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OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW NO. 811, 2011

Relevant Official Community Plan Policies

Policy LU1.5 Land Use Designations

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• Mixed Residential – detached homes on small lots, townhouses and low-rise apartments. Up to 3 storeys and a maximum Floor Space Ratio of 1.25 for townhouses; up to four storeys and a maximum Floor Space Ratio of 1.5 for apartments. […]

Policy LU1.6 Community Amenities

Foster the provision of community and neighbourhood amenities associated with new development through the development of amenity density bonus provision in the zoning bylaw or through negotiated Phase Development Agreements.

Policy LU4.2 Support Walking, Cycling and Transit

Encourage higher density and mixed-use development at neighbourhood centres and along major transit corridors to promote walkability, cycling and transit use. Support higher residential density, commercial intensity and reduced parking requirements in areas well served by transit.

Policy LU4.3 Complete Streets

Promote “complete streets” that provide safe and attractive pedestrian and cycling amenities, and are well connected to adjacent areas. Examples of pedestrian and cycling amenities include street trees and landscaping; wide sidewalks with comfortable building enclosure; street furnishings and pedestrian scale lighting; fenestration with transparent glazing; bike racks; and weather protection.

Policy LU4.4 High-quality Development

Promote high-quality design, planning, construction and maintenance of public and private development and infrastructure projects.

Policy LU4.5 Street-oriented Buildings

Encourage street-oriented buildings where practical in terms of physical terrain and street configuration.

Policy LU4.13 Sustainable Structures and Buildings

Encourage the design and construction of sustainable and environmentally responsible structures and buildings that reduce demand for services, create less waste, make efficient use of resources and create healthier living environments.

Policy LU5.4 Urban Growth Boundary

Maintain the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and continue to direct new urban development and improvements within the boundary.

Policy TR3.9 Sound Attenuation

Address existing and potential traffic noise impact, and ensure noise mitigation is considered in new developments.

Policy TR3.12 Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Encourage new developments to install infrastructure that will serve plug-in electric or hybrid vehicles.

Policy HS1.1 Range of Housing Types

Ensure the policies of this Plan and the regulations of the Zoning Bylaw support a range of housing, including detached homes, small lot subdivisions, apartments, townhouses, secondary suites and other typologies that meet the housing needs of current and future residents.

• Special consideration will be given to the provision of ground-oriented units in order to accommodate continued demand for family housing. Increasing the number of garden suites, townhomes, small lot detached houses and other housing forms with ground level entries is essential to realizing the Town’s Vision.

Policy HS1.2 Age in Place

Encourage appropriate housing – both market and non-market – for seniors to allow residents to age in place within the View Royal community. This includes promoting the development of accessible and adaptable units that are specifically designed for those with physical constraints and mobility limitations.

Policy HS1.4 Housing Amenity Contributions

Ensure that any proposed multi-unit residential development requiring a rezoning provides a “housing amenity” contribution to the Town, which could be directed to the Regional Housing Trust Fund as part of the Town’s annual contribution.

Policy HS1.9 Innovative Approaches

Support innovative approaches to creating affordable housing including market rental, cooperatives, co-housing and other forms of shared ownership, mixed market and non-market projects, and public-private partnerships.

Policy NE2.5 Ecologically Sensitive and Energy Efficient Design

Ensure that all private and public building and infrastructure projects support environmental enhancement practices and the policies contained in this OCP. Encourage development proposals that design “with the land”, and employ best practices for ecological sensitivity and energy efficiency.

Planning and design considerations should include:

• Integration of natural features and topography into the planning and design.
• Measures to maximize the amount of greenspace and reduce the development footprint.
• Protection of soil and vegetation during construction.
• Use of native landscaping.
• Energy and water efficient building design.
• Bio-retention, alternative energy and best practices for reducing energy needs, and promoting resource conservation, onsite wastewater management and natural systems.
• Measures to minimize impermeable surface areas.
• Measures to avoid light pollution from artificial lighting and mitigate noise from development, transportation and other human-generated sources.
• Restriction of utilities to underground corridors wherever possible.