City of Courtenay Official Community Plan - 2026 update

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• Development application support policies such as, but not limited to, application prioritization and exemption from application fees. • Reviewing the existing Development Cost Charges Waiver (Affordable Housing) Bylaw. • Identifying the use of communications and agreement mechanisms to support community integration. • Strengthening partnerships specifically, but not limited to: a. Regional partnerships with neighbouring jurisdictions, K’ómoks First Nation, and housing providers on the regional coordination of supportive housing b. With K’ómoks First Nation and other Indigenous partners on the delivery of non- or below-market housing projects for Indigenous residents. • Considering advancing any of the listed topics in the absence of an adopted strategy, as opportunities arise. The OCP’s Housing chapter and its Land Use chapter both include a number of polices that align with objective 1-C of the RGS. Collectively these policies support a diverse and flexible housing stock, that includes a variety of housing forms and tenures as well as levels of affordability. The maintenance of a diverse and flexible housing stock will be better suited to meet Courtenay's needs as it grows and changes. Policies include: Housing Policy 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. Housing Policy 9: Require that a diversity of housing types and unit sizes be provided in new rezoning applications for large developments. Ensure that development of multi-residential units occur in early phases of the subdivision. Housing Policy 13: Engage with and educate residents on the value of diversity of housing types distributed throughout Courtenay.

Objective 1-B: Increase affordable housing options

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Objective 1-C: Develop and maintain a diverse, flexible housing stock

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In alignment with RCS Objective 1-D, Courtenay’s OCP recognizes that the public cost of housing growth should be minimized. Located in the Land Use chapter, there are a number of policies that support this shared objective by directing new housing away from hazardous or expensive to service lands, as well as by taking a full cost accounting approach to land use decision making. Policies include:

Objective 1-D: Minimize the public costs of housing

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