City of Courtenay Official Community Plan - 2026 update

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Policies 1. Prepare a Local Area Plan (LAP) for undeveloped Crown Isle lands shown in Map B-5 that is functional and well-coordinated with other areas of Courtenay and the region. 2. Establish a Terms of Reference with the landowners, approved by Council, in accordance with OCP policies on Local Area Plans: Policies for Greenfield Plans apply specifically as well as policies for Neighbourhood Plans for the lands that will form part of the mixed-use neighbourhood centre. The Terms of Reference will identify:

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Guidelines for new development along the agricultural interface to the north.

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Employment, institutional, parks and recreation lands

analysis reflecting the area’s role in supporting proportionate needs of the community.

4. Support temporary uses such as through the issuance of Temporary Use Permits, as part of or preceding the adoption of an LAP for these lands. 5. Support the relocation of the current SD71 school and City of Courtenay park lands to north of Ryan Rd to be located nearer to the neighbourhood centre. 6. Develop a parks, greenways and recreation plan that provides:

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Specific Local Area Plan planning boundaries. Who will lead and fund the LAP.

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Direction on community facilities. Direction on number and type of amenities of neighbourhood and community parks with a focus on sufficient community park lands to support activities that need larger spaces and a diversity of programs including passive and active recreation, children’s play areas and equipment, community gardens and others. Direction on trails (location, connections, and type) that support access to safe greenways within a proximate distance of most homes to support healthy living, exercise, pet-support, and socializing, as well as supporting choices to walk to key destinations in the neighbourhood. Tree preservation areas integrated into the park network to provide access to a protected urban forested greenway area along the north side of Ryan Road.

Plan process, timeline, and deliverables.

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A comprehensive public and interest holder communication and engagement process.

3. Support land uses and densities that result in:

a.

A neighbourhood mixed-use centre located between Anderton Road and the existing Town Centre at Ryan Road and Lerwick Road. Higher densities of housing and mixed uses adjacent to existing commercial uses within the Town Centre and along Ryan Road. Medium density surrounding higher density areas as a transition to surrounding single-residential areas. Building heights in accordance with the Comox Airport Zoning Regulations, OCP policies and outcomes of the LAP process.

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City of Courtenay Official Community Plan