Local Area Plans

WHAT IS A LOCAL AREA PLAN?

Local Area Plans are planning documents that provide greater detail on growth management for communities that are expected to experience change. These plans help shape growth in a way that contributes to more place-specific, well-designed, and livable complete communities.

Local Area Plans build upon the vision, objectives, and policy included with Schedule A of the Official Community Plan for the Electoral Areas (Bylaw 4373).

While some OCP schedules address all of the electoral areas, local area plans are the place where local area-specific objectives and policies are found. Local area plans align with the policies and vision set out in the OCP and provide specific policies on community amenities, the open space network, heritage, community identity and character.

Local area plan policies guide growth in village and community hearts so that the qualities of these areas that people love and cherish are preserved and enhanced into the future. These plans help shape growth in a way that contributes to more place-specific, well-designed, livable and complete communities.

WHAT ARE THE PLANNING AREAS?

Local Area Plans are proposed for the following areas:

A - Mill Bay (Click for map)
B - Shawnigan Lake (Click for map)
C - Cobble Hill (Click for map)
D - Cowichan Bay (Click for map)
D/E - Eagle Heights/ Koksilah Village (Click for map)
E/F - Sahtlam (Click for map)
F - Honeymoon Bay/ Mesachie Lake (Click for map)
G - Saltair (Click for map)
H - Diamond (Click for map)
H - North Oyster (Click for map)
I - Youbou/ Meade Creek (Click for map) WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MODERNIZED LOCAL AREA PLANS AND THE HARMONIZED LOCAL AREA PLANS? CONSULTATION TO DATE Fall 2022 & Winter 2023 Area A, B & C Ideas Fair was held at Cobble Hill Farmer's Institute on Nov 5th with more than 300 attendees. Area E/F (Sahtlam), Area G (Saltair), Area D/E (Cowichan Bay, Eagles Height/Koksilah Village), Area I (Youbou/Meade Creek), Area H (North Oyster/Diamond), Area F (Honeymoon Bay/Mesachie Lake) Ideas Fairs were held in February 2023 with more than 500 attendees. LAP DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE MEET THE LOCAL AREA PLAN WORKSHOP FACILITATORS JILL ROBERTSON - Lead Facilitator AALA, BCSLA, FCSLA, OALA, LEED® AP (ND), SITES AP, ISA, BSc (Env), MLA CHELSEA WHITTY - Co-Facilitator RPP, MCIP, MPlan, BEd Associate, Planning and Urban Design GET INVOLVED! Help spread the word throughout your communities. Come participate in your respective Local Area Plan meetings fall 2023.