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SILVERDALE NEIGHBOURHOOD ONE PLAN - District of Mission

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1.2 Background & History <strong>of</strong> the Planning ProcessThe Silverdale area in Southwest <strong>Mission</strong> has been the subject <strong>of</strong>intense planning deliberations for many years. The area has beenidentified as an Urban Reserve (an area reserved for future urbandevelopment) since the 1960’s and is identified in the Fraser ValleyRegional <strong>District</strong>’s (FVRD) Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) as anarea <strong>of</strong> future settlement.In 2005, following extensive planning work by two majorlandowners (Genstar & Madison) and a lengthy public hearing,Council amended the (OCP) land use designation <strong>of</strong> part <strong>of</strong> theSilverdale Area from “Urban Reserve” to “Urban Residential”. TheUrban Residential area (1,435 acres) is known as the SilverdaleUrban Residential Area (SURA). This decision contemplateddevelopment <strong>of</strong> this area up to “urban” densities predicated on theavailability <strong>of</strong> municipal services (water, sewers).Map 2: Silverdale Urban Reserve - Regional ContextMapleRidge<strong>District</strong> Of<strong>Mission</strong>Fraser Valley<strong>District</strong> FSilverdale Urban Reserve<strong>Mission</strong>UrbanAreaHatzic Urban AreaLangleyAbbotsfordMatsquiMain 2Silverdale Neighbourhood One Plan | DRAFT July 15, 2008 | 2

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