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Metro Vancouver 2040Shaping Our Future

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GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT

bYLAW No. 1136, 2010

A Bylaw to Adopt a Regional Growth Strategy or the Greater Vancouver Regional District

WHEREAS part 25 o the Local Government Act permits a regional district to undertake the development,

adoption, implementation and monitoring o a Regional Growth Strategy,

AND WHEREAS the Board o the Greater Vancouver Regional District by resolution on April 21, 2006,initiated the preparation o the Regional Growth Strategy pursuant to section 854 o theLocal Government Act ,

NOW THEREFORE, the Board o the Greater Vancouver Regional District, in open meeting assembled,enacts as ollows:

1. Pursuant to section 863(1) o the Local Government Act the Metro Vancouver 2040 Regional GrowthStrategy, attached hereto and orming part o this Bylaw, is hereby adopted.

2. The ofcial citation o this bylaw is “Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy BylawNumber 1136, 2010”. This Bylaw may be cited as “Metro Vancouver 2040 Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw”.

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Sustainale Region InitiativeMetro Vancouver has an opportunity and a vision to achieve what humanity aspires to onaglobalbasis–thehighestqualityoflifeembracingculturalvitality,economicprosperity,

social justice and compassion, all nurtured in and by a beautiul and healthy naturalenvironment.

We will achieve this vision by embracing and applying the principles o sustainability,notleastofwhichisanunshakeablecommitmenttothewell-beingofcurrentandfuturegenerations and the health o our planet, in everything we do.

As we share our eorts in achieving this vision, we are confdent that the inspiration andmutual learning we gain will become vital ingredients in our hopes or a sustainablecommon uture.

Regional Growt StrategMetro Vancouver is a region o diverse communities where people in all their infnitevariety live, work and play, aspiring to create a region even more livable or uturegenerations than it is or those who live here today. The pattern and orm o developmentisseenascriticalinmaintainingharmonywithnature,fosteringcommunitywell-beingand ensuring economic prosperity. Local and regional land use plans and transportationservices and inrastructure are careully integrated through inclusive and respectulplanning processes which characterize Metro Vancouver’s collaborative governancesystem.

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b Linkags t oth Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

C Challngs and rspnss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

D rginal Land Us Dsignatins and olays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

e Gals, Statgis and Actins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

GoAL 1 Cat a Cpact Uan Aa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

STRATEGY 1.1Contain urban development within the Urban Containment Boundary 12

STRATEGY 1.2 FocusgrowthinUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas 14

STRATEGY 1.3Protect Rural areas rom urban development 19

GoAL 2 Suppt a Sustainal ecny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

STRATEGY 2.1

Promote land development patterns that support a diverseregional economy and employment close to where people live 24

STRATEGY 2.2Protect the supply o industrial land 25

STRATEGY 2.3Protect the supply o agricultural land andpromote agricultural viability with an emphasis on ood production 27

GoAL 3 Ptct th eninnt and rspnd t Cliat Chang Ipacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

STRATEGY 3.1Protect Conservation and Recreation lands 32

STRATEGY 3.2Protect and enhance natural eatures and their connectivity 35

STRATEGY 3.3Encourage land use and transportation inrastructure that reduce energy consumption andgreenhousegasemissions,andimproveairquality 38

STRATEGY 3.4Encourage land use and transportation inrastructure that improve the ability towithstand climate change impacts and natural hazard risks 40

GoAL 4 Dlp Cplt Cunitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

STRATEGY 4.1Provide diverse and aordable housing choices 44

STRATEGY 4.2Develop healthy and complete communities with access to a range o services and amenities 45

GoAL 5 Suppt Sustainal Tansptatin Chics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

STRATEGY 5.1Coordinate land use and transportation to encourage

transit,multiple-occupancyvehicles,cyclingandwalking 50

STRATEGY 5.2Coordinate land use and transportation to support the sae andefcient movement o vehicles or passengers, goods and services 53

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Table A.1: Population, Dwelling Unit and Employment Projections or

Metro Vancouver Subregions and Municipalities 66

Table A.2: Housing Demand Estimates by Tenure or Metro Vancouver Subregions (10 Year Estimate) 67

Table A.3: Rental Housing Demand Estimates by Household Income or Metro Vancouver Subregions(10 Year Estimate) 68

Table A.4: Housing Demand Estimates by Tenure and Household Income or Metro Vancouver

Subregions and Municipalities (10 Year Estimate) 69

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MapB.1:FrequentTransitNetworkConcept 70

Map B.2: Major Road Network, Highways and Gateways 71

List maps

Map 1: Metro Vancouver Municipalities and Electoral Area 6

Map 2: Regional Land Use Designations 9

Map 3: Urban Containment Boundary and General Urban Areas 13

Map 4: Urban Centres 18

Map 5: Rural Areas 20

Map 6: Industrial and Mixed Employment Areas 26

Map 7: Agricultural Areas 29

Map 8: Conservation and Recreation Areas 34

Map 9: Regional Recreation Greenway Network 36

Map 10: Natural Features and Land Cover 37

Map 11: Local Centres, Hospitals and Post Secondary Institutions 46

Map 12: Special Study Areas and Sewerage Extension Areas 63

List Figus

Figure 1: Sustainability Framework: Regional Management Plans and Mandates 2

Figure 2: How Land Use and Transportation Actions Address Climate Change 39

Figure 3: Relationship Between the Regional Growth Strategy and Ofcial Community Plans 56

List Tals

Table 1: Metro Vancouver Dwelling Unit and Employment Growth Targets forUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas 16

Table2:GuidelinesforUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas 17

Table 3: Regional Growth Strategy Implementation Framework 55

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Sustainability encompasses a long term commitmenttoeconomicprosperity,communitywell-beingandenvironmental integrity. It is at the core o Metro Vancouver’s vision or the uture and provides theoundation or the region’s management plans.

Within Metro Vancouver’s Sustainability Framework,the delivery o programs and services ollows threeundamental imperatives:

•haveregardforbothlocalandglobal consequences;

•recognizeandreecttheinterconnectednessand interdependenceofsystems;

•recognizeandrespondtotheneedforcollaborativedecision making processes.

Metro Vancouver has ormally put the concept o sustainability at the centre o its operating andplanning philosophy and committed itsel to be aleader in making the region one which is explicitlycommitted to a sustainable uture. In keeping with

this commitment, the Metro Vancouver Boardadopted a Sustainability Framework which sets out astructure or decision making and or moving ideasinto action. Figure 1 shows the broader SustainabilityFramework including the interrelationships andinterconnections between Metro Vancouver’smanagement plans and the region’s broadercommitment to sustainability.

The authority or the Regional Growth Strategyis based on the Local Government Act , whichestablishestheproceduralrequirementsforadopting

and implementing a Regional Growth Strategy.The Local Government Act states that the purposeo a Regional Growth Strategy is to “promotehuman settlement that is socially, economicallyand environmentally healthy and makes efcientuse o public acilities and services, land and otherresources”.

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b Linkags t oth PlansMetro Vancouver’s Regional Growth Strategy isone o the management plans set out in Metro Vancouver’s Sustainability Framework. The Regional

Growth Strategy ocuses on land use policies to guidethe uture development o the region and supportthe efcient provision o transportation, regionalinrastructure and community services. In combinationwith other management plans, Metro Vancouver’sRegional Growth Strategy can help meet the region’sprioritiesandmandatesandsupportthelong-termcommitment to sustainability.

The Regional Growth Strategy provides the land useramework or planning related to utilities (water,liquidwasteandsolidwaste),transportation,housing

andairquality.Reciprocally,theDrinkingWater,LiquidWasteandSolidWasteManagementPlansset the utility rameworks within which the RegionalGrowth Strategy must be developed. Further, thehousing elements in the Regional Growth Strategyhelp implement the Metro Vancouver AordableHousing Strategy while the environmental policieshave important linkages with the Metro VancouverRegional Parks and Greenways Plan. Similarly, thestrategies and actions set out in the Regional GrowthStrategy are intended to contribute to improvementsinairqualityandreductionsingreenhouse

gas emissions, as called or in the Air QualityManagement Plan, by directing urban developmentin ways that encourage energy efcient built orm andvehicle travel patterns.

TransLink is the regional transportation authorityresponsible or planning, managing, and operatingthe regional transportation system. TransLink isrequiredtoprovidearegionaltransportationsystemthat supports Metro Vancouver’s Regional GrowthStrategy,airqualityandgreenhousegasreductionobjectives, and the economic development o

the region. TransLink’s long range plan known asTransport 2040 (shown as reerence in Appendix B)sets out strategies or the road and transit networkin support o the Regional Growth Strategy. TheRegional Growth Strategy and regional transportationplans must be mutually reinorcing to be successul.

I and when First Nations develop land managementplans, Metro Vancouver and the respective FirstNations and adjacent municipalities should

endeavour to coordinate with each other to ensure,to the extent possible, that the Regional GrowthStrategy, municipal Ofcial Community Plans, andFirst Nations’ land management plans are respectuland supportive o each other.

Other important partners include: the ederalgovernment and the province, other authorities andagencies,aswellasresidents,non-protorganizationsand business associations. The ederal governmenthas jurisdiction and unding responsibilities or suchmatters as trade and transportation acilities, such as

the ports and airports, and the provincial governmentor transportation planning, education and healthacilities, which all have signifcant impacts on landuse patterns.

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C Challngs and rspnssCallengesMetro Vancouver has experienced substantial growthover the past decades, adding more than onemillion people in a generation. Strong population

growth is likely to continue. The key challenge is toaccommodate growth in ways which both advancelivability and sustainability. To accomplish this, theRegional Growth Strategy addresses the ollowingissues:

Accdating Gwth T AdancLiaility and Sustainaility

The region is expected to continue to grow by over35,000 residents per year. Growth without sprawlimplies greater density o development. Careully

structured, this can reduce congestion, improvethe economics o transportation inrastructure andpublic services, increase the viability o retail andservice centres, oster the creation o vibrant centreso culture and community activities, and maintain anattractive and diverse urban environment.

building Halthy, Cplt Cunitis

As the region’s population both ages and growsin number, providing aordable and appropriatehousing or residents at various stages o their lives isan ongoing challenge. Additionally, ensuring accessto the key elements o a healthy social community– shops, personal services, community activities,recreation, employment, culture, entertainment andasafeandattractivepublicenvironment–requirescareul planning primarily at the local scale, but also,to some extent, regionally.

Suppting ecnic Pspity

Metro Vancouver has a diversifed economic base,including trade and commerce, manuacturing, goodsdistribution, proessional services, tourism, education

and agriculture. The region connects with, and serves,aresource-richprovinceandhasstronggatewaylinkstotheNorthAmericanandAsia-Pacicregions.The challenge or the Regional Growth Strategy istoensureanadequatesupplyofspaceforindustryand commerce throughout the region, locatedappropriately to their needs and in a manner thatsupports an efcient transportation system on whichthe economy depends.

Ptcting th Natual eninnt

Many o Metro Vancouver’s natural assets are o national and international signifcance. Managedproperly, they also provide the basics o lie –

breathable air, potable water and nutritious ood.The challenge is to protect these assets or thebeneft o current and uture generations in theace o a growing population and associated urbandevelopment and impacts which can threaten theirintegrityandquality.

rspnding t Cliat Chang Ipacts andNatual Hazad risks

The major natural hazard risks acing the Metro Vancouverregionincludeearthquakes,oods,andslope instability. Many o these are exacerbated bythe global threat o climate change. The challenge isto prepare or and mitigate regional natural hazardsand reduce the greenhouse gas emissions whichcan increase many o these risks, not only throughmitigation strategies, but also through land use andtransportation patterns generally.

Ptcting Agicultual Land t SupptFd Pductin

Comprising over 50,000 hectares o the region,agricultural lands are an important asset. The

heightened importance o producing resh, regionallygrown ood to meet economic, environmental,health and ood security objectives reinorce theneed to protect the region’s rich agricultural lands.The challenge or the Regional Growth Strategy is toprotect the agricultural land base and to encourageits active use or ood production.

ResponsesTo respond to these challenges, the Regional GrowthStrategy sets out a series o strategies and actions

or Metro Vancouver and member municipalitiesarranged under fve key goals intended to achieve thedesired outcomes.

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GOAL 1

Create a CopactUran Area

Metro Vancouver’s growthis concentrated in compactcommunities with access to arange o housing choices, andclose to employment, amenitiesandservices.Compacttransit-oriented development patternshelp reduce greenhouse gasemissions and pollution, andsupport both the efcientuse o land and an efcienttransportation network.

GOAL 2

Support a SustainaleEcono

The land base and transportationsystemsrequiredtonurturea healthy business sector areprotected and supported. Thisincludes supporting regionalemployment and economicgrowth. Industrial and agriculturalland is protected and commerceourishesinUrbanCentresthroughout the region.

GOAL 3

Protect teEnvironent and

Respond to CliateCange IpactsMetro Vancouver’s vitalecosystems continue to providethe essentials o lie – clean air,water and ood. A connectednetwork o habitats is maintainedor a wide variety o wildlie andplant species. Protected naturalareas provide residents andvisitors with diverse recreationalopportunities. Strategies also

help Metro Vancouver andmember municipalities meet theirgreenhouse gas emission targets,and prepare or, and mitigaterisks rom, climate change andnatural hazards.

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GOAL 4

Develop Coplete

CounitiesMetro Vancouver is a regiono communities with a diverserange o housing choices suitableor residents at any stage o their lives. The distributiono employment and accessto services and amenitiesbuilds complete communitiesthroughout the region. Completecommunities are designed to

support walking, cycling andtransit, and to oster healthyliestyles.

GOAL 5

Support Sustainale

TransportationCoices

Metro Vancouver’s compact,transit-orientedurbanformsupports a range o sustainabletransportation choices. Thispattern o development expandsthe opportunities or transit,multiple-occupancyvehicles,cycling and walking, encouragesactive liestyles, and reduces

energy use, greenhouse gasemissions, household expenditureon transportation, and improves airquality.Theregion’sroad,transit,rail and waterway networks playa vital role in serving and shapingregional development, providinglinkages among the region’scommunities and providing vitalgoods movement networks.

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mAP 1Metro Vancouver Municipalities and Electoral Area

Note: Map or reerence only, see section 6.13.2.

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The ollowing regional land use designations arekey tools in achieving the fve goals o the RegionalGrowth Strategy. They establish a long term regionalland use ramework and provide the basis or defning

matters o regional signifcance.

The intent statements or the regional land usedesignations are to be read in conjunction withapplicable strategies and actions under each goaland are to be interpreted by municipalities in theirRegional Context Statements. The boundaries orthe regional land use designations are establishedonaparcel-basedmapmaintainedbyMetro Vancouver and are depicted on the Regional LandUse Designations map (Map 2). The general locationsofUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas, once defned by municipalities, and the

boundariesofUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopment Areas, as determined by municipalities,will be depicted on a reerence map, which will bemaintained in association with, but not part o theRegional Growth Strategy.

Uan Cntainnt bunday

The Urban Containment Boundary is intended toestablishastable,long-termregionallydenedarea or urban development. The establishment o the Urban Containment Boundary will reinorce theprotection o agricultural, conservation and rural

areas, and provide predictability or locating urbanuses, major regional transportation and inrastructureinvestment.

Uran Land Use Designations

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General Urban areas are intended or residentialneighbourhoods and centres, and are supported byshopping, services, institutions, recreational acilitiesandparks.WithinGeneralUrbanareas,higher-densitytrip-generatingdevelopmentistobedirected

toUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas. General Urban areas are intended toemphasizeplace-making,anenrichedpublicrealm,andpromotetransit-orientedcommunities,wheretransit,multiple-occupancyvehicles,cyclingandwalking are the preerred modes o transportation.

Industial

Industrial areas are primarily intended or heavy andlight industrial activities, and appropriate accessoryuses. Limited commercial uses that support industrial

activities are appropriate. Residential uses are notintended.

mixd eplynt

Mixed Employment areas are intended or industrial,commercial and other employment related usesto help meet the needs o the regional economy.They are intended to complement and support theplannedfunctionofUrbanCentresandFrequentTransit Development Areas by providing locations oremployment generating activities which would notgenerallylocatewithinUrbanCentresandFrequent

Transit Development Areas. Mixed Employment areaslocatedwithinUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopment Areas should accommodate a ull rangeo employment activities and should have a moreintensive orm o commercial development than thoselocated outside o such areas.

Non-Uran Land Use Designationsrual

Rural areas are intended to protect the existingcharacter o rural communities, landscapes andenvironmentalqualities.Landusesincludelowdensityresidentialdevelopment,small-scalecommercial, industrial, and institutional uses, andagriculturalusesthatdonotrequiretheprovisionofurban services such as sewer or transit. Rural areasare not intended as uture urban development areas,and generally will not have access to regional sewerservices.

Agicultual

Agricultural areas are intended primarily oragricultural uses, acilities and supporting serviceswith an emphasis on ood production where

appropriate. These areas reinorce provincial andlocal objectives to protect the agricultural land baseo the region.

Cnsatin and rcatin

Conservation and Recreation areas are intended toprotect signifcant ecological and recreation assets,including: drinking watersheds, conservation areas,wildlie management areas and ecological reserves,orests, wetlands, riparian corridors, major parks andrecreation areas, ski hills and other tourist recreationareas.

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Uran Centre and requent TransitDevelopent Area Overlas

Within the Urban Containment Boundary, UrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreasmay be overlaid on any regional land use designation.

UrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas overlays and policies enable higher densityorms o development, but only or those areasdesignated as General Urban or Mixed Employment.Where overlays cover areas other than General Urbanor Mixed Employment, the intent and policies orthose designations still apply.

Uan Cnts

Urban Centres are intended to be the region’s primaryocal points or concentrated growth and transitservice. They are intended as priority locations oremployment and services, higher density housing(in General Urban only), commercial, cultural,entertainment, institutional and mixed uses. UrbanCentresareintendedtoemphasizeplace-making,anenrichedpublicrealm,andpromotetransit-orientedcommunities, where transit, cycling and walking arethe preerred modes o transportation. Urban Centresboundaries will be identifed by municipalities in theirRegional Context Statements in a manner generally

consistent with the guidelines in Table 2 (GuidelinesforUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas). Maps 2 and 4 show the Urban Centrelocations.

Fqunt Tansit Dlpnt Aas

FrequentTransitDevelopmentAreasareintendedto be additional priority locations to accommodateconcentrated growth in higher density orms o development. They are located on or adjacenttoTransLink’sFrequentTransitNetworkattransitstationsorstops.FrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas complement the network o Urban Centres,and are characterized by higher density residential(in General Urban only), commercial and mixed uses,and may contain community, cultural and institutionaluses.Urbandesignfortheseareaspromotestransit-oriented communities where transit, cycling and

walking are the preerred modes o transportation.TheFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreaboundarieswill be established by municipalities in their RegionalContext Statements in a manner generally consistentwith the guidelines in Table 2 (Guidelines or UrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas).Maps2and4willshowthelocationofFrequentTransit Development Areas, once identifed bymunicipalities in their Regional Context Statements.

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Goal 1Cat a Cpact Uan Aa

Acommitmenttoacompactregionreectstherecognitionthatsprawlingurbandevelopmentconsumes the natural landscape, necessitates costly and inefcient urban inrastructure and adds tothe global problems o greenhouse gases, peak oil and climate change. Strategies under this goaldelineatebetweenurbanandnon-urbanareasthroughanUrbanContainmentBoundary.

It is critical that growth within the Urban Containment Boundary be properly structured. Thisincludes creating strong Urban Centres throughout the region that are well served by transit andthe road network. These centres collectively make an important contribution to providing locationsforemploymentandconvenientaccesstoshopsandservicesclosetohome.FrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas,locatedinstrategicareasalongTransLink’sFrequentTransitNetwork,providean additional ocus or growth, particularly or higher density residential, commercial, and mixed usedevelopment.Together,theUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreashelpshape

transportation demand and optimize investments in the region’s transportation system.

Statgis t achi this gal a:

1.1 Contain urban development within the Urban Containment Boundary

1.2 FocusgrowthinUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas

1.3 Protect Rural areas rom urban development

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STRATEGY 1.1Cntain uan dlpnt within thUan Cntainnt bunday

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1.1.1 Direct the Greater Vancouver Sewerage andDrainage District to not extend regional sewageservices into the Rural, Agricultural or Conservationand Recreation areas, except or building ootprintsin cases where inrastructure is needed to address apublic health issue, protect the region’s natural assets,ortoserviceagricultureoragri-industry.

1.1.2 Accept Regional Context Statements thataccommodate all urban development within the areasdefned by the Urban Containment Boundary, andthat meet or work towards Action 1.1.3.

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1.1.3 Adopt Regional Context Statements which:

a) depict the Urban Containment Boundary on amap, generally consistent with the Regional LandUseDesignationsmap(Map2);

b) provide municipal population, dwelling unitand employment projections, with reerence toguidelines contained in Appendix Table A.1,and demonstrate how municipal plans will worktowards accommodating the projected growthwithin the Urban Containment Boundary.

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1.1.4 That the ederal government and theprovince and their agencies direct urban, commercialand institutional acilities and investments within theUrban Containment Boundary, and to Urban Centreswhere appropriate.

1.1.5 That TransLink and the province continueto support a compact urban orm within the UrbanContainment Boundary when developing andimplementing transportation plans, strategies andinvestments.

1.1.6 That TransLink and the province discouragethe provision o inrastructure that would acilitate thedispersal o housing and employment outside theUrban Containment Boundary when preparing andimplementing transportation plans, strategies andinvestments.

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STRATEGY 1.2Fcus gwth in Uan Cnts andFqunt Tansit Dlpnt Aas


1.2.1 Explore, in collaboration with municipalities,other governments and agencies, the use o fnancialtools and other incentives to support the locationo major commercial, ofce, retail, and institutionaldevelopment in Urban Centres.

1.2.2 Work with municipalities, TransLink,other governments and agencies to support thedevelopment and delivery o eective regionaltransportation networks and services that support

the growth and development o Urban Centres andFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas.

1.2.3 Maintain a reerence map to provide updatedinormation on the location, extent, and populationand employment capacity o Urban Centres andFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas.

1.2.4 Monitor progress towards the targets setout in Table 1 (Metro Vancouver Dwelling Unit andEmployment Growth Targets or Urban Centres andFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas)fortheUrban

CentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas.

1.2.5 Accept Regional Context Statementsthat prioritize growth and ocus higher densitydevelopment primarily in Urban Centres, andadditionallytoFrequentTransitDevelopment Areas, and that meet or work towards Action 1.2.6.



a) provide dwelling unit and employment projectionsthat indicate the municipal share o plannedgrowth and that contribute to achieving theregional share o growth or Urban Centres andFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreasassetoutin Table 1 (Metro Vancouver Dwelling Unit andEmployment Growth Targets or Urban CentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas);

b) include policies or Urban Centres which:

i) identiy the general location, boundaries andtypes o Urban Centres on a map generallyconsistent with the guidelines set out in Table2(GuidelinesforUrbanCentresandFrequentTransit Development Areas) and the RegionalLandUseDesignationsmap(Map2);

ii) ocus growth and development in UrbanCentres, generally consistent with guidelinesset out in Table 2 (Guidelines or Urban Centres

andFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas);

iii) encourage ofce development throughpolicies and/or other fnancial incentives, suchas zoning that reserves capacity or ofce usesanddensitybonusprovisions;

iv) in coordination with the provision o transitservice, establish or maintain reducedresidential and commercial parkingrequirementsinUrbanCentres,whereappropriate;

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c) includepoliciesforFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas which:

i) identiy on a map, in consultation withTransLink, the general location and boundariesofFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreasthataregenerally consistent with:

• Table2(GuidelinesforUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas);

• TransLink’sFrequentTransitNetwork,whichmaybeupdatedovertime;

• otherapplicableguidelinesandpoliciesofTransLinkfortheFrequentTransitNetwork;

ii) focusgrowthanddevelopmentinFrequentTransit Development Areas, generallyconsistent with the guidelines set out in Table2(GuidelinesforUrbanCentresandFrequent

TransitDevelopmentAreas);

iii) in coordination with the provision o transitservice, establish or maintain reducedresidential and commercial parkingrequirementswithinFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas,whereappropriate;

d) include policies or General Urban areas which:

i) identiy the General Urban areas and theirboundaries on a map generally consistent withthe Regional Land Use Designations map (Map

2);

ii) ensure development in General Urban areasoutsideofUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopment Areas are generally lower densitythan development in General Urban areaswithinUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas;

iii)excludenon-residentialmajortripgeneratinguses, as defned in the Regional ContextStatement, rom those portions o GeneralUrban areas outside o Urban Centres and

FrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas;

iv) encourage infll development by directinggrowthtoestablishedareas,wherepossible;

e) forUrbanCentresorFrequentTransitDevelopment Areas that overlay Industrial orConservation and Recreation areas, the Industrialand Conservation and Recreation intent andpoliciesstillapply;

f) forUrbanCentres,FrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas and General Urban areas, include policieswhich:

i) support continued industrial uses by minimizingthe impacts o urban uses on industrialactivities;

ii) encourage sae and efcient transit, cycling andwalking;

iii) implement transit priority measures, whereappropriate;

iv) support district energy systems and renewableenergy generation, where appropriate.


1.2.7 That the ederal government and the province

and their agencies direct major ofce and institutionaldevelopmenttoUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopment Areas, where appropriate.

1.2.8 That TransLink, the ederal governmentand the province and their agencies’ procurement,disposition and development plans and actions orland holdings support the goals o the RegionalGrowth Strategy.

1.2.9 That the province and TransLink, asappropriate:

a) collaborate with municipalities and otherstakeholders on the planning o new or expandedFrequentTransitNetworkcorridorsandstations;

b) collaborate with municipalities to improveplace-making,safety,access,andamenitiesforpedestrians, cyclists, and persons using mobilityaids;

c) work with municipalities to support the sae andefcient movement o people, goods and servicevehicles, to, rom, and within Urban Centres andFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas(e.g.byenhancing the design and operation o the roadnetwork), where appropriate.

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DWELLING UNITS TARGET TARGET TARGET GROWTH

2006 2021 2031 2041 2006-2041

# % # % # % # % # %

Metropolitan Core 88,000 10% 110,000 10% 116,000 9% 119,000 8% 31,000 5%Surrey Metro Centre 8,300 1% 27,000 2% 36,000 3% 43,000 3% 34,700 6%

Regional City Centres 71,000 8% 110,000 10% 142,000 11% 162,000 11% 91,000 16%

Municipal Town Centres 49,000 6% 82,000 7% 106,000 8% 123,000 9% 74,000 13%

Uran Centres Total 216,300 26% 329,000 29% 400,000 31% 447,000 31% 230,700 40%

requent TransitDevelopent Areas

217,000 26% 281,000 25% 337,000 26% 378,000 27% 161,000 28%

General Urban Area 382,000 45% 486,000 43% 535,000 41% 561,000 39% 179,000 31%

Rural, Agricultural,Conservation andRecreation

33,000 4% 34,000 3% 35,000 3% 36,000 3% 3,000 1%

mt vancu Ttal 848,000 100% 1,130,000 100% 1,307,000 100% 1,422,000 100% 574,000 100%

EMPLOYMENT TARGET TARGET TARGET GROWTH

2006 2021 2031 2041 2006-2041

# % # % # % # % # %

Metropolitan Core 256,000 22% 286,000 20% 302,000 19% 313,000 18% 57,000 10%

Surrey Metro Centre 18,000 2% 31,000 2% 40,000 2% 49,000 3% 31,000 5%

Regional City Centres 124,000 11% 177,000 12% 208,000 13% 237,000 14% 113,000 19%

Municipal Town Centres 69,000 6% 107,000 7% 135,000 8% 163,000 9% 94,000 16%

Uran Centres Total 467,000 40% 601,000 42% 685,000 42% 762,000 43% 295,000 50%

requent TransitDevelopent Areas

254,000 22% 323,000 22% 370,000 23% 412,000 24% 158,000 27%

All Other Areas 437,000 38% 524,000 36% 567,000 35% 579,000 33% 142,000 24%

Notes:

1. This table provides guidance to assist in regional and local planning.

2. FrequentTransitDevelopmentAreatargetsareconceptualandsubjecttofuturemunicipalandtransitplanningprocesses.

3.AllOtherAreasforEmploymentreferstoareasoutsideofUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas.

TAbLE 1

MetroVancouverDwellingUnitandEmploymentGrowthTargetsforUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas

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TAbLE 2

GuidelinesforUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas

TYPe oF UrbAN CeNTreS DeSCrIPTIoN AND LAND USe CHArACTerISTICS TrANSPorTATIoN CHArACTerISTICS

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Coquitla, New Westinster,

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• LocationsidentiedontheRegionalLandUseDesignationsmap (Map 2)

• Generallydenedaswithin800metresofoneormorerapidtransit stations or within 400 metres o the intersection o twoormorecorridorsofastoponTransLink’sFrequentTransit

Network• Regional-scaleemployment,services,businessandcommercial

activities

• Majorinstitutional,community,culturalandentertainmentuses

• Highandmediumdensityhousing(inGeneralUrbanonly)

• Industrialuses

• Parks,greenspaceandecologicalareas

• TheMetropolitanCoreistheprincipalbusiness,employment,cultural and entertainment location or the region

• SurreyMetroCentreandtheRegionalCityCentresaremajoractivityareasforthesub-regions

• Regionaland/orsubregionaltransportation hubs with multipleFrequentTransitNetworkconnections

• Provisionoftransitprioritymeasureandothertransit-supportiveroadinrastructure and operations

• MajorRoadNetworkaccess

• Highquality,accessiblewalkingandcycling environment

municipal Twn Cnt

Hubs of activity within municipalities

Aldergrove, Aleside,

brentwood, Cloverdale,

Edonds, Guildord,

leetwood, Inlet Centre,

Ladner, Lougeed,

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Oaridge, Pitt meadows,

Port Coquitla, Seiaoo,

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• LocationsidentiedontheRegionalLandUseDesignationsmap (Map 2)

• Generallydenedaswithin800metresofarapidtransitstationorwithin400metresofastoponTransLink’sFrequentTransitNetwork

• Employment,services,businessandcommercialactivities,typically serving the municipal or local area

• Institutional,community,culturalandentertainmentuses

• Highandmediumdensityhousing(inGeneralUrbanonly)

• Industrialuses


• Servicesandactivitiesorientedtothelocalneedsofthesurrounding communities

• Municipalfocusforcommunityandculturalactivities

• LocaltransportationhubswithexistingFrequentTransitNetworkserviceorpotentialforFrequentTransit Network service aswarranted by ridership demand


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• LocatedadjacenttotransitstationsorstopsservedbyTransLink’sFrequentTransitNetwork

• Generallydenedaswithin800metresofarapidtransitstationorwithin400metresofastoponTransLink’sFrequentTransitNetwork

• Focusformediumandhigherdensityhousing(inGeneralUrban only), including aordable housing choices, and mixeduses with concentrated growth at transit stops and stationareas

• Locationsforcommercialactivities,andmayincludecultural,institutional, and community uses.

• Industrialuses


• ExistingorplannedFrequentTransiNetwork service



Notes:•TheseguidelinesdescribethebroadlanduseandtransportationcharacteristicsofUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreasandarenotintendedtoidentify

or suggest specifc levels o transportation acilities, service levels, or priorities. Transportation acilities and services, and their timing, will be determined through municipal,TransLink, and provincial planning processes.

•TransLink’sFrequentTransitNetworkisapartoftheregionaltransitsystemthatprovidesfrequent,reliabletransitserviceondesignatedcorridorsthroughouttheday,everyday.TheFrequentTransitNetworkcomprisesafamilyofservices,includingrapidtransit(busways/rail)andfrequentlocalandlimitedstoptransitservices.FormoreinformationrefertoMapB.1:FrequentTransitNetworkConcept(AppendixB).

•TransLink’sMajorRoadNetworkisapartoftheregionalroadsystem,whichincludesprovincialhighwaysandfederaltransportationfacilities.FormoreinformationrefertoMap B.2: Major Road Network, Highways and Gateways (Appendix B).

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mt vancu’s l is t:1.3.1 Direct the Greater Vancouver Sewerageand Drainage District not to extend regionalsewer services into Rural areas, except or buildingootprints in cases where inrastructure is needed toaddress a public health issue, protect the region’snaturalassets,ortoserviceagricultureoragri-industry.

1.3.2 Accept Regional Context Statements thatprotect Rural areas rom urban development and thatmeet or work towards Action 1.3.3.

Th l unicipalitis is t:1.3.3 Adopt Regional Context Statements which:

a) identiy the Rural areas and their boundaries on amap generally consistent with the Regional LandUseDesignationsmap(Map2);

b) limit development to a scale, orm, and densityconsistent with the intent or the Rural land usedesignation,andthatiscompatiblewithon-sitesewerservicing;

c) include policies which:

i) speciy the allowable density and orm,consistent with Action 1.3.1, or land uses withintheRurallandusedesignation;

ii) support agricultural uses within the AgriculturalLand Reserve, and where appropriate, outsideo the Agricultural Land Reserve.

STRATEGY 1.3Ptct rual aas uan dlpnt

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Goal 2Suppt a Sustainal ecnyThe Regional Growth Strategy builds on the region’s existing economic strengths to provide or aprosperous uture by supporting a diverse commercial and industrial base, encouraging economic

development, and recognizing the region’s role as a key gateway location. The Regional Growth Strategyis intended to support a sustainable economy and a number o its strategies are important in contributingto that goal. However, it is important to recognize that this is a Regional Growth Strategy concernedprimarily with land use and transportation and not an economic development strategy.

Urban Centres distributed throughout the region provide or more opportunities or commercial activitiesservices and employment to be close to where people live and achieve greater economic efciencies andtransportation access. Strategies are included to avoid the dispersal o major employment and high tripgeneratingusesfromUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas.

Market pressure to convert industrial lands to ofce, retail and housing has resulted in a diminished supplo industrial land in the region, while demand or land or industrial activities continues to increase as thepopulationandeconomyoftheregiongrow.Manyindustriesprovidefortheday-to-dayneedsofthe

region’s population, such as repair and servicing activities, and renovation and construction unctionsor shops, homes, hotels and restaurants. Additional lands are needed or container storage, reightorwarding, warehouses, and other distribution unctions.

Meeting the needs o both a growing regional economy and an expanding international gateway ortraderequiresanadequatesupplyofindustriallands.Preservingtheregion’sindustriallandssupportsbusinesses by allowing them to expand within the region and not ace long transportation distancesand costs which could lead to business inefciencies. In response to the vulnerability o industrial land,strategies are included to protect and appropriately use the limited supply o industrial land in the region.

Experience has shown that there are some economic activities which are not traditional industrialactivitiesbutarenotreadilyaccommodatedoreconomicallyviableinUrbanCentresorFrequentTransitDevelopment Areas. These are important elements o the evolving regional economy. The Regional

Growth Strategy provides or these activities to be accommodated in Mixed Employment areas, which areintendedtocomplementUrbanCentres,FrequentTransitDevelopmentAreasandIndustrialAreaswithouundermining the planned unction o these areas.

Major educational institutions, such as the University o British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, and theBritishColumbiaInstituteofTechnology,andthenumerousotherpost-secondaryuniversitiesandcollegesalsohave a vital role in the regional economy. They have key linkages with many sectors o the economy, includingthe health sector and the region’s hospitals, provide research and innovation and spawn incubator industries.Map11showsthelocationsofpost-secondaryinstitutions,hospitalsandlocalcentres.

Agriculture is also an important sector o the region’s economy, covering a signifcant part o the region’sland base. Strategies are included to strengthen the economic viability o the agricultural industry and toprotect the agricultural lands.

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2.1 Promote land development patterns that support a diverse regional economy and employment close towhere people live

2.2 Protect the supply o industrial land

2.3 Protect the supply o agricultural land and promote agricultural viability with an emphasis on ood productio



STRATEGY 2.1Pt land dlpnt pattns that suppt a disginal cny and plynt cls t wh ppl li


2.1.1 Provide regional utility inrastructure tosupport the region’s economic unctions and tosupport efcient employment and settlementpatterns.

2.1.2 Work with the ederal government and theprovince and municipalities to investigate:

a) fscal measures to reinorce the attraction o investment and employment to locations identifedinAction2.1.3;

b) fscal reorm to ensure the property tax system isequitableandsupportssoundlandusedecisions;

2.1.3 Accept Regional Context Statements thatsupport economic activity appropriate to UrbanCentres,FrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas,Industrial, Mixed Employment areas, ports andairports, and that meet or work towards Action 2.1.4.



a) include policies that support appropriate economicdevelopmentinUrbanCentres,FrequentTransitDevelopment Areas, Industrial, and MixedEmploymentareas;

b) support the development o ofce space inUrban Centres, through policies such as zoningthat reserves land or ofce uses, density bonusprovisions to encourage ofce development,variable development cost charges, and/or othernancialincentives;

c) include policies that discourage major commercialand institutional development outside o UrbanCentresorFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas;

d) show how the economic development role o postsecondary institutions and hospitals are supportedthrough land use and transportation policies.


2.1.5 That TransLink, the ederal governmentand the province and their agencies develop andoperate transportation inrastructure to supporteconomicactivityinUrbanCentres,FrequentTransitDevelopment Areas, Industrial, Mixed Employmentareas and ports and airports.

2.1.6 That airports encourage the use o airportlandsforindustrialactivities,discouragenon-airport

related commercial development on airport lands,and not expand beyond the Industrial and MixedEmployment areas specifed on the Regional LandUse Designations map (Map 2).

2.1.7 That Port Metro Vancouver encourage the useofportlandsforindustrialactivities,discouragenon-port related commercial development on port lands,and not expand beyond the Industrial and MixedEmployment areas specifed on the Regional LandUse Designations map (Map 2).


and their agencies develop a ormal mechanismto collaborate with Metro Vancouver, TransLink,municipalities, and the private sector on a regionaleconomic strategy to retain and attract investmentand employment to the region.

2.1.9 That the Fraser Valley Regional District andtheSquamish-LillooetRegionalDistrictcollaboratewith Metro Vancouver on shared economic matters.

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STRATEGY 2.2Ptct th supply industial land


2.2.1 Monitor the supply o, and demand or,industrial land in the region with the objective o assessing whether there is sufcient capacity to meetthe needs o the regional economy.

2.2.2 Work with the province, municipalities andother agencies to investigate industrial taxation ratesand policies that support industrial activities.

2.2.3 Accept Regional Context Statements that

protect and support the ongoing economic viabilityo industrial activities and that meet or work towardsAction 2.2.4.



a) identiy the Industrial areas and their boundarieson a map generally consistent with the RegionalLandUseDesignationsmap(Map2);

b) include policies or Industrial areas which:

i) supportandprotectindustrialuses;

ii) support appropriate accessory uses, includingcommercialspaceandcaretakerunits;

iii) exclude uses which are inconsistent with theintent o industrial areas, such as medium andlarge ormat retail, residential uses (other thanindustrial caretaker units where necessary), andstand-aloneofceusesthatarenotsupportiveofindustrialactivities;

iv) encourage better utilization and intensifcation

ofindustrialareasforindustrialactivities;

c) identiy the Mixed Employment areas and theirboundaries on a map generally consistent with theRegionalLandUseDesignationsmap(Map2);

d) include policies or Mixed Employment areaswhich:

i) support a mix o industrial, commercial, ofceand other related employment uses, whilemaintaining support or established industrial

areas, including potential intensifcation policiesforindustrialactivities,whereappropriate;

ii) allow large and medium ormat retail, whereappropriate, provided that such developmentwill not undermine the broad objectives o theRegionalGrowthStrategy;

iii) support the regional objective o concentratingcommercial and other major trip generatingusesinUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas;

iv) where Mixed Employment areas are locatedwithinUrbanCentresorFrequentTransitDevelopment Areas, support higherdensity commercial development and allowemployment and service activities consistentwiththeintentofUrbanCentresorFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas;

v) support the intensifcation or expansion o Mixed Employment areas in other locations thatarewell-servedbytransitorhavecommittedexpansions to transit service commensurate

with the planned intensifcation/expansion o employment and where the scale and nature o suchexpansiondoesnotworkagainstGoal1;

vi) exclude residential uses, except or anaccessorycaretakerunit;

e) include policies which help reduce environmentalimpacts and promote energy efciency.


2.2.5 That within the context o the regionalobjective o maintaining industrial activities inproximity to highway, rail, waterront, port and/orairportfacilities,requestasappropriateTransLink,Port Metro Vancouver, the Vancouver InternationalAirport Authority or the Ministry o Transportation andInrastructure to review and comment on proposedRegional Context Statement or Regional GrowthStrategy amendments or Industrial and MixedEmployment areas. Where a proposed amendmentincludes lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve,the Agricultural Land Commission will be consulted.

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2.3.7 That the province, utility companies andTransLink strive to avoid ragmentation o Agriculturalareas when developing and operating utility andtransportation inrastructure, but where unavoidable,

consider mitigating the impacts, including possibleenhancement to the areas.

2.3.8 That the Agricultural Land Commissionconsult with Metro Vancouver to ensure consistencybetween the Regional Growth Strategy andAgricultural Land Commission decisions and policieswith respect to Agricultural Land Reserve exclusion,inclusion,andnon-farmuseapplications.

2.3.9 That the ederal government and theprovince and their agencies adopt fnancial measurestoencourageagri-foodeconomicdevelopment,including:

a) agricultural tax policies that reinorce thecontinued use o agricultural lands or agriculture

operations,especiallyforfoodproduction;

b) incentive and education programs to encouragenew armers.

2.3.10 That the province, in consultation withmunicipalities, establish and enorce maximumresidentialoorareaandsetbackregulationsfordevelopment within the Agricultural Land Reserve,while recognizing existing municipal regulations.

2.3.11 That the province explore and implementfscal tools and incentives to protect natural assets onagricultural lands.

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Metro Vancouver has a spectacular natural environment. Many o Metro Vancouver’s ecosystemshave global signifcance and provide both internationally important fsh habitat and key eeding andresting points or migratory birds along the Pacifc Flyway. The region’s orests, felds, coastal andintertidal areas, wetlands, and watercourses together are integral pieces o a habitat network or fshand wildlie.

The natural environment is important to livability and sustainability as well as our sense o place. Theregion’s diverse open space in mountain, coastal and river areas oers opportunities or residents

and visitors to recreate and maintain a healthy liestyle. The region’s environment also providesessential ecosystem services such as clean drinking water. Protecting these natural eatures booststhe region’s ecological health and resiliency in the ace o climate change and natural hazard risks.

The Conservation and Recreation land use designation is intended to help protect the importantenvironmental and recreation areas throughout the region. Strategies and actions recognize theimportance o providing connectivity throughout the region linking important natural eatures, andemphasize the collaborative eort needed to protect and enhance natural assets.

A strategy in this section also addresses climate change, noting that to a large extent greenhousegas reductions will be achieved by actions contained throughout the Regional Growth Strategy aswell as by actions in other Metro Vancouver management plans. The most signifcant contributions othe Regional Growth Strategy to climate change mitigation will be made through a continued ocuson urban containment and land use patterns that support sustainable transportation and reduceenergyuse.Policiesonclimatechangeadaptation,suchasprotectionforat-riskcoastaloodplainareas,areincluded.Thestrategyalsoaddressesoodhazards,mudslides,interfaceres,andearthquakerisksfromothernaturalhazardssuchasoodingarealsoincludedinthissection.


3.1 Protect Conservation and Recreation lands

3.2 Protect and enhance natural eatures and their connectivity

3.3 Encourage land use and transportation inrastructure that reduce energy consumption and greenhousegasemissions,andimproveairquality

3.4 Encourage land use and transportation inrastructure that improve the ability to withstandclimate change impacts and natural hazard risks

Goal 3

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STRATEGY 3.1Ptct Cnsatin and rcatin lands


3.1.1 Direct the Greater Vancouver Sewerageand Drainage District to not extend regionalsewage services into Conservation and Recreationareas, except or building ootprints in cases whereinrastructure is needed to address a public healthissue, protect the region’s natural assets, or to serviceagricultureoragri-industry.

3.1.2 Implement the Metro Vancouver Regional

Parks and Greenways Plan in collaboration withmunicipalities, to identiy, secure and enhance habitatand park lands and buer, where easible, park andconservation areas rom activities in adjacent areas.

3.1.3 Accept Regional Context Statements thatprotect lands within the Conservation and Recreationareas and that meet or work towards Action 3.1.4.



a) identiy Conservation and Recreation areas andtheir boundaries on a map generally consistentwith the Regional Land Use Designations map(Map2);

b) include land use policies to support the protectiono Conservation and Recreation areas that aregenerally consistent with the ollowing:

i) public service inrastructure, including thesupplyofhighqualitydrinkingwater;

ii) environmentalconservation;

iii)recreation,primarilyoutdoor;

iv) education, research and training acilities anduses that serve conservation and/or recreationusers;

v) commercial uses, tourism activities, and public,cultural or community amenities that areappropriately located, scaled and consistentwiththeintentofthedesignation;

vi)limitedagricultureuse,primarilysoil-based;

c) consider policies that appropriately buerConservation and Recreation areas rom activitiesin adjacent areas through various means.

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3.1.5 That the province, utility companiesand TransLink strive to avoid ragmentation o Conservation and Recreation areas when developingand operating utility and transportation inrastructure,but where unavoidable, consider mitigating theimpacts, including possible enhancement to theareas.

3.1.6 That the province actively manageprovincial park / environmental lands with theintent o enhancing natural assets and recreationalopportunities.


and their agencies:

a) recognize the Conservation and Recreation areasand ensure that activities within or adjacent tothese areas are consistent with the intent o theConservationandRecreationlandusedesignation;

b) strive to improve consultation and collaborationamong all levels o government in the planning o Conservation and Recreation lands.

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3.2.1 In collaboration with other agencies,develop and manage the Metro Vancouver RegionalRecreation Greenway Network, as conceptually shownon the Regional Recreation Greenway Network map(Map 9).

3.2.2 Manage Metro Vancouver assets andcollaborate with municipalities and other agencies to:

a) protect, enhance and restore ecologicallyimportant systems, eatures and corridors andestablish buers along watercourses, coastlines,agricultural lands, and other ecologically importanteatures, as conceptually shown on the NaturalFeaturesandLandCovermap(Map10);

b) incorporate into land use decision making and landmanagement practices planning tools, incentives,green technologies and inrastructure that supportecological innovation, minimize negative impactson ecologically important eatures and maximizeecosystem unction through restoration.

3.2.3 Accept Regional Context Statements thatadvance the protection and enhancement of aconnected network of ecosystems, features andcorridors throughout the region, and that meet or worktowards Actions 3.2.4 to 3.2.7.


3.2.4 Adopt Regional Context Statements whichinclude policies and/or maps that indicate howecologically important areas and natural eatures willbe managed (as conceptually shown on Map 10) (e.g.steep slopes and ravines, intertidal areas and othernatural eatures not addressed in Strategy 3.1).

3.2.5 In collaboration with other agencies,develop and manage municipal components o the

Metro Vancouver Regional Recreation GreenwayNetwork and connect community trails, bikewaysand greenways to the Regional Recreation GreenwayNetwork where appropriate.

3.2.6 Identiy where appropriate measures toprotect, enhance and restore ecologically importantsystems, eatures, corridors and establish buersalong watercourses, coastlines, agricultural lands,and other ecologically important eatures (e.g.conservation covenants, land trusts, tax exemptionsand ecogiting).

3.2.7 Consider watershed and ecosystem planningand/or Integrated Stormwater Management Plans inthe development o municipal plans.


3.2.8 That TransLink coordinate the developmento a regional cycling network with Metro Vancouver’sRegional Recreation Greenway Network.

3.2.9 That the ederal government and the

province collaborate to enhance endangered speciesand ecosystem protection legislation that identifes,protects and restores habitats and biodiversity.

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STRATEGY 3.3encuag land us and tansptatin inastuctuthat duc ngy cnsuptin and gnhus gasissins, and ip ai quality


3.3.1 Implement the strategies and actions o the Regional Growth Strategy which contributeto regional targets to reduce greenhouse gasemissions by 33 percent below 2007 levels by 2020and 80 percent below 2007 levels by 2050. Figure2 identifes examples o strategies and actionscontained in the Regional Growth Strategy to addressclimate change.

3.3.2 Work with the ederal government and theprovince,TransLink,municipalities,non-governmentalorganizations, and the private sector to:

a) support the ongoing monitoring o energyconsumption, greenhouse gas emissions, andairqualityrelatedtolanduseandtransportationinfrastructure;

b) promote best practices and develop guidelinesto support local government actions to reduceenergy consumption and greenhouse gases,andimproveairqualityrelatedtolanduseandtransportation inrastructure (e.g. district heating

systems and renewable energy opportunities).

3.3.3 Accept Regional Context Statements thatencourage land use and transportation inrastructurethat reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gasemissions,andimproveairquality,andthatmeetorwork towards Action 3.3.4.



a) identiy how municipalities will use their landdevelopment and transportation strategies tomeet their greenhouse gas reduction targets andconsider how these targets will contribute to theregionaltargets;

b) identiy policies and/or programs that reduceenergy consumption and greenhouse gasemissions,andimproveairqualityfromlanduseand transportation inrastructure, such as:

• existingbuildingretrotsandconstructiono new buildings to green perormanceguidelines or standards, district energy systems,and energy recovery and renewable energygeneration technologies, such as solar panelsand geoexchange systems, and electric vehiclecharginginfrastructure;

• communitydesignandfacilityprovisionthatencourages transit, cycling and walking (e.g.direct and sae pedestrian and cycling linkagestothetransitsystem);

c) ocus inrastructure and amenity investments inUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas, and at appropriate locations alongTransLink’sFrequentTransitNetwork;

d) implement land use policies and developmentcontrol strategies which support integrated stormwater management and water conservationobjectives.

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3.3.5 That TransLink, with municipalities, incollaboration with Metro Vancouver, establish criteria

or defning major development proposals, whichare reerenced in the South Coast British ColumbiaTransportation Authority Act , in order to help meetthe objective o concentrating major trip generatinguses in areas well served by transit.

3.3.6 That TransLink pursue reductions o commonair contaminants and greenhouse gas emissions romon-roadtransportationsourcesinsupportofregionalairqualityobjectivesandgreenhousegasreductiontargets.

3.3.7 ThatTransLinkmanageitstransiteetand operations with the goal o increasing uelefciency and reducing common air contaminantsand greenhouse gas emissions over time, in supporto the Regional Growth Strategy and Air QualityManagement Plan.

3.3.8 That the ederal government and the provinceand their agencies establish urther legislative andfscal actions to help the public and private sectorsto maximize reductions in energy consumption andgreenhousegasemissions,andimproveairquality,

such as:

a) in the building sector,

• acceleratethemodernizationoftheBCBuildingCode

• increaseincentivesforresidentialandcommercial building retrofts

• support,wherefeasibleandappropriate,energy recovery, renewable energy generationand district energy systems and relatedtransmission needs

b) in the transportation sector,

• enabletheimplementationofregionaltransportation demand management measuressuchastransportationuser-basedpricing

• increasefundingforsustainabletransportationinrastructure

• continuetoadvancestringentstandardsforon-road vehicle emissions and uel carbon content.

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How Land Use and Transportation Actions Address Climate Change

Note: Figure or reerence only, see section 6.13.2The numbers relate to the applicable strategyin the Regional Growth Strategy

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STRATEGY 3.4encuag land us and tansptatin inastuctuthat ip th aility t withstand cliat changipacts and natual hazad isks


3.4.1 Incorporate climate change and natural hazardrisk assessments into the planning and location o Metro Vancouver utilities, assets and operations.

3.4.2 Work with the ederal government and theprovince, TransLink and municipalities to:

a) consider climate change impacts (e.g. sea levelrise)andnaturalhazardrisks(e.g.earthquake,ooding,erosion,subsidence,mudslides,interfacefres) when extending utilities and transportation

inrastructure that encourages land usedevelopment;

b) research and promote best practices in adaptationto climate change as it relates to land use planning.

3.4.3 Accept Regional Context Statements thatencourage land use, transportation and utilityinrastructure which improve the ability to withstandclimate change impacts and natural hazard risks andthat meet or work towards Actions 3.4.4 and 3.4.5.


3.4.4 Adopt Regional Context Statements thatinclude policies to encourage settlement patterns thatminimize risks associated with climate change andnaturalhazards(e.g.earthquake,ooding,erosion,subsidence, mudslides, interace fres).

3.4.5 Consider incorporating climate change andnatural hazard risk assessments into the planning andlocation o municipal utilities, assets and operations.


3.4.6 That the Integrated Partnership or RegionalEmergency Management, in collaboration with theederal government and the province, and otheragencies:

a) identiy areas that are vulnerable rom climatechange and natural hazard risks, such as those listedinActions3.4.2and3.4.4;

b) coordinate priority actions to address the

vulnerabilities identifed, including implementationand unding strategies.

3.4.7 That the ederal government and the province,in collaboration with the Integrated Partnership orRegional Emergency Management and other agencies:

a) provide fnancial assistance and timely data andinformation,suchasoodhazardmapping,shoreline mapping, hydrological and hydraulicstudies, to better enable local governments tofullltheiroodhazardmanagementrolesandresponsibilities;

b) provideacoordinationroletoaddressoodhazardissuesandmanagementdecisions;

c) implement appropriate preparatory actions toaddress the implications o long term sea levelrise on inrastructure planning, construction, andoperations;

d) review and improve the eectiveness o existingprovinciallegislationandguidelinesregardingoodhazard management by municipalities.

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Completecommunitiesarewalkable,mixeduse,transit-orientedcommunitieswherepeoplecan:fnd an appropriate place to live at all stages o their lives, earn a living, access the services theyneed, and enjoy social, cultural, educational and recreational pursuits. A diverse mix o housingtypes is undamental to creating complete communities. This includes a mix o housing types andtenures that respond to an aging population, changing amily and household characteristics and theull range o household incomes and needs across the region. Access to a wide range o servicesand amenities close to home, and a strong sense o regional and community identity and connectionarealsoimportanttopromotehealthandwell-being.

The development o complete communities is sought through two strategies. The frst strategy isdirectedtowardensuringanadequatesupplyofhousingtomeetfuturedemand.Itisrecognizedthat all levels o government have a role to play in creating opportunities or diverse housing options

and that ederal and provincial unding is essential to meet the estimated demand or aordablehousing.

The second strategy emphasizes the importance o designing neighbourhoods within urbanareas, Urban Centres, and local centres that are accessible or people o all ages and physicalability, promote transit, cycling and walking, provide access to employment, social and culturalopportunities, parks, greenways and recreational opportunities, and promote healthy living.


4.1 Provide diverse and aordable housing choices

4.2 Develop healthy and complete communities with access to a range o services and amenities

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STRATEGY 4.1Pid dis and adal husing chics


4.1.1 Pursue the strategies and actions set out in theMetro Vancouver Aordable Housing Strategy.

4.1.2 Assist municipalities in developing HousingAction Plans in accordance with Metro Vancouver’sAordable Housing Strategy, by providing analysison regional demographics, household characteristicsand market conditions, and work with municipalities toreview and refne municipal housing priorities, policiesand uture demand estimates in the context o thisanalysis.

4.1.3 Monitor and report on the success o municipalHousing Action Plans in achieving regional housingdemand estimates.

4.1.4 Advocate to the ederal government andthe province or incentives to stimulate private rentalsupply and capital and operating unds to support theconstruction o aordable, supportive and transitionalhousing across the region.

4.1.5 Support the Metro Vancouver HousingCorporation in increasing the number of affordablehousing units in Metro Vancouver and assist municipalitiesinthemanagementofunitsacquiredthroughmunicipalprocesses.

4.1.6 Accept Regional Context Statements that achievediverse and affordable housing options, and that meet or

work towards Actions 4.1.7 and 4.1.8.



a) include policies or strategies that indicate howmunicipalities will work towards meeting theestimated uture housing demand as set out inAppendix Tables A.2 and A.3, which:

i) ensure the need or diverse housing optionsis articulated in municipal plans and policies,

includingneighbourhoodandareaplans;ii) increase the supply and diversity o the housing

stock through infll developments, more compacthousingformsandincreaseddensity;

iii) in collaboration with the ederal government andthe province, assist in increasing the supply o aordable rental units or households with low orlow to moderate incomes through policies, suchas density bonus provisions, inclusionary zoningor other mechanisms, particularly in areas that arewellservedbytransit;

iv) encourage and acilitate aordable housingdevelopment through measures such as reducedparkingrequirements,streamlinedandprioritizedapproval processes, below market leases o

publicly owned property, and fscal measures.4.1.8 Prepare and implement Housing Action Planswhich:

a) assess local housing market conditions, by tenure,including assessing housing supply, demand andaffordability;

b) identiy housing priorities, based on theassessment o local housing market conditions, andconsideration o changing household demographics,characteristicsandneeds;

c) identiy implementation measures within the jurisdiction and fnancial capabilities o municipalities, including actions set out inAction4.1.7;

d) mitigate or limit the loss o existing rental housingstock;

e) identiy opportunities to participate in programswith other levels o government to secure additionalaordable housing units to meet housing needsacrossthecontinuum;

) cooperate with and acilitate the activities o Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation under Action 4.1.5.

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4.1.9 That the ederal government and the provinceand their agencies provide incentives to stimulateprivate sector investment in rental housing to helpachieve market housing demand estimates as shown inAppendix Table A.4.

4.1.10 That the ederal government and the provinceand their agencies provide capital unding to help

achieve the low and moderate income housing demandestimates as shown in Appendix Table A.4.

4.1.11 That the ederal government and the provinceand their agencies provide capital and operatingunding or the development o supportive andtransitional housing units.

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STRATEGY 4.2Dlp halthy and cplt cunitis withaccss t a ang sics and anitis


4.2.1 Support municipalities in the development o healthy and complete communities through regionalstrategies on aordable housing, culture, ood, andparks and recreation.

4.2.2 Provide technical advice and assistance onairqualityaspectsoflanduseandinfrastructuredecisions.

4.2.3 Collaborate with health authorities to advancemeasures to promote healthy living through land usepolicies.


4.2.4 Include policies within municipal plans orstrategies, that may be reerenced in the RegionalContext Statements, which:

a) support compact, mixed use, transit, cycling andwalkingorientedcommunities;

b) locate community, arts, cultural, recreational,institutional, medical/health, social service, andeducation acilities in Urban Centres or areas withgoodaccesstotransit;

c) providepublicspacesandotherplace-making

amenities or increased social interaction andcommunityengagement;

d) support active living through the provision o recreation acilities, parks, trails, and sae andinvitingpedestrianandcyclingenvironments;

e) support ood production and distributionthroughout the region, including in urban areas,roo top gardens, green roos and communitygardensonprivateandmunicipally-ownedlandsand healthy ood retailers, such as grocery storesand armers’ markets near housing and transit

services;

) assess overall health implications o proposed newcommunities, inrastructure and transportationservices,includingairqualityandnoise,withinputfrompublichealthauthorities;

g) supportuniversallyaccessiblecommunitydesign;

h) where appropriate, identiy small scale localcentres in the General Urban areas that provide

amixofhousingtypes,local-servingcommercialactivities and good access to transit. Local centresare not intended to compete with or compromisethe role o Urban Centres and should preerablybelocatedwithinFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas.


4.2.5 That the ederal government and theprovince, their agencies and health authorities locatecommunity, arts, cultural, recreational, institutional,

medical/health, social service, and education acilitiesin Urban Centres or areas with good access to transit.

4.2.6 That any unding provided by the ederalgovernment and the province, their agencies andhealth authorities to other groups or organizations orthe provisions o acilities mentioned in Action 4.2.5take into consideration the location o those acilitiesand prioritize unding or acilities in Urban Centres orareas with good access to transit.

4.2.7 That TransLink provide appropriate levels

o transit service to local centres, consistent withTransLink’s strategic transportation plan.

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m a p 1 1 : L o c a l C e n t r e s ,

H o s p i t a l s a n d P o s t S e c o n d a r y

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Landuseinuencestravelpatternsandtransportationsystemsinturninuencelanduseanddevelopment.AchievingthegoalsoftheRegionalGrowthStrategyrequiresthealignmentoflanduseand transportation strategies. Accessible and sustainable transportation choices and supported bystrategiesforacompacturbanarea,andtransit-orienteddevelopmentpatternsthroughouttheregionwithgrowthfocusedinUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas.Thistransit-orientedpattern o growth helps reduce vehicle use, trafc congestion, energy consumption and air emissionsfromon-roadsourceswhilefosteringtransitridership.Italsoprovidestheregion’sresidentswithgreater travel options and a cleaner environment.

Therststrategyidentiesactionsrequiredtoincreasetheproportionoftripsbytransit,cyclingandwalking,andotheralternativestosingle-occupantvehicletravel.ImplementationofTransLink’sFrequentTransitNetworkwillbecriticalinreinforcingthenetworkoftransit-orientedUrbanCentresandemergingFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas,whichsupporttransit,cyclingandwalking,andalso reduce trip distances.

The second strategy recognizes the undamental role that TransLink’s Major Road Network, provincialhighways, and ederal transportation acilities play in shaping regional growth, moving people andgoods among and between the region’s communities and economic areas, and connecting theregionwithintra-provincial,nationalandinternationaldestinations.Thestrategyadvocatesforactivemanagement o the existing and planned capacity o the road network and the demands put on it. Thisminimizestheneedforcapital-intensiveexpansioninthefuture.Further,railandmarinetransportationhavethepotentialtoplayalargerroleinthefutureforgoodsmovement,soprotectingrailrights-of-way and access points to waterways today is critical in preserving transportation options in the uture.

Metro Vancouver continues to work in partnership with municipalities, TransLink, Port Metro Vancouverairportauthorities,andthefederalgovernmentandtheprovincetocoordinatedecision-makingtoachieve the goals o the Regional Growth Strategy. TransLink prepares and implements strategictransportation plans or roads, transit and cycling and other regional transportation programs, aswellastheregion’slong-termtransportationstrategy.TheRegionalGrowthStrategyandTransLink’slong-termtransportationstrategycomprisetheregion’slong-termvisionforthelanduseandtransportation system. The province prepares provincial highway and transit plans which help to guidethe development o regional transportation plans. Both the ederal government and the province playsignifcant roles in unding regional transit and goods movement inrastructure. Furthermore, Metro Vancouveradvocatesforreductionsintransportation-relatedgreenhousegasemissionsandcommonair contaminants.


5.1 Coordinatelanduseandtransportationtoencouragetransit,multiple-occupancyvehicles,cycling and walking

5.2 Coordinate land use and transportation to support the sae and efcient movement o vehiclesor passengers, goods and services

Goal 5Suppt SustainalTansptatin Chics

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STRATEGY 5.1Cdinat land us and tansptatin t ncuagtansit, ultipl-ccupancy hicls, cycling and walking


5.1.1 Support TransLink’s preparation andimplementation o regional transportation systemand demand management strategies throughthe provision o land use, growth managementandairqualityinformationandforecasts,and,asappropriate, evaluation o land use and vehicleemissions impacts.

5.1.2 Pursue the ollowing priorities or expansionoftheFrequentTransitNetworkandothertransitservices in support o regional land use goals:

a) staging rapid transit expansion (busways or rail), inthe ollowing priority corridors:

Priority 1:• ConnectingLougheedMunicipalTownCentre,InletMunicipalTownCentre,andCoquitlamRegional City Centre.

Priority 2:• ConnectingSurreyMetroCentretooneor

more o the ollowing Urban Centres south o the Fraser River: Fleetwood Municipal TownCentre, Guildord Municipal Town Centre,

Newton Municipal Town Centre, and LangleyRegionalCityCentre;

• Connectingorextendingtheexistingrapidtransit network in the Broadway/CommercialDrive area to the Central Broadway area.

b)enhancingorextendingtheFrequentTransitNetwork and other transit services in otherregional corridors to reinorce Urban CentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas,andother signifcant transit markets including, but notlimited to, the ollowing:

• enhancedservicelinkingMapleRidgeRegionalCity Centre and Langley Regional City Centre toeachother,toPortCoquitlamMunicipalTownCentreandtoCoquitlamRegionalCityCentreandtootherUrbanCentressouthoftheFraserRiver;

• enhancedservicelinkingtheLonsdaleRegional

City Centre to North Shore Municipal TownCentres;

• enhancedservicelinkingSemiahmooMunicipalTown Centre to other Urban Centres south o theFraserRiver;

• enhancedservicelinkingtheUniversityofBritish Columbia’s main campus to the MetroCore,includingtheCentralBroadwayarea;

Should TransLink’s studies o options orextending rapid transit to the University o

British Columbia through the Central Broadwayarea support advancing rapid transit west o the Central Broadway area, the timing o suchan extension should not delay or compromiseinvestments needed to meet Priority 1 and 2objectives.

5.1.3 Collaborate with TransLink, municipalities,and the province to implement land use andtransportation data collection programs, orecastingmethodologies, and perormance measures and/ortargets to guide the development o uture regional

growthmanagement,airqualitymanagement,andtransportation strategies and plans.

5.1.4 Pursue, in collaboration with municipalitiesand TransLink, the conversion o redundant railrights-of-wayforprimarilytransportationuses(e.g.greenways, cycling, transit) which support theRegional Growth Strategy, municipal plans, andTransLink strategic transportation plans.

5.1.5 Accept Regional Context Statements thatidentiy policies and actions that coordinate landuse and transportation planning to support transit,multiple-occupancyvehicles,cyclingandwalking,and that meet or work towards Action 5.1.6.

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a) identiy land use and transportation policies andactions, and describe how they are coordinated, toencourage a greater share o trips made by transit,multiple-occupancyvehicles,cyclingandwalking,andtosupportTransLink’sFrequentTransitNetwork;

b) identiy policies and actions that support thedevelopment and implementation o municipaland regional transportation system and demandmanagement strategies, such as parking pricingand supply measures, transit priority measures,ridesharing,andcar-sharingprograms;

c) identiy policies and actions to manage andenhance municipal inrastructure to support transit,multiple-occupancyvehicles,cyclingandwalking.


5.1.7 That TransLink, in collaboration withmunicipalities, Metro Vancouver, the ederalgovernment and the province, as appropriate:

a) prepare and implement strategic transportationplans that support ocused growth in UrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas,and other appropriate areas along TransLink’sFrequentTransitNetwork(asshownasreferencein

AppendixMapB.1);

b) as unding permits, pursue the priorities set out inAction5.1.2forstagingrapidtransitexpansion;

c) establish perormance measures and/or targetsor an increased share o trips made by transit,multiple-occupancyvehicles,cyclingandwalking,andreductionsinairemissionsfromon-roadtransportation sources, and monitor progresstowardsachievingthesetargets;

d) prepare and implement regional transportation

system and demand management strategies, suchasridesharingprograms,transportationuser-basedpricingandregionalparkingpolicy;

e)supportthedevelopmentofhighqualityandsaferegional cycling networks serving Urban Centres,FrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas,andotherareas o high commuter and/or recreational cyclingpotential.

5.1.8 That TransLink and the province, incollaboration with municipalities, evaluate thepotential impacts on the region’s Industrial areas,Agricultural areas, and Conservation and Recreationareas when planning rapid transit alignments, stationlocations, and associated transportation inrastructure.

5.1.9 That the province collaborate through Metro Vancouver’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee(or an alternative collaborative mechanism) withTransLink, municipalities, Metro Vancouver, Fraser ValleyRegionalDistrict,Squamish-LillooetRegionalDistrict, First Nations, and other relevant agenciesandassociations,intheplanningofmajorinter-regionaltransportationfacilities,suchasinter-regionaltransit and provincial highways, and the role thatthey are intended to play to support the RegionalGrowth Strategy, Air Quality Management Plan, andeconomic development o the Lower Mainland.

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5.1.10 That the ederal government and the provincesupport the Regional Growth Strategy through the:

a) development o predictable and sustainableunding sources or a transportation system whichwork towards regional, provincial and nationalsustainabilitygoals;

b) shared unding or transportation inrastructureand operations, including the implementation andevaluation o innovative pilot projects.

5.1.11 That rail companies, in developing theirplans and strategies or rail corridors and acilitiesin Metro Vancouver, coordinate and consult withmunicipalities, TransLink, Port Metro Vancouver andMetro Vancouver to support regional transportationand land use planning goals.

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STRATEGY 5.2Cdinat land us and tansptatin t suppt th sa andfcint nt hicls passngs, gds and sics


5.2.1 Support TransLink’s preparation andimplementation o a regional goods movement

strategy through the provision o land use andgrowth management inormation and orecasts, and,as appropriate, evaluation o land use and vehicleemissions impacts.

5.2.2 Accept Regional Context Statements thatidentiy coordinated land use and transportationpolicies and actions in support o the sae andefcient movement o vehicles or passengers, goodsand services and that meet or work towards Action5.2.3.



a) identiy routes on a map or the sae and efcientmovement o goods and service vehicles to,from,andwithinUrbanCentres,FrequentTransitDevelopment Areas, Industrial, Mixed Employmentand Agricultural areas, ports, airports, andinternationalbordercrossings;

b) identiy land use and related policies and actionsthat support optimizing the movement capacity

o vehicles or passengers, goods and services onthe Major Road Network, provincial highways, andfederaltransportationfacilities;

c) support the development o local and regionaltransportation system management strategies,such as the provision o inormation to operatorso goods and service vehicles or efcient traveldecisions,managementoftrafcowusingtransitpriority measures, coordinated trafc signalization,andlanemanagement;

d) identiy policies and actions which support the

protectionofrailrights-of-wayandaccesspointsto navigable waterways in order to reserve thepotential or goods movement, in considerationofthepotentialimpactsonairquality,habitatandcommunities.


5.2.4 That TransLink, in collaboration with

municipalities and other agencies as appropriate,support the sae and efcient movement o vehiclesor passengers, goods and services through the:

a) management and maintenance o the Major RoadNetwork (as shown as reerence in Appendix MapB.2), in consideration o the goals and policies o the Regional Growth Strategy or Urban CentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas;

b) preparation and implementation o a regionalgoods movement strategy, in consideration o the goals and policies o the Regional GrowthStrategyforUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas;

c) preparation and implementation o regionaltransportation system and demand managementstrategies, in consideration o the goals andpolicies o the Regional Growth Strategy or UrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas.

5.2.5 That TransLink, the province and partneragencies, as appropriate, support the protectionofrailrights-of-wayandaccesspointstonavigable

waterways in order to reserve the potential or goodsmovement, in consideration o the potential impactsonairquality,habitatandcommunities.

5.2.6 That TransLink and the province, asappropriate, in collaboration with municipalities,seektominimizeimpactsfromwithin-and-throughpassenger, goods, and service vehicle movementon the environment and public health aecting theregion and areas within the Lower Fraser ValleyAirshed.

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5.2.7 That TransLink and the province, asappropriate, evaluate the ollowing elements whencontemplating uture expansion o private vehiclecapacity on major roads, highways, and bridges:

a) transportation demand management strategies asalternatives to, or as integral with, such capacityexpansion;

b) impacts on the achievement o the RegionalGrowth Strategy and the Air Quality ManagementPlan, including potential cumulative impacts.

5.2.8 That the ederal government and the provincesupport the sae and efcient movement o vehiclesor passengers, goods and services through sharedunding, policies and regulations or:

a) protectionofrailrights-of-wayandaccesspointstonavigablewaterways;

b) protectiveandmitigationmeasuresonairquality,habitatandcommunities;

c) applied research into transportation system anddemandmanagement-relatedtechnologies,policies, and regulations to optimize movemento vehicles or passengers, goods and services,inparticulartoairportsandintermodalgoods-handlingfacilities;

d) survey instruments to obtain timely andcomprehensive data on the travel patterns o residents, workers, and goods and service vehicles

travelling within and through the Lower Mainland.

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Pincipls exapls Pcdus

Fundamental change tocore goals/strategies

Amend the goals orstrategies;deleteanentiregoal;changetheminoramendment process

50% + 1 Board vote andacceptance by aectedlocal governments

Region-widesignicancefornon-urbandesignations

Change Urban ContainmentBoundary or Agriculturaldesignation

2/3 Board vote and regionalPublic Hearing

Region-widesignicanceforurban designations

Large scale Industrial areadesignation change

50% + 1 Board vote, noregional Public Hearing

Small scale urbandesignation changes

Small scale Industrialarea designation change,

changes to Urban Centreboundaries

Ofcial Community Planchangeonly,norequirement

to amend Regional ContextStatement

Local planning matter withno regional signifcance

Rezoning consistent withOfcial Community Plan

Ofcial Community Planmatters, no RegionalContext Statementreferencerequired

6.1 Introduction to Regional Growt Strateg Ipleentation raewor6.1.1 Metro Vancouver and aected local governments will implement the Regional Growth Strategywithinacollaborativedecision-makingframework.ThisframeworkisbasedonprovisionssetoutintheLocal Government Act and on recognition by Metro Vancouver and aected local governments that collaborativedecision-makingisnecessaryinordertoachievethevisionsandgoalsinthisRegionalGrowthStrategy.The

Regional Growth Strategy has been designed so that the more regionally signifcant an issue, the higher thedegreeofMetroVancouverinvolvementindecision-making,andconversely,thelessregionallysignicantanissue, the less Metro Vancouver involvement. This approach is intended to provide checks and balances onland use planning decisions made within Metro Vancouver and member municipalities.

Thiscollaborativedecision-makingprocessappliesto:

• acceptancebyaffectedlocalgovernmentsoftheinitialRegionalGrowthStrategyandsubsequentamendments;

• acceptancebyMetroVancouverofinitialmunicipalRegionalContextStatementsandsubsequentamendments;

• ongoingRegionalGrowthStrategyandRegionalContextStatementadministrationandprocedures.

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TAbLE 3:Regional Growth Strategy Implementation Framework

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6.2 Regional Context Stateents

6.2.1 Within two years o the Metro VancouverBoard’s adoption o the Regional Growth Strategy,each municipality must include in its OfcialCommunity Plan, and submit to the Metro VancouverBoard or acceptance, a Regional Context Statement.

A municipality may submit its Regional ContextStatement to the Metro Vancouver Board oracceptance either beore or ater the municipalityholds its public hearing relating to its OfcialCommunity Plan amendment.

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6.2.2 The Regional Context Statement mustidentiy the relationship between the OfcialCommunity Plan and the goals, strategies andactions identifed in the Regional Growth Strategy.I applicable, the Regional Context Statement willidentiy how the Ofcial Community Plan will be

made consistent with the Regional Growth Strategyover time. Regional Context Statements that proposetoaddordeleteFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreasmust be accompanied by written comments romTransLink.

rginal Cntxt Statnt Pcss

6.2.3 I a municipality proposes an amendment to aRegional Context Statement it must submit to Metro Vancouver the council resolution, including a report,that sets out the municipality’s proposed amendmentto the Regional Context Statement.

6.2.4 I a municipality anticipates that its proposedRegional Context Statement, or amendment thereto,will not be accepted by the Metro Vancouver Boardbecause it is not generally consistent with theRegional Growth Strategy, the municipality maysubmit concurrently a proposed amendment tothe Regional Growth Strategy. The procedure oramendments to the Regional Growth Strategy is setout in section 6.4.

6.2.5 The Metro Vancouver Board will respond

within120daysbyresolution,requiringasimplemajority weighted vote, indicating whether it acceptsa Regional Context Statement. I the Board declinesto accept a Regional Context Statement, the Boardwill indicate the provisions to which it objects and thereasons or its objections.

Cnsistncy with rginal Gwth Statgy

6.2.6 The Metro Vancouver Board will only accepta Regional Context Statement that is generallyconsistent with the Regional Growth Strategy’s goals,

strategies and actions. Land use designations inthe Regional Context Statement must be generallyconsistentwiththeparcel-basedregionallandusedesignation boundaries depicted in the RegionalLand Use Designations map (Map 2).

Piding Apppiat municipal Flxiility

6.2.7 A municipality may include languagein its Regional Context Statement that permitsamendments to the municipality’s Ofcial Community

IGURE 3Relationship Between the Regional GrowthStrategy and Ofcial Community Plans

Each municipality prepares

an updated Ofcial

Community Plan (OCP)

and Regional Context

Statement (RCS) within

two years o the adoption

o a new Regional Growth

Strategy. The RCS sets

out the relationship

between the Regional

Growth Strategy and themunicipality’s OCP, and

identifes how local actions

will contribute to achieving

Regional Growth Strategy

goals. Municipalities must

submit their RCS to the

Metro Vancouver Board

or acceptance.

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Plan to adjust the boundaries o regional landuse designations within the Urban ContainmentBoundary, provided that:

a) themunicipalitymayre-designatelandfromoneregional land use designation to another regionalland use designation, only i the aggregate areaofallproximatesitessore-designateddoesnot

exceed one hectare:b) notwithstanding section 6.2.7 (a), or sites that

are three hectares or less, the municipality may re-designateland:

• fromMixedEmploymentorIndustrialtoGeneral Urban land use designation, i thesite is located on the edge o an Industrial orMixed Employment area and the developableportion o the site will be predominantlywithin 150 metres o an existing or approvedrapidtransitstationonTransLink’sFrequent

TransitNetwork;or

• fromIndustrialtoMixedEmploymentlandusedesignation i the developable portion o thesite will be predominantly within 250 metreso an existing or approved rapid transit stationonTransLink’sFrequentTransitNetwork,

provided that:

• there-designationdoesnotimpededirectrail, waterway, road or highway access or

industrialuses;and • theaggregateareaofallproximatesitesthat

arere-designateddoesnotexceedthreehectares;

c) the aggregate area o land aected by allre-designationsundersection6.2.7(a)and(b) together cannot exceed 2 percent o themunicipality’s total lands within each applicableregional land use designation.

6.2.8 A municipality may include language

in its Regional Context Statement that permitsamendments to the municipality’s Ofcial CommunityPlan to adjust the boundaries o the municipality’sUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas, provided such boundary adjustments meetthe guidelines set out in Table 2 (Guidelines orUrbanCentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas) o the Regional Growth Strategy.

6.2.9 Municipalities will notiy Metro Vancouver o all adjustments, as permitted by sections 6.2.7 and6.2.8, as soon as practicable ater the municipalityhas adopted its Ofcial Community Plan amendmentbylaw.

6.2.10 I a municipality includes language inits Regional Context Statement that permits

amendments to the municipality’s OfcialCommunity Plan to adjust the boundaries o regionalland use designations within the Urban ContainmentBoundary or the boundaries o Urban CentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreas,aspermitted by sections 6.2.7 and 6.2.8 respectively,theprescribedadjustmentsdonotrequireanamendment to the municipality’s Regional ContextStatement. All other adjustments to regional land usedesignationboundarieswillrequireanamendmentto the municipality’s Regional Context Statement,which must be submitted to the Metro Vancouver

Board or acceptance in accordance with therequirementsofthe Local Government Act.

rqust bad Cnt DuingInitial Tw Ya Pid

6.2.11 From the time that the Metro VancouverBoard adopts the Regional Growth Strategy until thefrst time that the Metro Vancouver Board acceptsa municipality’s Regional Context Statement, eachmunicipalityisrequestedtoseekcommentfromtheMetro Vancouver Board on proposed amendments tothat municipality’s Ofcial Community Plan which areinconsistent with the Regional Growth Strategy.

6.3 Categories o Regional GrowtStrateg Aendents

Typ 1 - maj Andnts t thrginal Gwth Statgy

6.3.1 The ollowing Type 1 major amendmentstotheRegionalGrowthStrategyrequireanafrmative 50% + 1 weighted vote o the Metro Vancouver Board and acceptance by all aected local

governments in accordance with section 857 o theLocal Government Act:

a) the addition or deletion o Regional GrowthStrategygoalsorstrategies;

b) an amendment to the process or making minoramendments to the Regional Growth Strategy,whicharespeciedinsections6.3.3and6.3.4;

c) the matters specifed in section 857.1(4) o theLocal Government Act.

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6.3.2 All amendments to the Regional GrowthStrategy other than the amendments specifed insection 6.3.1 are minor amendments (Type 2 and Type3) or the purposes o section 857.1(2) o the Local Government Act.

Typ 2 - min Andnts t th rginal GwthStatgy (tw-thids wightd t and ginalpulic haing quid)

6.3.3 The ollowing Type 2 minor amendmentsrequireanafrmativetwo-thirdsweightedvoteofthe Metro Vancouver Board and a regional publichearing:

a) amendmenttotheUrbanContainmentBoundary;

b) amendment o Agricultural or Conservation andRecreation land use designations, except as setoutinsection6.3.4(e),(f)and(g);

c) amendment rom Rural land use designation to

Industrial, Mixed Employment or General Urbanlandusedesignations;

d) or sites located outside the Urban ContainmentBoundary that are designated Industrial orMixed Employment, amendments to Industrial,Mixed Employment or General Urban land usedesignations;

e) theadditionordeletionofanUrbanCentre;

) the addition or deletion o, or amendment to, thedescriptions o the regional land use designations

or actions listed under each strategy.

Typ 3 - min Andnts t th rginal GwthStatgy (sipl ajity wightd t and nginal pulic haing quid)

6.3.4 The ollowing Type 3 minor amendmentsrequireanafrmativemajorityweightedvoteoftheMetroVancouverBoardanddonotrequirearegionalpublic hearing:

a) theadditionordeletionofaFrequentTransitDevelopmentArealocation;

b) or sites within the Urban Containment Boundary,amendments rom Industrial, Mixed Employment,Conservation and Recreation lands utilized onlyor commercial extensive recreation acilities, orGeneral Urban land use designations to any othersuchregionallandusedesignations;

c) amendment rom Industrial, Mixed Employmentor General Urban land use designations to Rural,Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation landusedesignations;

d) amendment rom Rural land use designation toAgricultural or Conservation and Recreation landusedesignations;

e) amendment rom Conservation and Recreationland use designation to Agricultural land usedesignation;

) or sites that are contiguous with, or within, the

Urban Containment Boundary and are not withinthe Agricultural Land Reserve, amendment romAgricultural or Rural land use designations toIndustrial land use designation, and associatedUrbanContainmentBoundaryadjustments;

g) or those sites that are identifed as Special StudyAreas on the Special Study Areas and SewerageExtension Areas map (Map 12), an amendment toone or more o the regional land use designationsset out in the Regional Growth Strategy andassociated Urban Containment Boundaryadjustments;

h) housekeeping amendments to population,dwelling unit and employment projections,housing demand estimates, perormancemeasures, tables, fgures, grammar, or numbering,and amendments to mapping to incorporatemaps included in accepted Regional ContextStatements, that do not alter the intent o theRegionalGrowthStrategy;

i) all other amendments not identifed in sections6.3.1 or 6.3.3.

6.4 Procedures or RegionalGrowt Strateg Aendents

Wh Can Apply an Andnt

6.4.1 The process to initiate amendments tothe Regional Growth Strategy is by resolution o Metro Vancouver Board. Municipalities may, byresolution,requestamendments,andnoamendmentprocess which proposes to change a regional landuse designation or Urban Containment Boundary

shall be initiated unless or until the municipality ormunicipalities in which the subject site is located haverequestedthatamendmentorhavebeengiventheopportunity to ormally comment on that proposal.

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Ntifcatin and rqust Cnts

6.4.2 For all proposed amendments to the RegionalGrowth Strategy the Metro Vancouver Board will:

a) provide written notice o the proposedamendmenttoallaffectedlocalgovernments;

b) provide a minimum o 30 calendar days oraected local governments, and as appropriate

agencies,torespondtotheproposedamendment;

c) post notifcation o the proposed amendment onthe Metro Vancouver website, or a minimum o 30calendardays;

d) i the proposed amendment is to change a siterom Industrial or Mixed Employment to GeneralUrban land use designation, provide a minimumo 30 calendar days or Port Metro Vancouver,the Vancouver International Airport Authority, theMinistry o Transportation and Inrastructure and/orthe Agricultural Land Commission, as appropriate,

to respond to the proposed amendment.

Pcdus Typ 1 maj Andnts

6.4.3 For Type 1 major amendments to theRegional Growth Strategy set out in section 6.3.1,the procedures set out in section 857 o the Local Government Act apply.

Pcdus Typ 2 min Andntsrquiing a Tw-Thid Wightd vt

6.4.4 For Type 2 minor amendments to the

Regional Growth Strategy set out in section 6.3.3, theMetro Vancouver Board will:

a) consider frst and second reading o theamendmentbylaw;

b) provided the amendment bylaw receives anafrmativetwo-thirdsweightedvoteoftheMetro Vancouver Board at frst reading and secondreading, reer the amendment bylaw to a publichearing;

c) hold a public hearing to receive public comment

ontheamendmentbylaw;

d) considerthirdreading;

e) provided the amendment bylaw receives anafrmativetwo-thirdsweightedvoteoftheMetro Vancouver Board at third reading, consider fnaladoption o the amendment bylaw and, providedthe amendment bylaw receives an afrmativetwo-thirdsweightedvoteoftheMetroVancouverBoard, adopt the amendment bylaw.

Pcdus Typ 3 min Andntsrquiing Sipl majity Wightd vt

6.4.5 For Type 3 minor amendments to theRegional Growth Strategy set out in section 6.3.4, theMetro Vancouver Board will:

a) consider frst, second and third reading o theamendmentbylaw;

b) provided the amendment bylaw receives anafrmative majority weighted vote o the Metro Vancouver Board at each o the frst, second andthird readings, consider fnal adoption o theamendment bylaw and, provided the amendmentbylaw receives an afrmative simple majorityweighted vote o the Metro Vancouver Board,adopt the amendment bylaw.

6.5 Coordination wit irst Nations6.5.1 Metro Vancouver will work with First Nations

to acilitate the compatibility o Metro Vancouver’sRegional Growth Strategy and First Nations planningand development initiatives.

6.5.2 Many First Nations communities haveasserted aboriginal rights and title to traditionalterritories within the region, and are currentlyengaged in treaty negotiations and other processes.The implementation o the Regional Growth Strategywill proceed without prejudice to any aboriginal rightsor title that may currently exist, or be defned urtherthrough treaty or other processes.

6.5.3 On Treaty Eective Date (April 3, 2009),Tsawwassen First Nation became a Treaty FirstNation member o Metro Vancouver and its landuse plan was deemed to be consistent with theRegional Growth Strategy. I the Tsawwassen FirstNation proposes to amend its land use plan aterthe adoption o the Regional Growth Strategy,such amendments must be submitted to the Metro Vancouver Board or acceptance in accordance withthe process set out in the Implementation section o the Regional Growth Strategy.

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6.6 Coordination wit TransLin6.6.1 Metro Vancouver will work with TransLinkwith the objective that the Regional Growth Strategyand TransLink’s regional transportation plans arecompatible and complementary. Metro Vancouverwill reer to TransLink or written comments RegionalContext Statement amendments that would impact

the regional transportation system or signifcantlyaect the demand or regional transportationservices.

6.6.2 As an aected local government, TransLinkisrequiredtoconsideracceptanceoftheRegionalGrowth Strategy and any proposed Type 1 majoramendments, as set out in section 6.3.1.

6.7 Coordination wit OterGovernents and Agencies6.7.1 Metro Vancouver will work with the Fraser ValleyRegionalDistrict,theSquamishLillooetRegional District, and the Islands Trust (regardingBowen, Bowyer and Passage Islands) to acilitatethe compatibility o regional growth planning andinitiatives in Metro Vancouver and these neighbouring jurisdictions.

6.7.2 Metro Vancouver will collaborate withTransLink and the ederal government and theprovince and their agencies on major investmentsin the regional transportation system, expansion

o aordable housing options, and the location o public acilities that support the goals and strategiesspecifed in the Regional Growth Strategy.

6.8 Coordination witGreater Vancouver boards6.8.1 Ater the Metro Vancouver Board hasadopted this Regional Growth Strategy all bylawsadopted and all works and services undertaken bythe Greater Vancouver Regional District, the Greater

Vancouver Water District or the Greater VancouverSewerage and Drainage District must be consistentwith the Regional Growth Strategy. The Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and theGreater Vancouver Water District will not directlyor indirectly supply, agree to supply, or authorizeconnections that enable the supply o services to asite that is developed or proposed to be developedater the date o adoption o the Regional GrowthStrategy where the nature o that development is, inthe sole judgment o the Greater Vancouver RegionalDistrict, inconsistent with the provisions o the

Regional Growth Strategy.

6.9 Sewerage Area Extensions6.9.1 Notwithstanding any other provision inthis Regional Growth Strategy, the area identifedon Map 12 as “Rural within the Sewerage Area”includes part o the Salmon River Uplands in theTownship o Langley that is contained within theGreater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District’s(GVS&DD) Fraser Sewerage Area. For the areasidentifed on Map 12 as “Sewerage Extension

Areas” known as North Salmon River Uplands andSouth Fernridge in the Township o Langley, sewerservicing will be permitted subject only to land usesbeing consistent with the applicable regional landuse designation and normal GVS&DD technicalconsiderations.

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6.10 Special Stud Areas6.10.1 Special Study Areas as depicted on theSpecialty Study Areas and Sewerage ExtensionAreas map (Map 12) identiy locations where, priorto the adoption o the Regional Growth Strategy,a municipality has expressed an intention toalter the existing land use, and is anticipating auture regional land use designation amendment.

Pending Board approval o a regional land usedesignation amendment, the current regional landuse designation applies within the Special StudyArea. Amending a regional land use designationwithin a Special Study Area is a minor amendmentunder section 6.3.4 o the Regional Growth Strategy.This includes associated adjustments to the UrbanContainment Boundary or a Special Study Area.

6.10.2 I the Special Study Area involves lands withinthe Agricultural Land Reserve, then the municipalityisrequiredtoconsultwiththeAgriculturalLand

Commission during the preparation o the planningstudies prior to initiating an application to excludethe lands rom the Agricultural Land Reserve.

6.11 Jurisdiction6.11.1 This Regional Growth Strategy applies to alllands within the boundaries and jurisdiction o Metro Vancouver.

6.11.2 In accordance with the Agricultural Land Commission Act, in the event that there is an

inconsistency between the regional land usedesignations or policies set out in the RegionalGrowthStrategyandtherequirementsoftheAgricultural Land Commission Act or regulations andorders made pursuant thereto, the Agricultural LandCommissionrequirementswillprevail.

6.12 Regional GrowtStrateg maps6.12.1 The ofcial regional land use designationmaps are maintained by Metro Vancouver and

available or viewing on the Metro Vancouverwebsite, and will be updated to incorporate changesto designation boundaries that result rom regionalamendment bylaws. The maps contained in theRegional Growth Strategy are small scale depictionso the ofcial regional land use designation maps.

6.12.2 Where a regional land use designationboundary does not align with a legal boundary, theAgricultural Land Reserve boundary, a municipal

Ofcial Community Plan or zoning boundary, or adistinct geographic eature, the regional designationboundary is approximate, and the municipalboundary depicted in the accepted Regional ContextStatement prevails.

6.12.3 BoundariesforUrbanCentresandFrequentTransit Development Areas are to be defnedby municipalities in municipal plans (e.g. Ofcial

Community Plans, Area Plans) and shown in RegionalContext Statements. Where municipalities amendtheboundariesofUrbanCentresorFrequentTransit Development Areas and, in accordance withsection 6.2.8, have not amended their RegionalContextStatement,municipalitiesarerequestedtoorward any change to boundaries o Urban CentresorFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreastoMetro Vancouver.

6.12.4 The areas or Special Study Areas andSewerage Areas depicted on Map 12 are not to be

expanded nor are new areas to be created. A Type3 minor amendment to Map 12 is only permitted todelete Special Study Areas and may occur ater theRegional Growth Strategy has been amended tochange the regional land use designation o theSpecial Study Area or when a municipalityextinguishes a Special Study Area.

6.13 Tales, igures andPerorance measures6.13.1 Tables 1, A.1, A.2, A.3 and A.4 showing

population, dwelling unit and employmentprojections, and housing demand estimates orMetro Vancouver and municipalities are includedin the document as guidelines only. These tablesare included in the Regional Growth Strategy as areerence or use when preparing Regional ContextStatements and regional planning initiatives. Metro Vancouver, in collaboration with municipalities willmaintain projections to monitor growth and willpropose updates to tables in accordance with theamendment process set out in section 6.3.4 ollowing

Board acceptance o municipal Regional ContextStatements or a signifcant change in the growthprojections assumptions.

6.13.2 The ollowing fgures and maps in theRegional Growth Strategy are included as reerenceonly: Figures 1, 2, and 3 and Maps 1, 9, and 10.

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6.13.3 Pursuant to section 869 (1)(b) o the Local Government Act, Metro Vancouver will prepare anannual report on progress in meeting the goals o theRegional Growth Strategy through the monitoringo the perormance measures identifed in Section Gand in meeting other targets set out in the RegionalGrowth Strategy.

6.14 Interpretation6.14.1 In this document, the term ‘Metro Vancouver’reers to the Greater Vancouver Regional District.

6.14.2 All terms used in the Regional GrowthStrategy that are defned in the Local Government Act have the meanings given to such terms in theLocal Government Act .

6.14.3 Aected local governments are thegovernments and authorities which are directlyaected by the Regional Growth Strategy, namely the

Metro Vancouver member municipalities (excludingBowen Island Municipality), the Tsawwassen FirstNation,theadjoiningRegionalDistrictsofSquamish-Lillooet Regional District and Fraser Valley RegionalDistrict, and the South Coast British ColumbiaTransportation Authority (also known as ‘TransLink’).

6.14.4 For the purposes o this Regional GrowthStrategy, the Tsawwassen First Nation is considered tobe a member municipality.

6.15 Guidelines6.15.1 The Metro Vancouver Board may periodicallyprepare guidelines to assist in the implementation o the Regional Growth Strategy.

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m a p 1 2 : S p c i a l S t u d y A a s

a n d S w a g e x t n s i o n A a s

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Goal 1: Create a CopactUran Area

Statgy 1.1: Cntain uan dlpnt withinth Uan Cntainnt bunday

1. Annual population, dwelling unit andemployment growth in Metro Vancouver andmember municipalities.

2. Percentage o residential and employmentgrowth occurring within the Urban Containment

Boundary.3. Residential density within the UrbanContainment Boundary.

4. Percentage o residential and employmentgrowth occurring in established urban areas(lands within the Urban Containment Boundarythat have been developed).

5. Number o new regional sewer connectionsoutside o the Urban Containment Boundary.

Statgy 1.2: Fcus gwth in Uan Cnts andFqunt Tansit Dlpnt Aas

1. Number and percentage o new dwelling unitslocated within Urban Centre boundaries.2. Number and percentage o new employment

located within Urban Centre boundaries.3. NumberandareaofFrequentTransit

Development Area locations.4. Number and percentage o new dwelling unitslocatedwithinFrequentTransitDevelopmentArea boundaries.

5. Number and percentage o new employmentlocatedwithinFrequentTransitDevelopmentArea boundaries.

Statgy 1.3: Ptct rual aas

uan dlpnt

1. Number o net new dwelling units located in theRural areas.

2. Residential density in the Rural areas.

Goal 2: Support a SustainaleEcono

Statgy 2.1: Pt land dlpnt pattnsthat suppt a dis ginal cny andplynt cls t wh ppl li

1. Total number and growth o employment bysector or each subregion.

2. Employment to labour orce ratio in eachsubregion.

3. Percentage o residents living and workingwithin the same subregion.4. Percentage o new ofce and retail development

locating within and outside o Urban CentresandFrequentTransitDevelopmentAreasboundaries.

Statgy 2.2: Ptct th supply industial land

1. Number o hectares added to, or removed rom,the Industrial and Mixed Employment areas.

2. Number o hectares in Industrial and MixedEmployment areas used or industrial uses.

3. Number o hectares in Industrial and MixedEmploymentareasusedfornon-industrialuses.4. Vacancyrateofindustrialoorspace.5. Industrial lease rates.6. Industrial land prices.7. Inventory o market ready industrial land.8. Inventory o medium and long term industrial

land.9. Employment in Industrial and Mixed

Employment areas.

Statgy 2.3: Ptct th supply agicultualland and pt agicultual iaility with an

phasis n d pductin

1. Number o hectares within the Agricultural area.2. Number o hectares and percentage o the

Agricultural area used or agricultural activities.3. Percentage o Agricultural area under active

ood production.4. Value o gross annual arm receipts.

G Panc masusTo assist in implementing the Regional Growth Strategy, Metro Vancouver will prepare an annual report onprogress in meeting the goals o the Regional Growth Strategy. This measuring and monitoring will also allowfortheinformedfutureupdateoftheRegionalGrowthStrategyasrequired.

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Goal 3: Protect te Environentand Respond to Cliate CangeIpacts

Statgy 3.1: Ptct Cnsatin andrcatin lands

1. Number o hectares in the Conservation and

Recreation areas.

Statgy 3.2: Ptct and nhanc natual atusand thi cnnctiity

1. Net change in the conservation status o animalsand plants.

2. Number o municipalities with mapped anddesignated Environmentally Sensitive Areas.

3. Number o hectares o designated EnvironmentallySensitive Areas.

Statgy 3.3: encuag land us and tansptatininastuctu that duc ngy cnsuptin and

gnhus gas issins, and ip ai quality

1. Tonnes o greenhouse gas emissions produced bybuildings and transportation sources.

2. Volumeoffuelsoldforon-roadtransportation.3. Shareoftripsbytransit,multiple-occupancy

vehicles, cycling and walking.4. Numberofdwellings/non-residentialoorspace

served by district energy systems.

Goal 4: Develop CopleteCounities

Statgy 4.1: Pid dis and adalhusing chics

1. Number o net new housing units by type, tenure,and average cost.

2. Total and number o net new rental unitsaordable to households with income below 50%o the median income or the region.

3. Total and number o net new rental unitsaordable to households with income between50% to 80% o the median income or the region.

4. Total and number o net new rental and ownershipunits aordable to households with income 80%and higher o the median income or the region.

5. Total and number o net new supportive andtransitional housing units.

6. Number o households in core housing need

(householdsunabletondadequatehousingwithout spending 30% or more o gross income onhousing costs).

7. Number o municipalities that have adopted andbegun to implement Housing Action Plans.

Statgy 4.2: Dlp halthy and cpltcunitis with accss t a ang sicsand anitis

1. Number o residents living within walking distanceo a dedicated park or trail.

2. Hectares o dedicated park per 1,000 people living

within the Urban Containment Boundary.3. Number and percent o residents living within

walking distance o a public community /recreation acility / centre.

4. Number and percent o residents living withinwalking distance o a grocery store.

Statgy 5.1: Cdinat land us and

tansptatin t ncuag tansit, ultipl-ccupancy hicls, cycling and walking

1. NumberofkilometresofFrequentTransitNetwork.

2. Total and per capita annual transit service hours.3. Total and per capita auto driver, auto passenger,

transit, cycle, and walk trips.4. Volume o ossil uel purchased within

Metro Vancouver.5. Mean trip distance by mode or journey to work.

Statgy 5.2: Cdinat land us and

tansptatin t suppt th sa and fcintnt hicls passngs, gds andsics

1. Travel time reliability on the Major RoadNetwork.

2. Numberandpercapitaofvehicle-relatedcollisions, injuries, and atalities.

Goal 5: Support Sustainale Transportation CoicesTh llwing panc asus a intndd t supplid y TansLink and th phasis mt vancu will n panc in latin t ginal land us jctis.

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TAbLE A.1

Population, Dwelling Unit and Employment Projections or Metro Vancouver Subregions and Municipalities

Appndix A

Notes:

1. These projections are to assist in long range planning and are guidelines only.

2. Metro Vancouver growth projections are provided as guidance to member municipalities and regional agencies.3. Figures or the year o 2006 are based on Census o Canada 2006 and include estimated Census undercount.

4. Population projections or Metro Vancouver are based on provincial and Regional District projections prepared by the Province o BritishColumbia (BC Stats PEOPLE 33, July 2008). Population, dwelling and employment projections or subregions and municipalities wereprepared by Metro Vancouver in consultation with member municipalities.

5. All fgures in this table are rounded and may include minor inconsistencies or summary totals.

6. All municipal totals include Indian Reserve or First Nation communities located within municipal boundaries, with the exception o Tsawwassen First Nation.

SUBREGION TOTAL POPULATION TOTAL DWELLING UNITS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT

MUNICIPALITY 2006 2021 2031 2041 2006 2021 2031 2041 2006 2021 2031 2041

mt vancu Ttal 2,195,000 2,780,000 3,129,000 3,400,000 848,000 1,130,000 1,307,000 1,422,000 1,158,000 1,448,000 1,622,000 1,753,000

Burnaby, New Westminster 271,000 357,000 406,000 447,000 109,150 152,100 178,600 196,300 164,000 206,000 233,000 251,000

Burnaby 210,500 277,000 314,000 345,000 81,110 115,000 136,000 149,300 136,000 1 69,000 189,000 203,000

New Westminster 60,500 80,000 92,000 102,000 28,040 37,100 42,600 47,000 28,000 37,000 44,000 48,000

Langley City, Langley Township 122,200 178,000 223,000 249,000 45,670 68,200 86,300 97,000 66,000 92,000 110,000 125,000

Langley Ci ty 24 ,900 32,000 35,000 38,000 11,160 14,500 16,000 17,100 17,000 21 ,000 23,000 25,000

Langley Township 97,300 146,000 188,000 211,000 34,510 53,700 70,300 79,900 49,000 71,000 87,000 100,000

Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows 88,100 117,000 136,000 156,000 32,020 44,300 52,700 60,300 28,000 42,000 50,000 57,000

Maple Ridge 71,500 95,000 113,000 132,000 25,920 36,100 43,700 50,900 23,000 34,000 41,000 48,000Pitt Meadows 16,600 2 2,000 23,000 24,000 6,100 8,200 9,000 9,400 5,000 8,000 9,000 9,000

Northeast Sector 205,400 286,600 337,500 364,400 73,690 110,770 136,830 150,000 75,390 111,810 134,160 148,470

Anmore 1,900 2,800 3,600 4,400 560 850 1,080 1,310 300 660 970 1,250

Belcarra 700 800 900 1,000 260 320 350 390 90 150 190 220

Coquitlam 119,600 176,000 213,000 224,000 42,960 67,700 86,700 94,100 46,000 70,000 86,000 94,000

PortCoquitlam 54,500 68,000 76,000 85,000 19,400 26,300 30,900 34,300 21,000 28,000 32,000 35,000

Port Moody 28,700 39,000 44,000 50,000 10,510 15,600 17,800 19,900 8,000 13,000 15,000 18,000

North Shore 181,300 206,600 224,900 244,000 72,370 84,340 93 ,340 100,490 77,310 91 ,400 100,500 109,570

North Vancouver City 47,500 56,000 62,000 68,000 22,360 25,600 28,000 30,200 29,000 34,000 37,000 40,000

North Vancouver District 87,000 98,000 105,000 114,000 31,260 37,500 41,500 45,000 27,000 33,000 36,000 40,000

West Vancouver 45,400 51,000 56,000 60,000 18,200 20,600 23,100 24,500 21,000 24,000 27,000 29,000

Lions Bay 1,400 1,600 1,900 2,000 550 640 740 790 310 400 500 570

Delta, Richmond, Tsawwassen 282,500 337,000 374,500 403,000 98,600 130,000 152,200 165,600 185,240 218,200 240,400 257,500

Delta 99,000 109,000 118,000 123,000 34,300 40,300 45,400 48,000 55,000 63,000 70,000 75,000

Richmond 182,700 225,000 252,000 275,000 64 ,000 88,400 104,900 115,500 130,000 154,000 169,000 181,000

Tsawwassen First Nation 800 3,000 4,500 5,000 300 1,300 1,900 2,100 240 1,200 1,400 1,500

Surrey, White Rock 431,900 601,000 693,000 767,000 146,480 222,900 268,000 298,600 150,000 226,000 269,000 301,000

Surrey 413,000 578,000 668,000 740,000 136,580 211,200 255,700 285,200 143,000 217,000 259,000 290,000

White Rock 18,900 23,000 25,000 27,000 9,900 11,700 1 2,300 13,400 7,000 9,000 1 0,000 1 1,000

Vancouver, Electoral Area A 612,800 697,000 734,000 770,000 269,600 317,500 338,700 353,700 412,000 461,000 485,000 503,

Vancouver 601,200 673,000 705,000 740,000 264,500 306,700 325,400 339,500 393,000 441,000 464,000 4

Electora l Area A 11,600 24,000 29,000 30,000 5,100 10,800 13,300 14,200 19,000 20,000 21,000 21,000

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TAbLE A.2Housing Demand Estimates by Tenure or Metro Vancouver Subregions (10 Year Estimate)

Notes:

1. These 10 year estimates are to commence the year o the adoption o the Regional Growth Strategy.

2. The housing demand estimate set out in Table A.2 are net additional units based on the population and household projections set out inTable A.1. The demand estimates assume an average regional increase o 18,560 households per year.

3. Estimated Ownership Demand: I uture housing demand patterns remain consistent with the current tenure profle (65% ownership and35% rental), it is anticipated that there will be the need or 120,700 ownership units or 12,070 units per year over the next 10 years.

4. Estimated Rental Demand: I the rental housing demand pattern remains consistent with the current tenure profle (65% ownership and35% rental), there is the need or 64,900 rental housing units or 6,490 units per year over the next 10 years.

5. Anmore, Belcarra, and Lions Bay are not included in the table above given the modest levels o growth anticipated in these communities.

6. Estimated housing demand by municipality is included in Table A.4.

SUBREGIONAL ESTIMATESESTIMATED TOTALHOUSING DEMAND

ESTIMATED OWNERSHIPDEMAND

ESTIMATED RENTALDEMAND

mt vancu Ttal 185,600 120,700 64,900

Burnaby, New Westminster 27,300 17,700 9,600

Langley City, Langley Township 14,500 9,400 5,100

Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows 8,200 5,300 2,900

Coquitlam,PortCoquitlam,PortMoody 23,500 15,300 8,200

North Shore 7,800 5,100 2,700

Richmond, Delta, Tsawwassen First Nation 19,700 12,800 6,900Surrey, White Rock 51,200 33,300 17,900

Vancouver, Electoral Area A 33,400 21,800 11,600

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2. It is anticipated that at least 25% o uture demand will be or rental housing that is aordable to households with low to moderateincomes (below 80% o the median or the region). This translates into approximately 46,800 net additional units or 4,680 net additionalunits per year over the next 10 years (Columns 1 + 2).

3. Column 1 shows the estimated demand rom households with low incomes. These include households with annual incomes which allbelow50%ofthemedianincomefortheregionandwhichtypicallyrequireaccesstogovernment-supportedhousing.Tomeetthisdemand,fundingfromotherlevelsofgovernmentisrequired.

4. Column 2 shows the estimated demand rom households with low to moderate incomes. These include households with annual incomeswhichfallbetween50%and80%ofthemedianincomefortheregion.Manyofthesehouseholdsmayrequiresomelevelofgovernmentassistancetoaccessaffordablehousing,whetheritbegovernment-supportedorprivatemarkethousing.

5. Column 3 shows the estimated demand rom households with incomes which are above 80% o the median income or the region. Thesehouseholds typically have the resources needed to secure housing in the private market. While it is anticipated that these households willrequirerentalhousing,insomecommunitiesthisdemandcouldalsobemetinpartthroughentry-levelownershipopportunities.


7. Estimated housing demand by municipality is included in Table A.4.

TAbLE A.3Rental Housing Demand Estimates by Household Income or Metro Vancouver Subregions (10 Year Estimate)

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SUBREGIONAL ESTIMATESLOW INCOME

DEMAND

LOW TOMODERATE

INCOME DEMAND

MODERATEAND ABOVE

INCOME DEMANDTOTAL RENTAL

DEMAND

mt vancu Ttal 21,400 25,400 18,100 64,900

Burnaby, New Westminster 3,100 3,700 2,800 9,600

Langley City, Langley Township 1,700 2,000 1,400 5,100

Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows 1,000 1,100 800 2,900

Coquitlam,PortCoquitlam,

Port Moody2,700 3,200 2,300 8,200

North Shore 1,000 1,000 700 2,700

Richmond, Delta, TsawwassenFirst Nation

2,300 2,700 1,900 6,900

Surrey, White Rock 5,800 7,100 5,000 17,900

Vancouver, Electoral Area A 3,800 4,600 3,200 11,600

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3. Bowen Island is not included in the table above as it does not all under the jurisdiction o the Regional Growth Strategy.

4. The estimated demand or “aordable units” comprises net additional demand rom households with low to moderate incomes.

TAbLE A.4

Housing Demand Estimates by Tenure and Household Income or Metro Vancouver Subregions and Municipalities

(10 Year Estimate)

SUBREGIONALMUNICIPAL ESTIMATES

TOTALDEMAND

OWNERSHIPDEMAND

RENTALDEMAND

TOTALAFFORDABLE

RENTALDEMAND

LOWINCOMERENTAL

DEMAND

MODERATEINCOMERENTAL

DEMAND

MARKETRENTAL

DEMAND

mt vancu Ttal 185,600 120,700 64,900 46,800 21,400 25,400 18,100

Burnaby, New Westminster 27,300 17,700 9,600 6,800 3,100 3,700 2,800

Burnaby 21,300 13,800 7,500 5,300 2,400 2,900 2,200

New Westminster 6,000 3,900 2,100 1,500 700 800 600

Langley City, LangleyTownship

14,500 9,400 5,100 3,700 1,700 2,000 1,400

Langley City 2,300 1,500 800 600 300 300 200

Langley Township 12,200 7,900 4,300 3,100 1,400 1,700 1,200

Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows 8,200 5,300 2,900 2,100 1,000 1,100 800

Maple Ridge 6,600 4,300 2,300 1,700 800 900 600

Pitt Meadows 1,600 1,000 600 400 200 200 200

Coquitlam,PortCoquitlam,Port Moody

23,500 15,300 8,200 5,900 2,700 3,200 2,300

Coquitlam 14,800 9,600 5,200 3,700 1,700 2,000 1,500

PortCoquitlam 4,600 3,000 1,600 1,200 500 700 400

Port Moody 4,100 2,700 1,400 1,000 500 500 400

North Shore 7,800 5,100 2,700 2,000 1,000 1,000 700

North Vancouver City 2,400 1,600 800 600 300 300 200

North Vancouver District 4,000 2,600 1,400 1,000 500 500 400

West Vancouver 1,400 900 500 400 200 200 100

Delta, Richmond, TsawwassenFirst Nation

19,700 12,800 6,900 5,000 2,300 2,700 1,900

Delta 3,000 1,900 1,100 800 400 400 300

Richmond 16,000 10,400 5,600 4,000 1,800 2,200 1,600

Tsawwassen First Nation 700 500 2 00 200 100 100 0

Surrey, White Rock 51,200 33,300 17,900 12,900 5,800 7,100 5,000

Surrey 49,400 32,100 17,300 12,400 5,600 6,800 4,900

White Rock 1,800 1,200 600 500 200 300 100

Vancouver, Electoral Area A 33,400 21,800 11,600 8,400 3,800 4,600 3,200 Vancouver 30,700 20,000 10,700 7,700 3,500 4,200 3,0

Electoral Area A 2,700 1,800 900 700 300 400 200

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