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Municipal Forest — 5O Year Anniversary
Introduction and Overview
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
REZONING PROPOSAL # R08005
The purpose of the Proposed Bylaw Amendment is to
accommodate a 15•bed care facility for individuals
with special needs.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Katalin Homes. 604-814-3352
PLANNING 604-820-3748
DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING January 26, 2009
The planning department is responsible, in concert with
District of Mission council, for the land use planning
aspects of growth and development within Mission
through the processing of land development applications,
and varied short and long range land use planning
initiatives including neighbourhood planning and policy
updating.
The department also administrates the municipality's Official Community Plan (OCP) and Zoning
bylaws, as it reviews land development proposals, and makes professional recommendations to
council on specific development proposals.
MAJOR INITIATIVES OR PROJECTS
➢ Request for Proposal process for the design of the Spirit Square (Spirit Square is to be
constructed by October of 2009).
➢ Completed Request for Proposal for Phase 1 of the Technical Background Studies for the
waterfront planning.
)=. Led new Official Community Plan (OCP) process (adopted by council in July).
➢ Reviewed the Zoning Bylaw with the goal of forwarding a new Zoning Bylaw to
council for consideration in 2009.
➢ Received and processed a total of 77 varied land use applications including
rezonings, subdivisions, development permits and development inquiries (down from
89 applications the previous year).
➢ Developed a 'Site Assessment policy' for council to consider that requires the following
site constraints to be assessed and addressed prior to determining a lot layout for
subdivision:
Rationalize lot grading and tree retention objectives;
Survey ESA associated with watercourses; and
Identifying other on-site constraints.
➢ Developed a Floodplain Bylaw to manage
development in the floodplains.
➢ Identified hazard areas associated with steep slopes,
slope stability and floodplains and develop
Development Permit area guidelines.
Formalized the current process for implementing
streamside protection regulations with the
Department of Fisheries and Ocean (DFO).
2008 Annual Report - District of Mission