RE: CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT 2018 REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY BYLAW 4017 AMENDMENT (PROPOSED BYLAW 4328) – REFERRAL
A referral letter from the CRD regarding an amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy updating population and employment projections to 2038.
RE: CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT 2018 REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY BYLAW 4017 AMENDMENT (PROPOSED BYLAW 4328) – REFERRAL
At its October 9, 2019, meeting, the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board directed staff to refer proposed Bylaw No. 4328 “Capital Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw No. 1, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2019", to municipalities, the Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee, affected First Nations, and provincial and federal departments and agencies for a period of 60 days.
The proposed Bylaw 4328 amends the 2018 Regional Growth Strategy (RGS), Bylaw 4017, by updating the RGS Table 1 population, dwelling unit and employment projections to the year 2038. The RGS was adopted by the Board on March 14, 2018 following a non-binding dispute resolution process, during which participants agreed to update the projections based on 2016 census numbers once census data became available.
As outlined in my letter of June 21, 2019, amendment of the RGS will require unanimous acceptance by all thirteen municipalities covered by the RGS. That agreement will be sought in accordance with Section 436 of the Local Government Act prior to third reading of the Bylaw by the CRD Board.
Comments on proposed Bylaw No. 4328 can be directed to Jeff Weightman, Planner, Regional and Strategic Planning at jweightman@crd.bc.ca by December 23, 2019. Comments received will be presented in a report regarding First Reading of the Bylaw to the Planning and Protective Services Committee.
On behalf of the CRD, I look forward to receiving your comments regarding this RGS amendment.
Sincerely,
Colin Plant Chair, Capital Regional District Board
Attachment: 1 Proposed Bylaw 4328 “Capital Regional District Bylaw No. 1, 2018, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2019”
cc: Robert Lapham, Chief Administrative Officer, CRD Kevin Lorette, General Manager, Planning and Protective Services, CRD Jeff Weightman, Planner, Regional and Strategic Planning, CRD
CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT BYLAW NO. 4328
A BYLAW TO AMEND BYLAW NO. 4017 “CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY BYLAW NO. 1, 2018”
The Capital Regional District Board, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
- Bylaw No. 4017, being the “Capital Regional District Regional Growth Strategy, Bylaw No. 1, 2016", is hereby amended as follows:
A. SCHEDULE A
(a) By deleting TABLE 1: POPULATION, DWELLING UNIT AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS and replacing with a new TABLE 1: POPULATION, DWELLING UNIT AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECTION as follows:
| 2018 Population | 2018 Dwellings | 2018 Employment | 2038 Population | 2038 Dwellings | 2038 Employment | Population Change Total | Population Change Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | 266,000 | 120,100 | 166,800 | 304,500 | 140,400 | 197,000 | 38,500 | 14.5% |
| Saanich Peninsula | 43,000 | 18,400 | 21,900 | 48,600 | 23,200 | 29,200 | 5,600 | 13.0% |
| West Shore | 83,100 | 33,000 | 22,400 | 125,400 | 55,000 | 34,900 | 42,300 | 50.9% |
| Total | 392,100 | 171,600 | 211,100 | 478,500 | 218,500 | 261,100 | 86,400 | 22.0% |
Source: BC Stats, 2019 All figures are as of July 1st of the year stated. First Nations populations are not included in Table 1, as First Nations Reserves are outside the GMPA. All values are rounded independently. As a result, when sub-regional values are summed the values may not match the GMPA which are independently rounded to avoid cumulative rounding error. Employment does not include those without a fixed workplace address. Core includes Esquimalt, Oak Bay, Saanich, Victoria and View Royal Saanich Peninsula includes Central Saanich, North Saanich and Sidney West Shore includes Colwood, Highlands, Juan De Fuca EA, Langford, Metchosin and Sooke.
- This bylaw may be cited as, 4328 “Capital Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw No. 1, 2016, Amendment Bylaw No. 1, 2019”.
CRD Bylaw No.4328
READ A FIRST TIME THIS day of , 2019.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS day of , 2019.
READ A THIRD TIME THIS day of , 2019.
ADOPTED THIS day of , 2019.
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