Electoral Areas Local Area Plans

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WHAT IS A LOCAL AREA PLAN?

Note to Community, per April 22, 2026 Board resolution, work on the Local Area Plans will be paused until after the October 2026 local election and further to the Board direction to continue any further work.

Local Area Plans are planning documents help shape growth in a way that contributes to more place-specific, well-designed, and livable complete communities. These plans build upon the vision, objectives, and policies in 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.

The Local Area Plans include heritage sites on the CVRD Community Heritage Register as well as Heritage Candidates, both within and outside of the local area plan boundaries. In addition, Points of Interest have been added as a new category and will be reflected in the next draft.

CVRD Bylaw No. 4705 Official Community Plan for the Electoral Areas Amendment Bylaw was given first reading by the Board February 25 2026 and has being referred to external agencies and Advisory Planning Commissions.

Next Steps:
1. OCP Bylaw 4705 Public Information Meetings April 2026 (Areas G & H, D & D/E, A, B & C concluded).

Thank you to all who participated.

2. OCP Bylaw 4705 Report on Referrals and Public Information Meetings and suggested revisions to Bylaw 4705 (following direction of the new CVRD Board after October 17th election).

3. 2nd reading and public hearing (following direction of the new CVRD Board).


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: Context

Part 2: Local Area Plans

2.1 Mill Bay – EA A

2.2 Shawnigan Lake – EA B

2.3 Cobble Hill – EA C

2.4 Cowichan Bay – EA D

2.5 Eagle Heights/Koksilah Village – EA D/E

2.6 Honeymoon Bay / Mesachie Lake / Paldi – EA F

2.7 Saltair – EA G

2.8 Diamond – EA H

2.9 Youbou/Meade Creek – EA I

Part 3: Heritage


LOCAL AREA PLANNING PROCESS


Figure 1 Local Area Planning Process

COMPLETE COMMUNITIES

Complete Communities grants were completed alongside Steps 1, 2 and 3 (see Figure 1 above). For more information about the Complete Communities program see here.

WHAT IS A LOCAL AREA PLAN?

Note to Community, per April 22, 2026 Board resolution, work on the Local Area Plans will be paused until after the October 2026 local election and further to the Board direction to continue any further work.

Local Area Plans are planning documents help shape growth in a way that contributes to more place-specific, well-designed, and livable complete communities. These plans build upon the vision, objectives, and policies in 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.

The Local Area Plans include heritage sites on the CVRD Community Heritage Register as well as Heritage Candidates, both within and outside of the local area plan boundaries. In addition, Points of Interest have been added as a new category and will be reflected in the next draft.

CVRD Bylaw No. 4705 Official Community Plan for the Electoral Areas Amendment Bylaw was given first reading by the Board February 25 2026 and has being referred to external agencies and Advisory Planning Commissions.

Next Steps:
1. OCP Bylaw 4705 Public Information Meetings April 2026 (Areas G & H, D & D/E, A, B & C concluded).

Thank you to all who participated.

2. OCP Bylaw 4705 Report on Referrals and Public Information Meetings and suggested revisions to Bylaw 4705 (following direction of the new CVRD Board after October 17th election).

3. 2nd reading and public hearing (following direction of the new CVRD Board).


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: Context

Part 2: Local Area Plans

2.1 Mill Bay – EA A

2.2 Shawnigan Lake – EA B

2.3 Cobble Hill – EA C

2.4 Cowichan Bay – EA D

2.5 Eagle Heights/Koksilah Village – EA D/E

2.6 Honeymoon Bay / Mesachie Lake / Paldi – EA F

2.7 Saltair – EA G

2.8 Diamond – EA H

2.9 Youbou/Meade Creek – EA I

Part 3: Heritage


LOCAL AREA PLANNING PROCESS


Figure 1 Local Area Planning Process

COMPLETE COMMUNITIES

Complete Communities grants were completed alongside Steps 1, 2 and 3 (see Figure 1 above). For more information about the Complete Communities program see here.

Page last updated: 24 Apr 2026, 04:26 PM