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Attachment D: Table 1. Land use classification scheme and associated setback distances

April 25, 2017Page 102 sections

Regulatory setback standards from Fisheries and Oceans Canada for various land uses.

High Density Residential (50 to 80 units/ha) requires 30 metres from the High-high Water Line

Attachment D

Table 1 showing land use classification scheme and associated setback distances, followed by literature cited.
Table 1 showing land use classification scheme and associated setback distances, followed by literature cited.

Table 1. Land use classification scheme and associated setback distances currently used by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Source acronyms are the same as those in the text. HHW=High high water line, and refers to the maximum annual tidal height.

Adjacent land use Current setback Standard Source
Urban commercial /industrial/high density residential *** 30m from HHW Chilbeck et al. (1993)
Urban low density residential 15m from HHW Chilbeck et al. (1993)
Undisturbed crown foreshore adjacent to "sensitive habitats"* 100m +windfirm buffer CSSP (1995)
Other undisturbed crown foreshore 50m +windfirm buffer CSSP (1995)
  • Sensitive marine fish habitats used for the purpose of applying a 100 m marine riparian setback standard on crown forest foreshores include the following: estuaries, eelgrass meadows, kelp beds, herring and forage fish spawn areas, salt marshes, mudflats, rocky reefs providing rockfish spawning or rearing habitat, salmon spawning areas, and nursery/rearing and adult holding areas
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LITERATURE CITED

  • Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team (FEMAT). 1993. Forest ecosystem management: An ecological, economic, and social assessment – Chapter V In Report of the Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team, Washington, DC.
  • Clayoquot Sound Science Panel (CSSP). 1995. Sustainable ecosystem management in Clayoquot Sound: planning and practices. Prepared by the Scientific Panel for Sustainable Forest Practices in Clayoquot Sound.
  • Chilbeck, B, Chislett, G. and Norris, G. 1993. Land Development Guidelines for the protection of aquatic habitat, Fisheries and Oceans Canada/ B.C. Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Victoria, British Columbia.
  • Millar, J., Page, N., Farrell, M., Chilibeck, B., and Child, M. 1997. Establishing fisheries management and reserve zones in settlement areas of coastal British Columbia, Can Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2351.

*** NB: High Density Residential - 50 to 80 units/ha would require 30 metres from the High-high Water Line

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Extracted from: 2017 04 25 Joint Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda - Agenda - Pdf