Peace River Regional District South Peace Fringe Area Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2048, 2012 ____________________________________________________________ Effective Date – April 16, 2021 Consolidated for convenience only This is a consolidation of the bylaws listed below. The amending bylaws have been combined with the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a legal document. Certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all interpretations and applications of the bylaw on this subject. Original Bylaw Date of Adoption Bylaw No. 2048, 2012 July 25, 2013 Amending bylaws: Text Amendments: Map Amendments: Bylaw No. 2106, 2014 Bylaw No. 2184, 2014 Bylaw No. 2228, 2015 Bylaw No. 2250, 2016 Bylaw No. 2289, 2017 PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT South Peace Fringe Area Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2048, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ..............................................................6 1.1 What is the Official Community Plan? ........................................................................6 1.2 Planning Area ............................................................................................................6 1.3 The Planning Process ...............................................................................................8 SECTION 2 - REGIONAL HISTORY AND OVERVIEW ..............................................................9 2.1 History ......................................................................................................................9 2.2 Land Use Patterns...................................................................................................10 2.3 Demographics .........................................................................................................10 2.4 Housing Stock .........................................................................................................12 2.5 Environment ............................................................................................................13 2.6 Regional Economics ................................................................................................14 2.7 Recreation ...............................................................................................................15 2.8 Transportation .........................................................................................................15 SECTION 3 – GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ......................................................17 3.1 Triple Bottom Line: A Guiding Framework ...............................................................17 3.2 Agriculture ...............................................................................................................19 3.3 Energy and Emissions .............................................................................................20 3.4 Integrated Water Management ................................................................................22 3.5 Housing ...................................................................................................................24 3.6 Home Based Business ............................................................................................25 3.7 Health and Quality of Life ........................................................................................25 SECTION 4 – RESOURCE .......................................................................................................28 SECTION 5 - AGRICULTURE (AG) .........................................................................................31 SECTION 6 - RURAL PLACES ................................................................................................34 SECTION 7 - COMMERCIAL ...................................................................................................38 SECTION 8 - INDUSTRIAL AREAS .........................................................................................39 SECTION 9 - CIVIC, ASSEMBLY AND INSTITUTIONAL (CIVIC) ............................................42 SECTION 10 - PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ..............................44 SECTION 11 - SERVICES, UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION ...........................................47 11.2 Fire Protection .................................................................................................................. 47 11.3 Communications .............................................................................................................. 48 11.4 Solid Waste ...................................................................................................................... 48 11.8 Transportation .................................................................................................................. 49 SECTION 12 - PRESERVATION AREAS AND SAFETY .........................................................51 SECTION 13 - TEMPORARY USE PERMITS ..........................................................................53 SECTION 14 - IMPLEMENTATION ..........................................................................................54 SECTION 15 - DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS ...................................................................58 APPENDIX I ............................................................................................................................................ 62 Acronyms and Definition ....................................................................................................................... 62 Schedule B - Land Use Maps # 1 - 8 Schedule C - Areas Schedule D - Fire Protection Area Areas Schedule E - Preservation Areas Schedule F - Kiskatinaw Watershed Note: All words that have been italicised in Schedule A are defined in Appendix 1 Peace River Regional District Bylaw No. 2048, 2012 A bylaw to adopt an Official Community Plan for the South Peace Fringe Area to help guide future development WHEREAS Section 876 of the Local Government Act authorizes a local government to adopt an Official Community Plan to guide decisions of the Peace River Regional District on planning and land use management issues; AND WHEREAS the Regional Board has provided one or more opportunities for consultation with persons, organizations and authorities it considers affected in the development of the Official Community Plan in accordance with Section 879 of the Local Government Act; AND WHEREAS the goals reflect the resident visions relating to their community, economy and environment; AND WHEREAS the Regional Board has consulted with the Electoral Area Representatives of the Regional District; AND WHEREAS the Regional Board in accordance with Section 882 of the Local Government Act, has considered the Plan in conjunction with its capital expenditure program, solid waste management plan and has referred the Plan to the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission; AND WHEREAS in accordance with Section 875 of the Local Government Act, this Official Community Plan works towards achieving the purpose and goals referred to in Section 849 of the Local Government Act, as applicable within the Official Community Plan; NOW THEREFORE the Regional Board of the Peace River Regional District in open meeting assembled enacts as follows: 1. This bylaw shall be cited for all purposes as the “South Peace Fringe Area Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2048, 2012.” 2. Schedules ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ ‘E’ and ‘F’, attached hereto and forming part of this by-law, are hereby adopted as the “South Peace Fringe Area Official Community Plan.” 3. “Dawson Creek Rural Area Official Community Plan By-law No. 477, 1986” and all amendments thereto are repealed in so far as they apply to lands affected by the adoption of this Official Community Plan By-law, as shown on Schedule ‘B’ maps and are consequently amended so that their operation and application is excluded from the areas delineated on Schedule ‘B’ maps hereto. I Peace River Regional District Bylaw No. 2048, 2012 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrases or map of this by-law is for any reason declared invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this by-law. 5. This by-law shall take effect upon its adoption by the Regional Board. 7th READ a FIRST TIME this 28thday of December , 2012. READ a SECOND TIME this 23rd day of March 2013. Second reading rescinded this 23rd day of May , 2013. READ a SECOND TIME this 10th day of May , 2013. Public Hearing held on the 25th day of June , 2013. READ a THIRD TIME25th this day of July , 2013. ADOPTED the day of July , 2013. THE CORPORATE SEAL of the Peace River Regional District was hereto affixed in the presence of: (seal) Fred Banham, Chief Administrative Officer 2 SCHEDULE A SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1.1 What is the Official Community Plan? To help guide the future development of communities in British Columbia, the Provincial Government authorizes local governments to adopt community plans under Section 876 of the Local Government Act. An official community plan (OCP) provides a long-term vision, which is implemented by way of broad short and long term goals, objectives and policies of the local government. The goals establish direction, the objectives focus on more specific areas to be pursued, and the policies identify how the goals and objectives will be realized. An OCP considers the character of existing and proposed land use, as well as servicing requirements in the