City of Courtenay Official Community Plan - 2026 update

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Objective 1 New housing supply keeps pace with demand

Policies

H 1

Support multi-residential housing forms and densities in all residential land use designations, as described in the Managing Growth Policy section of this Plan, and in accordance with protection of Environmentally Sensitive Area policies. Review the OCP and Zoning Bylaw every 5 years to ensure that land designation and zoning permissions are sufficient to meet the next 20 years of housing needs and proactively amend them in cases where they are not. Develop a density benefit policy that allows for additional density in exchange for public amenities. Review the Downtown Revitalization Tax Exemption Bylaw for its effectiveness in incenting new housing development. Maintain regular two-way communication with the development industry to support a mutually beneficial partnership and a healthy development environment. Advocate for senior levels of government to invest more in all types of housing needed in Courtenay, with a focus on below- and non-market housing. Monitor the development of new housing supply so that future actions taken by the City to support housing can target the areas of greatest need and so that the effectiveness of the actions can be evaluated. Continue to evaluate development application processes in order to recommend improvements to the current application processes to reduce timelines, including fee structure, customer service, and improve clarity and transparency of OCP development requirements and expectations.

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