City of Courtenay Official Community Plan - 2026 update

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Agricultural lands which may or may not be within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Policies 1. Preserve agricultural lands for agricultural purposes including associated food processing and distribution. 2. Uses within the Agricultural Land Reserve are subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act (ALCA) and its regulations. 3. Subdivision of ALR parcels is not supported except in the cases of boundary lot line adjustments or consolidation applications. 4. For the purposes of subdivision of non-ALR lands, limit parcel sizes to 4 hectares. 5. Limit size of principal residences in the ALR through the Zoning Bylaw update. AGRICULTURAL & AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE Supported Uses • Agricultural uses including production facilities • Agri-tourism building and facilities, including accommodation • Single-detached residential • Secondary suites • Detached secondary dwellings • Home based businesses • Education and research (not schools) • Utilities within an existing right of way Built Form • Ground-oriented buildings

FUTURE GROWTH

Lands within the city that may be appropriate for future urban development. These lands are not currently designated for urban development due to their existing low density, limited transportation access, limited municipal services, and distance from growth centres. The suitability for urban development will have to be examined in more detail in a future OCP planning cycle. Policies 1. For the purposes of subdivision, limit lot sizes to 4 hectares. 2. Future consideration of urban development within the Future Growth areas will require that local area plans be first developed to provide a comprehensive plan for land uses, environmental protection, and servicing. Rezonings for additional density, new uses or other development are strongly discouraged before Council adopts a Local Area Plan within these areas. 3. In the north east Courtenay Block 71 area, only support future growth in accordance with existing Agricultural Land Reserve exclusion permissions.

Built Form • Ground-oriented buildings

Supported Uses • Single-detached residential dwellings • Secondary suites • Detached secondary dwellings • Agriculture