PRESENTATION: OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1156, 2025

Proposed Amendments

• Replace the Residential and Large Lot Residential land use designations with a new Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) land use designation to allow up to six dwelling units;
• Establish a new Hospital Transit-Oriented Area land use designation in the designated transit-oriented area (TOA) to allow mixed-use, office and apartment buildings up to 10 storeys and 3.5 FSR;
• Establish a new Neighbourhood Village land use designation within the TOA to allow mixed-use, commercial and apartment buildings up to six-storeys and 2.5 FSR;
• Update any relevant policies to ensure consistency with provincial housing legislation;
• Add a new Housing Needs Requirements sub-section under Section 3: Housing
• Add a new Policy, LU 4.14 Mixed Commercial Development, to Section 1: Land Use and Urban Design

Proposed Land Use Designation Map

Project Timeline

*Aligns the OCP with the anticipated 20-year housing needs calculated in the Town’s Interim Housing Needs Report and amends the land use designation to satisfy the provincial housing legislation (Bills 44 and 47) by the provinciall-mandated deadline of December 31, 2025

Recommendation

THAT Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 811, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 1156, 2025 be introduced and given first and second reading, and that a public hearing be scheduled.