Official Community Plan

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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 facilities 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 permitted in all residential uses. 4. Rezoning applications for long-term care, supportive, and transitional housing will be supported in all land use designations except Future Growth, Agricultural, Service Commercial, Light Industrial, and Parks and Recreation. 5. Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) exclusion applications will not be supported. 6. Development of lands adjacent to the Agricultural Land Reserve must take best land use practice into account to promote compatibility along agricultural-urban edges. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. Panhandle lots are permitted to support intensification subject to zoning regulations and other technical requirements such as fire prevention and access agreements. 10. New commercial land uses involving drive-through facilities are not permitted. 11. No sand or gravel extraction areas are identified in this Plan. The following section provides general descriptions, land use policies, desired built form, and permitted land uses of each land use designation shown on Map B-1. The Land Use Designation Map and descriptions of each designation should be read together to identify the locations of permitted land uses, built form, and specific land use policies. The permitted uses listed in each designation are not a complete list. Specific uses are provided in the Courtenay Zoning Bylaw . Zone boundaries established in the City’s Zoning Bylaw will determine which zoning regulations apply such as specific land uses, permissible densities, setbacks, lot coverage, parking requirements, massing and height, as well as other associated regulations or requirements. SPECIFIC LAND USE DESIGNATION POLICIES

PART B Managing Growth