First Reading to OCP Bylaw 1932, 2024
& Next Steps
Council gave the first reading to the Official Community Plan Bylaw 1932, 2024. The OCP will now be referred to other agencies for review and comment. Should the plan require amendments, staff will bring an amended bylaw for Council consideration of second reading and setting the date for a public hearing. After the public hearing Council will consider third reading and adoption.
Project Background
The current City of Armstrong OCP was adopted in 2014. It is best practice to review and update OCPs every 5 years. There are substantial opportunities for the community to address broader community-level and regional issues through the update of the Official Community Plan. These include community sustainability in relation to both growth management and densification, as well as community resiliency and economic prosperity in light of climate change.
This proposed project aims to modernize the existing OCP, but not entirely re-write and produce a new OCP (this work may follow an update, once more pressing matters are addressed). The priorities identified for a review and update include, but are not limited to:
– Population Numbers and Growth Projections
– Growth Management and Areas of Densification (integrating land use and sustainability)
– Housing Goals and Objectives
– Natural Environment DP Area (technical) and Stability and Erosion DP Area (technical)
– City Centre DP Area (form and character)
