City of Courtenay Official Community Plan - 2026 update

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Objective 1 Community growth is located away from hazardous lands, agricultural lands, and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Objective 2 The majority of community growth is strategically guided into growth centres to create more 10-minute neighbourhoods Objective 3 Moderate residential infill development occurs across all residential areas outside of growth centres LU 1 Allocate all growth in a manner generally consistent with Map B-1: Land Use Designation Map, to meet Courtenay's 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target, housing needs, and support a compact urban form that: • Encourages higher density and mixed uses in growth centres; • Meets or exceeds the Comox Valley Regional Growth Strategy minimum density targets of 100‑150 residents and jobs per hectare in the Town Centres and Urban Corridors; • Integrates land use and transportation planning; • Supports greater transportation choices and prioritizes active modes of travel and transit use; • Supports housing supply and diversity; • Reduces pressure on agricultural and natural areas; • Avoids risks and impacts of natural hazards such as flooding; • Optimizes efficient use of existing infrastructure and municipal assets; • Includes adequate public open and green spaces and access to nature; and • Supports distinct neighbourhoods. LU 2 Direct the majority of residential intensification to the primary and secondary growth centres as shown as Downtown, Town Centre, Urban Corridor, and Neighbourhood Centre on Map B-1: Land Use Designation Map and in accordance with the land use designations contained within this Plan. LU 3 Support and encourage infill housing choices across the city through distribution of new residential growth in existing neighbourhoods outside of – and in support of – primary and secondary growth centres and in accordance with the land use designations contained within this Plan. Policies