Kingfisher Local Area Plan - Regional District of North Okanagan

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2.2 Census Data
The 2001 Canada Statistics Census (as reported through BC Stats) indicated that
there were 195 residents within the Kingfisher census area who indicated it was
there principal residence. This was a drop from 1996 when there was a reported
population of 226. The 2001 reporting population was pretty evenly split with
51% male and 49% female. Some other summary data from the 2006 census:
• 170 of the 195 were over the age of 15years old, 30 were over 65 years old.
• 100% of the respondents owned their own dwelling which had an average
value of $167,252.
• Of the reported population, there were none listed as aboriginal, none
listed as visible minorities, 27% listed as immigrants and of those
immigrants, almost 65% of those were born in Germany.
• The top two occupations by population were Educational Services; and,
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services. These two categories
covered all of the full time work force. There were 60 people listed within
the labour force with 100% of them listed as employed.
Unfortunately, BC Stats has not published detailed updates of the 2006 Census
but the population count rose to 238.
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ingfisher/Mabel Lake
The Kingfisher/Mabel Lake
area is located 37 kilometres
east of Enderby in Electoral
Area “F” of the Regional
District of North Okanagan.
Kingfisher/Mabel Lake
3.0 Current Official Community
Plan for Electoral Area “F”
The current OCP for Electoral Area “F” was prepared in 2004 and adopted in 2005.
As with many Official Community Plans, there is a lot of background discussion on
the overall theme of the OCP and then specific policies within each section. The
specific policies are the only portions which have any legal force and effect as part
of the OCP bylaw, but the background and discussion materials provide general
purpose and intent for the policies.
The OCP for Electoral Area “F” provides a general theme of urban containment and
rural preservation. The majority of new permanent residential growth is directed
to the City of Enderby where infrastructure and community services are provided.
Limited opportunities are identified within the plan area for seasonal residential
and comprehensive resort development. Development in rural areas is generally
discouraged and preservation of agriculturally viable lands is encouraged. There
are few direct references to the Kingfisher area within the OCP but there are many
general policies that apply for the purpose of future growth and preservation. The
following sections summarize the general intent of the OCP with regard to specific
land use categories.
3.1 Rural/Agricultural
The policies listed within Division IV of the OCP generally follow the policies and
objectives of the Agricultural Land Commission Act. In summary, non-agricultural
development of viable agricultural lands is strongly discouraged. Further policies
seek to limit or control non-agricultural development on non-ALR lands in order
to minimise impacts to ALR lands. These policies are typical of any OCP where
there are ALR lands involved. The ALC has statutory review obligations for an OCP
Bylaw and will make sure that these kinds of provision are included before they
will “sign off” on the OCP Bylaw.
However, the OCP acknowledges that there are conflicting policies with respect to
the protection of the environment and the preservation of agricultural activities.
When the Riparian Area Regulations were enacted provincially, they imposed
province wide standards for environmental protection for all riparian areas
adjacent to water bodies. These regulations were also intended to streamline
with federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans regulations that protect fish and
potential fish habitat.
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