City of Courtenay Official Community Plan - 2026 update

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GENERAL LAND USE POLICIES

1. Parks, pathways, community gardens, and other recreation uses are permitted in all land use designations. 2. Community services including childcare facilities are supported in all land use designations except Agricultural, Light Industrial, and Future Growth. 3. Home occupations of a limited scale are supported in conjunction with all residential uses. 4. Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) exclusion applications will not be supported. 5. Development of lands adjacent to the Agricultural Land Reserve must take best land use practice into account to promote compatibility along agricultural-urban edges. 6. Industrial uses adjacent to residential lands must take best land use practice into account to promote compatibility between residential and industrial uses and minimize negative impacts. 7. Community centres are encouraged within each Neighbourhood and Town Centre in order to provide better access to community services and amenities at the neighbourhood scale. 8. Panhandle lots are permitted to support intensification subject to zoning regulations and other technical requirements such as fire prevention and access agreements. 9. Drive-through facilities are not permitted in new commercial land uses. 10. No sand or gravel extraction areas are identified in this Plan.

City of Courtenay Official Community Plan