Disagree

11%

Agree8%

Neutral2%

Disagree2%

COMMENTS

+ Job creation

Expanding tax base

Growing the economy and attracting new businesses

Proximity to airport, highway, airport, nearby industry

Agri-industrial uses

Existing servicing infrastructure

Mt Lehman Road widening

EXCLUSION (Special Study Area B)

- Class 1 soils are irreplaceable

Need vision for agriculture

Lack of economic analysis

CICP lands are vacant

Past exclusions used for commercial/retail sprawl

COMBINED OPEN HOUSE RESULTS

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SPECIAL STUDY AREA BSPECIAL STUDY AREA A

33%

45%

22%

54%

27%

19%

AGREE

DISAGREE

NEUTRAL/NO ANSWER

Online Feedback // 261 responses | 96% support Area A, 23% support Area B

DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (DAC)

INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY

RECOMMENDATION for exclusion:

• Special Study Area A• Partial Special Study Area B (properties

fronting Queen Street west to Fishtrap Creek)

201 ha (497 acres)

July 7, 2017

Special Study Area B - Western Portion

Attachment BFile No.: PRJ17 - 090

Date6/30/2017±1:12,500

Special Study Area B (Modified)

LegendSpecial Study Area B (Western Portion)

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July 7, 2017

Should Area A be excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for industrial growth?

Should Area B be excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for industrial growth?

INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY

RECOMMENDATION for exclusion:

• Special Study Area A• Special Study Area B

288 ha (712 acres)

Should Area A be excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for industrial growth?

Should Area B be excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for industrial growth?

AGRICULTURE, DYKING, DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ADDIAC)July 12, 2017

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How much land has been excluded from the ALR in the last 10 years in Abbotsford?

FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS

What percentage of Abbotsford’s ALR is contained in the two Special Study Areas?

Will contributions to the City’s Agricultural Enhancement Endowment Fund be required?

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2005 - City in the Country Plan (CICP) Lands: 445 acres (180 hectares)2007 - 2017: 35 acres (14 hectares) (mostly in West Abbotsford)

Abbotsford has 27,000 hectares (66,718 acres) of land in the ALR.

The two Special Study Areas have a combined area of 288 hectares (712 acres), approximately 1% of the total ALR land base in the city.

Yes, consistent with the current contribution of $20,000/acre secured at time of rezoning.

Notification

Signage (18 property signs)

Newspaper Ad(3 consecutive papers)

Mailout(115 properties)

Website

Social Media

Mailing Lists

INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY

Public HearingMCA: July 17

Council ConsiderationALC Application

STAGE 2 SITE SELECTION

INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY

Figure 1 - Special Study Area AFile No.: 6520-20

±100 3000

Meters

Special Study Area ADate6/15/2017±

TOW

NSH

IP O

F LA

NG

LEY

HIGHWAY 1

Lefe

uvre

Rd

Townshipline Rd

Southern RailwayB

ayne

s St

Myrtle Ave

Haverman Rd

SPECIAL STUDY AREA A

56th Ave

LEGENDSpecial Study Area Boundary

Figure 2 - Special Study Area BFile No.: 6520-20

±100 3000

Meters

Special Study Area B (modified) Date

6/21/2017±

SPECIAL STUDY AREA B

AbbotsfordInternational

Airport (YXX)

King Rd

Tow

nlin

e R

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Marshall Rd

Que

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Peardonville Rd.

Pear

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Mt.

Lehm

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Walmsley Ave

Trac

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HIGHWAY 1

LEGEND

Special Study Area Boundary (modified)

Council authorized staff to present two areas for public input in Stage 3

~ 134 ha ~ 154 ha


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