City of Fort St. John Official Community Plan presentation

CITY OF FORT ST. JOHN OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN November 14th, 2017 Committee of the Whole

Presented by Renee Jamurat, RPP, MCIP and Katrin Saxty, RPP, MPA

TODAY’S AGENDA 1.

Official Community Plan 101 Recap

2.

Highlight OCP Process

3.

Summarize Engagement Activities

4.

Draft OCP

5.

Questions / Comments?

OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLANS • Legislated by the Local Government Act • Highest level document that informs and guides how the community grows for the next 15+ years • Visionary and future-oriented document that answers: • What do we want our community to be in the future?

• How are we going to get there?

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT • Section 471 – Purpose of an Official Community Plan • Sections 473 and 474 – Content of an Official Community Plan • Section 475 – Consultation Requirements • Section 478 – Effect of an Official Community Plan

PROCESS

We are here

ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY SUMMER, 2016 • • • • • • • • •

Community Visioning Workshops (3) Stakeholder Workshops (engaged with over 60 stakeholder groups) Surveys, Graffiti Walls, PlaceSpeak Website Canada Day Engagement at Centennial Park Council Update #1 Staff Workshops First Working Draft of OCP Submitted to Staff Staff Workshops – Review First Working Draft of OCP Council Workshop #1 – Sections of Draft OCP

ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY

FALL & WINTER, 2016 • MooseFM Block Party Engagement – High Level Direction of Draft OCP • Staff Workshops • Land Use Strategy Draft Report Submitted to City Staff SPRING & SUMMER, 2017 • Staff Workshops – Land Use Strategy • Council Workshops #2 & #3 – Land Use Strategy Phase 1 • Boundary Extension Property Owner Workshops – Land Use Strategy • Staff Workshops – Revised Draft OCP • Council Workshop #4 & #5 – Revised Draft OCP

ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY FALL, 2017 • Public Engagement – Pop Up Booths • Meetings and Discussions with First Nations • Discussions with the Agricultural Land Commission • Internal Referrals • Agency Referrals and Legal Review • Begin Adoption Process

OVERVIEW OF DRAFT OCP • Retained and reworked many objectives and policy statements from current OCP • Plan was enhanced with objectives and policy statements that were developed from: • • • •

Requirements set out in the Local Government Act Input and direction provided by City Council and staff Input provided by community through various engagement activities Understanding of requirements from provincial agencies/ministries

• Key directions of the draft Plan were tested with the community at MooseFM Block Party in September, 2016

INTRODUCTORY SECTIONS • Introduction (Section 1.0) - new • What is an Official Community Plan? (Section 1.1) - new • Why Do We Need an Official Community Plan? (Section 1.2) - new • Why Update Our Official Community Plan (Section 1.3) –

new

• Definitions (Section 2.0) - new

BACKGROUND SECTION • Community Context (Section 3.0) - carry over & expanded • • • • •

History (Section 3.1) - carry over & expanded Climate (Section 3.2) - new Regional Context (Section 3.3) - new Labour Force and Income (Section 3.4) - carry over & expanded Demographics (Section 3.5) - carry over & expanded • Existing Population (Section 3.5.1) - carry over & expanded • Population Projections (Section 3.5.2) - carry over & expanded

• Our Housing Inventory and Projected Needs (Section 3.6) - carry over & expanded • Housing Inventory (Section 3.6.1) - carry over & expanded • Projected Land and Housing Needs (Section 3.6.2) - new

BACKGROUND SECTION • Setting the Stage (Section 4.0) - carry over & expanded • Involving the Community (Section 4.1) - carry over & expanded • Summary of Stakeholders Involved (Section 4.1.1) – new • Overarching Themes (Section 4.1.2) – new • Vision (Section 4.2) - carry over & expanded • Guiding Principles (Section 4.3) – new

OCP VISION & GUIDING PRINCIPLES Fort St. John will be a flourishing community where nature lives, businesses prosper, families are active and diversity is celebrated.

Guiding Principle #1 – Enhancing Our Quality of Life Guiding Principle #2 – Valuing Partnerships

Guiding Principle #3 – Embracing Our Diversity Guiding Principle #4 – Increasing Economic Opportunities Guiding Principle #5 – Being Environmentally Sustainable

OVERARCHING SECTION – GROWING TOGETHER • Brand new section which focuses on partnerships that extend beyond those within the City • Subsections focus on • City’s approach to boundary extension (Section 5.1) • Fringe Area Planning (Section 5.2)

• Indigenous Inclusion and Partnerships (Section 5.3)

OVERARCHING SECTION – BUILDING A RESILLIENT FORT ST. JOHN • Focus is on key initiatives that the City wants to emphasize • Subsections focus on • • • • • • •

Transparency and Communication (Section 6.1) - carry over & expanded Being a Sustainable Community (Section 6.2) - carry over & expanded Neighbourhood Planning (Section 6.3) - new Infill Development – Making it a Priority (Section 6.4) - carry over & expanded Vacant, Underutilized or Brownfield Lands Development (Section 6.5) - new Embracing an Active Year-Round Lifestyle (Section 6.6) - carry over & expanded Activating the Downtown (Section 6.7) - new

LAND USE PLAN • Agriculture (Section 7.1) – carry over & expanded • Residential (Section 7.2): • Low Density Residential (Section 7.2.1) – carry over & expanded • Medium Density Residential (Section 7.2.2) – carry over & expanded • High Density Residential (Section 7.2.3) – carry over & expanded • Downtown Residential (Section 7.2.14 – new

• Commercial (Section 7.3) • Neighbourhood Commercial (Section 7.3.1) – new • General Commercial (Section 7.3.2) – carry over & expanded • Highway Commercial (Section 7.3.3) – carry over & expanded • Downtown Commercial Mixed use (Section 7.3.4) – new • • • • •

Industrial (Section 7.4) – carry over & expanded Institutional (Section 7.5) – carry over & expanded Parks, Natura Areas & Trails (Section 7.6) – carry over & expanded Public Utility (Section 7.7) – new Urban Development Areas (Section 7.8) – new

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT • • • • • •

Affordable housing (Section 8.1) – carry over & expanded Accessibility and multi-generational (Section 8.2) – new Economic development (Section 8.3) – carry over & expanded Arts, Culture and Heritage (Section 8.4) – carry over & expanded Transportation (Section 8.5) – carry over & expanded Municipal Infrastructure, Facilities and Services (Section 8.6) – carry over &

• • • •

Environmental Stewardship (Section 8.7) – carry over & expanded Climate Change Adaptation (Section 8.8) – new Urban Agriculture & Community Food Security (Section 8.9) – carry over & expanded Financial Sustainability (Section 8.10) – new

expanded

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS • Revised & revamped • • • • •

Downtown DPA - new Gateway DPA - new General Commercial DPA - carry over & expanded Major Corridor DPA - new Multiple Family DPA - carry over & expanded

IMPLEMENTATION • The decisions of Council are integral to implementing the OCP and is Council’s roadmap to what the community wants Fort St. John to be in the future • OCP objectives and strategies are consulted when evaluating: • Zoning Amendments • Development Permits • Subdivisions

• OCP objectives and strategies also provide guidance for capital and operational planning and development cost recovery

• Specific implementation tasks are determined by staff, using the OCP goals, objectives and strategies to guide them

Questions? Comments?

Thank you