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GRAVEL AND RELATED INDUSTRY (IGR)
DENSITY
Maximum 0.35 FAR (floor area ratio)
INTENT
• Ensure adequate supply to meet local gravel
needs.
• Reduce gravel import and truck traffic’s im-
pact on the regional and local transportation
systems.
• Limit gravel sites in hillside/upland areas
where geological and environmental sensitiv-
ities are high and the roads are not designed
for gravel truck traffic.
APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS
Approved gravel sites on Vedder mountain.
PERMITTED USES
Gravel extraction, processing and sale – subject to
applicable provincial environmental and mining reg-
ulations.
APPROPRIATE BUILT FORMS
Industrial building: up to 3-storeys
SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL (IS)
DENSITY
FAR: maximum 1.0
INTENT
Accommodate industries that are heavy in nature,
involve nuisances or require special measures on
health, public safety and security.
APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS
Existing sites approved for specific heavy and special
industrial uses per conditions of the approval. New
locations are to be evaluated in accordance with the
potential impact of the development proposal as it
relates to the environment (including air quality),
the surrounding uses, the health of workers and res-
idents in the area, truck movement and traffic vol-
ume, potential nuisances (noise, fume, vibration and
odor) and the aesthetics of the area concerned.
PERMITTED USES
• Select heavier industrial uses (already estab-
lished) that have sound management of nui-
sance (noise, dust, odor, fume and security).
• Accessory office and sale outlet of the princi-
pal industrial use.
FORM AND CHARACTER
Subject to Development Permit regulation regarding
industrial form and character.
APPROPRIATE BUILT FORMS
Industrial building: up to 3-storeys
Implementation Guide