Official Community Plan

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PARTA:FOUNDATIONS................................................................ ��� 8 1.OurCityPlan....................................... �����9 2.CreatingThisPlan..................................... ��11 3.CourtenayataGlance................................... ��14 4. What's Important to Us ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 5.HowWeWorkTogether.................................. ��27 PARTB:MANAGINGGROWTH........................................................... 37 1.TimeImmemorial..................................... 38 2.RegionalContextStatement.................................40 3.ThreeKeyLandUseConcepts................................43 4. How Courtenay Will Grow ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������48 5.LandUseObjectivesandPolicies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ��52 6.LandUseDesignationsandPolicies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 PARTC:THEMATICPOLICIES............................................................ 85 1.PolicyFoundations.....................................86 2. Streets and Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ��93 3.BuildingsandLandscape................................. 105 4. Affordable Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 5.NaturalEnvironment................................... 120 6.ParksandRecreation................................... 130 7.MunicipalInfrastructure.................................. 140 8.SocialInfrastructure.................................... 148 9.Arts,Culture,andHeritage.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 10.FoodSystems...................................... 163 11.LocalEconomy..................................... 172 PARTD:IMPLEMENTATION............................................................. 179 1. Corporate Alignment, Plan Administration, and Performance Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 2. Community Education, Engagement, and Partnerships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 3.DevelopmentApplicationTools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 a. Development Approval Information Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 b. Community Amenity Contribution Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 c. Development Permit Area Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 4.ImplementationPriorities.................................213 PARTE:LOCALAREAPLANS............................................................. 215 1.ArdenCorridorLocalAreaPlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216