LOOKING AHEAD - 2023-2026 STRATEGIC PLAN
Outline of upcoming strategic goals, initiatives, and target completion years through 2027.
LOOKING AHEAD - 2023-2026
[Photo: Cyclist crossing the Galloping Goose Trail overpass over Six Mile Road]
Galloping Goose Trail on overpass over Six Mile Road
STRATEGIC PLAN
We’re working together to make View Royal better everyday by focusing on what’s important to the citizens of our community, constantly improving how we do business and ensuring we plan for our future to build a strong, healthy, and thriving View Royal.
The Strategic Plan details what we heard from citizens about what is important to them and what they want the Town to do on their behalf.
The Strategic Plan outlines six key result categories, which describe the focus areas of our work to help us prioritize our efforts and resources, setting out specific goals with measures, targets, and planned timing for the work.
ENHANCE LIVABILITY
Citizens told us they want to:
- Be able to move around the community efficiently;
- Have a range of housing options close to services;
- Participate in community events and have a sense of belonging;
- Celebrate View Royal’s unique history.
| Key strategic goals to Enhance Livability: | Timing: |
|---|---|
| Undertake Off-Street Parking Review | 2026 |
| Interim Housing Needs Assessment | 2024 |
| Develop a Housing Strategy | 2027 |
| Update Transportation Master Plan | 2025 |
| Update Parks Master Plan; develop a Trails Master Plan | 2026/2027 |
| Explore options for a memorial cenotaph for fire, police, and military with relevant agencies for funding and location | 2025 |
| Explore heritage designation options for historical properties in View Royal | 2027 |
[Photo: Pedestrian tunnel at Atkins Road/Chilco Road with "1916" inscribed above the entrance]
Atkins Road/Chilco Road Tunnel
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Citizens told us they want:
- Controlled growth;
- Implications of growth considered.
| Key strategic goals to enhance Community and Economic Growth in View Royal: | Timing: |
|---|---|
| Official Community Plan (OCP) review to align with Housing Needs Report and Zoning Bylaw, update Development Permit Area design guidelines, and other aspects of OCP | 2024/2025 |
| Review potential to use tax incentives to attract business, including hotels, to View Royal | 2024/2025 |
| Hold a visioning session for the employment corridor (“Western Gateway”) | 2024/2025 |
| Placemaking Urban Design Plan to facilitate distinct identity for View Royal’s public realm | 2026/2027 |
[Photo: Aerial view of traffic on Helmcken Road with Eagle Creek Village in the background]
Helmcken Road with views of Eagle Creek Village
CLIMATE ACTION & ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Citizens told us they want to:
- Focus on community action around climate change.
| Key strategic goals to enhance Environmental Stewardship in View Royal: | Timing: |
|---|---|
| Review the implications of potential demolition and deconstruction bylaw | 2025/2026 |
| Develop an Urban Forest Strategy | 2024 |
| Update Tree Protection Bylaw to mitigate loss of tree canopy in land development and set tree canopy target | 2024/2025 |
| Develop and implement a community wildfire resiliency plan | 2024 |
[Photo: Raised planter boxes in the community gardens at View Royal Park]
Community Gardens in View Royal Park
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY & SERVICE EXCELLENCE
Citizens told us they want to:
- Receive good value for tax dollars;
- Fund the continuation of current service levels through taxation;
- Fund future large projects through putting aside funds annually.
| Key strategic goals to Financial Sustainability & Service Excellence: | Timing: |
|---|---|
| Complete strategic asset management plan | 2024 |
| Implement asset management program improvements | 2024-2028 |
| Develop an investment program (policy, contracts, relationships (Municipal Finance Authority) to increase return on investments | 2024 |
| Develop Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw and Update DCC Bylaw | 2025 |
| Initiate a long-term facilities management plan | 2025 |
| Engage community on priorities/guidelines for use of developer contributions (e.g., amenity contributions) | 2025 |
| Conduct a statistically valid citizen satisfaction survey | 2027 |
[Photo: View Royal Welcome sign featuring the town's crest and a "Welcome to View Royal" message]
View Royal Welcome Sign
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & GOOD GOVERNANCE
Citizens told us they want:
- Transparency in decision-making;
- Respectful meetings.
| Key strategic goals to enhance Good Governance in View Royal: | Timing: |
|---|---|
| Develop community engagement and communication tool | 2024 |
| Review website | 2026 |
| Examine the role of both Council and advisory committees in View Royal | 2024/2025 |
| Host at least one Council to Council event with each First Nation | 2025 |
| Review Council code of conduct | 2024 |
Ideas Fair for Active Transportation Network Plan
HEALTH, SAFETY & SECURITY
Citizens told us they want to:
- Live and work in a safe community prepared for emergencies.
| Key strategic goals to enhance Community Safety and Security in View Royal: | Timing: |
|---|---|
| Consider Fire Department Staffing Plan | 2024 |
| Update Business Continuity Plan, integrating IT Business Continuity Plan | 2025 |
| Update Emergency Response and Recovery Plan, based on new legislation, the Emergency and Disaster Management Act | 2024 |
| Conduct a tabletop exercise with Council | 2024 |
[Photo: Three View Royal fire engines parked in front of the Public Safety Building]
Engines at Public Safety Building
Lime Kiln Cove Access