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Sproat Lake Official Community Plan Sproat Lake Official Community Plan Bylaw No. P1310, Schedule A Adopted: June 11, 2014 Sproat Lake OCP, Adopted: June 11, 2014 Page ii Sproat Lake Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. P1310 Table of Contents PART I – BACKGROUND ................................................................................................. 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Plan Preparation ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Purpose of the Official Community Plan .................................................................................. 1 1.3 Legislative Authority ..................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Jurisdiction ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Structure of the Plan ..................................................................................................................... 4 1.6 The Plan Area ................................................................................................................................ 4 1.7 Definitions ..................................................................................................................................... 5 PART II – GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ................................................................. 9 2.0 GOALS ............................................................................................................ 9 2.1 Setting the Stage ............................................................................................................................ 9 2.2 The Goals ....................................................................................................................................... 9 2.3 Land-Use Designations ................................................................................................................ 9 3.0 GENERAL PLANNING ...................................................................................... 10 3.1 General Planning Objectives ..................................................................................................... 10 3.2 General Planning Policies .......................................................................................................... 11 4.0 AGRICULTURAL USE ....................................................................................... 13 4.1 Agricultural Use Objectives ...................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Agricultural Use Policies ........................................................................................................... 14 5.0 RESOURCE USE ............................................................................................... 14 5.1 Resource Objectives ................................................................................................................... 15 5.2 Resource Policies ......................................................................................................................... 15 6.0 FISH HATCHERY USE ...................................................................................... 16 6.1 Fish Hatchery Objectives ........................................................................................................... 16 6.2 Fish Hatchery Policies ................................................................................................................ 16 7.0 INDUSTRIAL USE ............................................................................................ 17 7.1 Industrial Objectives ................................................................................................................... 17 7.2 Industrial Policies ........................................................................................................................ 17 8.0 COMMERCIAL USE .......................................................................................... 18 8.1 Commercial Objectives .............................................................................................................. 18 8.2 Commercial Policies ................................................................................................................... 18 Sproat Lake OCP, Adopted: June 11, 2014 Page iii 9.0 RURAL USE ..................................................................................................... 19 9.1 Rural Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 19 9.2 Rural Policies ............................................................................................................................... 19 10.0 RESIDENTIAL USE ........................................................................................ 20 10.1 Residential Objectives ................................................................................................................ 20 10.2 Residential Policies ...................................................................................................................... 20 11.0 RECREATIONAL RESIDENTIAL USE ................................................................ 22 11.1 Recreational Residential Objectives ......................................................................................... 22 11.2 Recreational Residential Policies ............................................................................................... 22 12.0 COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ................................................................. 22 12.1 Comprehensive Development Objectives ............................................................................... 23 12.2 Comprehensive Development Policies .................................................................................... 23 13.0 COMMUNITY SERVICE USE ........................................................................... 23 13.1 Community Service Objectives .................................................................................................23 13.2 Community Service Policies ...................................................................................................... 23 14.0 INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................... 24 14.1 Infrastructure Objectives ........................................................................................................... 25 14.2 Infrastructure Policies ................................................................................................................ 25 15.0 AIRPORT USE .............................................................................................. 26 15.1 Airport Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 26 15.2 Airport Policies ............................................................................................................................ 26 16.0 HERITAGE AND CULTURE ............................................................................ 27 16.1 Heritage and Culture Objectives ............................................................................................... 27 16.2 Heritage and Culture Policies .................................................................................................... 27 17.0 PARKS AND RECREATION USE ..................................................................... 28 17.1 Parks and Recreation Objectives .............................................................................................. 28 17.2 Parks and Recreation Policies.................................................................................................... 29 18.0 MARINE USE ................................................................................................ 30 18.1 Marine Use Objectives ............................................................................................................... 31 18.2 Marine Use Policies..................................................................................................................... 31 19.0 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................ 33 19.1 Natural Environment Objectives ............................................................................................. 34 19.2 Natural Environment Policies ................................................................................................... 35 19.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Actions .................................................................... 37 PART III – USE OF THE PLAN ........................................................................................ 38 Sproat Lake OCP, Adopted: June 11, 2014 Page iv 20.0 IMPLEMENTATION ...................................................................................... 38 20.1 Development Permit Areas ....................................................................................................... 38 20.2 DPA General Guidelines ........................................................................................................... 39 20.3 Development Permit Exemptions 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