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AREA F Amending Type of Summary of Amendment Date of Bylaw No RECORD OF AMENDMENTS TO OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NO. 0999, 2010 HATZIC VALLEY, ELECTORAL AREA F Amending Type of Summary of Amendment Date of Bylaw No. Amendment Adoption Text Map FVRD 1131 Text amendment to agricultural policies (5.1.8) 2012 05 23 Re: non-farm use in ALR. 1228 10990 Sylvester Rd, Limited Use to Rural 2013 09 25 1265 Riparian Area Regulations 2014 05 27 1413 36333 Ridgeview Rd, Limited Use to Rural 2017 10 24 ____________________________________________________________________________________ FVRD Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 Page 1 Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 A Bylaw to Adopt an Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley, Electoral Area "F" 1. CITATION This bylaw may be officially cited for all purposes as "Fraser Valley Regional District Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley. Electoral Area "F" Bylaw No. 0999, 2010". 2. AREA OF APPLICATION This bylaw shall apply to the areas shown on the map attached hereto as 'Schedule 0999-A Official Community Plan Boundary' which forms an integral part of this Bylaw. 3. SCHEDULES a) "Fraser Valley Regional District Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley, Electoral Area "F' Bylaw No. 0999, 2010" is comprised of the following: Schedule 0999-A Official Community Plan Boundary Schedule 0999-B Official Community Plan which includes text, maps, tables, figures, and the following schedules: Schedule 1 Boundary of the Plan Area Schedule 2 Designations Schedule 3 Parks Schedule 4 Development Permit Area 1-F Schedule 5 Development Permit Area 2-F b) The Schedules listed in Paragraph 3(a) are an integral part of this bylaw. c) The Schedules listed in Paragraph 3(a) constitute the Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley, Electoral Area "F" of the Fraser Valley Regional District, the location and area of which is outlined on Schedule 0999-A Official Community Plan Boundary. d) If any schedule, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Bylaw is for any reason held to be invalid by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Bylaw. FVRD Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 Page 1 of 4 4. REPEAL a) Dewdney-Alouette Regional District McConnell Creek-Hatzic Prairie Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 454-1987, and amendments thereto, are hereby repealed. c) Dewdney-Alouette Regional District Dewdney-Hatzic Lake Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 478-1988, and amendments thereto, are hereby repealed. 5. READINGS & ADOPTION READ A FIRST TIME THIS 22nd DAY OF JUNE,2010 A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THE 23,d DAY OF SEPTEMBER,2010 READ A SECOND TIME THIS 23rd DAY OF NOVEMBER,2010 A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THE 19th DAY OF JANUARY, 2011 nd RESCINDED SECOND READING 22 DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011 REREAD A SECOND TIME THIS 22nd DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011 A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THE 8'h DAY OF MARCH,2011 READ A THIRD TIME THIS 29th DAY OF MARCH,2011 ADOPTED THIS 29 th DAY OF MARCH,2011 ChairNice-Chair 6. CERTIFICATIONS I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of "Fraser Valley Regional District Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley, Electoral Area "F" Bylaw No. 0999, 2010"as adopted by the Board of Directors on the 29~ day of March, 2011. Dated at Chilliwack, BC on the 30'h day of March, 2011 FVRD Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 Page 2 of 4 FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN FOR HATZIC VALLEY, ELECTORAL AREA "F" BYLAW No. 0999, 2010 Schedule 0999-A Official Community Plan Boundary LEGEND Official Community Plan Boundary This is Official Community Plan Schedule 0999-A, attached to and an integral part of Fraser Valley Regional District Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley, Electoral Area "F' Bylaw No. 0999, 2010. ChairNice Chair FVRD Bylaw No. 0999. 2010 Page 3 of 4 FRASER VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN FOR HATZIC VALLEY, ELECTORAL AREA "F" BYLAW No. 0999, 2010 Schedule 0999-B Official Community Plan This is Official Community Plan Schedule 0999-8, attached to and an integral part of Fraser Valley Regional District Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley, Electoral Area "F" 8ylaw No. 0999, 2010. ChairNice Chair FVRD Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 Page 4 of 4 McConnell Creek Durieu Hatzic Prairie SCHEDULE 0999-B Official Community Plan for 45950 Cheam Avenue, Chilliwack, BC Hatzic Valley, Electoral Area “F” 604 702-5000 or 1-800-528-0061 www.fvrd.bc.ca Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 Fraser Valley Regional District Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley, Electoral Area “F” Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 SCHEDULE 0999-B OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 PLAN CONTEXT Page 1.0 PLAN PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE 1 1.1 Purpose of the Plan 1 1.2 Effect of the Plan 2 1.3 Plan Area Location & Boundaries 2 1.4 Planning Process 3 1.5 Plan Structure and Interpretation 4 1.6 Review & Amendment 5 1.7 Consultation 6 1.8 Implementation 7 2.0 COMMUNITY PROFILE 9 2.1 Community History 9 2.2 Population Characteristics 10 2.3 Building Statistics 14 2.4 Land Use Pattern & Economic Opportunities 16 PART 2 PLAN POLICIES 3.0 COMMUNITY PLAN VISION & OBJECTIVES 18 3.1 Vision for Electoral Area “F” 18 3.2 Plan Objectives 18 3.3 Regional Context 19 4.0 GENERAL LAND USE POLICIES 21 4.1 Permitted Uses & Parcel Sizes 21 4.2 Residential Uses 22 4.3 Associated Rural Residential Uses 24 4.4 Agricultural Uses 24 4.5 Commercial Uses 27 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FVRD Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 Page i Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley 4.6 Industrial Uses 27 4.7 Community Care Facilities 28 4.8 Lawfully Non-conforming Uses & Siting 28 4.9 Transportation & Utility Corridors 29 4.10 Use of Crown Lands 30 5.0 DESIGNATIONS 31 5.1 Agricultural 33 5.2 Conservation Areas 37 5.3 Forest 39 5.4 Institutional 41 5.5 Limited Use 43 5.6 Local Commercial 46 5.7 Resort 48 5.8 Rural 50 5.9 Suburban Residential 53 5.10 Community Watershed Protection Area 56 6.0 INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES 59 6.1 Roads & Transportation 59 6.2 Drinking Water 62 6.3 Sewage Disposal 65 6.4 Solid Waste Management 67 6.5 Utilities & Communication Services 68 6.6 Fire Protection, Police & E911 Services 69 6.7 Schools & Library Services 70 7.0 RECREATIONAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES 71 7.1 Regional Parks 71 7.2 Community Parks & Recreational Resources 71 7.3 First Nations Cultural Resources 73 7.4 Rural Landscape Aesthetics 76 8.0 HAZARD & RISK MANAGEMENT 77 8.1 Geologic & Stream Hazards 77 8.2 Major Floodplains & Flood Protection Infrastructure 81 8.3 Earthquake Hazards 85 8.4 Interface Fire Hazards 86 9.0 HABITAT 88 9.1 Riparian Habitats 88 9.2 Upland Habitats 89 9.3 Avoiding & Mitigating Impacts 90 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FVRD Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 Page ii Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley 10.0 GROUND & SURFACE WATER 93 10.1 Groundwater 93 10.2 Stormwater 101 11.0 RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP 104 11.1 Forestry 104 11.2 Aggregates & Minerals 107 12.0 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS 112 13.0 DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS 113 13.1 Geologic & Stream Hazard Development Permit Area No. 1-F 113 13.2 Riparian Areas Development Permit Area No. 2-F 119 14.0 TEMPORARY USE PERMITS 128 15.0 INTERPRETATION 130 SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1 – Boundary of the Plan Area SCHEDULE 2 – Designations SCHEDULE 3 – Parks SCHEDULE 4 – Development Permit Area 1-F SCHEDULE 5 – Development Permit Area 2-F MAPS MAP 1 - Agricultural Land Reserve MAP 2 - Major Floodplains & Flood Protection Infrastructure MAP 3 - Land Tenure MAP 4 - Cultural Resources MAP 5 - Transportation Network MAP 6 - Service Areas MAP 7 - Geologic & Stream Hazards MAP 8 - Interface Fire Hazards MAP 9 - Habitat MAP 10 - Aquifers _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FVRD Bylaw No. 0999, 2010 Page iii Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley 1.0 PLAN PURPOSE & STRUCTURE Community planning in Hatzic Valley dates back to 1979 when Dewdney Alouette Regional District1 adopted McConnell Creek – Hatzic Prairie Official Settlement Plan Bylaw No. 183-1979. This plan was updated in 1987 with the adoption of McConnell Creek - Hatzic Prairie Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 454-1987.2 The Dewdney- Alouette Regional District plans have served the community well for many years. This Plan comprehensively updates and consolidates the old plans to reflect current community values, legislation, and development trends. 1.1 Purpose of the Official Community Plan Official community plans (OCPs) are defined by the Local Government Act as broad statements of objectives and policies which guide planning and land use management decisions. OCPs are forward-thinking. They direct change and provide policy about future land use and services. OCPs reflect community values and goals. Accordingly, as legislation and community values change, OCPs may require amendments to remain current. In contrast, zoning bylaws establish current regulations for the use of land, density, and the massing and siting of structures. The Official Community Plan for Hatzic Valley must meet the content requirements for OCPs established in the Local Government Act, including: a. An official community plan must include statements and map designations for the area covered by the plan respecting the following: i. the approximate location, amount, type and density of residential development required to meet anticipated housing needs over a period of at least 5 years; ii. the approximate location, amount and type of present and proposed commercial, industrial, institutional, agricultural, recreational and public utility land uses; iii. the approximate location and area of sand and gravel deposits that are suitable for future sand and gravel extraction; iv.
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