INTRODUCTION. With time, the vision for a community often about Lot 1. Visit bowenislandmunicipality.ca/

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1 INTRODUCTION Welcome! This is a public open house for Bylaws No. 432 an 433 to amen the Official Community Plan (OCP) an Lan Use Bylaw (LUB). There is no formal agena toay - come in an view the information an share your thoughts. Municipal Staff are available to answer your questions. The information presente here is also available online at Comments can be submitte anytime before the public hearing. Get Involve! Council Direction Feb 13th, : That Bylaw No. 432, be rea a first time as amene by resolutions at the February 13th Committee of the Whole meeting an the February 13th Regular Council meeting; That Bylaw No. 433, be rea a first time as amene by resolutions at the February 13th Committee of the Whole meeting an the February 13th Regular Council meeting; That Council refer Bylaw No. 432 & to: i. The Islans Trust; ii. The Agricultural Lan Commission; iii. The Avisory Planning Commission, the Economic Development Committee, the Transportation Avisory Committee, an the Parks, Trails an Greenways Avisory Committee; iv. School District #45; v. Metro Vancouver; an vi. All ajacent lanowners an resients. What is an Official Community Plan? An Official Community Plan (OCP) is a legal ocument proviing a long-range vision for the evelopment of Bowen Islan. The OCP provies a policy framework to guie an manage the following aspects of the Islan s evelopment; economic evelopment, environment an natural resource use, housing, municipal services, parks an trail evelopment an transportation. What is a Lan Use Bylaw? A Lan Use Bylaw (LUB) is a regulatory tool for municipalities to implement the community vision set out in the Official Community Plan. This is mainly one by regulating types of uses an ensity by zones. Each zone can also have regulations for parcel size, siting an size of builings, an other guielines for evelopment. We like to hear what you think about the propose rezoning of Lot 1. Here s how you can OCP & LUB Amenments get involve: Connect with us to keep up to ate with news With time, the vision for a community often about Lot 1. Visit bowenislanmunicipality.ca/ changes. The OCP & LUB can be amene to connect to subscribe Write to us at 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Islan, BC, Where are we now? capture these changes an the current nees of the community. V0N 1G2 us at mayorancouncil@bimbc.ca Council Direction Draft Bylaws presente to Council External Referrals, Neighbourhoo Meetings, Open House 1st Reaing External Referrals, Walking Tours, Neighourhoo Meetings, Open House 2 n Reaing PUBLIC HEARING 3 r READING BYLAW ADOPTION These amenments must follow a specific process to ensure the public is notifie an given fair opportunity to ask questions an provie comment. Questions? November 2016 November 2017 December 2017 February April - May (Estimate) May (Estimate) Summer Legislate requirements are foun in the Local Government Act. For Bowen Islan Municipality, OCP & LUB amenments must also be referre to Please contact Daniel Martin, Manager of Planning the Islans Trust. an Development martin@bimbc.ca

2 BACKGROUND Lot 1 Community Lans History Council Direction In 2005, Bowen Islan Municipality purchase about 40 acres of lan from Metro Vancouver. At the time, these lans were calle the Surplus Lans, because they were surplus to regional park nees, but they have become known as the Community Lans, because they are essential for Bowen Islan. On November 14, 2016 Council irecte staff to prepare amenments to Lot 1 to allow: The six parcels or lots of the Community Lans are locate in or near Snug. Some lots were alreay evelope when we acquire them (Lots 4, 5 an 6), while others have been rezone in recent years or are currently in the rezoning process (Lots 1, 2 an 3). Our Community Lans are a major asset that can continue to serve our community s nees for many years, so we nee to plan wisely for their present an future use. Council an staff are working through several overlapping processes to engage the community in creating an overall vision for the Community Lans. We are conucting public information sessions to inform a process for zoning, procuring an operating afforable housing projects. We are working on a lan use planning exercise with intereste stakeholers to evelop ieas for a comprehensive plan for Lot 2. Alongsie these initiatives we have introuce zoning amenments to make portions of Lot 1 available for evelopment over the coming years. The area on the north sie of Guil Creek to Tourist Commercial (TC1) or Retreat Commercial (RC) with of up to eight rooms for tourist accommoation; The southwest corner of Lot 1 boune by Carter Roa for up to 20 etache or attache primary living units; Heaing out towars the recycling epot an well beyon, you can see the unevelope lan of Lot 1 on the west sie of. It surrouns the an gas station. It is the subject of our current rezoning iscussion. However, it is only a focus point for a much wier iscussion about our collective vision for the future of the Community Lans. The southeastern portion of Lot 1 to light inustrial an artisan uses with seconary components such as retail an resiential. Single Family Initial Council Direction Mt. Garner R (20 units) n R Grafto Light Inustrial an artisan uses (seconary retail an resiential Topography n R Grafto As you will see to the right, the topography of Lot 1 is most favourable for builing in because it has the most level groun., although steep along Carter Roa, also has several areas of level groun. Steep Slopes: less favourable for builing Level Groun: more favourable for builing Mt. Garne r R on R Graft

3 PROPOSED Currently, Lot 1 is esignate as Rural in the AMENDMENTS Official Community Plan, an it is zone Rural 1 in the Lan Use Bylaw. We are proposing to change this esignation to something more useful to meet the community s nees - a comprehensive evelopment zone to make Current OCP Rural (e) Bylaw No. 432 portions of Lot 1 available for evelopment over the coming years. Propose OCP Amenment Bylaw No.432, 2017 woul amen the Official Community Plan esignation from Rural to a combination of Light Inustrial, Rural an Village Periphery. R - Rural Village Periphery Rural Light Inustrial Current Zoning Propose Rezoning Propose LUB Amenment Bylaw No.433, 2017 woul amen the zoning in As you can see on the map we are proposing to ivie Lot 1 into four istinct areas. It woul be a mix of resiential, light manufacturing an contractor services. the Lan Use Bylaw from Rural 1 to Comprehensive Development 21, with four subareas. Rural 1

4 : Rural, one welling is a small piece of lan at the tip of Lot 1, farthest away from Snug an on the other sie of Guil Creek. It is in the Agricultural Lan Reserve an surroune on three sies by Crippen Park. The intention for this area is to create a single resiential lot an sell the property. Any procees from the sale can go towars capital projects such as the Community Centre on Lot 2. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS Propose Rezoning Rural Agriculture (one welling) Horticulture Light Inustrial : Rural (Lan Bank) contains riparian areas along two creeks, surrouns the Works yar an has some areas where etaile analysis has not yet been one. It will remain unchange with the current zoning of Rural an will be left in our lan bank. :, up to 20 homes is just over four acres, above a foreste area with agricultural lan to the west an Belterra Co-Housing to the south. We are proposing to zone it for 20 attache homes. It has water, electricity an roa access nearby an is near Islan Pacific School an Cates Hill Chapel. We feel that its size, orientation an location make it ieal for a small resiential neighbourhoo. It coul potentially be use for co-op housing. Artisan inustry Cottage inustry Inoor entertainment Inoor recreation Live/work unit Manufacturing, assembling, processing an repair Machinery an tool repair an rental (excluing motor vehicle repair) Office Retail Storage an warehousing Seconary uses: Regulations: Lot rage 30% Floor Space Ratio (FSR) 0.7 Maximum Height 12 metres Rural (Lan Bank) Remains unchange from current zoning. Mt. Garner R (20 wellings) Supportive Housing Regulations: Average size of welling 115 sq. m. Setbacks: Front Yar 7.5 metres Rear an Sie Yar 3.0 metres From ALR Lan 30 metres No noxious or offensive oours, noises or hazars All manufacturing within enclose builings No outsie storage unless screene from view use permitte only on secon storey floor area not to excee floor area for other uses Conitions of Light Inustrial Use R n o t Graf : Light Inustrial an Artisanal uses, with seconary live/ work an resiential uses is the largest parcel at just over six acres. The propose zoning envisions the creation of an artisanal employment area for workshops, warehouses, live/work spaces an all those businesses that require large interior spaces. As you rea the propose uses, you will also notice the restrictions. Things like noise, oour an isturbance will be strictly controlle. Part of the Islans Trust philosophy is the esire to create a level of economic autonomy on each islan. Having local inustry reuces our epenence on the major urban centres nearby.

5 WHAT WE VE Avisory Planning Commission (APC) HEARD At their November 20, 2017 meeting, the APC recommene: The APC recommens that Lot 1 of the Community Lans be zone with as much flexibility as possible. : The APC supports the propose uses for (Light Inustrial); The APC suggests that the maximum builing size be reuce from 2,000 sq. m. to 1,000 sqm; an, The APC supports the Development Permit Guielines with the following amenments: : The APC supports the uses for () for up to 20 resiential units; an, The APC supports zoning for attache wellings, but encourages a maximum builing size of 575 sqm excluing garages. : The APC supports leaving as Rural with future evelopment to be etermine. : The APC supports Tourist Commercial zoning for this area with its inclusion of an option for a resiential welling; an, The APC supports the exclusion of this area from the Agricultural Lan Reserve. Economic Development Committee (EDC) At their January 12, meeting, the EDC recommene: The EDC strongly supports the iea of zoning for light inustrial uses, incluing storage an warehousing an artisanal an cottage inustry, as there is a nee in the community; To better integrate with Snug, the EDC supports aing restaurant as a permitte use in ; The EDC has concerns that will not prove viable for storage an warehousing uses, because of the cost of the location an higher value of competing uses, an recommens that an alternative location for light inustrial storage an work nees to be ientifie; The EDC has concerns regaring roa access in given the proximity to a school, an suggest access from Mt. Garner roa be explore; an, The EDC encourage consieration of expaning south to meet Carter Roa an allow for aitional tourist commercial uses in the sub-area as the EDC believes that an eight-beroom accommoation option is too small to be viable. Parks, Trail, an Greenways Avisory Committee (PTGAC) At their November 21, 2017 meeting, the PTGAC recommene: 1. That the trail from the Bowen Chilren s Centre east towars BICS is value by stakeholers as both a conuit an an eucational asset, an by community members for transportation an recreation uses; 2. That Carter Trail, which goes from Islan Pacific School to Crippen Park through Lot 1 is use aily by IPS stuents an other community members for transportation an recreation uses an shoul be maintaine; 3. That the waterfall between Carter Trail an the Works yar is value by trail users as a significant scenic an recreational feature an potential tourism economic asset; 4. That possible easements be evelope for a greater than 30 metre buffer between the Chilren s Centre an any future evelopment, an a buffer between the trail from the Bowen Chilren s Centre east towars BICS an any future evelopment on Lot 1; 5. That a municipal easement along Mt. Garner Roa is recommene to protect the ecological integrity of the area; 6. That there is a large tree near Guil Creek (in the propose Area 3) that shoul be protecte; 7. That the impact of potential isruptive noise to the Chilren s Centre, the elementary school, an Crippen Regional Park be consiere; 8. That the use of natural assets be consiere regaring ecological protection such as bioswales, soil cells an the creation of a stormwater wetlan. Transportation Avisory Committee (BIMTAC) Whereas is the closest parcel of Lot 1 of the Community Lans to the Bowen Islan Community School an Snug, In orer to reuce vehicle traffic an increase active transportation, the Transportation Avisory Committee recommen that resiential uses of, Lot 1 be maximize in the Official Community Plan Amenment Bylaw No. 432, 2017 an Lan Use Bylaw Amenment 433, Whereas Mt. Garner Roa near the Bowen Islan Community School is heavily use for overflow an bus parking, an traffic increase will be a result of evelopment of this area, the Transportation Avisory Committee recommen that a esignate peestrian an cycling path be inclue in the planning process of the evelopment of Lot 1 of the Community Lans. That the Transportation Avisory Committee recommen that Lot 1 of the Community Lans transportation infrastructure prioritize active moes of transportation incluing peestrian an cycling an cycling paths. Between November 2017 an February, Council hear from a number of Bowen Islan Committees, from surrouning neighbours of Lot 1, from the Islans Trust, an from the General. Council consiere these comments at their February 13, Council Meeting, an mae a series of changes to aress concerns raise. Before consieration of Secon Reaing, scheule for May 28,, Council will again consier all the feeback they receive before eciing on any neee changes, an if to procee to Secon Reaing of the bylaws. Comments A total of ten letters have been receive from the public, an available to review. A common theme throughout the letters is a strong support for afforable housing. Other comments relate to specific sub-areas as follows: : By far the majority of comments receive relate to the propose regulations for. Many comments inclue: Questions about the nee for light inustrial zoning; Desire for a stronger focus on housing, an afforable housing, in this Area : Will face high evelopment costs Support for small, iverse housing Potential upgraes to Carter Roa shoul be consiere : Support for remaining rural lan : Support for maintaining ALR lan Council Changes Before granting First Reaing to the Bylaws Council mae a number of changes to these bylaws. In summary, Council mae the following changes: : Reuce the maximum size of builing to 1,000 sq. m. Make changes to the Development Permit Guielines as recommene by the APC; Amen by moving the eastern bounary to the west sie of the Bay Water Line : Reuce setback to Carter Roa an increase setback to Belterra; Decrease the lot coverage to 30%; Remove etache welling as a permitte builing : Remove the exclusion application to the ALC. Change to simply allow a singlefamily home.