OCP Phase 1

"THAT, in alignment with a modified Option 2 as presented in the Director of Development's May 14, 2025 report titled "Official Community Plan Phase 1 Process Update", Council instruct staff to undertake amendments to the 2011 Official Community Plan (OCP) to align the OCP with the anticipated 20-year housing needs calculated in the Town's Interim Housing Needs Report and amend the land use designations to satisfy the provincial housing legislation (Bills 44 and 47) by December 31, 2025, as follows: i. replace the Residential and Large Lot Residential land use designations with a new Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing land use designation to allow up to six dwelling units; ii. establish a new Hospital Transit-Oriented Area land use designation for the lands within 200m of the bus exchange within the prescribed Transit-Oriented Area to allow mixed-use, office and apartment buildings up to 10 storeys and a density of up to 3.5:1 floor space ratio; iii. establish a new Neighbourhood Village land use designation for the lands within 201m to 400m of the bus exchange within the prescribed Transit-Oriented Area to allow mixed-use, commercial and apartment buildings up to six-storeys and a density of up to 2.5:1 floor space ratio; and iv. update any relevant policies to ensure consistency with the provincial housing legislation. AND THAT staff focus on the review and update of the land use designations for the properties along the proposed Western Gateway Community Corridor from the intersection of Island Highway and Burnside Road West to the Colwood border; AND FURTHER THAT staff continue with the review and update of the vision statement and goals and further review and update relevant land use and housing policies in the 2011 OCP, and prepare a 50% draft for further engagement with the OCP Advisory Committee, Council, and the public."