2020 Annual Report

Annual Report 2020 43 Planning and Strategic Initiatives Development Planning • Rezoning (including Official Community Plan amendments) • Development Variance Permits • Development Permits (Form & Character) • Temporary Use Permits • Agricultural Land Reserve Applications Long-Range Planning • Official Community Plan • Neighbourhood Plans • Growth Projections • Policy Development ‘One Stop’ Business Registration and Licencing • General and Intermunicipal Business Licencing 66 DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMITS 109 FORM & CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMITS 20 AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE APPLICATIONS 521 NEW BUSINESS LICENCES 78 REZONING APPLICATIONS 22 TEMPORARY USE PERMITS 2020 HIGHLIGHTS Planning Projects 9 Chilliwack Child Care Needs Assessment & Strategy 9 Housing for Aging Adults Study 9 The Chilliwack Housing Needs Report 9 The Sardis Neighbourhood Plan Intermunicipal Business Licences 2020 - 520 2019 - 498 2018 - 459 2017 - 374 2016 - 315 9 Zoning Bylaw 2020 • New Zoning Bylaw adopted by Council in August 2020. • Comprehensively rewritten to ensure that the Bylaw aligns with the City’s 2040 Official Community Plan, reflects best practices in urban planning and development, is consistent with provincial legislation and is legally enforceable. • The document has been improved, updated and simplified with a user friendly and organized layout. 9 Reaching Home Program • Chilliwack became a “Designated Community” under the Federal Government’s Reaching Home Program. • This ensures ongoing funding to reduce and prevent homelessness in the community. • Through this program, the City was able to grant $1.2 million to local projects to address food support, rent supports, shelter improvements and client supports, helping transition people into stable housing.