Electoral Areas Local Area Plans

WHAT IS A LOCAL AREA PLAN?

Local Area Plans are planning documents that provide greater detail on growth management for communities that are expected to experience change. These plans help shape growth in a way that contributes to more place-specific, well-designed, and livable complete communities.

Local Area Plans build upon the vision, objectives, and policy included with Draft Schedule A of the Official Community Plan for the Electoral Areas (Bylaw 4373) and guide growth in village and community hearts so that the qualities of these areas that people love and cherish are preserved and enhanced into the future.

DRAFT LOCAL AREA PLANS
Click HERE to see the entire Schedule B Local Area Plan document, or click on one of the individual links below to jump to that part of the plan:

Part 1: What is a Local Area Plan?

Part 2: Local Area Plans

2.1 Mill Bay LAP – EA A

2.2 Shawnigan Lake LAP – EA B

2.3 Cobble Hill Local Area Plan – EA C

2.4 Cowichan Bay Local Area Plan – EA D

2.5 Eagle Heights/Koksilah Village Local Area Plan – EA D/E

2.6 Honeymoon Bay / Mesachie Lake / Paldi Local Area Plan – EA F

2.7 Saltair Local Area Plan – EA G

2.8 Diamond Local Area Plan – EA H

2.9 Youbou/Meade Creek Local Area Plan – EA I

APPENDIX I: PROCESS AND PLANNING

APPENDIX II: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Mill Bay - Stone Bridge	Cowichan Bay	Saltair
Shawnigan Lake	Eagle Heights/ Koksilah Village	Diamond - Trillium Park
Cobble Hill - Arbutus Ridge	Honeymoon Bay/ Mesachie Lake	Youbou/ Meade Creek

LOCAL AREA PLANNING PROCESS

COMPLETE COMMUNITIES

The CVRD received two grants from the Union of BC Municipalities to prepare complete community assessments for all CVRD Local Area Plans.

Each community in British Columbia has its own context, geography, and history that has shaped the way it has grown and developed. While each community is unique, local governments across the province have identified many consistent priorities to address critical issues and create more vibrant and livable places.

Recognizing the interrelationships between these priorities is important. Increasing the walkability of a community can have an impact on both long-term infrastructure costs and reducing GHG emissions. Considering the location of future housing, in proximity to both daily needs and transportation options, can also leverage existing infrastructure and will have a long-lasting impact on community goals such as the viability of aging in place. Taking action to create more complete communities can support many of these identified goals.

For more information about the Complete Communities program see here.