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Sustainable Salmo Official Community Plan NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 2017 7 Sustainable Salmo Official Community Plan BYLAW 687 This Official Community Plan is hybridized with an Integrated Community Sustainability Plan. 1 SUSTAINABLE SALMO OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW No. 687, 2017 WHEREAS Council wishes to repeal Bylaw No. 488, 2001, cited as The Village of Salmo Official Community Plan By-law No. 488, 2001 and amendments thereto, and wishes to adopt a new Official Community Plan, pursuant to Part 14 of the Local Government Act. AND WHEREAS Council has held a Public Hearing pursuant to Part 14 of the Local Government Act. NOW THEREFORE Council of the Village of Salmo, in open meeting assembled hereby enacts as follows: 1. This Bylaw shall be cited as the “Sustainable Salmo Official Community Plan Bylaw 687, 2017” 2. The following schedules attached hereto are hereby made part of this bylaw and adopted as the Official Community Plan for the Village of Salmo: Schedule ‘A’ - Official Community Plan Bylaw Text Schedule ‘B’ - Land Use Plan Schedule C – Road Network Plan Schedule D – Floodplain and Alluvial Fan Schedule E – Downtown Revitalization Development Permit Area Schedule F – Aquifer Protection Development Permit Area Schedule G – Natural Hazards Development Permit Area 3. The Bylaw cited as the “Village of Salmo Official Community Plan By-Law No. 488, 2001” and amendments thereto as it applies to the Village of Salmo is hereby repealed. READ A FIRST TIME THIS DAY OF , 2017 READ A SECOND TIME THIS DAY OF , 2017 PUBLIC HEARING HELD ON THIS DAY OF , 2017 READ A THIRD TIME THIS DAY OF , 2017 ADOPTED THIS __________ DAY OF ____________________, 2017 ________________________________ _______________________________ MAYOR CORPORATE OFFICER/CAO 2 SCHEDULE A Schedule A OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW TEXT This is Schedule “A” referred to in the “Sustainable Salmo Official Community Plan Bylaw 687, 2017”. ____________________________________ ___________________________________ MAYOR CORPORATE OFFICER/CAO 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW No. 687, 2017 ............................................................... 1 Schedule A .....................................................................................................................................2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................... 6 A VISION FOR A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY .......................................................................... 7 PART 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 8 1.1 The Community of Salmo ..........................................................................................................8 1.2 The Legislative Context .............................................................................................................9 1.3 Regional Context .................................................................................................................... 11 1.4 Community Planning and Sustainability .................................................................................. 11 1.5 Community Involvement in the Planning Process .................................................................... 13 1.6 Developing a Sustainable Salmo Vision ................................................................................... 18 1.7 Components of the Plan ......................................................................................................... 18 PART 2. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL WELL-BEING ....................................................................... 19 Background ................................................................................................................................. 19 2.1 Residential ............................................................................................................................. 23 2.2 Recreation ............................................................................................................................. 25 2.3 Education ............................................................................................................................... 25 2.4 Health .................................................................................................................................... 26 2.5 Arts and Culture ..................................................................................................................... 27 2.6 Volunteerism ......................................................................................................................... 27 PART 3. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ....................................................................................... 28 Background ................................................................................................................................. 28 3.1 Parks and Trails ...................................................................................................................... 33 3.2 Water .................................................................................................................................... 34 3.3 Air .......................................................................................................................................... 34 3.4 Natural Hazards ...................................................................................................................... 35 3.5 Climate Change ...................................................................................................................... 37 3.6 Respecting Our Place in Nature ............................................................................................... 38 PART 4. LAND USE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ........................................................................... 40 Background ................................................................................................................................. 40 4.1 Land Use ................................................................................................................................ 49 4.1.1 Mixed-Use Neighbourhood ....................................................................................................... 50 4.1.2 Land Use Designation Glossary ................................................................................................. 52 4.2 Asset Management and Sustainable Service Delivery .............................................................. 54 4.3 Public Utilities ........................................................................................................................ 55 Sustainable Salmo Official Community Plan, Bylaw 687 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.4 Transportation ....................................................................................................................... 56 4.5 Sand and Gravel ..................................................................................................................... 58 4.6 Development Approval Information........................................................................................ 58 4.7 Temporary Use Permits .......................................................................................................... 58 PART 5. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................... 60 Background ................................................................................................................................. 60 5.1 Central Business District ......................................................................................................... 65 5.2 Historic Railway Commercial District ....................................................................................... 66 5.3 Tourism .................................................................................................................................. 70 5.4. Agriculture ............................................................................................................................ 71 5.5 General Economic Development ............................................................................................. 71 PART 6. DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS ............................................................................... 73 6.1 Introduction and Authorization............................................................................................... 73 6.2 Aquifer Protection Development Permit Area ......................................................................... 74 6.2.1 Designated Area ........................................................................................................................ 74 6.2.2 Justification ............................................................................................................................... 74 6.2.3 Objective ................................................................................................................................... 74 6.2.4 Aquifer Protection Development Permit Area Guidelines ........................................................ 74 6.3 Natural Hazards Development Permit Area ............................................................................. 75 6.3.1 Designated Area ........................................................................................................................ 75 6.3.2 Justification ..............................................................................................................................
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