Draft Official Community Plan for the Electoral Areas (Bylaw 4373) & Ideas Book

ABOUT THE DRAFT OCP FOR THE ELECTORAL AREAS

The CVRD is modernizing the Official Community Plan for the Electoral Areas (OCP Bylaw 4373). The OCP sets out a vision for the electoral areas over the next twenty years.

On October 8, 2025, the CVRD Board gave second reading to OCP Bylaw No. 4373.

The next step is a public hearing scheduled for Monday October 20th at 5 pm.

Information on the Public Hearing for OCP Bylaw 4373.

Public Hearing Notice

Click the links below to view the draft OCP Schedules.

Official Community Plan for the Electoral Areas (OCP Bylaw 4373)

Schedule A – OCP Policies and Objectives

Schedule C – Development Permit Areas

Schedule D - Agricultural Land Maps

Schedule E – Fire Protection Maps

Schedule F – First Nations Reserves Maps

Schedule G – Growth Containment Boundaries and Growth Areas Maps

Schedule H – Heritage Designation Maps

Schedule J – Sand and Gravel Deposits Maps

Schedule L – Land Use Designations Maps

Schedule M – Marine Area Maps

Schedule O – Floodplain and Dam Maps

Schedule P – Terrestrial Parks Maps

Schedule S – Service Area Maps

Schedule T – Transportation and Major Roads Maps

Schedule U – Development Permit Area Maps

For clarity, Schedule B Local Area Plans are still in development and anticipated for completion Winter 2025. Schedule B will be adopted as part of the OCP Bylaw 4373.

EXPLAINERS - LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OCP

Worried about the proposed tree bylaw?

Not sure what the growth containment boundaries mean for your community?

Click below to find out.

Draft OCP Bylaw No. 4373 Residential Land Use Designation Density Explainer

Draft OCP Bylaw No. 4373 Wood Burning Stoves and Tree Cutting Explainer

Draft OCP Bylaw No. 4373 Area G Saltair Land Use Designation Explainer

Draft OCP Bylaw No. 4373 Schedule A Table 1.5 and 1.6 Explainer

PUBLIC HEARING

Public hearing for OCP Bylaw No. 4373 Monday October 20th 5 pm.

Information on the Public Hearing.

SCOPE OF DRAFT OCP

The scope of Bylaw 4373 includes all nine of the CVRD's electoral areas:

Area A - Mill Bay/Malahat
Area B - Shawnigan Lake
Area C - Cobble Hill
Area D - Cowichan Bay
Area E - Cowichan Station/Sahtlam/Glenora
Area F - Cowichan Lake South/Skutz Falls
Area G - Saltair
Area H - North Oyster/Diamond
Area I - Youbou/Meade Creek

Watch the 'A Place to Look After' VIDEO for an overview of the electoral areas.

The OCP's framework for organizing land use is called the Transect. Watch the 'Transect' VIDEO for an explanation of how the process helps us develop and inform land use in the CVRD.

For further information on Residential Land Use Designations, see the Residential Land Use Designation Explainer.