City of Price Rupert Consol Consolidated for convenience only January, 2015 Table of Contents City of Prince Rupert ............................................................................... i List of Figures and Maps ...................................................................... iv Part A – Background and Context ............................................................................1 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Quality of Life Official Community Plan ............................................................ 1 1.2 Quality of Life Defined ...................................................................................... 2 Essential Quality of Life Attributes ....................................................... 3 Areas Functioning Well ......................................................................... 4 Issues Needing to be Addressed .......................................................... 4 1.3 Planning Process ............................................................................................. 5 2 The City in Context ...................................................................................................... 7 2.1 History Context ................................................................................................ 7 2.2 The Physical Setting ........................................................................................ 8 2.3 Regional Context Statement ............................................................................ 9 2.4 Climate Action Commitment ............................................................................. 9 Part B – Principles and Policies .............................................................................. 12 Quality of Life Planning Principles .................................................................. 12 Land-use Policies ........................................................................................... 13 1 Fostering a Healthy Community (Community and Social) .......................................... 14 1.1 Community-based Strategies to Remove Barriers/Encourage Involvement and Build Pride ............................................................................................... 15 1.2 Arts and Culture ............................................................................................. 16 1.3 Community Education Facilities ..................................................................... 17 1.4 Heritage Resources ....................................................................................... 17 1.5 Health and Safety……………………………………………………………………18 2 Respecting and Enjoying the Environment ................................................................ 19 2.1 Environmental Protection ............................................................................... 20 2.2 Playgrounds, Parks, Urban Forests and Public Open Space .......................... 20 2.3 Trail Network .................................................................................................. 22 2.4 Climate Action Commitment ........................................................................... 23 SCHEDULE “A” of the Quality of Life - Official Community Plan Bylaw 3236, 2007 ii Table of Contents 3 Working and Shopping in Prince Rupert (Industrial, Office, Retail, Service) ............... 25 3.1 Local Economy .............................................................................................. 25 3.2 Port Industrial Development ........................................................................... 26 3.3 Commercial Development .............................................................................. 29 4 Living in Prince Rupert (Residential) .......................................................................... 33 4.1 Residential Development ............................................................................... 34 4.2 Mixed Use Development ................................................................................ 36 5 Traveling and Mobility in Prince Rupert (Transportation) .......................................... 40 5.1 Roads and Sidewalks ..................................................................................... 41 5.2 Parking ........................................................................................................... 43 5.3 Marine and Air Service ................................................................................... 44 5.4 Transit ............................................................................................................ 44 6 Infrastructure Development ........................................................................................ 46 6.1 Southeast Kaien Island .................................................................................. 46 6.1.1 Potable Water ................................................................................................ 46 6.1.2 Sanitary Sewer ............................................................................................... 46 6.2 Oldfield Slopes ............................................................................................... 47 6.2.1 General .......................................................................................................... 47 6.2.2 Potable Water ................................................................................................ 47 6.2.3 Sanitary Sewer ............................................................................................... 47 6.3 Seal Cove ...................................................................................................... 47 6.3.1 General .......................................................................................................... 47 6.3.2 Potable Water ................................................................................................ 48 6.3.3 Sanitary Sewer ............................................................................................... 48 6.4 Fairview ......................................................................................................... 48 6.4.1 General .......................................................................................................... 48 6.4.2 Potable Water ................................................................................................ 48 6.4.3 Sanitary Sewer ............................................................................................... 49 6.5 Sewage Treatment ......................................................................................... 49 7 Climate Action through Sustainable Planning ............................................................ 50 7.1 Targets ........................................................................................................... 50 7.2 Monitoring ...................................................................................................... 51 7.3 Initiatives and Actions .................................................................................... 51 Part C – Community Involvement and Implementation ............................................ 52 1 Continuing on the Path to a Quality Community ......................................................... 52 1.1 Alignment and Community Plan ..................................................................... 53 1.2 Annual Report Card ....................................................................................... 53 SCHEDULE “A” of the Quality of Life - Official Community Plan Bylaw 3236, 2007 iii Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Implementation Strategies ......................................................................................... 54 3 Development Permit Area Designations .................................................................... 60 4 Appendix “A” – BC Climate Action Charter ................................................................ 64 List of Figures and Maps Figure 1 – Slope Analysis……………………………………………………………………………11 Figure 2 – Natural Features and Open Space Network .......................................................... 24 Figure 3 – Potential Industrial Area Figure 3 ........................................................................ 28 Figure 4 – McBride Street Recommendations…………………………………………………….32 Figure 5 – Future Residential Neighbourhood Plan Area (Oldfield Slopes) ........................... 37 Figure 6 – Future Residential Neighbourhood Plan Area (Seal Cove) .................................. 38 Figure 7 – Future Residential Neighbourhood Plan Area (Fairview) ..................................... 39 Figure 8 – Potential Bypass Route ....................................................................................... 42 Figure 9 – Potential Transportation Hub ............................................................................... 42 Figure 10 – Second Avenue Traffic Calming Measures ........................................................ 43 Figure 11 – Proposed Link to Digby Island ........................................................................... 45 Map 1 – Long Range Land Use ............................................................................................ 62 Map 2 – Development Permit Areas ..................................................................................... 63 List of Amendments ............................................................................................................