APPENDIX A OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN May 2014 Prepared by: Urban Systems Ltd. Suite 550 - 1090 Homer Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2W9 Contact: Tina Atva, MCIP T: 604.235.1701 Ext. 6232 E: [email protected] Table of Contents 1.0 Overview .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of An Official Community Plan ................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Community Overview ............................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Planning Process .................................................................................................................................. 5 1.4 Key Issues ............................................................................................................................................. 9 1.5 Regional Context ................................................................................................................................. 10 1.6 Economic Development ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.0 Vision and Guiding Principles ........................................................................................................................ 13 2.1 Vision .................................................................................................................................................. 13 2.2 Guiding Principles ............................................................................................................................... 13 3.0 Population, Demographics and Growth ........................................................................................................ 15 3.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 15 3.2 Population Projections ........................................................................................................................ 16 3.3 Population Shift ................................................................................................................................... 16 4.0 Land Use Policies .......................................................................................................................................... 18 4.1 Overview of Land Use Designations .................................................................................................. 18 4.2 Agricultural Land Use ......................................................................................................................... 20 4.3 Residential Land Use .......................................................................................................................... 24 i. Affordable Housing .............................................................................................................................. 27 ii. Residential – Rural .............................................................................................................................. 27 iii. Residential – Single Family ................................................................................................................. 29 iv. Residential – Multi Family ................................................................................................................... 30 v. Residential – Lake Area ...................................................................................................................... 32 vi. Residential – Reserve ......................................................................................................................... 33 4.4 Commercial Land Use ........................................................................................................................ 35 i. Commercial – Town Centre ................................................................................................................ 36 ii. Mixed-Use ........................................................................................................................................... 38 iii. Commercial – Services ....................................................................................................................... 38 iv. Commercial – Highway ....................................................................................................................... 39 v. Commercial – Marine .......................................................................................................................... 40 4.5 Industrial Land Use ............................................................................................................................. 41 Page | i i. Industrial – Light .................................................................................................................................. 42 ii. Industrial – Heavy ............................................................................................................................... 43 4.6 Institutional Land Uses ....................................................................................................................... 45 4.7 Parks, Recreation and Open Space ................................................................................................... 47 4.8 Resource Management Use ............................................................................................................... 56 5.0 Environment & Sustainability ......................................................................................................................... 58 5.1 GHG Reductions ................................................................................................................................. 58 5.2 Geotechnical Hazards and Steep Slopes........................................................................................... 60 5.3 Riparian Areas .................................................................................................................................... 62 5.4 Harrison – Sts’ailes Wildlife Management Area ................................................................................. 63 5.5 Flood Protection & Erosion ................................................................................................................. 65 6.0 Transportation Network ................................................................................................................................. 67 6.1 Roads and Highways .......................................................................................................................... 67 6.2 Cycling and Walking ........................................................................................................................... 73 6.3 Transit ................................................................................................................................................. 74 6.4 Rail ...................................................................................................................................................... 75 7.0 Servicing ........................................................................................................................................................ 76 7.1 Water ................................................................................................................................................... 76 7.2 Sanitary Sewer .................................................................................................................................... 78 7.3 Storm Sewer (Drainage) ..................................................................................................................... 79 7.4 Solid Waste Management................................................................................................................... 80 7.5 Emergency Program Planning ............................................................................................................ 81 8.0 Health and Social Well-Being ........................................................................................................................ 83 9.0 Development Permit Areas ........................................................................................................................... 85 10.0 Implementation ............................................................................................................................................ 102 10.1 Land Use and Zoning Bylaw ............................................................................................................. 102 10.2 Development Permit Areas ............................................................................................................... 102 10.3 Engineering and Financing ............................................................................................................... 103 Page | ii Kent 2040 - Official Community Plan List of Maps Map 1: Regional Context ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Map 2: Location Map ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Map 3: