LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN PHASE 2 CONSULTATION GUIDE Draft Vision, Land Use Concepts and Policy Directions 1 LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN - PHASE 2 CONSULTATION GUIDE Aerial Photo of the Lochdale Area, 2018 2 LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN - PHASE 2 CONSULTATION GUIDE DRAFT VISION “Lochdale is a distinct and sustainable community within Burnaby, with close access to parks, trails and nature in a transit-oriented Urban Village setting, where people can work, shop, live, and connect.” BIG MOVES Further support Hastings Street as the Urban Village centre with a mix of commercial New and enhanced and community uses, vibrant connections to a wider public spaces, and housing system of local, regional oppurtunities. and national trails. Protect and expand community park space. Break up large, privately-owned blocks with new streets, connections, and public spaces, including a north extension of Brooklyn Avenue. Creek Heron Lou Moro Park INLET DR Westridge Park BARNET RD HASTINGS ST Kensington Kensington Square Shopping Park Centre CLARE AVE DUNCAN AVE Westridge FRANCES ST Elementary School C A KENSINGTON AVE L GEORGIA ST V TRUDY CT IN CLIFF AV Burnaby North C Secondary T School SPERLING AVE UNION ST Employment opportunities, Maintain and enhance key Consider school and including office, retail community assets, including community use needs, from and live-work units. Lochdale Community Hall. daycares to school expansions. Consider opportunities Diverse home-ownership to create pedestrian and and rental options that cycling only green corridors. accommodate individuals and families from varying backgrounds and life stages. CLICK underlined text to open links on digital versions of this document LINKS TO RELATED POLICIES + BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS • Phase 1 Consultation Guide • Burnaby Official Community Plan (1998) • Economic Development Strategy (2007) • Metro Vancouver 2040 Regional Growth Strategy (2010) • Social Sustainability Strategy (2011) • Metro Vancouver Regional Context Statement (2014) • Environmental Sustainability Strategy (2016) • Mayor’s Task Force on Community Housing (2019) • Climate Action Framework (2019) • Burnaby Community Safety Plan (2020) • Housing and Homelessness Strategy (ongoing) • Burnaby Transportation Plan (ongoing) • Burnaby Rental Use Zoning Policy (2020) • Burnaby Housing Needs Report (2021) 5 LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN - PHASE 2 CONSULTATION GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS This Consultation Guide provides background information on the existing community, and summarizes the Draft Vision, Land Use Concepts and Policy Directions that will be further developed as part of Phase 2 public consultation for the Lochdale Urban Village Community Plan. PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose & Overview 1.2 Where We Are 1.3 What We Heard 1.4 Context & History 1.5 Plan Boundary 1.6 Community Snapshot PART 2: SHAPING THE FUTURE 2.1 Urban Villages in Burnaby 2.2 The Urgency for Climate Action 2.3 Sustainable Place-Making PART 3: MOVING FORWARD 3.1 Character Areas, Land Use & Development 3.2 Parks, Schools, Public Space & Mobility 3.2.1 Mobility Network 3.2.2 Streetscape Concepts and Design Actions 3.2.3 Urban Village Streetscape Designs 3.3 Housing, Community Amenities & Services NEXT STEPS PHASE 2 LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN PART 1: INTRODUCTION 7 LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN - PHASE 2 CONSULTATION GUIDE INTRODUCTION 1.1 — Purpose & Overview This document is a continuation of the Phase 1 Consultation Guide for the development of a new Lochdale Urban Village Community Plan (The “Lochdale Plan”). It is intended to build on the results of Phase 1 Public Consultation and to outline the draft vision, land use concepts and policy directions that were developed for Phase 2 of the Lochdale community plan process. These draft materials will be further developed as additional feedback and comments are received from the public and other stakeholders during the Phase 2 public consultation process. The Lochdale Plan is intended to guide the long-term, gradual and incremental development of Lochdale over the next 50 years. It also presents an opportunity to plan for: • A new and unique Urban Village character in Lochdale • A carbon neutral community by 2050 • New public spaces, community services and amenities for residents • An expanded mix of market and non-market housing options • New local employment opportunities • Change and reinvestment as the existing building stock ages • The creation of a multi-modal transportation hub • The enhancement of the natural environment, and increased connection and access to nature • The accommodation of regional growth Looking east along Hastings Street near Kensington Avenue 8 LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN - PHASE 2 CONSULTATION GUIDE INTRODUCTION 1.2 — Where We Are On July 27, 2020, City Council endorsed the preliminary goals and land use framework for the Lochdale Plan, as a basis to initiate the first phase of the Community Plan process. Phase 1 Public Consultation occurred during fall 2020 to collect feedback on the future identity, vision, goals, land use framework and Plan area boundary for the Lochdale Urban Village. Phase 2 of the Lochdale Plan will collect public and stakeholder input on a draft vision for the Plan, as well as input on policy directions for how different areas in the Plan will be developed. Phase 3 is scheduled for later in 2021 and will include a final Draft Plan for City Council consideration and further public consultation. Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Goals + Land Use Framework Policy Directions + Draft Community Plan Land Use Concepts Consultation on Plan area Consultation on community Consultation on Draft boundary, preliminary plan draft vision, policy Community Plan with goals, and land use directions, and land use established Plan area framework concepts boundary, and refined vision and policy directions Public engagement in Public engagement in early fall 2020 mid 2021 Public engagement in late 2021 Present final Draft Plan to City WE ARE HERE Council for consideration late 2021/early 2022 Late 2020 Mid 2021 Late 2021 / Early 2022 Get Involved During the Lochdale Urban Village Community Planning process, there will be multiple opportunities for residents, stakeholders and the public to provide feedback. Share your vision for Lochdale by Contact taking our phase 2 survey! Email: [email protected] burnaby.ca/yourvoice-lochdale Phone: 604-294-7781 Mail: City of Burnaby Subscribe to our City Connect Planning and Building Department eNews: 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC burnaby.ca/enews V5G 1M2 9 LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN - PHASE 2 CONSULTATION GUIDE CLICK underlined text to open links on digital versions of this document INTRODUCTION 1.3 — What We Heard Phase 1 public consultation involved an extensive media advertising campaign to notify the public and other stakeholders of the Lochdale Plan, and to solicit feedback and input. An online survey was launched between October 6 and November 15, 2020, which allowed respondents to provide detailed written feedback on key topics such as the vision, plan area boundary, preliminary goals and the land use framework for the Lochdale Plan. In total, the survey received 254 responses, along with feedback received via telephone, e-mail, written letters and social media responses. 2,200+ 250+ 80% Unique visitors to the Completed the Average support for dedicated website Urban Village Survey Plan goals (May - Oct, 2020) 68% 70% Chose to provide 44,000 Of respondents live Distribution of Burnaby Now feedback on at least in Northeast Burnaby (2 Print Advertisements) 1 detailed Plan sub-goal 95% 9,450 Identifiedaccess to Mail-outs sent to 13,000 + parks, services and Total reach through Social Media Burnaby Households amenities as important (Leading all development priorities) Overall, Phase 1 public consultation garnered valuable input on various important themes, including the following: PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT HOUSING LOCAL ECONOMY AND EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITY AMENITIES DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY DESIGN TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY For a full, detailed summary of public input that was received during Phase 1 public consultation, and how this input will be addressed and further explored during Phase 2, please refer to the Phase 1 Public Consultation Summary. 10 LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN - PHASE 2 CONSULTATION GUIDE INTRODUCTION 1.4 — Context & History The Lochdale area is located LOCHDALE along Hastings Street, west of the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area and the Simon Fraser University campus. The community currently includes commercial uses on Hastings Street, surrounded largely by single and two-family residential uses, and industrial and petrochemical uses to the north. Community amenities such as Lochdale Community Hall and several parks and pedestrian/cycling trails currently serve the neighbourhood. Figure 1: Green connections in northeast Burnaby Shell Lands INLET DR HASTINGS ST Kensington Square Shopping Centre Westridge Elementary KENSINGTON AVE KENSINGTON School SPERLING AVE Burnaby North Secondary School Figure 2: Neighbourhood context – an Urban Village within a City 11 LOCHDALE URBAN VILLAGE COMMUNITY PLAN - PHASE 2 CONSULTATION GUIDE THE HISTORY OF LOCHDALE Burrard Inlet and the Burnaby Mountain area were rich in resources that were used by hənq̓ əmin ̓’ The “Hastings Extension” streetcar at Ellesmere on Hastings Street ̓ əm and Sḵwxwú7mesh speaking in 1913. people. The area’s timber resources [487-001, City of