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Land Use Amendments: Community Engagement and Feedback

Jul 12, 2011

The Official Community Plan (OCP) Land Use Amendments open house June 27 – June 30, 2011 enabled community engagement and discussion with residents.  All comments and feedback will be taken into consideration for public hearing in August 2011.

One resident spoke to us about what they would like their neighbourhood to look like in the future:

What do you see as key components of creating a complete neighbourhood?

“In my opinion, key neighbourhoods should include access to green park space and trail networks, alternative means of transportation (biking and walking), housing options (single and multiple family), and small institutional and commercial (independent milk store, community facility or school, etc.).”

Do you see this planning process as being a proactive way of preparing for potential future development in Revelstoke?

“Yes when I consider the alternatives.”

Do you think it is important to have a diversity of housing in each neighbourhood?

“Yes but kept to reflect the current neighbourhood (for example high density in Vancouver is different than high density in Revelstoke).  Diversity of housing would allow long term residents options to move within a neighbourhood when needs change and the opportunity for a variety of demographics to populate the area.”

The proposed amendments can be viewed here and one can also find more information on our resources page.  Hard copies are available to view or borrow in the Planning Department at 216 Mackenzie Avenue.  Comments and feedback will be accepted until July 31, 2011 for public hearing in August, 2011.  Please refer to our contacts page to submit your feedback.

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    In his introduction to Revelstoke’s Official Community Plan (OCP), adopted in July of 2009, Mayor David Raven makes a promise: “This is not a ‘whatever will be, will be’ plan, for the future is ours to see.”

    The mission now: Enable the OCP’s forward-looking vision, goals and policies with a regulatory approach that will ensure their implementation.

    “What we were able to do in our OCP was to establish key principles to guide our growth and redevelopment,” said Revelstoke planning director John Guenther. “That step had to come first. We had to say: ‘This is who we are. And this is how we intend to grow into our future.’

    “With that foundation established, we’re ready for the next phase, which is to embed our guiding principles into a legal framework,” said Guenther. “That’s what this process is all about.”

    This process is a collaborative one, partnering City officials and staff, Revelstoke citizens and stakeholders, and an international consulting team.

    The main event is an intensive, multi-day, collaborative public workshop called a charrette (see video), June 8-11. Out of the workshop will come the essential elements of a new Unified Development Bylaw (UDB).

    “Just as we developed the principles in the OCP together as a community, we’ll take this next big step together, as well,” said Guenther. “With the OCP to guide us, we can now focus on exactly what we need in the new bylaw to get us where we want to go. Citizens will have a good idea of what will be in that new bylaw by the end of our June charrette.”

    For background on the goals that will set the charrette agenda, go right to the source – the OCP. You can read the complete OCP here (4mb .pdf). Many of the goals fall under these broad mandates:

    > Recognize and honor Revelstoke’s unique heritage, both in terms of the natural environment and our architectural traditions.

    > Assure community affordability for a broad range of incomes and life stages.

    > Maintain inclusiveness and transparency in all community planning processes.

    > Align local goals for sustainability – environmentally, socially, and economically – with global goals.

    > “Act locally/think globally.”