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TEMPORARY USE PERMITS
A Temporary Use Permit may be issued to
accommodate entrepreneurs on short-term
business opportunities or property owners
for a specific, approved use for a defined
duration. All activities and uses, other than
those permitted in the zoning bylaw, shall
require a temporary use permit issued under
the OCP, and this requirement applies to the
municipality as a whole.
Purpose of Temporary Use Permit
a) Provideshort termeconomicopportunities
b) Ensure the long-term planning policy for
the subject area is not affected
c) Balance public and private interests
d) Maintain
compatibility
with
the
surrounding developments
Permit Guidelines/Conditions
• Permits may allow a temporary use
approved by the City to operate up to
three years and could be considered for
renewal once for any further period up to
three years.
• The subject temporary use shall not
precipitatepublichealthandsafetyhazards
or cause environmental degradation.
• Where potential risks to public health and
safety or environmental quality exist or
are anticipated, the applicant shall resolve
them to the satisfaction of the City and
other concerned authorities before the
proposed temporary use or development
is approved.
• Where
warranted,
environmental
protection,
post-development
site
restoration and nuisance abatement
measures, including noise abatement,
operation hours and season, duration
of permitted use, traffic management,
parking, property security, performance
security, and establishing buffers and
screens, may be required.
• Upon the expiration of the Temporary
Use Permit, the subject temporary use
shall cease to operate and the concerned
land may need to be restored to the
conditions prior to the temporary use or
in accordance with the terms specified in
the original permit.
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS
Development Permits play a key role in bringing
OCP policies to the ground level when current
development proposals are evaluated. Where the
OCP policies are strong in direction, strategy and
process, development permits are focused on specific
concerns and challenges of current development and
practical solutions. Under Section 488 of the
Local
Government Act
, the OCP has established eight
development permit areas (DPA) for the following
purposes:
•
protection of the City’s drinking water
sources – aquifers and watersheds (DPA 1)
•
protection of development from hazardous
hillside conditions and environmentally
sensitive areas (DPA 2 and DPA 3);
•
protection of the natural environment,
especially riparian areas (DPA 3);
•
form and character guidelines for downtown
development (DPA 4)
•
form and character guidelines for hillside
residential (DPA 8), multi-family residential,
mixed commercial-residential (DPA 5 and DPA
6), and industrial developments (DPA 7).
•
farm home plate (DPA 9)
Implementation Guide