Cowichan Valley Regional District Electoral Area D – Cowichan Bay Official Community Plan No. 3605 ____________________________________________________________________________ Cowichan Valley Regional District Electoral Area D – Cowichan Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 3605 Amended up to and including Bylaw No. 4383 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY Please check with the Land Use Services Department (250.746.2620) for current information on this Bylaw _____________________________________________________________________ NOTE: CVRD Land Use Services Department staff have made every effort to provide the most up-to-date version of this consolidated bylaw and the associated maps. Nevertheless, this document may be somewhat out of date, particularly if there are amendments underway. Persons using this consolidated bylaw text and the maps should not rely on them for legal purposes or to make important decisions. AMENDING BYLAWS: 4271 4831 Trans Canada Highway (Map Amendment Only) – June 26, 2019 4383 1500 Cowichan Bay Road/PID: 005-490-227 (Text Amendment Only – July 28, 2021 Table of Contents Part 1 – Policy Framework ................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Plan Foundations...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Plan Scope ................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.3 Plan Area .................................................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Local Context ............................................................................................................................................ 4 1.5 Regional Context ...................................................................................................................................... 8 1.6 Guiding Principles ..................................................................................................................................... 9 2.0 Process, Vision & Goals ........................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 10 2.2 Process .................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Community Vision ................................................................................................................................... 13 2.4 Community Goals ................................................................................................................................... 14 3.0 Community Growth Framework ............................................................................................... 17 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 17 3.2 Plan Area Environments ......................................................................................................................... 17 3.3 General Objectives & Policies ................................................................................................................. 19 4.0 Land Use Designations ............................................................................................................ 21 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 21 4.2 Agricultural Resource (A) ........................................................................................................................ 21 4.3 Rural Resource (RUR).............................................................................................................................. 25 4.4 Rural Commercial (RC) ............................................................................................................................ 27 4.5 Rural Residential (RR) ............................................................................................................................. 29 4.6 Cluster Residential (CR) .......................................................................................................................... 31 4.7 Rural Village Residential (RVR) ............................................................................................................... 33 4.8 Village Residential (VR) .......................................................................................................................... 35 4.9 Mixed Use (MU) ...................................................................................................................................... 37 4.10 Four-Ways Rural Village (FV) .................................................................................................................. 39 4.11 Koksilah Village (KV) ............................................................................................................................... 41 4.12 Marine Village (MV) ............................................................................................................................... 43 4.13 Marine Industrial (MI) ............................................................................................................................ 46 4.14 Marine Residential (MR) ......................................................................................................................... 47 4.15 Marine Resource (MAR) ......................................................................................................................... 48 4.16 Community Institutional (CI) .................................................................................................................. 49 4.17 Parks (P).................................................................................................................................................. 50 5.0 Natural Environment .............................................................................................................. 51 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 51 5.2 Ecosystems & Biodiversity ...................................................................................................................... 52 5.3 Water Resources .................................................................................................................................... 55 5.4 Sensitive Lands ....................................................................................................................................... 58 5.5 Air, Noise, & Light Pollution .................................................................................................................... 60 5.6 Energy Conservation & Greenhouse Gas Reduction ............................................................................... 61 6.0 Community Social Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 63 6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 63 6.2 Community Services & Amenities ........................................................................................................... 64 6.3 Housing ................................................................................................................................................... 66 6.4 Food Security .......................................................................................................................................... 70 6.5 Community Safety .................................................................................................................................. 71 6.6 Parks & Trails .......................................................................................................................................... 72 6.7 Heritage, Arts & Culture ......................................................................................................................... 76 7.0 Economy ............................................................................................................................... 78 7.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 78 7.2 Economic Development .......................................................................................................................... 78 7.3 Commercial & Light Industrial ................................................................................................................ 79 7.4 Agricultural Economy ............................................................................................................................. 80 7.5 Marine Economy....................................................................................................................................