EAST SOOKE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN Bylaw No. 4000 2018
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EAST SOOKE OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN Bylaw No. 4000 2018 Acknowledgements This Official Community Plan (OCP) was developed through a collaborative effort which involved a broad cross-section of East Sooke residents and stakeholders. This OCP would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of those involved. The CRD would like to acknowledge and thank all those who participated in the OCP review. Special thanks go out to the East Sooke OCP Review Citizens’ Committee and to the East Sooke Advisory Planning Commission who all devoted a significant amount of time and energy to produce this document. East Sooke OCP Review Citizens’ Committee: Roger Beck Blair Cusack (part) Zac Doeding Layton Engwer (part) Jane Hutchins Linda Nehra Stacey Scharf Yale Shap Neil Smith Adele Tomlinson (part) Rhonda Underwood Brian White East Sooke Advisory Planning Commission: Janice St. John Adele Tomlinson Lindsay Trowell Rhonda Underwood Nita West © 2016, Capital Regional District. All Rights Reserved. The preparation of this sustainable Community Plan was carried out with assistance from the Green Municipal Fund, a Fund financed by the Government of Canada and administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Notwithstanding this support, the views expressed are those of the Capital Regional District. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Government of Canada accept no responsibility for them. CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT BYLAW NO.4OOO X * + tr ,ß ,! * * {< {< t< * *:ß *;ß ,ß * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ,ß * * * * X * * * * * * * * * t * * * * * * {< {< * * * * X * {. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 'ß 'k A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN FOR EAST SOOKE {<*{.*************{<*:t!{<*{<{<t*{<{<*¡<*{<X**********X**:ß'ß*{<{<'k:ß:t{<'F*+*{(*********+X**rß:ß{<:ß{.{<t<X***** A WHEREAS the Capital Regional Board wishes to update the Community Plan for the East Sooke area of the Regional District; B AND WHEREAS the residents of East Sooke, the adjacent municipality and various external provincial and federal government agencies have reviewed this Community Plan; C AND WHEREAS this Community Plan has been considered in conjunction with the Capital Regional District's Financial and Capital Expenditures program and the Capital Regional District's Regional Growth Strategy; D AND WHEREAS Sections 472, 473, 474, 485, 488, 492, 493 of the Local Government Act authorize the Capital Regional District to develop a bylaw to address all of the following issues: . The development of an Official Community Plan . The establishment of Greenhouse Gas reduction targets o The designation of Development Permit Areas . The designation of Development Approval lnformation Areas . The designation of Temporary Use Permit Areas E NOW THEREFORE the Board of the Capital Regional District in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: SECTION 1 GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE BYLAW This bylaw covers the area referred to as East Sooke, which is a part of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area within the Capital Regional District, as outlined on'Map'1: Location Within the CRD', which is attached to and forms a part of this bylaw. SECTION 2 SEVERABILITY lf any section, subsection, sentence, paragraph, schedule, or map forming part of this bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of any Court of competent jurisdiction, the section, subsection, paragraph, schedule, or map may be severed from the bylaw without affecting the validity of the bylaw or any portion of the bylaw or remaining schedules or maps. SECTION 3 INCORPORATION OF SCHEDULES AND MAPS Schedules "4" to "H" attached hereto are hereby made a part of this bylaw. SECTION 4 REPEAL OF BYLAWS The following bylaw is hereby repealed: The Capital Regional District Bylaw No 3718, cited as the "OfficialCommunity Plan for East Sooke Bylaw No. 1,2012". SECTION 5 TITLE This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as the "East Sooke Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 5, 2018" SECTION 6 IMPLEMENTATION READ A FIRST TIME THIS grh DAY OF May 2018 READ A SECOND TIME THIS grh DAY OF May 2018 READ A THIRD TIME THIS 1 3th DAY OF June 2018 Approved by the Minister of Transportation and lnfrastructure THIS DAY OF 2018 ADOPTED THIS I 1th DAY OF July 2018 CHAIR coR OFFICER Schedule A: East Sooke Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 4000 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv LIST OF MAPS............................................................................................................................................................................................................. iv LIST OF SCHEDULES ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... v LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................................ vi PART ONE – The Community ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 PART TWO – Administrative Structure ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3 201 Purpose of the Official Community Plan .......................................................................................................................................................... 3 202 Legislative Authority ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 203 Plan Area ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 204 Organization and Format .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 205 Public Consultation ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 5 206 First Nations ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 207 Collaboration with Other Agencies and Authorities ........................................................................................................................................ 7 208 Regional Growth Strategy Consistency ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 209 Minimum Parcel Size ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 210 Greenhouse Gas Reduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12 East Sooke Official Community Plan Schedule A Page i 211 Sand and Gravel .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 PART THREE – Themes and Priorities ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14 310 Ecological Health ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 320 Parks and Trails ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 330 Access to the Water Front .............................................................................................................................................................................. 26 340 Connectivity and Transportation .................................................................................................................................................................... 29 350 Safe and Healthy Community ........................................................................................................................................................................ 32 360 Food Security ..................................................................................................................................................................................................