HOUSING NEED AND DEMAND STUDY Electoral Areas A, B, C & D February 7, 2020 Photo by Squamish-Lillooet Regional District—Homes on agricultural land in the Pemberton Valley, SLRD Electoral Area C Prepared for: Squamish-Lillooet Regional District 1350 Aster Street (Office Address) Pemberton, BC Attention: Alix MacKay, Planner [email protected] Prepared By: Urban Matters CCC Ltd. 550-1090 Homer Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2W9 P: (604) 235-1701 Marina Jozipovic, Housing and Planning Consultant [email protected] Acknowledgements: This study was funded by the BC Rural Dividend Program (Fifth Intake). The SLRD gratefully acknowledges the fi nancial support of the Province of British Columbia. CONTENTS Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 Methodology .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 2 Current Community Context .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 2.1 Population .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Households.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 2.3 Economics .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 3 Housing Context .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Dwellings ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.2 Rental Market .............................................................................................................................................................................................37 3.3 Housing Indicators and Core Housing Need ........................................................................................................................ 40 3.4 Non-Market Housing ............................................................................................................................................................................ 43 3.5 Homelessness ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 4 Population, Household, and Housing Projections ................................................................................................................................ 44 4.1 Population Growth ................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 4.2 Household Growth ................................................................................................................................................................................. 46 4.3 Projected Housing Units ..................................................................................................................................................................... 48 4.4 Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 5 Community Engagement ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 50 5.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 50 5.2 Community Workshops....................................................................................................................................................................... 51 5.3 Stakeholder Interviews ....................................................................................................................................................................... 56 5.4 Community Survey................................................................................................................................................................................. 62 6 Summary of Findings .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 87 6.1 Overall ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 87 6.2 Area A .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 89 6.3 Area B.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 91 6.4 Area C .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 93 SLRD Housing Need and Demand Study | 1 6.5 Area D ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 94 7 Recommendations ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97 7.1 Increase Collaboration and Explore Partnerships............................................................................................................ 97 7.2 Support Gentle and Moderate Density in Appropriate Areas .................................................................................. 98 7.3 Explore Land and Servicing Opportunities ............................................................................................................................ 99 7.4 Protect Farming Opportunities ..................................................................................................................................................... 99 7.5 Explore Innovative and Complementary Actions on Housing ............................................................................... 100 7.6 Share Information ............................................................................................................................................................................... 100 7.7 Area Specific Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................... 101 APPENDICES Appendix A Executive Summaries Appendix B Survey Appendix C Open-Ended Survey Responses Appendix D Custom Census Data Appendix E Census Profiles Data SLRD Housing Need and Demand Study | 2 GLOSSARY This report refers to a variety of statistical data sources that refer to words and phrases that, for the purposes of consistency, have specific definitions. Adequate Housing Standard: “[Housing] not requiring any major repairs.” https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/households-menage037-eng.cfm Affordable Housing Standard: “[Housing with] shelter costs equal to less than 30% of total before-tax household income.” https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/ref/dict/households-menage037-eng.cfm Census Family: Census families include couples with and without children, and single parents with children living in the same dwelling. Census families are restricted to these family units and cannot include other members inside or outside the family (including a grandparent, a sibling, etc.). Grandchildren living with grandparents (and without a parent) would also count as a census