CHILLIWACK TIMES THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011
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It’s a monster ALR issue BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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he provincial government is looking for public input on the topic of monster homes in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). The issue of homes as large as 8,000square-feet being built on farmland is less pressing in Chilliwack than in places such as Richmond, Delta, Surrey and Abbotsford. “It hasn’t been a problem but we will gladly join in the discussion,” Mayor Sharon Gaetz told the Times Wednesday. The intent of the public comment period is to get feedback on whether size and location limits should be applied to residences in the ALR. Some local governments have attempted to guide residential use in the ALR but Metro Vancouver has asked the provincial government to create provincewide guidelines so the problem is not pushed elsewhere.
Consistency will require legislative changes to the Agricultural Land Commission Act or the creation of a Minister of Agriculture bylaw that would become a standard for local governments. The call for public comment follows a ministry discussion paper on the topic and the consultation involved the completion of an online survey. Questions on the survey include: “Do you support specifying the maximum area of an Agricultural Land Reserve parcel that can be used for residential uses (also known as the footprint)?” The survey also includes a question about the existence of the ALR itself: “The Agricultural Land Commission Act identifies farming as the priority use in the Agricultural Land Reserve. Do you support this policy?” ◗ The survey is open to all British Columbians and respondents are asked to read the discussion paper first. Both are at www.agf.gov.bc.ca. The survey will be open until July 14.
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