Draft Strategic Policy Development and Workplan
Staff will provide Council with an overview of the workplan to update the Official Community Plan. The purpose of the update: to meet both the Province’s Bill 44 requirements to ensure that the District has adequate land to accommodate the 20 year residential growth estimates, and to complete a general update of the Official Community Plan. The general OCP update will be comprehensive, including the review of sections on community growth; neighbourhood planning; transportation and mobility; infrastructure, services, and utilities; and development permit areas. The scope of the project will also include previous Council direction on priority projects, including the creation of an affordable housing policy for the District. Additionally, the general OCP update may include recommendations from the District’s Development Approvals Program Review (2025). Council will have the opportunity to provide feedback to staff on the proposed workplan.