Let's Talk Agricultural Zoning!

Have Your Say!

In the CVRD, agriculturally zoned lands include all lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), plus lands that have high agricultural potential, as identified in the anticipated Modernized Official Community Plan (MOCP).

Currently, there are 36 distinct agricultural zones within the CVRD’s existing zoning bylaws. As part of the development of a new region-wide Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw (CZB) for the CVRD’s nine electoral areas, the CVRD is updating its agricultural zoning regulations. The new CZB will:

Reduce the total number of zones in electoral areas, including agricultural zones
Update zoning throughout the electoral areas to create more consistent zoning regulations
Better align with current best practices and the MOCP policies, which include strengthening protection of agricultural land

Updates to agricultural zoning will help protect agricultural lands and food systems to build community resilience, support economic viability, and retain our region’s character. We want your feedback on these proposed changes.

AGRICULTURAL ZONING PUBLIC MEETING

Thank you again to everyone for taking the time to join us! Your valuable feedback will be reviewed as we refine the Draft Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw in 2025. We will be sharing a summary about what we heard on Plan Your Cowichan in the coming weeks. Sign up for Project updates at www.planyourcowichan.ca/zoning-bylaw-project

Tuesday, November 5
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (brief presentation starts at 6:00 pm followed by small group discussions)
Heritage Hall, Cowichan Community Centre, Duncan, BC
Please pre-register online by November 1 to attend at Eventbrite.

Do you have FARM STATUS based on your land classified by BC Assessment as farm only?
Watch for information in your mailbox about upcoming engagement for farm status landowners or leaseholders this fall.

Can't make it? You can still complete an online survey before November 8, 2024.