Attachment 2: Summary of Major OCP Changes – January 27, 2023

Summary of Major OCP Changes – January 27, 2023:

The following document has been prepared for Council and members of the public to highlight the major changes that are proposed as part of the strategic update to the Official Community Plan (OCP).

Substantial work and extensive community consultation has occurred in developing the draft OCP update. Many voices, perspectives, lived experiences, and time were dedicated to the OCP review process. The OCP update was featured on the Town of View Royal’s website and throughout the review, there were social media posts, advertisements, direct mail, signs at park entrances and notices sent through stakeholder networks. Twelve walkshops, six online workshops, two comprehensive surveys, meetings with View Royal’s Advisory Committees, and Council workshops were conducted to seek early and ongoing feedback from the public. Staff also presented to Committee of the Whole (COW) and Council several times to keep members informed and seek direction and feedback throughout the project. A complete project timeline is summarized in the Table 1 below.

Table 1 - OCP Update Timeline

It is important to note that the proposed changes do not include formatting, grammatical corrections, or minor changes such as word changes that do not affect the intent of an objective or policy in the plan.

Note that the text changes are documented by italicized writing and have been taken directly from the draft plan.

Contents

TABLE OF FIGURES................................................................................................................. 4 OCP INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................... 6

1. Land Use & Urban Design (pg. 26) ........................................................................................ 8 Land Use Designations (pg. 42) ............................................................................................21 Community-Wide Objectives and Policies (pg. 48).............................................................30 Neighbourhood Objectives and Policies (pg. 55) ...................................................................31 Atkins Neighbourhood (pg. 55)...........................................................................................31 Burnside Neighbourhood ...................................................................................................31 Craigflower Neighbourhood ...............................................................................................32 Harbour Neighbourhood (pg. 55) .......................................................................................32 Thetis Neighbourhood (pg. 59)...........................................................................................32
2. Transportation & Mobility (pg. 61) .........................................................................................33 Transportation and Mobility: Objectives and Policies (pg. 69) 34
3. Housing (pg. 76) ...................................................................................................................37 Housing: Objectives and Policies (pg. 81) .............................................................................37
4. Economic Development (pg. 86) ...........................................................................................40 Economic Development: Objectives and Policies (pg. 92) .....................................................41
5. Natural Environment, Energy, and Climate Change (pg. 97).................................................44 Overview (pg. 97)...............................................................................................................44 View Royal Today (pg. 99).................................................................................................44 Climate Change (pg. 102)..................................................................................................44 What Are The Risks (pg. 102)............................................................................................44 Natural Environment: Objectives and Policies (pg. 103) ........................................................45 Energy and Climate Change Objectives and Policies (pg. 110).............................................46
6. Parks and Recreation (pg. 113).............................................................................................47 Parks and Recreation: Objectives and Policies (pg. 123)...................................................48
7. Community Infrastructure and Services (pg. 131) .................................................................50 Community Infrastructure and Services: Objectives and Policies (pg. 138) ...........................50
8. Community Facilities and Social Wellbeing (pg. 145)............................................................52 Community Facilities and Social Wellbeing: Objectives and Policies (pg. 149) ..................52
9. Development Permit Areas (pg. 157) ....................................................................................55 Form and Character of Development (pg. 162)......................................................................66 General Guidelines (pg. 162) .............................................................................................66 Exemptions (pg. 162).........................................................................................................66 Variances (pg. 162)............................................................................................................66 Guidelines – Landscaping (pg. 162)...................................................................................66 Guidelines – Lighting (pg. 164) ..........................................................................................68 Guidelines – Safety (pg. 165).............................................................................................69 Guidelines – Other (pg. 165)..............................................................................................69 Development Permit Area: Mixed Residential (pg. 167).........................................................71 Guidelines..........................................................................................................................71 Guidelines – Public and Pedestrian Realm ........................................................................71 Guidelines – Siting and Massing (pg. 169).........................................................................71 Guidelines – Parking, Access, and Circulation (pg. 170)....................................................72 Development Permit Area: Intensive Residential (pg. 172)....................................................73 Guidelines- Design Character (pg. 173).............................................................................74 Guidelines – Siting and Massing (pg. 174).........................................................................75 Guidelines – Parking, Access, and Circulation (pg. 175)....................................................76 Development Permit Area: Neighbourhood Mixed Residential Area (pg. 177) .......................77 Guidelines – Design Character, All Developments (pg. 178)..............................................77 Guidelines – Parking, Access and Circulation, All Developments (pg. 180)........................78 Development Permit Area: Intensive Mixed-Use (pg. 182).....................................................79 Guidelines – Design Character, All Developments (pg. 183)..............................................79 Guidelines – Parking, Access and Circulation, All Developments (pg. 185)........................79 Development Permit Area: Commercial (pg. 187)..................................................................80 Guidelines – Design Character (pg. 188) ...........................................................................80 Environmental Protection and Natural Hazard Development Permit Area (pg. 191)...............81 Development Permit Area: Natural Watercourse and Shoreline Areas (pg. 191)................91 Exemptions (pg. 192).........................................................................................................91 Guidelines – General (pg. 194) ..........................................................................................91 Guidelines – Construction of new and replacement of existing docks and boat launch facilities (pg. 196)................................................................................................................................91 Federal Requirements of All Dock Applications (pg. 199)...................................................92 DF Working Near Water Requirements (pg. 199)...............................................................92 Department of National Defense License of Occupation (pg. 200).....................................93 Development Permit Area: Sensitive Terrestrial Ecosystems (pg. 201) .................................93 Guidelines For Development Applications (pg. 205)...........................................................93 Development Permit Area: Natural Hazard Fire Interface Zone (pg. 206)..............................94

TABLE OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 – PROPOSED COMMUNITY GROWTH FRAMEWORK ...................................................................................10 FIGURE 2 - PROPOSED FUTURE TOWN CENTRE (UNCHANGED) ...............................................................................11 FIGURE 3 – PROPOSED LAKESIDE VILLAGE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE AND TRANSITION AREA ..........................12 FIGURE 4 – PROPOSED SIX MILE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE AND TRANSITION AREA ...........................................13 FIGURE 5 – PROPOSED BURNSIDE & WATKISS.........................................................................................................14 FIGURE 6 – PROPOSED HOSPITAL NEIGHBOURHOOD AND TRANSITION AREA........................................................15 FIGURE 7 – PROPOSED THETIS COVE NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE AND TRANSITION AREA....................................16 FIGURE 8 - PROPOSED WESTERN COMMUNITY CORRIDOR AND TRANSITION AREA................................................17 FIGURE 9 – PROPOSED NORTHERN COMMUNITY CORRIDOR AND TRANSITION AREA.............................................18 FIGURE 10 – PROPOSED HELMCKEN COMMUNITY CORRIDOR AND TRANSITION AREA ..........................................19 FIGURE 11 – PROPOSED EASTERN COMMUNITY CORRIDOR AND TRANSITION AREA .............................................20 FIGURE 12 - PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION MAP (WITH PROPOSED CHANGES)............................................22 FIGURE 13 – PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR SIX MILE ROAD AREA (NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED USE TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL & RESIDENTIAL) ...............................................................................................................23 FIGURE 14 – PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR HART ROAD AREA (RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL).....................................................................................................................................................24 FIGURE 15 - PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION CHANGE FOR WILFERT ROAD AREA (RURAL & NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED USE TO COMMERCIAL) .............................................................................................25 FIGURE 16 - PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION CHANGE FOR HARBOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD (LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL TO RESIDENTIAL) .........................................................................................................................26 FIGURE 17 - PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION CHANGE FOR ADMIRALS ROAD (COMMERCIAL TO NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED USE)..........................................................................................................................27 FIGURE 18 - PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION CHANGE FOR WATKISS WAY AREA (MIXED RESIDENTIAL AREA TO NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED USE).....................................................................................................................28 FIGURE 19 - PROPOSED LAND USE DESIGNATION CHANGE FOR ERSKINE LANE AREA (INTENSIVE MIXED USE TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL)..........................................................................................................................................29 FIGURE 20 - NEW CYCLING LANES AND SIDEWALK NETWORK MAP........................................................................34 FIGURE 21 - EXISTING OCP FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS MAP (OCP 2011) .............56 FIGURE 22 - PROPOSED OCP FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS MAP................................57 FIGURE 23 - PROPOSED OCP FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS MAP IDENTIFYING PROPERTIES WITH NEW DPAS...........................................................................................................................58 FIGURE 24 - PROPOSED FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR SIX MILE ROAD AREA (NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED-USE TO NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED-USE AND MIXED RESIDENTIAL)............59 FIGURE 25 - PROPOSED FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR WILFERT ROAD AREA (NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED-USE TO COMMERCIAL).................................................................................60 FIGURE 26 - PROPOSED FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR HART ROAD AREA (RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL) ............................................................................................................61 FIGURE 27 - PROPOSED FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR HEDDLE AVENUE AREA (MIXED RESIDENTIAL TO INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL)................................................................................62 FIGURE 28 - PROPOSED FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR ADMIRALS ROAD AREA (COMMERCIAL TO NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED USE) .................................................................................63 FIGURE 29 - PROPOSED FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR ERSKINE LANE (INTENSIVE MIXED USE TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL)..............................................................................................64 FIGURE 30 - PROPOSED FORM AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA FOR WATKISS WAY AREA (RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED RESIDENTIAL AND NEIGHBOURHOOD MIXED-USE)..................................................65 FIGURE 31 - PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS CHANGES............................................82 FIGURE 32 - PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGES FOR SIX MILE ROAD AREA (SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURAL HAZARDS TO NATURAL HAZARDS WILDFIRE INTERFACE)......................................................................................................83 FIGURE 33 - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR WILFERT ROAD AREA (SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURAL HAZARDS TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION)......................................................................................................................................................84 FIGURE 34 - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGES FOR HIGHLAND ROAD AREA (ADD SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM - NATURAL HAZARDS WILDFIRE INTERFACE).......................................................85 FIGURE 35 - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM FOR GLENTANA NEIGHBOURHOOD (ADD SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM - NATURAL HAZARD WILDFIRE INTERFACE)............................................................................................................................................................................86 FIGURE 36 - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR SHORELINE ROAD (REMOVE SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM - ENVIONRMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURAL HAZARD)..................................87 FIGURE 37 - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR HIGH STREET (ADD DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM - NATURAL HAZARD WILDFIRE INTERFACE) ............................88 FIGURE 38 - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA CHANGE FOR EAGLE CREEK (REMOVE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURAL HAZARDS)...........................................................................................................................................................89 FIGURE 39 - PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT CHANGE FOR WATKISS WAY AREA (REMOVE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA SENSITIVE TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND NATURAL HAZARDS)...........................................................................................................................................................90

OCP INTRODUCTION (pg. 6)

What Is An OCP And Who Is It For? (pg. 6)

• Revised and updated the summary of the purpose of an OCP, its role in the community, and its intended use
• Highlights its use as a policy document to be used across multiple departments to implement higher levels of strategic direction
• Added a chart hierarchy that shows how the OCP fits into the Town’s other plans and regulatory tools (bylaws)

Official Community Plan Timeline (pg. 9)

• Added a timeline (2021 – June 2022) highlighting major milestones and points of public engagement

View Royal at a Glance (pg. 15)

• Updated population, employment, housing, and land statistics to 2016 Census data. Further revisions will be completed to ensure data is updated to 2021 Census data.

Community Vision (pg. 19)

• Updated the Vision statement sections to reflect the objectives of the community moving forward for the next 10+ years, with additional language that mentions the environment and climate change.

Ten Goals Expand On The Vision And Set The Framework For The Official Community Plan (pg. 21)

• Add a new goal to the Vision
  • “With humility, continue to build trust, meaningful relations and reconciliation with friends and neighbours, Esquimalt Nation and Songhees Nation”.

Understanding View Royal’s Low Carbon Future (pg. 22)

• Added a statement on View Royal’s announcement in declaring a climate emergency and the immediacy of having to address climate change
• Added a table showing how local governments influence Greenhouse Gas emissions

Regional Context Statement (pg. 23)

• Removed regional growth projections

• Removed regional statements, objectives, and policies

• Added the following Vision statement:

  • “View Royal will have a series of economic centres providing expanded retail, professional financial and convenience services. Single family detached housing will remain the predominant housing form with some provision made for other types of housing. A network of foot and cycle paths will provide neighbourhoods with access to shopping, recreation, and natural open space. Natural amenities associated with shorelines, streams, estuaries, hillsides, and forested areas will be protected.”

1. Land Use & Urban Design (pg. 26)

• Added additional detail on the context of View Royal today, its built form, neighbourhoods and development opportunities moving forward, such as infill development and identification of a town centre for the community
• Provided updates to “Infill” and “Integrating Land Use and Transportation” by reducing text and simplifying intent of these design considerations in relation to land use and development (pg. 30 -31)
• Removed “Regional Rapid Transit and Commuter Rail” from current OCP (p. 18)
• Removed “Neighbourhood” section in current OCP (pg. 19)
• Updated the “Community Development Framework” (pg. 32)
  • Added “Transition Areas”
    • A fundamental component of the Community Development Framework is the recognition of areas where land use and design character transition from one type to another.
    • Transition areas are seen as desirable and encouraged throughout the framework. They are mostly located along or near major roads in Community Corridors, including transit servicing and mixed-use commercial services, or along Neighbourhood Centres.
    • Nine New Transition Areas Include (pg. 33):
      • Lakeside Village
      • Eastern Gateway Community Corridor (Admirals)
      • Western Gateway Corridor
      • 6 Mile Neighbourhood Centre
      • Town Centre (Fort Victoria)
      • Harbour – Helmcken Community Corridor
      • Hospital
      • Northern Gateway Corridor
      • Thetis Cove