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• Reduce the intensity of densification from
the core toward the urban fringe to minimize
potential conflict with agricultural uses along
the Urban Growth Boundary.
• Enhance livability and urban design through
Design Guidelines pertaining to “form and
character” for residential and commercial de-
velopments, Complete Community principles
and Healthier Community recommendations.
• Through best practice manuals, neighbour-
hood plans and community workshops,
inform the public and development indus-
try about the attributes and advantages of
well-designed densification projects.
• Research and monitor densification, and pro-
mote quality design, while addressing afford-
ability and neighbourhood concerns.
3. Comprehensively Plan Hillside Development
a. Direct defined growth to designated hillsides
that are supported by municipal services and
governed by Comprehensive Development
Area Plans, including: Promontory, East-
ern Hillsides, Chilliwack Mountain and Little
Mountain. (in accordance with Schedule E -
Growth Projection Tables)
b. Through the implementation of the City’s
Hill-
sides Standards Policy
and the development
permit process, ensure that future hillside
development respects the unique terrains
of the hillsides, remains sensitive to special
environmental features, and complies with
adopted environmental planning principles,
methods and best practices.
c. Protect sensitive environmental features
through the design guidelines of Develop-
ment Permit Area 2
.
4. Limit Growth in Rural Settlements
a. Retain the existing Rural Settlement bound-
aries of Greendale, Rosedale and Yarrow,
and limit future growth to existing develop-
ment areas.
b. Give consideration to mixed use develop-
ment in designated commercial areas where
servicing requirements can be met.
5. Comprehensively plan major community
developments
a. Adopt comprehensive plans for all major
community developments to ensure efficient
use of land and alignment with OCP and/or
neighbourhood planning goals.
b. Define development boundaries and overall
capacity, and follow
complete community
development principles.
6. Co-ordinate with First Nations
Work with First Nations to co-ordinate future
developments in the City and on First Nation
Reserves that share common boundaries,
or otherwise affect each other in terms of
traffic management, servicing, utility system
capacity planning, environmental design,
recreational facility planning, or social/eco-
nomic/cultural activities.
7.
Maintain Ryder Lake as a medium to long
term development reserve
a. Maintain the current rural estate density of
Ryder Lake in support of the urban corridor
focus growth strategy of this Plan, while pre-
serving this upland area for development
prospect consideration beyond 2040.
b. Limit small acreage rural and suburban res-
idential development to the current zoning
designations and discourage rezoning for a
higher density.
c. Support appropriate agricultural activities on
ALR parcels to maintain agricultural produc-
tion and preserve the integrity of the uplands
as a very long term land reserve.
d. Notwithstanding (b) and subject to the condi-
tions in Section 946 of the Local Government
Act, give consideration to residential subdivi-
sion for the construction of a home for rela-
tives of the concerned property owner.
8.
Finance growth on the principle of new de-
velopment being self-financed
a.
Estimate future servicing costs to enable
development cost charges planning and
regular changes to rates and assistance
Goal 1 - Manage Growth Responsibly