PUBLIC HEARING: Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaws
When:
September 24 - 06:00pm
Where: Municipal Hall -39755 Second Avenue and electronically
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS:
District of Squamish Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2500, 2017, Amendment Bylaw (DPA 1 UPDATE) No. 3078, 2024
The proposed Amendment Bylaw is intended to:
- Remove Section 34.2(d) as it is procedural wording.
- Remove or revise DPA1 exemptions that do not currently align with the provincial Riparian Areas Protection Regulation.
- Re-organize guidelines and update wording for clarity:
- Separate Section “34.7 – Aquatic Guidelines(Riparian Areas + Wetlands)” into two sections:
- Section 34.7 – Aquatic Guidelines (Freshwater + Riparian).
- Section 34.8 – Aquatic Guidelines (Ditches).
- Remove General Guideline requirements for parcels where only ditch Environmentally Sensitive Areas occur.
- Update definitions, acronyms, and references to senior regulatory legislation.
District of Squamish Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2500, 2017, Amendment Bylaw (Development Permit Area 3 Update) No. 3079, 2024
View proposed bylaw 3079, 2024
The proposed Amendment Bylaw is intended to:
- Remove development permit requirements for multi-unit developments comprising four or fewer stratified units.
- Streamline Development Permit Area 3 Guidelines.
District of Squamish Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2500, 2017, Amendment Bylaw (Loggers East Update and Corrections) No. 3080,2024
View proposed bylaw 3080, 2024
The proposed Amendment Bylaw is intended to:
- Add institutional uses to the Rural/Low Density Multifamily land use designation to allow for institutional uses typically found within residential neighbourhoods, such as schools and places of worship.
- Change the language in the Employment Lands Policy 5.4.6 from ‘Residential use in Mixed Use Development shall comprise no more than 40% of the total gross floor area of any development’ to ‘Residential use in Mixed Use Development should comprise no more than 40% of the total gross floor area of any development’ to allow for flexibility / Council discretion in the ratio of residential-to-employment space in the Mixed Use Development designated areas.
District of Squamish Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2500, 2017, Amendment Bylaw (Accessibility Update) No. 3086, 2024
View proposed bylaw 3086, 2024
The proposed Amendment Bylaw is intended to:
- Amend text to align the use of universal, adaptable, and accessible terms with Zoning Bylaw definitions and uses.
- Strengthen policy recommendations for adaptability.
- Add policy to consider accessible units as part of affordable housing deliverable.
Persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Official Community Plan amendments will have an opportunity to be heard in person and to provide written submissions.
Ways to participate in this Public Hearing:
- In writing
- In person
Visit the CivicWeb Portal for:
- How to participate
- How to send written submission