Official Community Plan – Draft

THAT in Chapter 5 - Energy and Air Emissions, Policy 11 “Transit Oriented Development”, be removed.

THAT in Chapter 5 - Policy 13 “Air Quality and Emissions” be amended by removing the word “committing to” and amending “reduce” to “reducing”.

THAT Chapter 5 “Energy and Air Emissions be endorsed as amended.

THAT Chapter 6 – Natural Environment be endorsed.

THAT in Chapter 7 – Parks, Open Spaces and Recreation Facilities, Policy 22 be removed.

THAT in Chapter 7 – Parks, Open Spaces and Recreation Facilities, Policy 23 be removed.

THAT in Chapter 7 – Parks, Open Spaces and Recreation Facilities, the wording in Section 7.10 be amended to remove “peak oil” and include reference to the environment.

THAT in Chapter 7 – Parks, Open Spaces and Recreation Facilities, the wording in Section 7.13 be amended by adding “that the City will work to promote continued or expanded marina use”.

THAT Chapter 7 – Parks, Open Spaces and Recreation Facilities be approved as amended.

THAT Chapter 10 – Arts and Culture be approved.

THAT the foregoing motion be amended by adding:

“with the amendment that in Chapter 10 – Arts and Culture, Policy 8 be amended by deleting “As plans for the Murray Clarke Connector are confirmed”.

THAT in Chapter 11 – Heritage Conservation, Policy 16, relating to an inventory of significant trees, be removed and be referred to the Heritage Commission to consider how that can be addressed from a city perspective rather than put it in the OCP.

THAT Chapter 11 – Heritage Conservation, be approved as amended.

THAT in Chapter 12 – Community Well Being, Policy 7 be amended by deleting “and will investigate opportunities to create additional group child care spaces in some commercial areas and within existing multi-family developments”.

THAT in Chapter 12 – Community Well Being, Policies 8 and 9 be combined to read: “Through the development process, the city will encourage the development of community care facilities which provide for children and those with special needs as well as seniors’ housing and care facilities to meet a range of needs, including independent and assisted living, in a suitable location and with appropriate amenities”.

THAT Chapter 12 – Community Well Being be approved as amended.

THAT in Chapter 13 – Transportation, Policy 23 be amended by inserting the words “where permitted under existing zoning” at the beginning of the policy.

THAT in Chapter 13 – Transportation, Policy 25 of relating to promoting alternative transportation options be amended by deleting the words “and enrolment in TransLink’s employer pass program”.

THAT Chapter 13 – Transportation be approved as amended.

THAT Chapter 14 - Community Infrastructure be approved;

AND THAT in Chapter 14 Community Infrastructure, Policy 10 relating to Metro Vancouver’s target of 70% diversion, be amended by adding that “the city has developed a position on waste to energy within its community boundaries”, and an appendix be added to list Council’s approved 12 points on waste to energy and be referred to in Policy 10;

AND THAT in Chapter 14 – Community Infrastructure, Policy 11 be amended by adding “and waste reduction initiatives”;

AND THAT in Chapter 14 – Community Infrastructure, Policy 10 be amended by deleting “target of 70% diversion of waste from disposal such as landfills or incineration” and inserting “Zero Waste Initiative”;

AND THAT in Chapter 14 - Community Infrastructure, Policy 9 be amended by deleting “to achieve reduction targets set out in the Livable Region Strategic Plan and the city’s Community Action on Energy Efficiency Plan” and replacing it with “towards the target of zero waste”;

AND THAT in Chapter 14 – Community Infrastructure, Policy 22 be amended by adding: “for newly created parking facilities”.

THAT Chapter 16 - Development Permit Area Guidelines, be approved.

THAT the reference to “small town character” which had been removed from the Overall Community Vision section be put back in the Vision section.

THAT with reference to item 5 of the Deleted Policies, Chapter 8 – Economic Development, Industrial Policies, staff include in the OCP, Council’s previous decisions related to waste to energy uses at the landfill site.

AND THAT the residential growth policies in the existing OCP remain unchanged;

AND THAT the special study area designations be removed in the draft OCP;

AND THAT staff prepare these changes and report back to Council.

9.2 Release of In-Camera Resolutions