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1 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING Friday, February 3, :00 a.m. 2 nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia A G E N D A 1 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1.1 Regional Planning Regular Meeting Agenda That the Regional Planning Committee adopt the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for February 3, 2017 as circulated. 2. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 2.1 October 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Minutes That the Regional Planning Committee adopt the minutes of its regular meeting held October 14, 2016 as circulated. 3. DELEGATIONS 4. INVITED PRESENTATIONS 5. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF Regional Planning Committee Priorities and Work Plan Designated Speaker: Elisa Campbell, Director, Regional Planning & Electoral Area Services, Parks, Planning and Environment Department That the Regional Planning Committee endorse the work plan contained in the report titled 2016 Regional Planning Committee Priorities and Work Plan, dated January 16, Note: Recommendation is shown under each item, where applicable. RPL - 1

2 Regional Planning Committee Regular Agenda February 3, 2017 Agenda Page 2 of Corporation of Delta Proposed amendments to the Fraser Sewerage Area Boundary Designated Speaker: Jaspal Marwah, Regional Planner, Parks, Planning and Environment That the GVRD Board: a) resolve that the extension of GVS&DD sewerage services to the property at Avenue is not inconsistent with the provisions of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future; and b) forward the requested Fraser Sewerage Area expansion application to the GVS&DD Board for consideration. 5.3 Consideration of the City of North Vancouver s Amended Regional Context Statement Designated Speaker: Jaspal Marwah, Regional Planner, Parks, Planning and Environment That the GVRD Board accept the City of North Vancouver s amended Regional Context Statement as submitted to Metro Vancouver on December 15, Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study Designated Speaker: Heather McNell, Division Manager, Growth Management Parks, Planning and Environment Department That the Regional Planning Committee receive for information the report titled Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study, dated January 6, Homelessness Partnering Strategy Funding Investments: Update on 2015/16 and Projects Verbal Report Designated Speaker: Theresa Harding, Regional Planner, Parks, Planning and Environment 5.6 Manager s Report Designated Speaker: Elisa Campbell, Director, Regional Planning & Electoral Area Services, Parks, Planning and Environment Department That the Regional Planning Committee receive for information the Manager s Report dated January 19, INFORMATION ITEMS 6.1 Correspondence RE: Farm Property Tax Reform for the Metro Vancouver Region from the Ministry of Community Sport and Cultural Development, dated December 21, 2016 RPL - 2

3 Regional Planning Committee Regular Agenda February 3, 2017 Agenda Page 3 of Correspondence RE: Metro Vancouver 2040 Shaping Our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions from the City of White Rock, dated December 15, Correspondence RE: Canada s Future Infrastructure Investments and Funding Programs from the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, dated December 9, Correspondence RE: Consideration for 5 Year Review of Metro Vancouver 2040 Shaping Our Future, the Regional Growth Strategy from the City of Port Moody, dated November 9, Correspondence RE: Encouraging Agricultural Production through Farm Property Tax Reform in Metro Vancouver from the Agricultural Land Commission, dated November 8, OTHER BUSINESS 8. BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS 9. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING Note: The Committee must state by resolution the basis under section 90 of the Community Charter on which the meeting is being closed. If a member wishes to add an item, the basis must be included below. 10. ADJOURNMENT/CONCLUSION That the Regional Planning Committee adjourn/conclude its regular meeting of February 3, Membership: Stewart, Richard (C) Coquitlam Coté, Jonathan (VC) New Westminster Corrigan, Derek Burnaby Dilworth, Diana Port Moody Froese, Jack Langley Township Mussatto, Darrell North Vancouver City Paton, Ian Delta Penner, Darrell Port Coquitlam Read, Nicole Maple Ridge Reimer, Andrea Vancouver Smith, Michael West Vancouver Steele, Barbara Surrey Steves, Harold Richmond RPL - 3

4 2.1 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Regional Planning Committee held at 9:07 a.m. on Friday, October 14, 2016 in the 2 nd Floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair, Mayor Richard Stewart, Coquitlam (arrived at 9:10 a.m.) Vice Chair, Mayor Jonathan Coté, New Westminster Mayor Derek Corrigan, Burnaby Mayor Jack Froese, Langley Township Mayor Darrell Mussatto, North Vancouver City Councillor Ian Paton, Delta Councillor Darrell Penner, Port Coquitlam (arrived at 9:12 a.m.) Councillor Andrea Reimer, Vancouver Mayor Michael Smith, West Vancouver Councillor Barbara Steele, Surrey (arrived at 9:41 a.m.) Councillor Harold Steves, Richmond MEMBERS ABSENT: Councillor Diana Dilworth, Port Moody Mayor Nicole Read, Maple Ridge STAFF PRESENT: Elisa Campbell, Regional Planning and Electoral Area Services Director, Parks, Planning and Environment Agata Kosinski, Assistant to Regional Committees, Board and Information Services In the absence of the Chair, Vice Chair Coté chaired the meeting. 1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1.1 October 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Agenda It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Regional Planning Committee: a) amend the agenda for its regular meeting scheduled for October 14, 2016 by: i. withdrawing Item 3.1 Claire Gram, Vancouver Coastal Health; ii. varying the order of the agenda to consider Item 4.2 prior to Item 4.1; and b) adopt the agenda as amended. CARRIED Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the GVRD Regional Planning Committee held on Friday, October 14, 2016 Page 1 of 5 RPL - 4

5 2. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES 2.1 September 9, 2016 Regular Meeting Minutes 3. DELEGATIONS It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Regional Planning Committee adopt the minutes of its regular meeting held September 9, 2016 as circulated. CARRIED 3.1 Claire Gram, Vancouver Coastal Health Pursuant to Item 1.1 this item was withdrawn. 4. INVITED PRESENTATIONS Agenda Varied Pursuant to Item 1.1, the order of the agenda was varied to consider Item 4.2 at this point. 4.2 Geoff Cross, A/VP Transportation Planning and Policy, TransLink Geoff Cross, Acting Vice President, Transportation Planning and Policy, TransLink, provided the Committee with a presentation outlining Translink s investment plan, a description of phase one of the Mayor s Plan, and household tax impact, along with implementation of the Regional Goods Movement Strategy. 9:10 a.m. Chair, Stewart arrived at the meeting and assumed the Chair. 9:12 a.m. Councillor Penner arrived at the meeting. Presentation material titled 10 Year Investment Strategy is retained with the October 14, 2016 Regional Planning Committee agenda. Agenda Order Resumed The order of the agenda resumed with Item 4.1 being before the Committee. 4.1 Dr. Larry Frank, UBC Dr. Larry Frank, University of British Columbia, provided the Committee with a presentation about the Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study, highlighting an economic argument for healthcare costs savings with walkable communities, active transportation and transit oriented development. Presentation material titled Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study is retained with the October 14, 2016 Regional Planning Committee agenda. 9:41 a.m. Councillor Steele arrived at the meeting. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the GVRD Regional Planning Committee held on Friday, October 14, 2016 Page 2 of 5 RPL - 5

6 Discussion ensued regarding the necessity for the provincial government s involvement with the study. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVRD Board: a) send a letter to the provincial Minister of Health recommending that the Province of BC support the Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study ; and b) direct staff to report back to the Regional Planning Committee about Metro Vancouver s involvement with the study. CARRIED 4.1 Geoff Cross, A/VP Transportation Planning and Policy, TransLink This item was previously considered. 5. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE OR STAFF Budget and Annual Work Plan Regional Planning (Regional Planning and Environment) Report dated September 27, 2016, from Elisa Campbell, Director, Regional Planning and Electoral Area Services, Planning, Policy and Environment, presenting the 2017 Regional Planning (Regional Planning and Environment) Budget and Annual WorkPlan for consideration by the Regional Planning Committee. Discussion ensued on the topic of the use of consultants, with comments ranging from concerns of overuse, to the necessity of engaging area subject experts. Comments were provided on the housing policy jurisdiction. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Regional Planning Committee endorse the 2017 Regional Planning (Regional Planning and Environment) Budget and Annual Work Plan as presented in the report 2017 Budget and Annual Workplan Regional Planning (Regional Planning and Environment) dated September 27, 2015, and forward them to the Board Budget Workshop on October 21, 2016 for consideration. CARRIED 5.2 Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Minor Amendment to Incorporate Updated Housing Demand Estimates Report dated September 16, 2016, from Terry Hoff, Senior Regional Planner, and Eric Aderneck, Senior Regional Planner, Parks Planning and Environment, providing the GVRD Board with the opportunity to consider initiation and first and second readings of a Type 3 Minor Amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040), the regional growth strategy, to incorporate Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the GVRD Regional Planning Committee held on Friday, October 14, 2016 Page 3 of 5 RPL - 6

7 updated housing demand estimates developed through the preparation of the new Regional Affordable Housing Strategy. Comments were offered about a recommendation to change the wording in the Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Minor Amendment. A motion to change the wording from update to revise was brought forward. It was MOVED and SECONDED That the GVRD Board: a) Initiate a Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Type 3 Minor Amendment to incorporate revised housing demand estimates; b) Give first and second readings to Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1237, 2016 ; and c) Direct staff to notify affected local governments, appropriate agencies, and the public in accordance with Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Section CARRIED 5.3 Manager s Report Report dated October 3, 2016 from Elisa Campbell, Director, Regional Planning and Electoral Area Services, Planning, Policy and Environment updating the Committee on the Committee s 2016 Work Plan, Metro Year Review update on responses, Urban Freight Council, and the Icelandic delegation. Discussion ensued about the federal minister s comments regarding excluding BC farms from land reserve. The following on table articles were distributed to members by a Committee Member, and are retained with the October 14, 2016 Regional Planning Committee agenda: Article titled "Port Development Trumps BC Agriculture: Federal Minister MacAulay Article titled BC Agri Food Export Growth Has Outpaced Forestry and Mining Article in Country Life in BC, dated October 2016, Just Watch Him 6. INFORMATION ITEMS No items presented. 7. OTHER BUSINESS No items presented. 8. BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS No items presented. Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the GVRD Regional Planning Committee held on Friday, October 14, 2016 Page 4 of 5 RPL - 7

8 9. RESOLUTION TO CLOSE MEETING No items presented. 10. ADJOURNMENT/CONCLUSION It was MOVED and SECONDED That the Regional Planning Committee conclude its regular meeting of October 14, CARRIED (Time: 11:10 a.m.) Agata Kosinski, Assistant to Regional Committees Richard Stewart, Chair Orbit# FINAL Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the GVRD Regional Planning Committee held on Friday, October 14, 2016 Page 5 of 5 RPL - 8

9 5.1 To: From: Regional Planning Committee Elisa Campbell, Director, Regional Planning and Electoral Area Services, Parks, Planning and Environment Department Date: January 17, 2017 Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Subject: 2017 Regional Planning Committee Priorities and Work Plan RECOMMENDATION That the Regional Planning Committee endorse the work plan as presented in the report dated January 17, 2017, titled 2017 Regional Planning Committee Priorities and Work Plan. PURPOSE To provide the Regional Planning Committee with the priorities and work plan for the year BACKGROUND At its October 14, 2016 meeting, the Regional Planning Committee endorsed the 2017 Annual Work Plan and Budget for the Regional Planning function, which served as the basis for the 2017 Budget approved by the GVRD Board on October 28, The 2017 Annual Work Plan included a list of key actions that has been used to develop the Regional Planning Committee s work plan presented in this report. The work plan presented in this report is consistent with the Regional Planning Committee s terms of reference (Attachment 2) and with the Board Strategic Plan and is being brought forward for the Committee s information and endorsement. In some cases, the timing of proposed actions reflects the current reduction in Regional Planning staff resources that is a result of retirements and other staff vacancies. The recruitment process for a number of Regional Planning positions is currently underway WORK PLAN The Regional Planning Committee is the standing committee of the Metro Vancouver Board that provides advice and recommendations on policies, bylaws, plans, programs, budgets and issues related to the Regional Planning function. Key actions in the 2017 work plan for the Committee are described below and listed according to the Committee responsibilities in its Terms of Reference. Preparation of long range (100 Year) land use projections / scenarios Apartment Parking Study 2017 Research related to mixed income transit oriented rental housing Research and engagement in support of industrial lands policies Preparation of Data & Analytics Strategy Online Metro 2040 Dashboard RPL - 9

10 2017 Regional Planning Committee Priorities and Work Plan Regional Planning Committee Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 2 of 2 Shaping our Communities Initiative Updated Agricultural Land Use Inventory Ongoing support for members in implementing Metro 2040 The 2017 work plan for the Regional Planning Committee is provided in Attachment 1, including the expected time frame for reports to this Committee. The Committee will be updated on the status of the actions and projects in this work plan on a monthly basis per the Committee s schedule. ALTERNATIVES 1. That the Regional Planning Committee endorse the work plan as presented in the report dated January 17, 2017, titled 2017 Regional Planning Committee Priorities and Work Plan. 2. That the Regional Planning Committee endorse the work plan as presented in the report dated February 17, 2017, titled 2017 Regional Planning Committee Priorities and Work Plan with the amendments provided at the Regional Planning Committee February 3, 2017 meeting. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS The priorities in the 2017 work plan of the Regional Planning Committee are consistent with the 2017 Budget approved by the GVRD Board on October 28, 2016 and with key actions included in the 2017 Annual Work Plan. SUMMARY / CONCLUSION The work plan presented in this report conveys the priorities for the Regional Planning Committee in 2017 and is consistent with its terms of reference and the 2017 Budget approved by the GVRD Board. Staff recommends that Alternative 1 be approved. Attachments 1. Regional Planning Committee 2017 Work Plan 2. Regional Planning Committee Terms of Reference RPL - 10

11 5.1 ATTACHMENT 1 Regional Planning Committee 2017 Work Plan Report Date: January 17, 2017 Priorities 1 st Quarter Status Long range land use scenarios In progress Modifications to Illegal Fill project In progress Performance Measures Amendment and Implementation Guidelines In progress Implementation Agreement with Agricultural Land Commission In progress Apartment Parking Study Pending Metro 2040 performance monitoring dashboard / website In progress Industrial Lands analysis In progress Metro 2040 amendments and Regional Context Statement updates Ongoing Metro 2040 consistency of applications for sewerage amendments Ongoing Regional population, employment projections Ongoing 2 nd Quarter Mixed Income Transit Oriented Housing study In progress Agricultural Awareness Grants Pending Industrial and Mixed Employment Lands policy review Pending Farm Property Tax Review Pending Metro 2040 amendments and Regional Context Statement updates Ongoing Metro 2040 consistency of applications for sewerage amendments Ongoing Regional population, employment projections Ongoing 3 rd Quarter Industrial Lands Market Readiness and Redevelopment Analysis Pending Regional Planning Data & Analytics strategy Pending Shaping our Communities survey In progress Marine Main Transit Oriented Corridor project In progress Regional Container Goods Movement study Pending Metro 2040 amendments and Regional Context Statement updates Ongoing Metro 2040 consistency of applications for sewerage amendments Ongoing Regional population, employment projections Ongoing 4 th Quarter 2017 Agricultural Land Use Inventory Pending Apartment Parking Study Pending 2016 Walkability Index Pending Economic prosperity in Urban Centres Pending Transit Oriented Affordable Housing study Pending Regional Food System Action Plan implementation Pending Metro 2040 amendments and Regional Context Statement updates Ongoing Metro 2040 consistency of applications for sewerage amendments Ongoing Regional population, employment projections Ongoing RPL - 11

12 5.1 ATTACHMENT 2 Regional Planning Committee Terms of Reference The Regional Planning Committee is the standing committee of the Metro Vancouver Board that provides advice and recommendations on regional planning, agriculture and transportation plans, policies, programs, budgets and issues related to Metro Vancouver s Regional Planning service. Committee Responsibilities Within the scope of the Board Strategic Plan, Metro 2040: Shaping Our Future, and Metro Vancouver Financial Plan, the Committee provides guidance and oversight to staff on the implementation of the annual work plans and business plans that govern the Regional Planning service. Specific Committee responsibilities include the following: Regional Planning The Committee guides the implementation of Metro 2040: Shaping Our Future, provides an annual report on progress made in achieving the goals of Metro 2040, and guides the process of reviewing and updating Metro The Committee reviews regional context statements submitted to the Board by member municipalities, and reviews all requested amendments to Metro Agriculture The Committee guides policy analysis that is undertaken to develop strategies and actions aimed at protecting and enhancing agricultural lands throughout the region. The Committee oversees the implementation and updating of the Regional Food System Strategy, and considers input provided by the Board s Agricultural Advisory Committee (which reports to the Regional Planning Committee). Transportation The Committee initiates and facilitates coordination and dialogue between Metro Vancouver and agencies within the region that develop transportation plans and policies, and that make investments in the broader transportation network. Transportation plans, policies, investments and actions made or taken by other agencies must be carefully coordinated with the regional growth strategy in order to ensure the efficient and sustainable movement of people and goods throughout the region. Committee Membership and Meetings The Chair, Vice Chair and members are appointed annually by the Chair of the Metro Vancouver Board. The Committee meets monthly, except for August and December, and holds special meetings as required. A quorum of 50% plus one of the Committee membership is required to conduct Committee business. Committee Management The Committee Chair, or in the absence of the Chair the Vice Chair, is the chief spokesperson on matters of public interest within the Committee s purview. For high profile issues the role of spokesperson rests with the Metro Vancouver Board Chair or Vice Chair. On technical matters or in cases where an initiative is still at the staff proposal level, the Chief Administrative Officer or a senior staff member is the appropriate chief spokesperson. Where necessary and practical, the Board Chair, December 21, 2016 RPL - 12

13 Committee Chair and Chief Administrative Officer confer to determine the most appropriate representative to speak. The Chief Administrative Officer assigns a Committee Manager for the Committee. The Committee Manager is responsible for coordinating agendas and serves as the principal point of contact for Committee members. RPL - 13

14 5.2 To: From: Regional Planning Committee Jaspal Marwah, Regional Planner, Parks, Planning and Environment Date: January 6, 2017 Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Subject: Corporation of Delta Proposed Amendments to the Fraser Sewerage Area Boundary RECOMMENDATION That the GVRD Board: a) resolve that the extension of GVS&DD sewerage services to the property at Avenue is not inconsistent with the provisions of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future; and b) forward the requested Fraser Sewerage Area expansion application to the GVS&DD Board for consideration. PURPOSE This report provides the Regional Planning Committee and the GVRD Board the opportunity to consider the Corporation of Delta s request to include a property in the Fraser Sewerage Area and its consistency with Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040), as per section 6.8 of the regional growth strategy. BACKGROUND At its regular Council meeting on October 25, 2016, the Corporation of Delta (Delta) adopted a resolution to request an expansion to the GVRD Fraser Sewerage Area boundary to include a proposed new building on a property located at Avenue. Delta conveyed this request to Metro Vancouver s Liquid Waste Department on November 7, Consistent with the requirements in the Local Government Act and Metro 2040, the request is being presented to the GVRD Board for consideration prior to being presented to the GVS&DD Board. METRO 2040 AND SEWERAGE AREA EXPANSION REQUESTS Metro 2040 directs the GVS&DD to not extend regional sewerage services into lands with an Agricultural, Conservation and Recreation, and Rural regional land use designation except for building footprints in cases where infrastructure is needed to address a public health issue, protect the region s natural assets, or to service agriculture or agri industry. The intention of limiting the extension of sewerage services from a regional growth management perspective is to support urban containment, as well as the protection of important lands and the efficient provision of urban infrastructure. In accordance with section 445 of the Local Government Act, Metro 2040 requires that all services undertaken by the GVS&DD be consistent with Metro Specifically, Section states that: The Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and the Greater Vancouver Water District will not directly or indirectly supply, agree to supply, or authorize connections that enable the supply of services to a site that is developed or proposed to be developed after the date of adoption of the Regional Growth Strategy where the nature of that RPL - 14

15 Corporation of Delta Proposed Amendments to the Fraser Sewerage Area Boundary Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 2 of 4 development is, in the sole judgment of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, inconsistent with the provisions of the Regional Growth Strategy. Therefore, any requests from member municipalities to extend the GVS&DD sewerage area must be presented to the GVRD Board for consideration of consistency with the provisions of Metro Once consistency with Metro 2040 has been established, the decision to expand the GVS&DD sewerage area rests with the GVS&DD Board, subject to technical considerations. Urban growth containment is a central tenet of Metro 2040, the regional growth strategy. Metro 2040 establishes an Urban Containment Boundary (UCB), regional land use designations, strategies and policy actions designed to contain and manage urban growth and to protect lands within the Agricultural, Conservation and Recreation, and Rural regional land use designations. The UCB is intended to establish a stable, long term, regionally defined area for urban development and provide predictability for major regional investments in utilities and transportation infrastructure. While the UCB establishes the extent of urban development within the region, the provision of regional sewerage services is contained within the GVS&DD Sewerage Area boundaries. As per Metro , applications for extending sewerage services for sites designated Rural, Agriculture or Conservation and Recreation, are subject to Metro 2040 policies 1.3.1, or respectively. Corporation of Delta Sewerage Extension Request At its regular Council meeting on October 25, 2016, the Corporation of Delta (Delta) adopted a resolution to request an expansion to the GVRD Fraser Sewerage Area boundary to include a proposed new building on a property located at Avenue. The property is subject to the following land use policy context: Current Land Use Proposed Land Use Zoning A1 Agriculture Comprehensive Development OCP land use designation Agricultural No change Metro 2040 land use designation Agricultural No change Agricultural Land Reserve Yes No change Metro Vancouver Analysis The site is currently occupied by two farm buildings on the portion of the property fronting 60 Avenue, and the rear of the site is used for cranberry farming. The surrounding properties are predominantly large agricultural parcels to the east, west and south, and an industrial zoned parcel to the north. The property is zoned A1 Agriculture, and the owner has submitted an application to rezone a portion of the property to Comprehensive Development to allow for a proposed brewery. There are no changes to the OCP or regional land use designations being proposed. The property is within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), and no application for exclusion is proposed in conjunction with the requested sewer extension. As noted in the correspondence from Delta (Attachment 1), the Agricultural Land Commission has reviewed the application and determined the proposed land use meets the requirements for locating a brewery as a farm use in the ALR. The rationale for the expansion to the GVRD Fraser Sewerage Area is to allow for the establishment and operation of a proposed craft brewery facility with accessory farm office and farm equipment RPL - 15

16 Corporation of Delta Proposed Amendments to the Fraser Sewerage Area Boundary Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 3 of 4 uses on a 16 acre farm property; the proposed new uses would be incorporated into a single new building. One of the two existing buildings on the property is currently serviced by a sewer connection, and the owners are requesting servicing for the proposed new brewery building by connecting to the existing sewer connection on site. The owners are seeking to avoid installing a septic system, which would encroach on their cranberry field. The site has a regional Agricultural land use designation. As the site is not within a Metro 2040 Sewerage Extension Area, and is outside of the Urban Containment Boundary, the sewerage extension application is subject to Metro 2040 policies 6.8 and Metro limits extension of regional sewage services into Agricultural areas except for building footprints in cases where infrastructure is needed to address a public health issue, protect the region s natural assets, or to service agriculture or agri industry. The application submitted by Delta indicates that under the ALC s assessment, the proposed brewery is an acceptable farm use with the ALR. Metro Vancouver staff agree with: the ALC s assessment; that the proposed use may be considered an agri business exception under Metro ; and that the proposed brewery is consistent with the following Metro 2040 policies: That Metro Vancouver s role is to pursue actions in collaboration with the Agricultural Land Commission to reduce barriers to the economic viability of agricultural activities; and b) v) That municipalities Regional Context Statements include policies which demonstrate support for economic development opportunities for agricultural operations. Further, at its regular meeting on September 23, 2016, the GVRD Board gave first and second reading to a Metro 2040 amendment. The proposed amendment revises policy to remove exceptions for sewer extensions to service agri industry. Instead, in cases where sewer extension is requested in areas with a regional Agricultural land use designation, the amended policy asks that the GVRD Board determine if: the connection to regional sewerage services would have no significant impact on the strategy to protect the supply of agricultural land and promoting agricultural viability with an emphasis on food production. Although the proposed amendment has not yet been adopted, and Delta s application is being assessed for consistency under current Metro 2040 policy, in staff s opinion the application would meet the conditions specified in the amended Metro policy as well as the current policy. Given that the property maintains the current Agricultural regional land use designation; is consistent with Metro 2040 policies and 2.3.6; and is within the ALR, does not have an application for exclusion from the ALR, and meets the ALC s requirements for locating a brewery as a farm use in the ALR, the provision of regional sewerage services to the building footprint to service agri industry is consistent with Metro 2040 policies 6.8 and RPL - 16

17 Corporation of Delta Proposed Amendments to the Fraser Sewerage Area Boundary Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 4 of 4 ALTERNATIVES 1. That the GVRD Board: a) resolve that the extension of GVS&DD sewerage services to the property at Avenue is not inconsistent with the provisions of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future; and b) forward the requested Fraser Sewerage Area expansion application to the GVS&DD Board for consideration. 2. That the Regional Planning Committee provide alternate direction to staff. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS If the GVRD Board chooses Alternative 1, Delta s request for expanding the FSA boundaries would be submitted to the Utilities Committee and then the GVS&DD Board for approval, subject to technical considerations. Alternative 1 presents no direct costs to Metro Vancouver: Delta engineering staff confirm that the sewerage service extension is to be paid by the owners, and no capital costs will be attributed to Delta or Metro Vancouver. SUMMARY / CONCLUSION The Local Government Act requires that all works and services undertaken by the GVS&DD be consistent with Metro The GVS&DD has received a request from the Corporation of Delta to extend the Fraser Sewage Area to a property located at Avenue. Any requests from member municipalities to extend the GVS&DD sewerage area must be presented to the GVRD Board for consideration of consistency with the provisions of Metro Once consistency with Metro 2040 has been established, the decision to expand the GVS&DD sewerage area rests with the GVS&DD Board, subject to technical considerations. The rationale for the expansion to the GVRD Fraser Sewerage Area is to allow for the establishment and operation of a proposed craft brewery facility with accessory farm office and farm equipment storage on a 16 acre farm property. The property is designated for agricultural uses in the OCP, and is zoned A1 Agriculture with a pending rezoning to Comprehensive Development on a portion of the site to allow for the establishment of the proposed brewery. The Agricultural Land Commission s assessment of the application concludes that a brewery is an acceptable farm use within the Agricultural Land Reserve. Given that the property maintains the current Agricultural regional land use designation, and is within the ALR; does not have an application for exclusion from the ALR; and meets the ALC requirements for locating a brewery as a farm use in the ALR, staff are recommending Alternative 1, that the GVRD Board determine that the provision of regional sewerage services to the building footprint to service agri industry is consistent with Metro 2040 and forward the application for sewerage area expansion to the GVS&DD Board for consideration. Attachments (Orbit # ) 1. Correspondence and staff report from the Corporation of Delta dated November 7, Site Map RPL - 17

18 De1 a Community Planning & Development RECEIVED NOV POLICY, PI.ANNING AND ANACYSI Liquid Waste Services File: LU November 7, 2016 Fred Nenninger Director, Policy Planning and Analysis Metro Vancouver Liquid Waste Services (16th floor) 4330 Kingsway Burnaby, BC V5H 4G8 fred.nenninger@metrovancouver.org Dear Mr. Nenninger: Re: Referral of Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement Bylaw No for Avenue (Brent Harris Farms Ltd and Harris) The applicants, Brent Harris Farms Ltd and Harris, have made a rezoning, request for sewer area extension and development variance permit application to Delta to develop a craft brewery building with accessory farm office and farm equipment storage at Avenue. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No and Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement Bylaw No are required to complete the application. On September 12, 2016 Delta Council gave third reading to Bylaw No and on October 25, 2016, Delta Council gave third reading to Bylaw No At the October 25, 2016 Meeting Following Public Hearing, Council also adopted the following resolution (Attachment A) as follows: THAT the Metro Vancouver Board be requested to approve Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement (Brent Harris Farms Ltd and Harris LU007785) Bylaw No. 7571, 2016 to extend and enlarge the sewer area boundary to include the proposed brewery building and the existing farm house on the subject property and to delete the sewer area boundary approved under Bylaw No As we have previously discussed with your staff, Bylaw No requests an amendment of the Fraser Sewerage Area (FSA). It is noted by your staff that the Fraser Sewerage Area (FSA) is a Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVS&DD) legal boundary registered at the Land Titles Office and is not the same entity as Delta s sewer area. It is also noted by your staff that an exception to the Metro 2040 Bylaw must be considered by the Metro Vancouver Board before the GVS&DD can approve the amendment. Delta, therefore, is requesting an agri-business exception under Metro 2040 Bylaw to accommodate a sewer The corporation of Delta Taylor crescent 5ocre: RPL - 18

19 September 1, 2016 (Attachment C), Provincial Agricultural Land Commission staff have determined connection for a craft brewery at Avenue. As noted in the Council Report dated Subject: Referral of Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement Bylaw No for Avenue (Brent Harris Farms Ltd and Harrisl File No: LU Page 2 of 2 In accordance with Council s resolution, Bylaw No (Attachment B) is referred to Metro A. Council Resolution dated October 25, 2016 B. Bylaw No C. Council Report dated September 1, 2016 D. Whiteside Engineering Report dated July 20, 2016 g:\current development\lu files\1u007\1u007785\applicant correspondence\metro vancouver 1u docx RPL - 19 Attachments AC/ph Director of Community Planning & Development Yours truly Development Department, should you have any inquiries. Please feel free to contact Alex Cauduro, Planner, at in the Community Planning & (Attachment D), which outlines projected flow rates and volumes. and a copy of the engineering report from Whiteside Engineering Ltd. dated July 20, 2016 Also, attached for reference is a copy of the Council Report dated September 1, 2016 (Attachment C) consideration by the Metro Vancouver Board and required committees would be appreciated, as Vancouver for consideration and approval. Any opportunity to move this forward expeditiously for this application was originally submitted to Delta on March 14, operation of the brewery. charges quarterly by Delta. There are no direct costs to Metro Vancouver for initiation and would be attributed to Delta or Metro Vancouver and the owners would also be charged sewer Delta Engineering confirms that the sewer extension is to be paid by the owners, so no capital costs Regulation and ALC Policy 27: Brewery, Distillery and Meadery in the ALR. Land Reserve as per Section 2(2.3) of the Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure that this land use meets the requirements for locating a brewery as a farm use in the Agricultural Community Planning & Development

20 V Minutes of the MEETING of Delta Municipal Council held Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 7:52 p.m. immediately following conclusion of the Public Heating in the Council Columbia. Chamber of the Delta Municipal Hall, 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent, Delta, British THE CORPORATION OF DELIA Councillor Robert Campbell Councillor Heather King RPL - 20 Meeting Following Public Hearing October 25, CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY requested to approve Delta Sewer Area Extension and sewer area boundary approved under Bylaw No existing farm house on the subject property and to delete the Enlargement (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) boundary to include the proposed brewery building and the Motion Endorsed MOVED By ClIr. Paton, Bylaw No. 7571, 2016 to extend and enlarge the sewer area SECONDED By CIIr. King, THAT the Metro Vancouver Board be CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY with accessory farm office and farm equipment storage Avenue Application by Brent and Shelly Harris for Rezoning and Development Variance Permit Bylaw No Project No. I Application for Rezoning and File No. LU MUNICIPAL Sandra MacFarlane Deputy Municipal Clerk Doreann Mayhew Transportation Engineer Development Variance Permit for the property located at Avenue in order to permit construction of a craft brewery building ABSENT: Councillor Jeannie Kanakos ALSO PRESENT; Marcy Sangret Deputy Director of Community Planning CLERK S OFFICE: Barinder Lalli Committee Clerk Bylaw 7570 SECONDED By Cur. King, THAT Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, Bylaw No. 7570, 2016 be given Third Reading. Third Reading MOVED By ClIr. Paton, V PRESENT: Mayor Lois Jackson, Chair Councillor Sylvia Bishop Councillor Bruce McDonald Councillor Ian Paton 1977 (C.D. 470 Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) C.03 Attachment A

21 V V 1977 Vancouver at the staff level, so they are expecting the application. their advisory committees first. It has been discussed with Metro Meeting Following Public Hearing Bylaw No V CARRIED October V 624 RPL , 2016 (Mayor Jackson and ClIr. Paton opposed) food options that would be added to the menu. the increase in traffic and litter, and the health implications of the members with respect to the impact on other businesses in Delta, During discussion, concerns were raised by several Council Final Adoption MOVED By ClIr. McDonald, V Bylaw No. 7582, 2016 be Finally Considered and Adopted. CARRIED Amendment (C.D Eleven Canada, Inc. LU007814) Bylaw 7582 SECONDED By Clir. Bishop, THAT Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, (Mayor Jackson and ClIr. Paton opposed) Third Reading MOVED By ClIr. McDonald, Bylaw 7582 SECONDED By ClIr. Bishop, THAT Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, with its zoning. Bylaw No. 7582, 2016 be given Third Reading. accessory to a Convenience Store use, and to bring the current use of the existing store on the subject property into conformity 5725 Ladner Application by Laura Slater for Rezoning for the property located at Trunk Road 5725 Ladner Trunk Road in order to permit take-out food service 1977 Amendment (C.D Eleven Canada, Inc. LU007814) Project No. 3 Application for Rezoning File No. LU be given Third Reading. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Third Reading MOVED By Cur. Campbell, Bylaw 7604 SECONDED By Clir. McDonald, THAT Delta Zoning Bylaw No. Development Variance Permit for the property located at Avenue in order to permit subdivision and development of two Avenue Application by Sheldon and Shalendra Naicker for Rezoning and single family residential lots. 2750, 1977 Amendment (Naciker LU007633) Bylaw No. 7604, Development Variance Permit Bylaw No Project No. 2 Application for Rezoning and File No. LU advised that it will likely take a few months for the Metro Vancouver Board to consider this item as it must be reviewed by In response to a Council query, the Deputy Director of Planning

22 accessory to a Convenience Store use, and to bring the current Avenue Application by Laura Slater for Rezoning for the property located at Avenue in order to permit take-out food service Meeting Following Public Hearing October RPL , building. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Development Variance Permit and Community Plan Bylaw No. 3950, 1985 Amendment (T.E. Andres Home Building Ltd./ B.C. Ltd. LU007623) Bylaw No. 7568, 2016 be given Third Reading. Third Reading MOVED By Clir. Bishpp, Bylaw 7568 SECONDED By ClIr. King, THAT The Corporation of Delta Official order to permit construction of a mixed-use commercial/residential Plan Amendment, Rezoning, Bylaw Nos & Street Application by Rod McFarlane Architect Inc. for Official Community Development Permit for the property located at Street in Development Variance Permit and Development Permit Project No. 5 Application for Official Community File No. LU issue of noise concerns with the applicant. ventilation and odour control must be met. Staff can raise the advised that a building permit is required for the proposed improvements and therefore current building code standards for In response to a Council query, the Deputy Director of Planning CARRIED (Mayor Jackson and Cllr. Paton opposed) Adopted Amendment (C.D. 471 Ebony Investments Limited LU007813) Bylaw No. 7581, 2016 be Finally Considered and Final Adoption MOVED By ClIr. McDonald, Bylaw 7581 SECONDED By ClIr. Bishop, THAT Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, CARRIED (Mayor Jackson and ClIr. Paton opposed) LU007813) Bylaw No. 7581, 2016 be given Third Reading Amendment (C.D. 471 Ebony Investments Limited, Bylaw 7581 SECONDED By Cur. Bishop, THAT Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, Third Reading MOVED By Cur. McDonald, with its zoning. use of the existing store on the subject property into conformity Bylaw No Project No. 4 Application for Rezoning File No. LU007813

23 given Third Reading. Ltd B.C. Ltd. LU007623) Bylaw No. 7569, 2016 be Meeting Following Public Hearing October RPL , Deputy MunicipaiClerk Sandra MacFarlane CERTIFIED CORRECT: Mayor Lois E. Jackson RESOLUTION TO TERMINATE park dedication for subdivisions of this nature. When the SECONDED By CUr. Campbell, THAT this Meeting now terminate. Terminate MOVED By Cllr. McDonald, Ms. Sangret also advised that there are engineering standards advised that Council has the option of taking 5% cash-in-lieu of In response to a Council query, the Deputy Director of Planning Memorandum from the Director of Community Planning and keeping with the heritage theme. application was initially brought forward, staff recommended taking applicant. Should Council wish to accept the park land dedication, Development (Exhibit A) be of a Victorian or Edwardian style in the cash-in-lieu of to the park land dedication proposed by the the bylaw would have to be amended to reflect that. receptacles and benches displayed in Attachment A of the proposed development, however she suggested that the litter that have been provided to the applicant with respect to the transmission boxes that they will need to follow. The Meeting terminated at 8:27 p.m. During discussion, Mayor Jackson complimented the design of the CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2750, 1977 Amendment (C.D. 469 T.E. Andres Home Building Third Readiijg MOVED By Cur. Bishop, Bylaw 7569 SECONDED By CUr. McDonald, THAT Delta Zoning Bylaw No.

24 A Bylaw to extend the boundaries and area of the Delta Sewer Area BYLAW NO THE CORPORATION OF DELIA RPL - 24 No. 5345, 1995 as amended is repealed. 4. Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement ( TH Avenue) Bylaw identified as Schedules A and B. as shown outlined in bold and hatched on the plans attached hereto and and enlarged to include the area described as Proposed Sewer Area Extension 3. The Delta Sewer Area as created by the Delta Sewer Area Merger Bylaw No. 2551, 1976 and as extended from time to time is hereby further extended in this bylaw. owners of parcels of lands in the Delta Sewer Area as extended and enlarged Delta Sewer Area Merger Bylaw No. 2551, 1976 shall be borne by all the 2. Any liabilities incurred, on behalf of the Delta Sewer Area as created by the No. 7571, Enlargement (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) Bylaw 1. This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Delta Sewer Area Extension and meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: NOW THEREFORE, The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta in open area serviced by the sewer system; AND WHEREAS it is deemed desirable and expedient to extend the specified special benefit of the said areas; Delta Sewer Area Merger Bylaw No. 2551, 1976 which outlined areas specified as the Delta Sewer Area created for the purpose of providing a sanitary sewer system for the WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of Delta has adopted a bylaw entitled Attachment B

25 READ A FIRST time the READ A SECOND time the 12th 12th day of day of September, September, READ A THIRD time the 12th RPL - 25 Municipal Clerk Robyn Anderson Mayor Lois E. Jackson FINALLY CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED the day of 20 DISTRICT the day of 20 APPROVED BY THE GREATER VANCOUVER AND SEWER AND DRAINAGE day of September, Bylaw No. 7571

26 This is Schedule A to Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) RPL - 26 LMP28594 Lot B North West Quarter Section 12 Township 6 New Westminster District Plan Legal: P.I.D Bylaw No. 7571, 2016 Area Extension] Proposed Sewer vu 60 AVE 1 60 AVE / CD co H C ) I Subject [Property -3- Bylaw No. 7571

27 (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) RPL - 27 LM P28594 Lot B North West Quarter Section 12 Township 6 New Westminster District Plan Legal: P.l.D Bylaw No. 7571, 2016 This is Schedule B to Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement -4- Bylaw No. 7571

28 To: Mayor and Council File No,: LU Regular Meeting COUNCIL REPORT The Corporation of Delta RPL - 28 Bylaw No (Attachment A) and Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement Bylaw No (Attachment B) to allow development of a craft brewery with accessory The purpose of this report is to present for Council s consideration Zoning Amendment PURPOSE: pertaining to this development. F. THAT the Mayor and Municipal Clerk be authorized to sign all documents for discharge into Metro Vancouver s sewer system. 2. Provide proof of compliance with Metro Vancouver s permitting requirements Delta harmless from all claims arising out of the proposed development and any events of flooding; and 1. Enter into a Section 219 Restrictive Covenant for flood proofing and saving consideration and adoption: E. THAT the owners satisfy the following requirements as a condition of final to a Public Hearing. D. THAT Bylaw No and Development Variance Permit LU be referred C. THAT the application for Development Variance Permit LU be received. and Enlargement Bylaw No B. THAT first, second and third readings be given to Delta Sewer Area Extension A. THAT first and second readings be given to Zoning Amendment Bylaw No, RECOMMENDATIONS: The following report has been reviewed and endorsed by the Chief Administrative Officer. Rezoning, Request for Sewer Area Extension and Development Variance Permit for Avenue (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris) Date: September 1, 2016 Development Department From: Community Planning & Bylaws No.: 7570 and 7571 E.07 Attachment C

29 farm office and farm equipment storage and to extend and enlarge the sewer area location map and a project data table are provided in Attachments C and D. boundary to encompass the proposed craft brewery at Avenue. Bylaw farmhouse, which was previously approved in 1995 to be included in the sewer area. A No would also correct the location of the sewer area as it pertains to an existing Avenue (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris) LU September 1,2016 A Agricultural, which is intended for general and intensive agricultural uses. Uses RPL - 29 would represent the first such use in Delta on agricultural land. It would support farm use in the Agricultural Land Reserve. agriculture. The proposed use meets the requirements for locating a brewery as a locally grown products, as well as promoting employment opportunities in local the primary use on the subject property. At the same time, the proposed craft brewery economic diversification of the local agricultural sector and add value by utilizing Farmland would not be impacted by the location of the brewery use and would remain and new entrants. Objective 3 Create opportunities for efficiency, competitiveness, diversification Agriculture Plan objectives that apply to this application include: legislation, regulation and policies. compatible with farming that add value to locally produced farm Fisheries and the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission areas are consistent with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Policy Recognize farming as the primary use of agricultural land. Policy Support economic diversification initiatives accessory to and Policy Ensure agricultural processing industries that locate in agricultural products. Other Official Community Plan policies that apply to this application include: consistent with Delta s Official Community Plan. the Agricultural Land Commission Act and a general agricultural use, which would be policies in the Official Community Plan and Agricultural Land Commission legislation and policies. The proposed craft brewery is considered a farm use for the purposes of customarily ancillary to them may also be considered, provided they meet MLlnicipal Council Policy: The Official Community Plan designation for the subject property is east and west and a large industrial zoned property to the north (Attachments E and F). Reserve and is surrounded predominantly by large agricultural properties to the south, subject property and fronting 60 Avenue. The rear portion of the site is used for cranberry farm house, which are located at the southwest and southeast corner respectively of the farming. The lot is currently zoned Al Agriculture, which is in the Agricultural Land This site is flat and measures 6.3 ha (16 ac) in area, 171 m (561 ft) in lot width and 386 rn (1,266 ft) in average lot depth. It is occupied by a farm house and an additional Site Description and Context: BACKGROUND: Page 2 of 7

30 Page 3 of Avenue (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris) LU September 1,2016 DISCUSSION: Proposal: The owners are proposing to develop a craft brewery building with accessory farm office and farm equipment storage at Avenue (Attachments G and H). A rezoning and sewer area extension and enlargement are required to complete the application. Community Consultation: A public notification letter about the proposal was sent on May 4, 2016 and a public notice sign was installed on the site in May To date, no comments have been received. Should any comments be received, they will be provided to Council as on-table items. Agricultural Land Commission Review: In regard to this application, Section 2 (2.3) of the Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation states that a brewery, distillery or meadery, and ancillary uses are designated as farm uses for the purposes of the Act if at least 50% of the farm product used to make the beer, spirits or mead produced each year is grown on the farm on which that brewery, distillery or meadery is located. Agricultural Land Reserve Policy 27 further clarifies the above regulation noting that the farm on which the product, in this case barley used to make beer, may comprise one or several parcels of land owned or operated by a farmer as a farm. In this case, the owners are part of a family farm partnership that farms approximately 121 ha (300 ac) of barley on a crop rotation basis on nearby fields, 28.3 ha (70 ac) of which are of the malting variety (Attachment I). The farm operation produces approximately between 200 and 400 tonnes of barley annually, of which 80 tonnes would be dedicated to malting purposes for the proposed brewery. The Agricultural Land Commission staff has reviewed the proposal and determined that it meets the requirements for locating a brewery as a farm use in the Agricultural Land Reserve as per Section 2 (2.3) of the Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation and ALC Policy 27: Brewery, Distilleiy and Meadeiy in the ALR (Attachment J). Delta Council, therefore, can consider a rezoning application for the proposed brewery without requiring Provincial Agricultural Land Commission s approval. Rezo fling: The owners wish to rezone the central west portion of the subject property fronting 60 Avenue from Al Agriculture to Comprehensive Development Zone No. 470 for the purpose of allowing a craft brewery in addition to all the uses permitted in the Al Agriculture zone plus a tasting lounge/room use. The remaining portion of the property would remain zoned Al Agriculture. The existing farm house, additional farm house, accessory structures and farm buildings on the remaining Al Agriculture zoned portions would continue to meet all the regulations, conditions and requirements of the Al Agriculture zone. Comprehensive Development Zone No. 470 would regulate permitted uses, which include a brewery, farm retail sales and a tasting lounge/room. Farm retail sales are also currently permitted under the existing Al Agriculture zone. The owners do not propose farm retail sales or a tasting lounge/room area at this time, although this may be a RPL - 30

31 Page 4 of Avenue (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris) LU September 1, 2016 consideration in future. Any tasting lounge/room area would also be subject to Provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Branch approval, which involves local government input at the time of the application. Comprehensive Development Zone No. 470 would also reglilate principal and accessory building setbacks, lot size, vehicle storage, parking and loading and farm retail sales. The proposed brewery and accessory office and storage uses would be incorporated within a new building, which is designed in the form of a barn structure. The proposed brewery building area would be 584 m2 (6,286 ft2) in area and 11 m (36 ft) high. The proposed brewery would be 405 m2 (4,359 ft2) in area and located on the main level. The proposed accessory office and storage area would be m2 (1,921 ft2) and located on the second level. There is provision for silo structures adjacent to the north (rear) elevation of the brewery building, although no silo structures are proposed at this time. Access to the site would be from a new driveway access on 60 Avenue at the central portion of the site. The location for the proposed brewery operation, including the proposed buildings, accessory structures, parking and loading would be in an area that is already disturbed and would not encroach on existing farmed areas on the subject property (Attachment E). The brewery operation would be run by a partnership of three multi-generational Delta farm families. They note that they would provide most of the inputs for the brewery operation, which include locally grown organic potatoes, rye, oats, cranberries and barley. The malting process would occur off-site and malted barley would be delivered to the site for processing. Expected monthly beer production in Year 1 is projected to be 12,300 litres (2,705 gallons) and increase to 28,800 litres (6,335 gallons) in Year 5. Bottling and packaging would occur on-site and shipping would be in the form of kegs, bottles and growlers. Farm retail sales is also envisioned, as well as distribution to local liquor stores, restaurants and farmers markets. The brewery operation would employ two employees and the accessory office use would employ three staff for Brent Harris Farms Ltd. A parking area accommodating eight parking spaces is proposed along the west boundary of Comprehensive Development No. 470 zone. The parking requirements for the proposed uses would be met. A loading space for the brewery building is proposed adjacent to the west side of the farm building, (Attachment H). The existing farm house and additional farm house are accessed from existing driveway access points along 60 Avenue at the west and east side of the site. The Engineering Department has accepted three driveway access points along 60 Avenue. Development Variance Permit: The owners are requesting a development variance permit to vary Part 5, Section 33 of the Delta Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 7162, 2015 to waive road improvement to the local road standard and ornamental street lighting, underground electrical and telecommunications servicing and ducting requirements along the 60 Avenue frontage to accept the current condition. The current local road standard for 60 Avenue would require curb, gutter and sidewalk and would involve filling in the ditch and removing of some trees, The Engineering Department has reviewed the variance request and confirmed there are no similar improvements along this portion of 60 Avenue, RPL - 31

32 electrical and telecommunications servicing and ducting along the 60 Avenue. The Engineering Department supports the variance request. seeking improvement to the local road standard, ornamental street lighting, underground which is located in a rural area. The Engineering Department, therefore, would not be Avenue (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris) LU September 1,2016 RPL - 32 final adoption by Delta. prepared to extend and enlarge the sewer area boundary to the proposed brewery Enlargement Bylaw No would require approval from Metro Vancouver, prior to be referred to Metro Vancouver for review. Delta Sewer Area Extension and building and to the existing farm house on the subject property and to delete the sewer third reading to Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement Bylaw No, 7571, it would area boundary approved under Bylaw No (Attachment K). Should Council give Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement Bylaw No. 7571, therefore, has been farmhouse and sewer connection was subsequently built at the southwest corner of the enlargement approved under Bylaw No approved for the subject property under an earlier bylaw (Bylaw No. 5345). The sewer boundary enlargement and extension was approved at the central portion of the site site and does not coincide with the location of the sewer area extension and fronting 60 Avenue in order to allow a farm house to connect to the sewer. The Staff note that a previous sewer area boundary extension and enlargement was into the force main. not take into account water re-use, but assumes that all the water would be discharged engineering design that are acceptable to Delta. The above engineering report does would require a secondary storage tank and bio-filtration system together with an re-use for crop irrigation on-site rather than discharge into the force main, although re-use of waste water does not form part of the current proposal. Waste water re-use The owners have indicated a future desire to bio-filtrate the bulk of the waste water for to prevent sudden discharges at peak use periods. Delta s Engineering Department the sanitary force main. Flows from the brewery would be collected in a buried settling tank. Flows from the brewery would be flow-controlled to discharge into the force main dated July 20, 2016 to address water and sanitary servicing on the site. The report recommends connecting to the existing sewer connection to minimize connections to has reviewed and accepted the engineering report from Whiteside Engineering Ltd. dated July 20, The owners have submitted an engineering report from Whiteside Engineering Ltd. connection on the site. The owners request a sewer connection, as they do not wish to building. The owners request servicing the brewery by connecting via an existing sewer to extend and enlarge the sewer area boundary to include the proposed brewery amendment to Delta Sewer Area Merger Bylaw No is therefore requested encroach onto the existing cranberry field with a septic field. The owners request a sewer connection to the proposed brewery building. An Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement: Page 5 of 7

33 Page 6 of Avenue (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris) LU September 1,2016 Tree Retention, Removal, Replacement and Landscaping: There is a row of trees along the 60 Avenue frontage of varying caliper sizes and six trees along the driveway to the existing farm house. There would be no trees removed and no impact to the existing landscaping. A hedge is proposed in a north-south direction between the farm house and the brewery in order to provide a privacy screen. A concrete retaining wall is proposed in a north-south direction between the additional farm house and the brewery in order to provide a privacy screen (Attachment H). Implications: Financial Implications The proposed craft brewery and accessory farm office and equipment storage building would generate an estimated $2,100 in annual property tax for Delta. Interdepartmental Implications The owners would be required to comply with development regulations set out in Delta Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 7162, They would be required to enter into a development agreement. The owners would also be requited to enter into a flood proofing covenant. Intergovernmental Implications This application was referred to Provincial Agricultural Land Commission staff for comments. Provincial Agricultural Land Commission staff have indicated that the proposed brewery use meets the requirements for locating a brewery as a farm use in the Agricultural Land Reserve. This application was referred to the Ministry of Agriculture staff for comments. The Ministry of Agriculture staff indicates the proposed use would not restrict or impact farmland, farm operations on the site, or farming in Delta and has, therefore, no objection to the proposed brewery use. This application was referred to Metro Vancouver staff for comments. Metro Vancouver staff have indicated that approval of sewer boundary extensions or changes to existing boundaries is required by Metro Vancouver. Also, any connection must satisfy Metro Vancouver s permitting requirements for discharge into Metro Vancouver s sewer system. CONCLUSION: The owners are proposing to develop a craft brewery with accessory farm office and farm equipment storage in a new barn structure and to amend the sewer area boundary to encompass the existing farmhouse and the proposed new barn structure at Avenue. The proposed craft brewery meets the requirements for locating a brewery as a farm use in the Agricultural Land Reserve. Delta Council, therefore, can consider a rezoning application for the proposed brewery without requiring further Provincial Agricultural Land Commission s approval. An amendment to the sewer area boundary is also required to extend the sewer area boundary to the proposed barn building and to change the sewer area boundary to encompass the existing farmhouse in its current location at the southwest corner of the site. Metro Vancouver s approval for the proposed sewer area boundary changes would be required prior to final adoption of Bylaw No RPL - 33

34 Page7of Avenue (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris) LU ptember 1, 2016 It is recommended that Zoning Amendment Bylaw No be given first and second readings, Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement Bylaw No be given first, second and third readings and that the bylaws and Development Variance Permit LU be referred to a Public Hearing. P. a: Jeff Day, Planning & Development Department submission prepared by: Alex Cauduro AClph/Ij ATTACHMENTS: A. Bylaw No, 7570 B. Bylaw No C. Location Map D. Project Data Table E. Aerial Photographs F. Photos of Subject Property and Surrounding Areas G. Survey Plan H. Drawings I. Map Showing Harris Barley Farm Fields J. ALC Letter dated July 5, 2016 K. Map Showing Existing Sewer Area and Proposed Sewer Extension and Enlargement Areas :\ L I II I IOUf\L il I!IIIIZ/I3! ciii Lifi c[i n c 1ii\ (l. iif clld 0/ Ii1( I 0I l(i RPL - 34

35 A Bylaw to amend the Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 7977 BYLAW NO THE CORPORATION OF DELTA All uses permitted in the Al Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) Agriculture RPL - 35 time. requirements of the Al Agriculture Zone, as amended from time to Section 1 shall be subject to all the regulations, conditions and 2. Other ReQulations and Recjirements: (a) The permitted uses and permitted accessory uses specified in Silo Tasting Lounge or Room All uses permitted in the Al Agriculture Zone Accessory Uses: Brewery Zone Principal Uses: shall be permitted: Subject to the regulations of Part IV, the following uses and no other uses 1. Permitted Uses: ZONE: COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE NO. 470 C.D. 470 (b), inserting the following zone in numerical order in Part VIllA: DEVELOPMENT BYLAWS in Part VIllA; and in the correct numerical order in the LIST OF COMPREHENSIVE Bylaw No. 7570, 2016 (a) inserting 470 Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 7977 Amendment (CD Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 as amended is hereby further amended by: 1977 Amendment (C.D. 470 Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, LU007785) Bylaw No. 7570, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta in open meeting assembled, Pacie 1 of 5 Attachment A

36 Attachment A Page 2 of 5 Bylaw No (b) -2- Notwithstanding Subsection 510 m of the Al Agriculture Zone, the minimum front Setback for a silo shall be 25 metres. (c) Notwithstanding Subsection 516 (2) of the Al Agriculture Zone, Section 410 and Part IX, the minimum number parking spaces required for the following uses shall be as follows: (I) Brewery 1 per 3 employees, plus 1 per vehicle in the fleet; and (ii) Tasting Lounge or Room 1 space for each 6 seats provided for patron use pius 1 for each regular employee. (d) Notwithstanding Subsection 516 (5) of the Al Agriculture Zone and Part IX, Section 902, the minimum number of loading spaces required in this zone is 1. (e) Notwithstanding Part II Interpretations, Agricultural Products means those products numbered one to seven in the definition of Farming (excluding Agricultural Solid Waste, Agricultural Liquid Waste and Mushroom Growing Medium ) plus a brewery provided the brewery use is in accordance with all the conditions in the Agricultural Land Commission Act, as amended from time to time and all regulations or orders pursuant thereto. (f) (g) Landscaping and Screening: The balance of the lands which are not occupied by buildings, parking areas, driveways and pedestrian ways shall be landscaped and maintained in good condition at all times. Surface Finish: All parking areas and driveways shall be surfaced with permeable paving so as to provide a surface that is durable and dust-free and shall be so graded and drained as to properly disperse all surface water. 3. Land Development: Notwithstanding any other provisions of this bylaw, the uses permitted by this bylaw shall be conditional upon the immediate availability and adequacy of those municipal facilities and services hereinafter set forth to serve the parcel of land and buildings, Structures, and uses to be erected, placed or undertaken thereon. RPL - 36

37 Attachnient A 3 of 5 Paqe Bylaw No No use of land and no use of any building or Structure thereon shall be deemed to be authorized by this bylaw and all otherwise permitted by this bylaw are hereby prohibited unless and until all of the following services and facilities have been provided and are immediately available and are therefore to the out as follows: adequate standards set uses (a) Sanitary sewer, waterworks, on-site fire protection and drainage works to the out in the Delta Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 7162, 2015 as amended from time to time; and standards set (b) Construction of all highways abutting and serving the land, including boulevards, landscaping, street lighting, underground wiring, sidewalks and transit service facilities, to the out in the Delta Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 7162, 2015, amended from time to time. as standards set 3. Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 amended is hereby further amended by rezoning the lands shown outlined in bold and marked Subject Property on Schedule and attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw C.D. 470 Comprehensive Development Zone No. 470 and by amending the Delta Zoning Maps referred to in Section 301 accordingly. as READ A FIRST TIME the day of, as as READASECONDTIMEthe dayof,2016. PUBLIC HEARING HELD the day of, 201 READ ATHIRD TIME the dayot,201 FINALLY CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED the day of,201. Lois E. Jackson Mayor Robyn Anderson Municipal Clerk RPL - 37

38 Attachment A Page 4 of 5 Bylaw No This is Schedule to Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 Amendment (C.D. 470 Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) Bylaw No. 7570, 2016 Legal: P.P.D Lot B North West Quarter Section 12 Township 6 New Westminster District Plan LM P28594 RPL - 38

39 Attachment A Page 5 of 5 Bylaw No I 40m E 48m 60 AVE I Subject Area CD470 This is Schedule to Delta Zoning Bylaw No. 2750, 1977 Amendment (C.D. 470 Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) Bylaw No. 7570, 2016 Legal: P.I.D Lot B North West Quarter Section 12 Township 6 New Westminster District Plan LMP28594 RPL - 39

40 THE CORPORATION OF DELTA Attachment B Page lof 4 BYLAW NO A Bylaw to extend the boundaries and area of the Delta SewerArea WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of Delta has adopted a bylaw entitled Delta Sewer Area Merger Bylaw No which outlined areas specified as the Delta Sewer Area created for the purpose of providing a sanitary sewer system for the special benefit of the said areas; AND WHEREAS it is deemed desirable and expedient to extend the specified area serviced by the sewer system; NOW THEREFORE, The Municipal Council of The Corporation of Delta in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) Bylaw No. 7571, Any liabilities incurred, on behalf of the Delta Sewer Area as created by the Delta Sewer Area Merger Bylaw No. 2551, 1976 shall be borne by all the owners of parcels of lands in the Delta Sewer Area as extended and enlarged in this bylaw. 3. The Delta Sewer Area as created by the Delta Sewer Area Merger Bylaw No. 2551, 1976 and as extended from time to time is hereby further extended and enlarged to include the area described as Proposed Sewer Area Extension as shown outlined in bold and hatched on the plans attached hereto and identified as Schedules A and B. 4. Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement (6625 No. 5345, 1995 as amended is repealed. 60TH Avenue) Bylaw RPL - 40

41 Bylaw No Attachment B Page2of4 READ A FIRST time the day of READ A SECOND time the day of READ A THIRD time the day of 20 APPROVED BY THE GREATER VANCOUVER AND SEWER AND DRAINAGE DISTRICT the day of 20 FINALLY CONSIDERED AND ADOPTED the day of 20 Lois E. Jackson Mayor Robyn Anderson Municipal Clerk RPL - 41

42 -3- Page3of4 Bylaw No Attachment B 4 This is Schedule A to Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris Area Extension Proposed Sewer 6OAVE 60 AVE co I CI) Co LU007785) RPL - 42 LM P Lot B North West Quarter Section 12 Township 6 New Westminster District Plan Legal: P.I.D Bylaw No. 7571, 2016 Subject 1 Property

43 Bylaw No Attachment B Page 4of4 This is Schedule B 1 to Delta Sewer Area Extension and Enlargement (Brent Harris Farms Ltd. and Harris LU007785) Bylaw No. 7571, 2016 Legal: RID Lot B North West Quarter Section 12 Township 6 New Westminster District Plan LMP28594 RPL - 43

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45 ..., to Strategy Designation Agriculture No change Existing Proposed Application Date March 14, 2016 Owners/Applicants Brent Harris Farms Ltd., Brent and Shelly Harris Regional Growth Attachment D Additional farmhouse (mobile 405 m2 (4,359 ft2)* Accessory farm buildings * a Tasting Lounge/Room, subject RPL - 45 Potential Future Uses: Licensing Branch approval the sewer area boundary the proposed brewery building and the existing farm house and delete Parking Brewery: 3 spaces Brewery: 4 spaces Loading 1 space 1 space Delta Sewer Area Merger Bylaw Merger Bylaw No. 2551, 1976 in Council Report outlined in Attachment K of the Total: 6 spaces Total: 8 spaces on the subject property, as Office: 3 spaces Office: 4 spaces Required under CD. No. 470 Proposed under C.D. No. 470 Average Lot Depth m (1,267 it) No change Lot Size 6.3 ha (16 ac) No change Lot Width m (561 ft) No change sewer area boundary to include Sewer Area Boundary Delta Sewer Area as identified in Amendment to Delta Sewer Area Farm Retail Sales No. 2551, 1976 order to extend and enlarge the No. of Lots 1 No change approved under Bylaw No Provincial Liquor Control and Total building area: 584 m2 (6,286 ft2) Cranberry Farm m (1,921 ft2)* worker) and detached garage Farm Ecuipment storage home) for accessory farm. Accessory Farm Office and garage Craft brewery. Farmhouse and attached Proposed Uses at this time: portion of the property at 6625 Existing Uses: 60 Avenue to permit: following: No. 470 in order to rezone a Zoning Al Agriculture permits the Comprehensive Development Zone Schedule A OCP Designation: Agricultural No change Project Data for Avenue (LU007785) Page 1 of 2

46 Attachment D Page 2 of 2 Variances Subdivision and Development Standards Bylaw No. 7162, 2015: Part 5, Section 33 Required Road improvements to the local road standard, including ornamental street lighting, underground electrical and telecommunications servicing and ducting along the 60 Avenue frontage Proposed Waiver of road improvements to the local road standard, including ornamental street lighting, underground electrical and telecommunications servicing and ducting along the 60 Avenue frontaqe RPL - 46

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49 Attachment F Page 1 of 5 Photographs of Avenue and Surrounding Properties Subject Property Farmhouse (Front Elevation) Subject Property Brewery Location (Front Elevation) RPL - 49

50 Ditch along 60 Avenue Frontage Attachment F Page 2 of Subject Property Additional Farmhouse (Front Elevation) Adjacent Property to the East (Cranberry Farm) RPL - 50

51 Page 3o15 Attachment F Farm House 1 : Dairy Farm Buildings Adjacent Property to the West (Dairy Farm and Farmhouse) RPL - 51

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63 Shelly and Brent Harris Agricultural Land Commission A Canada Way Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 4K6 Tel: Fax: July 5,2016 ALC File Brent Harris Farms Ltd. regarding your proposal to operate a brewery in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) located at regulation. ALCPoicy 27 Brewery, Distillery and Meadery in the ALR further interprets and clarifies the spirits or mead produced each year is grown on the farm on which that brewery, Section 2 (2.3) A brewery, distillery or meadery, and ancillary uses are designated as farm uses for the purposes of the Act if at least 50% of the farm product used to make the beer, The Agricultural Land Resenie Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation states: Dear Mr. and Mrs. Harris: Brent Harris Farms Ltd. Avenue Delta, BC - Re: 60th Brewery Use in the Agricultural Land Reserve, 6625 Avenue Delta, PID distillery or meadenj is located. You have provided the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) with the following information 60tu1 Avenue, Delta: Brent Harris Farms will grow and supply the organic barley for the proposed on farm brewery; The barley will represent approximately 90% of the malted barley requited for brewing; You currently have 300 acres of barley planted of which 70 acres are malting varieties; Your plan this year is to work with 2 to 3 different malting companies to have the barley You will keep what you need for the brewery to get through to Fall 2017 and the balance will Your long term plan is to set up a small malting facility to malt your own grains as well as Estimates of what your brewery will require based on 5 year projections are: > Year 1 40 tons barley (20 acres) > Year 2 70 tons barley (35 acres) > Year 3 90 tons barley (45 acres) > Year tons barley (55 acres) > Year tons barley (65 acres) You will also be growing rye and oats for the brewery; You will supply other organic inputs such as potatoes, cranberries, oats and rye through RPL - 63 be sold as organic barley to the malting companies; malted; provide finished organic malt to local breweries; your organic operation, Camirlaney Farms Ltd.; Pagelof5 Attachment J

64 Attachment J Page Page 2 July 5, 2016 Letter Re: ALC File Brent Harris Farms Ltd. You will use off - grade organic potatoes in the beet as you currently grow over 200 acres of organic potatoes per year; 20,000 lbs. of cranberries will be set aside each year for beer production from your 10 acre bog; You hope to start off - producing 1,000-1,500HL (hectoliters) in the first year. By year 5 you plan to be at 4 5,000 H C/year; The brewery will be designed to handle a capacity of 10,000 HL/year; and You are proposing to build a new barn to accommodate the brewery as well as farm office space and including an area for future malting equipment. Based on the above information provided to the ALC, your proposal meets the requirements for locating a brewery in the ALR as per s. 2(2.3) of BC Regulation 171/2002 (Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation). In the event substantive changes are contemplated to the facility and operation, please contact the ALC to review the changes. Yours truly, PROVINCIAL AGRICULTURAL LAND COMMISSION Shaundehl Runka Policy Planner RPL - 64

65 Attachment] Page 3 of 5 A Agricultural Land Commission Act Policy #27 February 2016 ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED AS FARM USE: BREWERY, DISTILLERY AND MEADERY IN THE ALR This policy is intended to assist in the interpretation of the Agricultural Land Commission Act, 2002, including amendments as of September 2014, (the ALCA ) and BC Regulation 171/2002 (Aciriculttiral Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation), including amendments as of June 2015, (the Regulation ). In case of ambiguity or inconsistency, the ALCA and Regulation will govern. REFERENCE: Agricultural Land Commission Act S.B.C 2002 c.36, Section 1. (1) Farm use means an occupation or use of land for farm purposes, inc/tiding farming of/and, p/ants and animals and any other similar activity designated as farm use by regtilation and including a farm operation as defined in the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act. Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation (BC Reg ), Sections 2(1.1), 2(2.3) and 2(2.4) and Section 1(1) and 1(3). Section 2 (1. 7) The activities designated under this section as farm uses for the purposes of the Act must not be prohibited. (a) by any local government bylaw except a bylaw under section 917 of the Local Government Act, or (b) by a law of the applicable treaty first nation government, lithe activity is undertaken on treaty settlement lands. Section 2 (2.3) A brewety, distillery ormeadery, and ancillary uses are designated as farm tises for the purposes of the Act if at least 50% of the farm product used to make the beer, spirits or mead produced each year is grown on the farm on which that brewery, distillery or meadery is located. Section 2 (2.4)/n subsections (2.1) to (2.3): ancillary use means the following activities carried out at a brewery, cidery, distillery, meadeiy or winery: (a) processing, storing and retail sales of beer, cider, spirits, mead or wine produced by the brewery. cidery. distillery, meadery or winery; (b) the operation of a food and beverage service lounge, if the area of the lounge does not exceed 125 m2 indoors and 125m2 outdoors; (c) selling an alcoholic beverage other than one produced by the brewery, cidety, distillery, meadery or winery if the alcoholic beverage (I) is sold as a single serving in a lounge referred to in paragraph (b) or a special event area operated in accordance with a special event endorsement under section 18 of the Liquor Control and LicensinQ Requlatpj. B. C. Reg. 244/2002, and RPL - 65

66 Attachment J Page 4 of 5 (ii) is intended to be consumed immediately; (d) tours; brewery, cidery distillery meadery and winery mean a brewery, cidery, distillery, meadery or winery, as applicable, that is licensed under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act to produce beer, cider, spirits, mead or wine. Section 1(1) farm product means a commodity that is produced from a farm use as defined in the Act or designated by this regulation. Section 1(3) For greater certainty, water is not a farm product for the purposes of the Act or this regulation. INTERPRETATION: The brewery, distillery or meadery must be licensed under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act of British Columbia in all activities associated with the brewery, distillery or meadery. British Columbia licensed breweries, distilleries and meaderies are designated by the Regulation as farm uses, and as such, may not be prohibited by a local government bylaw, except a farm bylaw approved by the Minister of Agriculture under Section 917 of the Local Government Act. The Regulation designates as a farm use a licensed brewery, distillery or meadery on land in the ALR, provided at least 50% of the farm product used to make the beer, distilled product or mead are grown on the farm on which the brewery, distillery or meadery is located. The farm may be comprised of one or several parcels of land owned or operated by a farmer as a farm. The 50% threshold is measured by the quantity (measured by volume or weight) of farm product processed calculated on an annual basis. For beer, the farm product will be grain and not hops due to the quantities involved in the beer making process. Water is not a farm product. In the case of distilled products, neutral grain spirits (imported alcohol) is not a farm product. The 50% threshold will be based on the farm product used to make the alcohol (grains, corn, potatoes, sugar beets, etc.) and not the botanicals or other flavouring used in the final product due to their smaller proportions. Retail sales of alcohol produced on the farm, tours and food and beverage service in a lounge are allowed for the purpose of the ALCA provided they are ancillary to the brewery, distillery or meadery, The brewery, distillery or meadery must be licensed under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act of British Columbia. A food and beverage service lounge is allowed up to a maximum area of 125 m2 indoors and 125 m2 outdoors. The outdoor area of 125 m2 includes patio space but does not include areas set aside for picnicking. Picnicking areas are allowed as an ancillary use where the brewery, distillery or meadery has a picnicking endorsement to its license. The 125 m2 floor space or outdoor area is roughly equivalent to a seating capacity of 65 persons in the lounge or on the patio. Thus the maximum capacity is potentially 130 persons, where both indoor and outdoor seating are provided. However, the person or patron capacity remains subject to the limits and conditions established by the general manager under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act. The threshold area specified in the Regulation for the lounge does not include the tasting room, washrooms or kitchen facilities. An application and approval of the Commission is required for a restaurant with a food primary license. RPL - 66

67 Attachment J Page 5 of 5 The sale of alcoholic beverages other than those produced by the brewery, distillery or meadery is allowed as an ancillary use if they are sold as a single serving in the lounge and are consumed immediately. Please refer to Liquor Control and Licensing Regulations for further details. Tasting, free offering or sale of product samples is considered part of a tour activity and is part of the designated farm use. Special events held at breweries, distilleries and meaderies in their endorsed special event area or under a special occasion license may qualify as designated farm uses under Section 2(2)(e) of the Regulation that permits certain temporary agri-tourism activities on farms having BC assessment farm class. The Agricultural Land Commission (the ALC ) does not object to the use of an ancillary food and beverage service lounge that has been developed in compliance with section 2(2.4)(b) of BC Regulation 171/2002 (A gricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation) (the Regulation ) for weddings and events provided no additional area on the property is utilized to host such events and all necessary permits and licenses have been obtained. However, if additional space (whether within a permanent structure, temporary structure or open air) beyond the area permitted by section 2(2.4)(b) of the Regulation (125 m2 indoors and 125 m2 outdoors) is needed, an application pursuant to section 20(3) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act and approval of the Commission is required. Uses that do not meet the thresholds established in the Regulation for a brewery, distillery and meadery or associated uses, require a non-farm use application and approval of the Agricultural Land Commission in order to be undertaken. The parcel on which the brewery, distillery or meadery is located must be on or contiguous to land growing farm product. There is no requirement to be growing product on the parcel on which the brewery, distillery and meadery are located, however, 50% of the farm product must be grown on the farm owned and operated as a farm business. Breweries, distilleries and meaderies, unlike wineries and cideries, cannot purchase product under contract with another grower to meet the 50% farm product requirement. TERMS: Food and beverage service lounge means an establishment serving alcohol products in addition to food, that has a lounge endorsement to their license issued under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act. Unless defined in this policy, terms used herein will have the meanings given to them in the ALCA or the Regulation. RELATED POLICY: ALC Policy #3 Activities Designated Farm Use: Wineries and Cideries in the ALR. ALC Policy #4 Activities Designated as Farm Use: Agri-tourism Activities in the ALR RPL - 67

68 Attachment K Page 1 of 1 Subject Property: Avenue Map Showing Existing Sewer Area Boundary (to be deleted) and Proposed Sewer Extension and Enlargement Areas Proposed areas for inclusion in the Delta Sewer Area Amendment Bylaw No Delta Sewer Area to be Repealed RPL - 68

69 WATER UTILITY CONSULTING WHITESIDE ENGI NEERING LTD. Water and Sanitary Sewer Servicing Brent Harris Farms on Farm Brewery Attachment D July 20, 2016 www. w h ie side. co RPL - 69

70 Harris:300 WHITESIDE ENGINEERING LTD. WATER UTILITY CONSULTING TITLE PROJECT AUTHOR Water and Sanitary Sewer Servicing Brent Harris Farms ltd. Brent Horns Farms on Farm Brewery Neal Whiteside DATE July 20, 2016 FILE REF Delta DP # LU WEL File # VERSION 1 Statement of Limitations This document has been prepared by Whiteside Engineering Ltd. (WEL) for the exclusive use and benefit of the intended recipient(s). No other party is entitled to rely on any of the conclusions, data, opinions, or any other information contained in this document. This document represents WEL s best professional judgement based on the information available at the time of its completion and as appropriate for the project scope of work. Services performed in developing the content of this document have been conducted in a manner consistent with that level and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the engineering profession currently practising under similar conditions. No warranty, express or implied, is made. Copyright Notice This memorandum and text, tables, figures and drawings included herein are copyright of Whiteside Engineering Ltd. (WEL). The recipients of this memorandum are permitted to reproduce the materials for archiving and for distribution to third parties only as required to conduct business specifically relating to the Brent Harris Farms on Farm Brewery. Any other use of these materials without the written permission of WEL is prohibited. Revision History Version # Status ption of Revisions 0 Original 1 Revised Macintosh HD:Usersnealwhiteside:Oocuments:WEL:OO1-Projects: Report:contents: Harris Farms Water and Sewer.docx RPL - 70

71 WHITESIDE ENGINEERING WATER UTILITY CONSULTING LTD. 1. BACKGROUND 1.1. Purpose The purpose of this report is to identify the proposed preliminary water and sanitary sewer servicing concepts to support the Development Permit application for an on Farm Brewery at Avenue (COD File No. LU007785) Definitions / Abbreviations ADWF Average Dry Weather Flow CoD Corporation of Delta GVSDD Greater Vancouver Sewer and Drainage District FUS Fire Underwriters Survey hl Hectoliter = 100 liters = 0.1 m3 ha Hectare 1+1 Inflow and Infiltration MV Metro Vancouver PDWF Peak Dry Weather Flow PWWF Peak Wet Weather Flow 1.3. References 1. Corporation of Delta, DELTA SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS BYLAW NO. 7162, Metro Vancouver, Fermentation Operations Bylaw Guide, Spring Corporation of Delta, Water Connection Record for Aye, December 7, Corporation of Delta, Sewer Connection Records for Aye, May 30, Corporation of Delta, Service Record for Aye, October 9, Corporation of Delta, Hydrant Flow Test Results (WO # ), June 23, Brewers Association, Water and Wastewater: Treatment/Volume Reduction Manual, brewersassociation.org. 8. Corporation of Delta, DELTA SEWER AREA EXTENSION AND ENLARGEMENT ( AVE) BYLAW NO. 5345, Site Information The proposed site of the brewery is Avenue. The lot description is: Civic Address: Avenue (also Avenue on same lot) PID: Legal Description: Lt B NW1/4 Sec 12 TWP 6 NWD PL LMP28594 Lot area: 6.25 ha RPL - 71

72 Wafer and Sanitary Sewer Servicing Brent Harris Farms on Farm Brewery July 20, 2016 The lot is located within the Agricultural Land and the primary production. Two exist on the lot. The existing lot is shown on DeltaMap. 1 houses.5. Existing Water Servicing Reserve use attached of the lot is agricultural - cranberry Figures 1 and 2 exported from The existing home at Ave. is supplied by a 19 mm dia. connection is 41.1 m of the west property line [ref 4]. east copper service installed in The service No water service location information is shown on the indicate that water was installed in does service card [ref 5] for Ave., however the record The properties along 60 Ave. of 64 St. supplied by a 150 mm Cl water main supplied from 300 mm dia. mains on 64 St. and 60 Ave. (west of 64 St.). The 150 mm Cl onto 68 St. but a normally closed valve at a boundary on 68 St. means flow to the property is only from 64 St. pressure zone east are dead-end subject connects Hydrants along 60 Avenue provide fire protection follows: Hydrant ID T-142: hydrant to site, 10 m of lot WPL. to 150 mm Cl main (main installed in 1948). T-303: 10 m +1- west of lot WPL (150 m of T-142). Also to 150 mm Cl main (new hydrant, field located, not shown on DeltaMap) T-J70: 150 m of lot EPL (310 m of T-142). Also to 150 mm Cl main. T-1 56: At Intersection of 60 Ave. and 64 St., approximately 450 m of subject lot WPL. Hydrant to 300 mm dia. PVC main. connected east A fire hydrant flow ports open. The static 2 psi (to 82 psi at T-156). was 1 test was Nearest subject conducted pressure measured east.6. Existing Sanitary Sewer Servicing as west east subject connected Connected connected west at hydrant T-142 that showed a flow of 42 L/s with both 63 mm hydrant at T-1 56 prior to the 64 psi during the drop test was test pressure The existing home at Ave. is by a 150 mm dia. to the 350 mm dia. sanitary force main on 60 Avenue. The is via a private duplex lift station with a design capacity of 1.14 L/s (single pump operating at force main of 40 psi). The lift station is located immediately west of the driveway for 6625 Ave. (17.7 m of WPL). The bylaw house shows house east connected connected pressure is the only service on the Delta an of 1200 m2 (30 m wide frontage x 40 m area Sewer Area service extension created deep) in 1995 [ref. 8]. for the extension. sewer area Schedule A of the The service card for Avenue indicates that this house is serviced by a septic field system installed in 2. DESIGN CRITERIA 2.1. Production Estimates Production estimates were provided by Brent Harris Farms, which indicate the following production and discharge rates. Wastewater discharge was estimated ratio is substantiated at a ratio of 5 L of wastewater per L produced. This by the Brewers Association [ref. 7], which gives an ratio of average WHITESIDE ENGINEERING LTD. Page 4 RPL - 72

73 Water and Sanitary Sewer Servicing Brent Harris Farms on Farm Brewery July 20, 2016 Table 1: Production Estimates Timeline Production Operation Process Wastewater (HL/year) (days/month) (m3/month) Initial Year Build-out fire flow Demand Delta s Design Criteria [ref. 1] relative to the site are summarized as follows: Single family home fire flow requirement - 92 L/s (5500 L/min), Industrial uses fire flow requirement L/s (18,000 L/min), Agricultural uses no fire requirement stated, Lower flow requirements if substantiated by P.Eng. in accordance with the Fire Underwriters Survey, Minimum pressure 20 psi (fire demand peak day), or 40 psi (peak hour) Hydrant spacing for rural residential 150 m. Minimum main size of 150 mm dia Water Use Delta s Design Criteria [ref. 1] relative to the site are summarized as follows: Water metering of services required. Service and meter sizing to AWWA M22. Meter located 300 mm from property line in below grade meter box Sanitary Sewer Servicing The CoD design criteria applicable are as follows: Residential population density = 3.75 ca/dwelling unit Average dry weather flow (residential) = 375 L/ca/day Peaking factor to Harmon formula Industrial areas can use equivalent population method. 1+1 rate: 11,200 L/ha/day for residential, 20,000 L/ha/day for industrial The design discharge pressure to Delta s force main is shown on the existing (1996) pump station design as 40 psi. This value needs to be confirmed prior to design of pumping upgrades. It is note that Delta s standard design criteria for Sanitary Sewer Servicing [ref. 1] are primarily for gravity sewer systems. In this case, the discharge to the municipal system will be directly to the existing sanitary force main. 3. ANALYSIS 3.1. Fire Protection It is noted that achieving a specific fire flow is not required by current Delta Design criteria for Agricultural water system areas. WHITESIDE ENGINEERING LTD. Page 5 RPL - 73

74 4 The fire flow test indicates that current existing fire flow available at the site is 42 L/s. Water and Sanitary Sewer Servicing Brent Harris Farms on Farm Brewery July 20, 2016 Hydraulic calculations indicate that most (90%) of the losses are due to the 150 mm dia. cast iron water main supplying the site (not hydrant losses). Hydraulic calculations from the test indicate that the existing 150 mm dia. cast iron water main has a Hazen-Williams C-coefficient of 67. This compares to C-values of 130 for new pipe indicating the pipe is likely heavily tuberculated as would be expected for an unlined cast iron pipe of this age (68 years). A hydraulic calculation completed with a 150 mm dia. pipe with a C-value of 130 (i.e. a lined pipe) indicates an available calculated fire flow of 73 LIs. The proposed brewery building has a calculated FUS fire flow requirement of 117 L/s if un-sprinklered or 67 L/s if sprinklered per FUS method. It is noted that current FUS fire flow requirements for existing buildings on 60 Ave. exceed these values (100 Us for houses, 183 L/s for barns). Current hydrant spacing in front of the subject lot matches the design requirement of 150 m. Hydrants in front of the subject lot (T-142 and T-303) are newer compression style high capacity hydrants (Terminal City TC C71 P with hose outlets and 1 pump outlet) Water Servicing A new metered water service is proposed to service the brewery building. The Water service sizing is to be confirmed at the building permit stage. A preliminary size of 50 mm dia. is expected. The existing 19 mm dia. water services to the two houses will be maintained as-is. Separation of the water services to the site is justified for separation of billing between different uses (commercial versus residential) Sanitary Sewer Servicing Arrangement The existing sanitary sewer service connection is proposed for re-use to minimize connections to the sanitary force main. Flows from the brewery process will be flow controlled on the outlet of a buried settling tank. Flow control will likely be via a pump to the sanitary sewer line. The tank will have sufficient capacity to buffer out peak discharges from tank emptying operations. A sampling port will be provided on the discharge of the settling tank to meet the MV Fermentation Operations Bylaw [ref 2]. The port will be located downstream of the settling tank but upstream of the building domestic connections (from washrooms). The combined discharge from the building will flow by gravity to the private lift station. All other requirements of the MV bylaw (record keeping, maximum TSS concentration, suitable ph range, and reporting of discharges) will also be met. Peak Flows (Pump Sizing to BCBC) A flow test of the existing sanitary sewer private pump station completed July 6,2016 indicated an observed capacity of 2.6 L/s with one pump running (the second pump provides redundancy). However, the existing pump station installation system curves indicate a wide range of discharge pressures for the receiving municipal force main on 60 Ave. These system curves indicate a design flow for the existing list station of 1.14 LIs when pumping against the design force main pressure (40 psi). Hydraulic load calculations to BC Plumbing code indicate a design pump discharge flow of 2.6 LIs (for brewery process and sanitary loads plus existing sanitary loads). Accordingly, a new duplex pumping system is recommended. Detailed design will determine if the new equipment can be housed in the existing sump or a WHITESIDE ENGINEERING LTD. Page 6 RPL - 74

75 Water and Sanitary Sewer Servicing Brent Harris Farms on Farm Brewery July 20, 2016 new sump adjacent to the existing sump. The existing station may be adequate for initial development of the site, but upgrading is recommended to handle the desired process flows. Peak Flows (for Delta Forcemain to COD design criteria) The sizing of the pump station is driven by minimum size constraints in the BC Plumbing code. As such, the pump station design flows are higher compared to CoD design criteria. Accordingly, the proposed pump station will typically run intermittently for short periods of time. The existing sanitary sewer bylaw covers a 1200 m2 area at Avenue (30m of frontage by 40 m deep). Existing sanitary flows from Avenue are estimated (per Delta s bylaw for the 1200 m2 sewer extension) as: ADWF = 3.75 ca/dwelling unit x I unit x 375 L/ca/day = 1400 L/day Population Equivalents = 3.75 PE Harmon Peaking Factor = = 11,200 L/ha/day x0.12 ha = 1344 L/day Design Flow = PWWF = ADWF x pf + (1+1) = 7600 L/day = 0.09 L/s For the proposed extension of the sewer area to include the brewery building an extension of 3240 m2 (81 m of frontage by 40 m deep) is proposed. Proposed process and sanitary flows from the brewery building at build-out are as follows: ADWF (process on brewing day) = 10,400 L/day ADWF (domestic) = 300 L/day ADWF =10,700 L/day (brewery) Population equivalents for brewery (for Harmon Peaking Factor calc. at 450 L/PE/day) = 24 PE 1+1 = 20,000 L/ha/day x ha = 6480 L/day Combining the existing sewer area and proposed expansion the design flows are as follows: ADWF (brewery + existing) = 12,100 L/day Population Equivalents (combined) = 28 PE Harmon Peaking factor = 4.36 PDWF = 53,000 L/day 1+1 = 7,800 L/day PWWF = 60,600 L/day = 0.70 L/s WHITESIDE ENGINEERING LTD. Page 7 RPL - 75

76 Water and Sanitary Sewer Servicing Brent Harris Farms on Farm Brewery July 20, CLOSING 4.1. Summary The following conclusions and recommendations were developed for the proposed development: Water Servicing Design fire flow requirement for building (to FUS) 67 LIs (sprinklered) or 117 L/s (un-sprinklered). Existing hydrant spacing is adequate. A separate new water service is recommended for the brewery building (nominally 50 mm dia. to be confirmed). Sanitary Sewer Servicing Service via existing connection to 350 mm dia. sanitary forcemain on 60 Ave. Upgrading of sewage lift station recommended. Design discharge pressure of 40 psi to be confirmed by Delta. Sewer area extension 3240 m2. PWWF 0.70 LIs (per CoD bylaw). Prepared by, WHITESIDE ENGINEERING LTD.,, \ Neal Whiteside, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Principal Neal Whiteside Reissue for Development Permit Application Jul WHITESIDE ENGINEERING LTD. Page 8 RPL - 76

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81 4. Exposure Sprinkler Harris:401 Flows:[FUS Brent Harris Farms Brent Harris Farms on Farm Brewery WEL File 46 Required Fire Flow Calculation based on 1999 Water Supply for Public Fire Protection Description: Fireflow requirement for 50x100 Brewery Barn with Mezzanine on portion of building (non-sprinklered). 1. F= 22OxCxSQRT (A) ilc Building Coefficient Steel siding and roof, wood frame. Non-combustible liner. 0.6 Fire Resistive Construction 0.8 Non combustible I Ordinary Construction 1.5 Wood frame construction 650 A FloorArea (sq.m.) 5,610 F Required Fireflow in LPM 2. 0%OA-Occupany adjustment -25% Non-combustible Group F, Division 3 classification 1-15% Ltd combustible 0% Combustible +15% Free Burning +25% Rapid Burning I 5,610 IF Fx(l+OA) 3. 0% SC - System Credit (%) 50% fully monitored NFPA1 3 system t) SC - Sprinkler System Credit (Amount) 30% NFPA 13 system alone +10% for monitoring +10% for std. water supply system Distances 100 m North Separation 0% Charge 100 m South Separation 0% 7.4 m East Separation 20% m West Separation 5% 25% Sum of Charges 75% Max Charge 25% Exposure Distance Charge (%) 25% Exposure Distance Charge 1,403 Exposure Distance Charge (LPM) 7,013 Calculated Required Fireflow 2000 Mm Max /J >- Result 7,000 Rounded Calculated Required Fireflow (LPM) 117 Calculated Required Fireflow(LIs) Macintosh HD:Users:nealwhiteside:Documents:WEL:001-Projects: Required Fflows.xls]BASE RPL - 81

82 4. Exposure Harris:401 Brent Harris Farms Brent Harris Farms on Farm Brewery WEL File 46 Required Fire Flow Calculation based on 1999 Water Supply for Public Fire Protection Description: Fireflow requirement for 50xf00 Brewery Barn with Mezzanine on portion of building (sprinklered). 1. F 22OxCxSQRT (A) ilc Building Coefficient Steel siding and roof, wood frame. Non-combustible liner. 0.6 Fire Resistive Construction 0.8 Non combustible 1 Ordinary Construction 1.5 Wood frame construction 650 A FloorArea (sq.m.) 5,610 F Required Fireflow in LPM 2. 0%IOA- Occupany adjustment -25% Non-combustible Group F, Division 3 classification -15% Ltd combustible 0% Combustible +15% Free Burning +25% Rapid Burning 5,610 IF = F x (1+OA) 3. 50% SC - Sprinkler System Credit (%) 50% fully monitored NFPA13 system SC - Sprinkler System Credit (Amount) 30% NFPA 13 system alone +10% for monitoring +10% for std. water supply system Distances 100 m North Separation 0% Charge I 100 m South Separation 0% 7.4 m East Separation 20% [_ m West Separation Sum of Charges 75% Max Charge 5% 25% 25% Exposure Distance Charge (%) 25% Exposure Distance Charge 1,403 Exposure Distance Charge (LPM) I Calculated Required Fireflow 2000Min Max :,: Result 4,000 Rounded Calculated Required Fireflow(LPM) 67 Calculated Required Fireflow (Us) Macintosh HD:Users:nealwhiteside:Documents:WEL:001-Projects: Flows:IFUS Required Fflows.xls]SPR RPL - 82

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84 5.3 To: From: Regional Planning Committee Jaspal Marwah, Regional Planner, Parks, Planning and Environment Date: January 6, 2017 Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Subject: Consideration of the City of North Vancouver s Amended Regional Context Statement RECOMMENDATION That the GVRD Board accept the City of North Vancouver s amended Regional Context Statement as submitted to Metro Vancouver on December 15, PURPOSE This report provides the GVRD Board with the opportunity to consider the City of North Vancouver s amended Regional Context Statement. BACKGROUND On July 29, 2011, the GVRD Board adopted Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future ( Metro 2040 ), the regional growth strategy. Pursuant to Section 866 of the Local Government Act, each municipality must submit a Regional Context Statement (RCS) within two years of the adoption of the new regional growth strategy. Re submission of the RCS for GVRD Board acceptance is also required when an RCS is amended. The City of North Vancouver s current Regional Context Statement was accepted by the GVRD Board on February 13, As a result of a recent OCP Amendment Bylaw, which includes a new RCS map, the City of North Vancouver has re submitted its RCS for consideration by the GVRD Board. CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AND REGIONAL CONTEXT STATEMENT The City of North Vancouver s current Regional Context Statement was accepted by the GVRD Board on February 13, The RCS reflected the City s new Official Community Plan (OCP), which was the culmination of several years of work and public consultation to replace the 2002 OCP. In 2016, City of North Vancouver staff identified a minor mapping error that was included in the OCP and RCS mapping. A small part of a parcel was not shown on the truncated maps. The mapping correction, reflected in the new RCS, will reinstate the Parks, Recreation and Open Space OCP Land Use Designations to a small area adjacent to Lynnterm at the City s southeast boundary, previously absent from the map. In terms of regional land use designations, these lands are currently shown as Metro 2040 Industrial, and will be amended to Metro 2040 Conservation and Recreation under the new mapping. On December 12, 2016, City of North Vancouver council considered Official Community Plan Bylaw 2014, No. 8400, Amendment Bylaw 2016, No. 8501, which includes a new RCS map (Attachment 1). The bylaw was referred to a Public Hearing and referred to Metro Vancouver as a change to the RPL - 84

85 Consideration of the City of North Vancouver s Amended Regional Context Statement Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 2 of 2 Regional Context Statement for consideration by the GVRD Board, as explained in the City of North Vancouver staff report (Attachment 2). If the GVRD Board accepts the new City of North Vancouver Regional Context Statement, the City s Council can then give the OCP bylaw final reading and adoption. Metro Vancouver staff will then incorporate the mapping change into a subsequent Metro 2040 Type 3 Housekeeping Amendment later this year, at which point the corrected regional land use designation will be in place in both the Metro 2040 Regional Land Use Designation map as well as the City of North Vancouver RCS. ALTERNATIVES 1. That the GVRD Board accept the City of North Vancouver s amended Regional Context Statement as submitted to Metro Vancouver on December 15, That the GVRD Board not accept the City of North Vancouver s amended Regional Context Statement as submitted to Metro Vancouver on December 15, 2016, indicating the provisions to which the Board objects and the reasons for objection, and request the City of North Vancouver amend its Regional Context Statement and re submit the revised Regional Context Statement to the Board for consideration. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS If the GVRD Board chooses Alternative 1, Metro Vancouver would accept the City of North Vancouver Regional Context Statement as proposed. If the GVRD Board chooses Alternative 2, the Board would need to indicate the provisions to which it objects and the reasons for objection, and request that the City of North Vancouver amend its Regional Context Statement and re submit the revised RCS to the Board for consideration. This course of action may lead to a dispute resolution process. The cost for this dispute resolution would depend on the process and is prescribed based on the proportion of assessed land values; Metro Vancouver would be responsible for most of the costs. SUMMARY / CONCLUSION The City of North Vancouver submitted an amended Regional Context Statement (RCS) December 15, 2016, for the GVRD Board s consideration. The amended RCS includes a minor mapping change to correct a mapping error associated with the 2014 Official Community Plan, and the associated Regional Context Statement accepted by the GVRD Board on February 13, The City of North Vancouver s amended Regional Context Statement is generally consistent with Metro 2040, and has only incorporated a minor mapping correction. Staff recommend Alternative 1, that the GVRD Board accept the City of North Vancouver s amended Regional Context Statement. Pending acceptance of the RCS, the City of North Vancouver Council can then adopt its OCP Bylaw. Attachments 1. Revised Regional Context Statement Map 2. Transmittal Letter & City of North Vancouver staff report RPL - 85

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87 The Corporation of the CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER t GMJ CM2I?.EZO 2016 IA CIT\ ClERKS DEPARTMENT December 15, 2016 A0TrNo; 9s2tt. File: /2016 Greg Moore, Chair Metro Vancouver Board 4330 Kingsway Burnaby BC V5H 4G8 Dear Mr. Moore: Re: 2014 Official Community Plan Amendment Map Correction City Council, at its Regular meeting of Monday, December 12, 2016, unanimously endorsed the following resolution: PURSUANT to the report of the Planner 2, dated December 7, 2016, entitled 2014 Official Community Plan Amendment Map Correction : THAT Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 8400, Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No (Schedules A, B, C, D, E Map Correction), be considered and referred to a Public Hearing; THAT Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 8400, Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No (Schedules A, B, C, D, E Map Correction), be referred to the Metro Vancouver Board for consideration as an administrative change to the City of North Vancouver s Regional Context Statement; AND THAT the statutory review included in the report regarding Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 8400, Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No (Schedules A, B, C, D, E Map Correction), be considered. Please contact Suzanne Smith at ssmith@cnv.org to confirm consideration by the Metro Vancouver Board. Yours truly, Karla Graham, MMC City Clerk End. (Electronic version of report posted on hall/council meetings/council meeting agenda) cc S. Smith, Planner 2, Community Development I I I Document: vi RPL \Vest 14th SIrnel, North Vancouver, BC V7M 1H9 Tel: 604-9R Fax: I,ilbO c,,v.ortt

88 copy The Corporation of THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT To: From: Mayor Darrell R. Mussaffo and Members of Council Suzanne A. Smith, Planner 2 SUBJECT: 2014 OFFICIAL COMMUNITY CORRECTION PLAN AMENDMENT - MAP Date: December 7, 2016 File No: E The following is a suggested recommendation only. Please refer to Council Minutes for adopted reso(ution. RECOMMENDATION: PURSUANT to the report of the Planner 2, dated December 7, 2016, entitled 2014 Official Community Plan Amendment Map Correction : THAT Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 8400, Amendment Bylaw 2016, No (Schedules A, B, C, D, F Map Correction) be considered and referred to a Public Hearing; THAT Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 8400, Amendment Bylaw 2016, No (Schedules A, B, C, D, E Map Correction) be referred to the Metro Vancouver Board as an administrative change to the City of North Vancouver s Regional Context Statement for consideration; AND THAT the statutory review included in this report for Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 8400, Amendment Bylaw 2016, No (Schedules A, B, C. D, E Map Correction) be considered ATTACHMENTS: OCP Map Error location (Document # ) 2. Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No, 8400, Amendment Bylaw 2016, No (Schedules A, B, C, D, E Map Correction). (Document # ) REPORT: 2014 Official Community Plan Amendment Map correction RPL - 88 Date: December 7, 2016 Page 1 of 3 #

89 PURPOSE: To present a map correction in the base layer of the 2014 Offial Community Plan as applied to Schedules A-E. This wwl have the effect of reinstating the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Land Use Designation (and respective DPA boundaries) to a small area, adjacent to Lynnterm at the City s south-eastern boundary, previously absent from the map. DISCUSSION: The City adopted an updated Official Community Plan (OCP) in March Through the update process all of the base maps used in the previous OCP were updated. During that process the map was truncated at the southern end, effectively leaving this portion out of sight (Attachment #1). No land use changes were proposed or made to this area over the previous plan. The proposed maps (Attachment #2) are of the same scale as those previously seen but now include an inset of the missing section. This has been completed for all five schedules included in the plan to reveal land use, Development Permit Area and Environmentally Sensitive Area boundaries that apply to the area. Statutory Review Section 447 of the Local Government Act requires municipalities considering an OCP Amendment to consider any impact the change could have on the City s Financial Plan or Waste Management Plan. As the proposed Amendment would reinstate the intended Land Use Designation the change has no implication for either plan. A Public Hearing will be held as is required for any change to the Official Community Plan. Other than Metro Vancouver (see below), staff have not consulted with outside agencies on the proposed change as this is a map correction to a land use already in place. Regional Context Statement Metro Vancouver staff advised this is considered a technical map cleanup and as such does not have any significant regional implications. A minor update to the City s Regional Context Statement still requires submission of the amendment to our Regional Context Statement as an administrative change which includes referral to the Metro Vancouver Board for consideration. As the map cleanup is regionally insignificant it would not be referred out for a regional dialogue prior to consideration as is the case with new land use changes. Metro staff have expressed support for the map cleanup. REPORT: 2014 Official community Plan Amendment Map correction Page 2 of 3 Date: December 7, 2016 # RPL - 89

90 PURPOSE: To present a map correction in the base layer of the 2014 Official Community Plan as applied to Schedules A-E. This will have the effect of reinstating the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Land Use Designation (and respective DPA boundaries) to a small area, adjacent to Lynnterm at the City s south-eastern boundary, previously absent from the map. DISCUSSION: The City adopted an updated Official Community Plan (OCP) in March Through the update process all of the base maps used in the previous OCP were updated. During that process the map was truncated at the southern end, effectively leaving this portion out of sight (Attachment #1). No land use changes were proposed or made to this area over the previous plan. The proposed maps (Attachment #2) are of the same scale as those previously seen but now include an inset of the missing section. This has been completed for all five schedules included in the plan to reveal land use, Development Permit Area and Environmentally Sensitive Area boundaries that apply to the area. Statutory Review Section 447 of the Local Government Act requires municipalities considering an OCP Amendment to consider any impact the change could have on the City s Financial Plan or Waste Management Plan. As the proposed Amendment would reinstate the intended Land Use Designation the change has no implication for either plan. A Public Hearing will be held as is required for any change to the Official Community Plan. Other than Metro Vancouver (see below), staff have not consulted with outside agencies on the proposed change as this is a map correction to a land use already in place. Regional Context Statement Metro Vancouver staff advised this is considered a technical map cleanup and as such does not have any significant regional implications. A minor update to the City s Regional Context Statement still requires submission of the amendment to our Regional Context Statement as an administrative change which includes referral to the Metro Vancouver Board for consideration. As the map cleanup is regionally insignificant it would not be referred out for a regional dialogue prior to consideration as is the case with new land use changes. Metro staff have expressed support for the map cleanup. REPORT: 2014 Official Community Plan Amendment RPL - Map 90 correction Page 2 of 3 Date: December 7, 2016 #

91 RESPECTFULLY SUBMIHED: FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: There are no financial implications associated with this report. INTER-DEPARTMENTAL IMPLICATIONS: This report has been prepared in consultation with Engineering, Parks and Environment staff and was reviewed by the Civic Projects Team on October 18, CORPORATE PLAN ANDIOR POLICY IMPLICATIONS: There are no policy implications associated with this report. STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLICATIONS: There are no Strategic Plan implications associated with this report. S.A. Smith Planner 2 SS:eb:skj REPORT: 2014 Official community Plan Amendment Map correction Page 3 of 3 Date: December 7, 2016 RPL - 91 #

92 2014 OCP Map Error Location Attachment #1 BEFORE: 2014 OCP Schedule A Land Use Map (with error) EKEIITI S r 1616 I lh I 15r6 16 t 1 (bottom edge of all existing Schedule5) N 0 AFTER: 2014 OCP Schedule A Land Use Map (revised with inset) H Nil Ill E 7TH 4% r Lam 15TH [4TH :r r intl N 0 RPL - 92 Document: vl

93 Attachment #2 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER BYLAW NO A Bylaw to amend Zoning Bylaw, 1995, No The Council of The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows: This Bylaw shall be known and cited for all purposes as Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No. 8400, Amendment Bylaw, 2016, No (Schedules A, B, C, D, E Map Correction). 2. Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2014, No is hereby amended by: A. Deleting and replacing the following Schedules with the attached: (1) Schedule A Land Use ; (2) schedule s Transportation Network Road Classification ; (3) Schedule C Environmentally Sensitive Areas ; (4) Schedule D Development Permit Areas ; (5) Schedule E Regional Context Statement Map. READ a first time by the Council on the 0 day of o, READ a second time by the Council on the 0 day of 0, READ a third time and passed by the Council on the a day of a, ADOPTED by the Council, signed by the Mayor and City Clerk and affixed with the Corporate Seal on the a day of a, MAYOR CITY CLERK The corporation of the city of North Vancouver Page 1 Bylaw, 2016, No RPL - 93 Document: vi

94 City Boundary Mixed Use Level Mixed Use Level up to Mixed Use Level up to Mixed Use Level 4B 3.0 up to upto (Medium Density) 0.5 (Medium Density) (Medium Density) E (Medium Density) 1.0 (Medium Density) 0.5 (Low Density) (Low Density) (Low Density) (High Density) 1.0 (Low Density) (High Density) Maximum Building Metres Approx. Storeys Industrial Heights in Metres Example Height EuivaIencIes Mixed Employment (Mixed Use) 0.15 Residential Level I Residential Level Residential Level Residential Level 4A 1.0 Residential Level 4B 1.25 Residential LevelS 1.6 up to Residential Level up to Special Study Area Harbourside WatefirDnt 2.05 up to Mixed Use Level 4A Li 18 4 School & Institutional Open Space Commercial Parks, Recreation & (High Density) and 2.2 of chapter provisions of Sections 2.1 a a: in conjunction with the This map should be viewed Land Use Designation livability or use of the buildings. attention will be given to view impacts, contextual relationships and the through the Zoning Bylaw and in considering increases in building heights shall not exceed six storeys. For other uses, heights shall be regulated All residential development without maximum heights on this map the centerline of streets and lanes. Plan. Land use designations extend from property boundary to This map forms part of and is integral to the Official Community SQUAMISH }ET N. i IJL. WHElm :JL.Lk..7.7 A 4 L fr-i.1 P r W IRANS CANACA HWY 0 we 241K Vi 23RD RPL (25TH v: 77T11 W281K Y S [1 I = 0 I ii VMra zhn S 1D111 12TH t 7TH S 0 I loin a 122ND I 23RD b -I., L2éIH. E2ITH I 28TH SO METSE I F 25TH F 211K F 201K I F TTTH F NIH I I a V Amended October 26, 2015 Amended July 11,2016 Amended November Adopted March 23, 2015 NOTES I 1 I Part of the Official Community Plan Land Use Schedule A Vancouver city of north

95 city Vancouver of north / 0 Schedule B - City Transportation Network F 4 Road Classification Part of the Official Community Plan 1 S 0 -C a NOTES Adopted March 23, K 4111 See Southeast Viewa SOME I 511 [21111 [2711 a E251H a... a. S a a a E 22N0 a a as [2151 S S a S [20TH El a.aa.. C [THIN 0 0 ii a a a a. a C U 6111 a a a a a a C N. a. a. a..nsa. F a S a a S 14TH S S a = Y291N W W W W a C a ii iwiiii 0 = RPL - 95 = IRANS CAlMlY HWY SQ [IA MISH NATION /./ ii 0 U a a a S a C S a W 21ST S a 11 20TH U = 0 S Il 9111 * S S S a S S WI TIN a TOZZUCK a a a a MJTOMAIL HAN IC a a a a a. a S a Legend Boundary Road Designation Major Arterial Road Minor Arterial Road Collector Road Major Road Network Transit Route Provincial Highway

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97 Legend Stream City Boundary Park Development Permit Areas U [1 II El (4N404 HWY IV 29Th [1 IV 28TH WZTIH W 261H IV 2518 IV 24TH W 23W w22101 E 28TH E270H E261H E2STH SOMERSEI t I I city of north vancouver Schedule D Development Permit Areas Part of the Official Community Plan I I I I I I I I I I Marine Drive I I The Shipyards Streamside Protection and Enhancement Central Lonsdale East 3rd Street Area Harbourside Waterfront Potential Hazard Lands (Steep Slope and Flood-Prone) W 1ST W 21ST c4 4 [(1 r 6 N N N1 W21U VI 17Th W 16TH IV IV 14Th 2i5 20TH 19TH IKIH 16TH 15Th 14TH 13TH 12TH El ITH ID I. I - S Ṡ j NOTES Adopted March 23, GM 811 SODAMISH b 4 IOIH E9IH BIH I I This map contains Nea-Based Development Permit Areas only. See Chapter 1 for Category Specific Development Permit Areas. Properties not identified by the Streamside Protection and Enhancement Development Permit Area may be required to provide a top of bank or top of ravine land survey as part of a development application. The applicant will require a Streamside Development Permit if new structures or landscape changes are within proscribed proximities to sensitive lands. if I / I / I / / ) 4-F /j SF : ç / 4 KEITH 7TH = E6TH 5TH o C = 0 -, Cf 4TH ESTT EITH I S RPL - 97 See Southeast View

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99 5.4 To: From: Regional Planning Committee Heather McNell, Division Manager, Growth Management Parks, Planning and Environment Department Date: January 6, 2016 Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Subject: Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study RECOMMENDATION That the Regional Planning Committee receive for information the report titled Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study, dated January 6, PURPOSE This report provides the Committee with and update on Metro Vancouver involvement in the Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study. BACKGROUND At the October 14, 2016 Regional Planning Committee meeting, the Committee received a presentation from UBC Professor Larry Frank about a proposed research study titled Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland (Attachment 1). The Regional Planning Committee acknowledged the value of this proposed work, and passed the following resolution: That the GVRD Board: a) Send a letter to the provincial Minister of Health recommending that the Province of BC support the Determining Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland study; and b) Direct staff to report back to the Regional Planning Committee about Metro Vancouver s involvement with the study. METRO VANCOUVER UBC MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING On December 8, 2015, Metro Vancouver and the University of British Columbia (UBC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding regarding Strategic Collaboration. The MOU recognizes the mutual desire of both parties to work together in identifying and pursuing opportunities that benefit both parties and contribute to creating a livable, prosperous and sustainable region today and in the future RPL - 99

100 Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 2 of 4 Regional Planning Context The Regional Planning function at Metro Vancouver monitors progress toward achieving the five goals of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040), the regional growth strategy, and develops an annual report, reporting out on the performance measures in Metro 2040 as required by the Local Government Act. One of the services provided to member jurisdictions is monitoring progress towards the shared regional vision, which assists planning staff and elected officials in implementing the Regional Context Statements (RCS) and Official Community Plans (OCP), and thereby, Metro Effective monitoring and reporting relies on robust and representative quantitative data. Regional Planning manages a variety of datasets relevant to this study, including a base parcel Geographic Information Systems (GIS) layer for the region, a GIS of BC Assessment Authority (BCAA) Data, and a variety of attribute GIS layers that include specifics of the built environment. Regional Planning is also anticipating receipt of a 2016 orthophoto of the region. Regional Planning seeks to incorporate new data analytics methodologies that are developed, both internally and externally in order to provide a clearer snapshot of the present and better informed future growth scenarios. DOCUMENTING HEALTH AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORT INVESTMENT IN THE LOWER MAINLAND The Health and Community Design Lab at UBC, in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and MODUS (with funding partners REFBC, Metro Vancouver, TransLink and the City of Vancouver) is undertaking a study to develop evidence that documents health and financial benefits of sustainable development and transit and active transportation investment in the lower mainland. The study will link the My Health My Community Survey with a highly detailed walkability, land use, and transportation systems database. This study will support the evaluation and documentation of relationships between built environment features and health outcomes in the Lower Mainland for different demographic groups, but the findings will be applicable, and can be tailored, to assist planners and health policymakers across British Columbia. The project also builds on an already funded unique study by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) to monetize the health care cost savings of living in a more walkable built environment. The study fills a critical gap in the availability of locally based evidence that can be directly applied to decision making around land use and transportation investments in urban areas. Little evidence exists to date anywhere linking built environment decision making with chronic disease and health care costs for specific age and income groups. The study will evaluate how levels of land use density, land use mix, connectivity of street networks, and pedestrian design orientation along with improvements in the levels of service for transit, pedestrian, and cycling relate with observed levels of physical activity, type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression and obesity. The large sample sizes in the BC Generations Study (n=13,000) and the My Health My Community Survey (n=33,000) supports detailed models to be developed for specific age and income groups. Evidence from this study will be packaged into an easy to understand format to support direct application to decision making on a range of health impact assessment efforts. This study responds to a growing concern about rising health care costs and increasing rates of chronic disease from sedentary lifestyles. For the Lower Mainland and the Capital Region District there is the additional concern about rapidly increasing costs of housing in RPL - 100

101 Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 3 of 4 the most walkable parts of the region. The study will help to show how increasing the supply of walkable environments can help to offset health care costs and promote public health. There will also be a significant focus on outreach and communications regarding the study s reports and dissemination of results. Project Budget The proposed budget for the study is $360,000. The study partners have received a grant from the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia (REFBC) for $140,000, as well as funding from a number of other sources including the City of Vancouver ($90,000 contingent on matching funding from regional agencies) and TransLink ($22,500 + $22,500 anticipated in 2017). The project has also received letters of support from the City of North Vancouver, City of Surrey, the BC Healthy Living Alliance, Vancouver Coastal Health and the Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development. And, the project leverages a $280,000 CIHR grant on monetizing health care cost savings of sustainable and walkable development. Contribution to Regional Planning The Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study will provide important results that will contribute to discussions underway at all levels of government regarding housing affordability in transit rich locations. The Metro Vancouver Board is keenly interested in this subject, and is working to establish a clear regional role in this regard. There are already several key projects underway in Regional Planning that will directly benefit from the findings of this study and the data associated with it including: The Mixed Income Transit Oriented Rental Housing Study Housing Data Book The Marine Main Frequent Transit Corridor Study Shaping our Communities Survey Metro 2040 Performance Measures Not only will the results be useful in terms of advancing the implementation of Metro 2040, the results will also be foundational for planned improvement to the Metro 2040 Performance Monitoring program. The relationships built through this study will also be foundational and set the stage for ongoing, strong research partnerships. Future Opportunities to Partner on Collaborative Research MOU It is important to leverage the relationships and research underway and to seek synergies wherever possible. The study s inputs include important recently completed work undertaken by a number of study partners including: the My Health My Community Survey and Atlas, UBC s Walkability Index, and the Generations Survey. As a result of the complementary nature of much of the work being undertaken by Metro Vancouver and the Health and Community Design Lab at UBC, the two parties are interested in developing a corollary MOU to clarify shared interests, and roles and responsibilities on a number of upcoming research projects. RPL - 101

102 Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 4 of 4 These include, but are not limited to: Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Walkability Index Regional Accessibility (2016 update) Neighbourhood Preference Survey Pre and Post Study on the Broadway Corridor Work on this broader MOU will take place early in Project Partnerships The project will be led by a Steering Committee comprised of representatives of UBC, Vancouver Coastal Health, MODUS, the Real Estate Foundation of BC, TransLink, City of Vancouver and Metro Vancouver, essentially the funding partners. The roles and responsibilities for the proposed Steering Committee, project leads, and Technical Committee are described in the attached Project Charter. ALTERNATIVES As this is an information report, no alternatives are provided. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS Metro Vancouver s Regional Planning Division had consulting funds available in the 2016 GVRD Board approved budget to allocate to this collaborative research initiative. $22,500 was provided to the UBC Health and Community Design Lab in December 2016, with the intent of seeking an additional $22,500 in 2017 through regular budget processes. This contribution will both provide important research and data outcomes for Regional Planning and meet the requirements of the conditional funding provided by the City of Vancouver. SUMMARY / CONCLUSION At the October 14, 2016 Regional Planning Committee meeting, the Committee received a presentation from UBC Professor Larry Frank about a proposed research study titled Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland. The Committee acknowledged the value of this proposed work, and passed a resolution directing staff to report back about Metro Vancouver s involvement with the study. Metro Vancouver contributed funds available from the GVRD Board approved 2016 budget and will be a key partner in the study sitting both on the Steering and Technical Committees undertaking the work. Attachment: Project Charter between Metro Vancouver and the UBC Health and Community Design Lab for the Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study (Orbit # ) RPL - 102

103 Ttl i e. Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Project Charter Project Roles and Responsibilities c; public health. and health policymakers across British Columbia. The project also builds on an already funded unique chronic disease and health care costs for specific age and income groups. and cycling - relate different demographic groups, but the findings will be applicable, and can be tailored, to assist planners pedestrian design orication - along RPL growing concern about rising health care costs and increasing rates of chronic disease from sedentary how increasing the supply of walkable environments can help to offset health care costs and promote with improvements in the levels of service for transit, pedestrian, lifestyles. For the Lower Mainland and the Capital Region District there is the additional concern about The study will link the My Health My Community Survey with a highly detailed walkability, land use, and The study will evaluate how levels of land use density, land use mix, connectivity of street networks, and rapidly increasing costs of housing in the most walkable parts of the region. The study will help to show relationships between built environment features and health outcomes in the Lower Mainland for study by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research fcihr) to monetize the health care cost savings of evidence that can be directly applied to decision making around land use and transportation investments groups. Evidence from this study will be packaged into an easy to understand format to support direct application to decision making on a range of health impact assessment efforts. This study responds to a My Community Survey (n=33,000) supports detailed models to be developed for specific age and income with observed levels of physical activity, type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression and obesity. The large sample sizes in the BC Generations Study (n=13,000) and the My Health i in urban areas. Little evidence exists to date anywhere linking built environment decision making with living in a more walkable built environment. The study fills a critical gap in the availability of locally-based transportation systems database. This study will support the evaluation and documentation of development and transit and active transportation investment in the lower mainland. undertaking a study to develop evidence that documents health and financial benefits of sustainable and MODUS (with funding partners REFBC, Metro Vancouver, TransLink and the City of Vancouver) is The Health and Community Design Lab at UBC, in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority PROJECT OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES Intent of the Project Charter: Explain the project objectives, scope, deliverables, partners, budget and Estimated Completion Date: Parties to the Project Charter: University of British Columbia and Metro Vancouver roles and responsibilities; provide a mechanism for the transfer of funds from Metro Vancouver to UBC. Initiation Date: December 2016 November 2018 Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland

104 Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Project Roles and Responsibilities PARTNERSHIP CONTEXT This Project Charter is intended to lay out the relationship and roles and responsibilities of Metro Vancouver and UBC in relation to the study. Other partnership, contribution and MOU agreements may be in place regarding the roles and contributions of other partners in the study. Memorandum of Understanding On December 8th 2015, Metro Vancouver and the University of British Columbia (UBC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding regarding Strategic Collaboration. The MOU recognizes the mutual desire of both parties to work together in identifying and pursuing opportunities that benefit both parties and contribute to creating a livable, prosperous and sustainable region today and in the future. Benefits for Metro Vancouver re: involvement in the project The Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Study will provide important results that will contribute to discussions underway at all levels of government regarding housing affordability in transit-rich locations. The Metro Vancouver Board is keenly interested in this subject, and is working to establish a clear regional role in this regard. There are already several key projects underway in Regional Planning that will directly benefit from the findings of this study and the data associated with it including: The Mixed Income Transit-Oriented Rental Housing Study Housing Data Book The Marine Main Frequent Transit Corridor Study Shaping our Communities Survey Metro 2040 Performance Measures Not only will the results be useful in terms of advancing the implementation of Metro 2040, the results will also be foundational for planned improvement to the Metro 2040 Performance Monitoring program. The relationships built through this study will also be foundational and set the stage for ongoing, strong research partnerships. Benefits to the University of British Columbia This effort provides UBC and the Health and Community Design Lab in the School of Population and Public Health with a unique opportunity to apply research to regional and to municipal level decision making processes underway to improve the health and economic results from transportation and land use actions that are made in the lower mainland. This effort also provides a mechanism through which data can be shared between METRO and UBC required for the research to be conducted and that is needed to support and conduct health impact assessment. Finally, this effort provides UBC with a critical partnership with Metro Vancouver focused on the health and economic impacts of major transportation and land use actions in our region that our respective institutions may consider including alternative approaches to transit in the Broadway corridor. 2 RPL - 104

105 possible. The study s inputs include important recently completed work undertaken by a number of study MOU It is important to leverage the relationships and research underway and to seek synergies wherever Future Opportunities to Partner on Collaborative Research - Project Roles and Responsibilities environment features and health care expenditures at UBC) Brauer and John Spinelli (Co-led with Drs. Michael Evaluate relationships and built environment features - between built Conduct evaluation of health care costs, chronic disease incidence, physical activity levels, pollution and traffic) - Income-specific Relationships between Sandhu, VCH Built Environment and Co-Led with Dr. Jat in the Lower Mainland Chronic Disease Incidence Document Age- and Spatially Match My Health My Walkability Data and Conduct Community Survey Data With Analyses. Write Up Results into Technical Report 2016 August and RPL recreational amenities. including exposures to risks (air levels of walkability and proximity to October 2017 environment 2016 December August 2016 August 2017 Technical report on built and natural relationships between health care costs and integrated into final 2017 December relationship between disease incidence. To be report. Technical report on built form and chronic Objectives Activities Timeframe Deliverables SCOPE AND TIMELINE and DELIVERABLES Work on this broader MOU will take place early in Walkability Index - Neighbourhood Preference Survey Pre and Post Study on the Broadway Corridor Regional Accessibility (2016 update) Investment in the Lower Mainland Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport These include: MOU to clarify shared interests, and roles and responsibilities on a number of upcoming research projects. the Health and Community Design Lab at UBC, the two parties are interested in developing a corollary As a result of the complementary nature of much of the work being undertaken by Metro Vancouver and Generations Survey. parters including: the My Health My Community Survey and Atlas, UBC s Walkability Index, and the Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland

106 Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Project Roles and Responsibilities Create a document that outlines Develop Outreach and the approach to writing up study Communications Plan to results from the three analytical Guide the Development components above into a coherent, of the Policy Report and Dissemination of Study easy to access and understand set of guiding land use and Results transportation investment (Co-led with Rob Barrs, principles. The document will MODUS) include action strategies targeted to specific actors within local, September 2016 March regional, and provincial capacities Short guidance document developed in collaboration with the City of Vancouver, Health Authorities, METRO, and other entities on how the policy report should be developed. Establishing a committee of members from these organizations to review the guidance document. Detailed program developed identifying sponsors and stakeholders to include an event where results are presented. High quality professional Prepare Policy Report to Convey Key Principles and Action Strategies to Promote Reduction in Create an easy to understand Chronic Disease and Related Cost graphically-focused policy report summarizing results from the three analytical components of the study outlined above. Plan and host an event with project Plan and Host Capstone partners (Real Estate Foundation of Event BC, Vancouver Coastal Health, UBC, City of Vancouver, Fraser Health) with approximately participants. June June December 2017 November summary report of 2017 May 2018 March 2018 September 2018 study results to inform land use and transportation investment decisions. All day conference on the Economic and Chronic Disease Benefits of Sustainable Transport and Land Use. 4 RPL - 106

107 The estimated budget for the project is $320,000. BUDGET AND COST-SHARING Project Roles and Responsibilities RPL Provides technical support within areas of expertise and executes work program as Committee Manages project resources. Technical Develop project scope. Manages day-to-day project work, including providing direction and oversight to project Assembles and manages Technical Committee as required. Ensures adequate communication amongst project team, consultants, and partners. Project Leads Develops and monitors the project framework and scope. required. Liaises and manages communication with senior management and elected officials, as consultants and internal project support. Champions project and ensures the provision of project resources. Provides overall strategic direction and informs decision-making. Lialses and manages communication with senior management, board of directors and Approves project charter. elected officials, and local councils, as required. Steering Responsible for project scope, securing funding, providing strategic direction and Committee oversight, approval of materials and findings PROJECT TEAM ROLES TransLink: Andrew McCurran Others TBD REFBC: David Hendrickson MODUS: Rob Barrs (project Lead) Robertson (C0V), Leonard Machier (UBC) Lead) Andrew McCurran (Translink), Sam Khany (C0V), Chris Vancouver Coastal Health: Dr. Jat Sandhu (project Jillian Glover (MODUS), Keltie Craig (C0V), Aoife Reilly UBC: Dr. Larry Frank (Project Lead) Andy Hong (UBC), Heather McNeil (Metro Vancouver), Steering Committee Technical Committee Metro Vancouver: Elisa Campbell, Heather McNeIl PROJECT TEAM City of Vancouver: Dale Braceweil from their 2016 budgets and seek to provide $22,500 from each of their 2017 budgets walkable development TBC) The City of Vancouver is providing $90,000 (contingent on match funding from the regional agencies) TransLink and Metro Vancouver: $90,000 (Metro Vancouver and TransLink will each provide $22,500 The project leverages a $280,000 CIHR grant on monetizing health care cost savings of sustainable and. The Real Estate Foundation of BC is providing $140,000 and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development

108 Documenting Health and Economic Benefits of Sustainable Development and Transport Investment in the Lower Mainland Project Roles and Responsibilities required. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES Meetings and. Meeting Administration APPROVALS Prepared By: UBC: Metro Vancouver: Heather McNeIl Larry Frank Carol Mason, Chief Administrative Officer Metro Vancouver Project leads will meet every week to discuss project management related tasks and items. Date: 30/11/16 /\/\[ J, 6 Engages internal and other agency staff, as required. Provide technical guidance and direction within areas of expertise. Participate in workshops and meetings Meetings with project partners will be held at key project milestones to review and seek feedback on work and materials.. Metro Vancouver will manage the scheduling and logistics for partner meetings. Dec. 15, 2016 RPL Signature Date Sign tu e Date

109 5.6 To: From: Regional Planning Committee Elisa Campbell, Director, Regional Planning and Electoral Area Services, Parks, Planning and Environment Department Date: January 19, 2017 Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Subject: Manager s Report RECOMMENDATION That the Regional Planning Committee receive for information the Manager s Report dated January 19, Agriculture Awareness Grants Metro Vancouver supports agriculture awareness by providing funding grants to community organizations to educate the public about local food production. These annual grants are open to any non-profit organization that proposed an agriculture awareness project that meets the following mandatory requirements: have a regional scope (impacting more than one municipality); be located in Metro Vancouver; be administered by a non-profit organization in good standing; and have matching funding (dollars or in-kind) from another organization. On January 11, 2017 over 50 non-profit organizations and municipal staff were notified about the 2017 annual Agriculture Awareness grant which will distribute a total of $40,000 in funding. The Agriculture Awareness application form is available on the Metro Vancouver website and the applications are due March 6, Metro 2040: Shaping Our Future Consideration of Five-Year Review The five year anniversary of the GVRD Board's adoption of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040), the regional growth strategy, was on July 29, Section 452(2) of the Local Government Act requires that "at least every 5 years, a regional district that has an adopted regional growth strategy must consider whether the regional growth strategy must be reviewed for possible amendment". In August and September 2016, Metro Vancouver sent notification letters to affected local governments, municipalities, school districts, First Nations, and other agencies and organizations. As part of the consultation process, a presentation on the requirement to consider a review was also given at the October 22, 2016 Council of Councils. An additional requirement, as laid out in the Regional Growth Strategy Procedures Bylaw #1136, is to hold a Regional Planning Committee meeting that is open to the public, where consideration of the review is discussed. Staff plan to bring forward to the Regional Planning Committee at its March 10, 2017 meeting a report summarizing the input received and recommending next steps, and will communicate this intent to the public through posting it on the Metro Vancouver website. Agricultural Land Use Inventory 2017 Update In December 2016, Metro Vancouver signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC to work together to complete the 2017 Agricultural Land Use Inventory Update. This project will inventory approximately 70,000 ha of RPL - 109

110 Manager s Report Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 2 of 3 agricultural land in region (the Agricultural Land Reserve and other farmed land) to determine changes in land use since the first inventory was completed in Parcels identified as having significant changes through an ortho photography analysis will be surveyed by vehicles during the summer of 2017 to confirm the changes in land use. The results will be available to member municipalities in Illegal Fill Pilot Project Update In 2015, the GVRD Board endorsed the Illegal Fill Pilot Project to develop a web-based permit registry so that soil excavated from construction sites and moved across municipal boundaries was tracked to ensure regulatory compliance and prevent the degradation of agricultural land. Subsequently, only a few municipalities agreed to participate in the Pilot Project because of the staff resources required to support the project and the potential to create delays in building and construction permit processes. Most municipalities do not collect information on the intended fill receiving sites; without permit information on the final destination of the fill removed from construction sites, a web-based registry cannot be tested and monitoring cannot proceed. Therefore, a new direction is being pursued in partnership with the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC). Staff are initiating a study to investigate the land use outcomes of soil deposit applications in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). The study will complete assessments of ten previously approved ALC fill application sites to determine if current fill practices approved through the ALC application process are benefiting the long-term agricultural viability of land in the ALR. The cost of the study is $25,000 and will be funded using a portion of the $70,000 previously approved by the GVRD Board for the Illegal Fill Pilot Project in the 2017 budget. The Regional Planning Advisory Committee (RPAC) supported this new direction to investigate the land use outcomes of fill applications in the ALR at its meeting on January 20, Encouraging Agricultural Production through Farm Property Tax Reform in Metro Vancouver Metro Vancouver received a response from Minister Fassbender regarding the Board request for farm property tax reform and consideration be given to similar reform for the entire province of BC. The letter refers to the Farm Assessment Review Panel (FARP) recommendations completed in 2009 that spurred several legislative and policy changes. However, one of the FARP recommendations that was not addressed by the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development was to establish a single income threshold at a minimum of $3,500 annual gross income, analyze the impact and review every 5 years. Shaping Our Communities Regional Survey Regional Planning staff are working with a consulting team, led by Modus Planning, Design & Engagement, to develop and deliver a survey related to public perceptions and values about the land use elements of their neighbourhoods. The objectives of the survey are to understand how the public values, experiences, and prioritizes land use and transportation factors that influence their everyday lives; and understand key issues and trade-offs that drive choices of where to live, work and play and how to access those needs. The results of the survey will support a communications and outreach strategy for regional planning issues and will contribute to policy development in support of Metro 2040, the regional growth strategy. In December 2016, members of the Regional Planning Advisory Committee, along with representatives from organizations experienced in designing and delivering regional surveys, participated in a workshop to provide input to the survey structure and questions. The survey RPL - 110

111 Manager s Report Regional Planning Committee Meeting Date: February 3, 2017 Page 3 of 3 design is now complete, and will be issued to a panel of 3,000 participants in February Staff are now working on the second phase of the project, which focuses on identifying current perceptions and attitudes about industrial and agricultural land uses and issues. Staff will report back to the Committee early in the 2 nd quarter with results. Attendance at 2017 Standing Committee Events Participation at external events provides important learning and networking opportunities. The following events that fall under the purview of the Regional Planning Committee were included in the 2017 Leadership and Engagement budget: Rail-Volution 2017 Place and Date: Denver, Colorado, September 17-20, 2017 Number of attendee(s): 2 The annual conference, place-based events and online resource library showcase how land use, transportation and development can transform communities into livable places healthy, economically vibrant, socially equitable and environmentally sustainable. ICLEI Livable Cities Forum Place and Date: Eastern Canada, September 2017 Number of attendee(s): 1 The Livable Cities Forum is an ideal place for municipal representatives, planners, elected officials, emergency management and public safety professionals, to discuss resilience and the climate change response. Cities for Tomorrow Place and Date: New York, New York, July 18-19, 2017 Number of attendee(s): 2 How do the greatest cities succeed? Join experts from The New York Times as they convene the world s foremost thinkers, policymakers, developers, entrepreneurs, industry stars and others at Cities for Tomorrow, the must-attend event for leaders who are shaping the urban environments of the future Please notify the Committee Chair or Committee Manager as soon as possible, but no later than March 10, 2017, if you are interested in attending any of the above-noted events. As the funds for these events are budgeted in general government, the Finance and Intergovernment Committee has approved the events, but final approval on attendance rests with the Board Chair. RPL - 111

112 0MW CM3 3 DEC z BRITISH. December 21, 2016 Ref: His Worship Mayor Greg Moore Chair Metro Vancouver 4330 Kingsway Burnaby BC VSH 468 Dear Chair Moore:,LQ LrCSCC Thank you for your letters addressed to the Honourable Norm Letnick, Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Michael de Jong, Minister of Finance, and me, requesting farm property tax reform for the Metro Vancouver region. As Minister responsible for property assessment, I am pleased to respond on behalf of Minister Letnick and Minister de Jong. lam aware of the White Paper you reference (Encouraging Agricultural Production through Farm Property Tax Reform in Metro Vancouver) and can advise that staff are currently reviewing it. Government is committed to protecting agricultural land and the economic viability of farming in all parts of the province, including Metro Vancouver. To that end, the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, established a Farm Assessment Review Panel (FARP) in 2009, to evaluate the assessment and classification methodology relating to farm properties both in and outside of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Government carefully considered the FARP s recommendations and made a number of legislative and policy changes in 2010, 2011 and 2012, including expanding the list of agricultural products that qualify property owners for farm status. Government will need time to assess your proposal in detail, especially considering your Board s suggestion that the recommendations be implemented province-wide. This process would require detailed consultation with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as other industry stakeholders, such as the BC Agriculture Council. Nonetheless, staff from my Ministry would be pleased to meet with Heather McNeIl, Division Manager of Growth Management, to better understand the results of the review. As a contact, Brian Currie is the Manager of Property Assessment Services and can be reached by telephone at: , or by at: Brian.Curriegov.bc.ca..../2 Ministry of community, Office of the Minister Mailing Addres5: Location: Sport and cultural Development and P0 Box 9056 stn Pray Govt Room 310 Minister Responsible for TransLink victoria BC yaw 9E2 Parliament Buildings Phone: victoria oc Fax: RPL www. gov. b c. ca/cscd

113 Chair lam also aware that local governments in the Metro Vancouver area are concerned about the number of monster houses being built on ALR land. The Ministry of Agriculture has provided a series of guidelines for structures and residences on ALR land that, if applied by local governments, may provide the tools necessary to address this concern. These guidelines can be found at: rds-a nd-farm-bylaws/residential uses-in-the-air. I understand that the municipality of Delta has referenced these guidelines and has used them to reguiate the constvuction of very large residences, and may be able to provide information to local governments in considering similar controls. Thank you again for writing and sharing the results of your White Paper with me. Since rely, Peter Fassbender Minister pc: The Honourable Norm Letnick Minister of Agriculture The Honourable Michael de Jong Minister of Finance Brian Currie Manager Property Assessment Services RPL His Worship Mayor Greg Moore Page 2

114 Muon DEC I December 15, 2016 ufocopy File No Greg Moore, Chairperson Metro Vancouver Board 4330 Kingsway Burnaby BC V5H 4GB Dear Chairperson Moore: 3.Cj3l Doc.No: CAOTraCkOrNO.201L4 ô RE: METRO VANCOUVER 2040: SHAPING OUR FUTURE (REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY) AMENDMENT SEWERAGE EXTENSION PROVISIONS The City of White Rock Council, at their December 12, 2016 Regular Council Meeting, received a Corporate Report from the Acting Director of Planning and Development Services titled Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions. Please note that the following resolution was carried: THAT Council: 1. Receive for information the corporate report dated December12, 2016 from the Acting Director of Planning and Development Services titled Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions; and 2. Authorize the City Clerk to respond to Metro Vancouver stating that the City of White Rock does not object to the proposed amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy and forward a copy of this report to Metro Vancouver. We have attached a copy of the Corporate Report for your information. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give us a call at Sincerely, Stephanie Lam Deputy City Clerk cc: C. lsaak, Manager of Planning Attachment City Clerk s Office M/ll IT E ROC K P: F: r 6%- -?te. Er ct City of White Rock Buena Vista Avenue, White Rock BC, Canada V4B 1Y6 RPL - 114

115 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WhITE ROCK I If - CORPORATE REPORT (tc 1 4 DATE: December 12, 2016 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Mayor and Council Kurt Alberts, Acting Director of Planning and Development Services Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions RECOMMENDATIONS THAT Council: 1. Receive for information the corporate report dated December 12, 2016 from the Acting Director of Planning and Development Services titled Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions; and 2. Authorize the City Clerk to respond to Metro Vancouver stating that the City of White Rock does not object to the proposed amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy and forward a copy of this report to Metro Vancouver. BACKGROUND The purpose of this report is to notify Mayor and Council of a proposed amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy (RGS). and to receivetouncil s direction on providing comments on the proposed amendment. The Board of Directors of the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD; Metro Vancouver ) has initiated a minor amendment to the RGS to enhance the practical application of policies and amendment procedures related to sewerage extension provisions in Metro Vancouver. Metro Vancouver has identified that through the experience of administering current RGS policies on sewerage extensions, they have found a need to allow flexibility for the GVRD Board to determine exceptions for sewerage extensions where on-site treatment systems are not feasible or where a specific extension will have no significant impact on urban containment goals. Where on-site treatment systems are not feasible, it may be more desirable from a public health and environmental contamination risk perspective to allow a connection to the sewerage system, even though the property is technically outside of the urban containment boundary. In evaluating whether connection to the regional sewerage services is the only reasonable means of preventing or alleviating a public health or environmental contamination risk, t]ie GVRD Board will consider a professional opinion submitted by a member municipality and may also obtain its own third-party professional opinion. To ensure that such extensions of the regional sewerage service do not result in ifiture development that is inconsistent with the urban containment boundary, under the proposed amendments Metro Vancouver would have the ability to require a restrictive RPL - 115

116 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 2 covenant on the title of the property to restrict development to the specified land uses and structures. A letter provided by Metro Vancouver inviting comment from local governments by January 13, 2017, and the related Metro Vancouver staff reports, proposed bylaws, and implementation guidelines are attached to this report as Appendices A, B, C, and 0 respectively and provide further detail on the proposed amendments. ANALYSIS All of the land within the boundaries of the City of White Rock is within the urban containment boundary of the RGS, therefore there are no anticipated changes within the City as a result of the proposed amendments. An excerpt of the land use designation map from the ROS is included below for reference, with the urban containment boundary shown as the dark black outline. a - a tsr C 2 Further, the majority of land within the City of White Rock is designated as Urban in the RGS (shown as gray in the map above), with the only other designation being Centennial Park and portions of the waterfront, which are identified as Conservation and Recreation Lands (shown as green in the map above). RPL - 116

117 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions PageNo. 3 BUDGET IMPLICATIONS There are no financial implications associated with this report. OPTJONS Option 1: Option 2: Authorize the City Clerk to respond to Metro Vancouver stating that the City of White Rock does not object to the proposed amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy and fonvard this a copy of this report to Metro Vancouver; or Direct staff to provide another response to Metro Vancouver. Staff recommend Option 1, which is reflected in the recommendations of this corporate report. CONCLUSION Metro Vancouver is seeking comment on a proposed amendment to the Regional Growth Strategy. Staff are supportive of the proposed amendment as there is merit in providing procedural flexibility for sewerage extensions when they are required for public health reasons or would not have a significant impact on the Urban Containment Boundary or protecting lands with a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. Staff recommend that the City of White Rock indicate to the GVRD Board that the City does not object to the proposed amendment. Respectfully submitted, Kurt Alberts, MCIP, RPP Acting Director of Planning and Development Services Comments from the Chief Administrative Officer: I concur with the recommendation(s) of this report. 4- Dan Bottdul Chief Administrative Officer Appendix A: Letter from Metro Vancouver received November 10, 2016 Appendix B: Proposed Amendment Bylaw No Appendix C: GVRD Board Report titled Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions, dated Augnst 26, 2016 Appendix D: Draft Metro 2040 Implementation Guideline #7: Extension ofregional Sewerage Services RPL - 117

118 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 4 APPENDIX A Letter from Metro Vancouver metrovancouver SERVLCE5 AND SOLUTIONS FOR A LIVABLE REGION NOV Ms. Tracey Arthur, City Clerk City of White Rack Buena Vista Avenue White Rack, BC V4B lye Board and Information Services, Legal and Legislative Services TeL Fox G86 File: CR-12-O1 RD 2016 Sep 23 Dear Ms. Arthur: Re: Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions At its September 23, 2016 regular meeting, the Board of Directors of the Greater Vancouver Regional District ( Metro Vancouver ) adopted the following resolution: That the GVRD Board: a) Initiate the regional growth strategy minor amendment process for proposed amendments to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future provisions (or the extension of sewerage services; b) Give first reading to Greoter Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy AmendmentBylowNo. 1236, 2016 ; c) Give second reading to Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth StrotegyAmendmentBylawNo. 1236, 2036 ; and d) Direct staff to notify affected local governments as per Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Section This letter provides notification to affected local governments and other agencies, in accordance with Section 437 of the Local Government Act, and Sections 6.4.2, and of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040), the regional growth strategy. Metro 2040 includes policies regarding the coordination of regional sewerage service provision amongst the Metro Vancouver Boards to ensure alignment between Metro 2040 policies, as governed by the GyRO Board, and Metro Vancouver works and services, governed by the Greater Vancouver Sewerage & Drainage District and Greater Vancouver Water District Boards. The intent is to ensure that all Metro Vancouver works and services are consistent with the goals of the regional growth strategy regarding urban containment, protection of lands with a regional Agricultural, Rural or Conservation and Recreation land use designation, and efficient infrastructure servicing. Metro 2040 was adopted in July 2011, and the applicable policies have been applied to all sewerage extension applications since then. This experience identified a need to make adjustments to existing Metro 2040 sewerage extension policies and procedures to enhance the practical application of Metro 2040, regional service provision, and improved coordination with member jurisdictions. The adjustments proposed in Amendment Bylaw No.1236 are intended to maintain firm urban containment objectives, while allowing flexibility far the GVRD Board to determine exceptions for sewerage 4330 IGngsvaay, Burnaby,Bc,Canada VSH 4G wv,w.metrovancour,er org Greater V,nco,aer Reg,onaI D,ttsict Greater vancorver Water 0str ct Greater Vancr,,var snw,,rage and Dna;nage O,,t, ct r.ieirn vancounor Hotstrng corporation RPL - 118

119 ç!ç extensions where on-site treatment systems are not feasible, or where a specific extension will have no Tracey Arthur c;ty of White Rock Metro Yancouwr 2040: shaping our Future Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions P.ige 2 of 2 Response Metro Vancouver to 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Extension Provisions Page No. 5 Sewerage heather.mcnellmetrovancouverorg. More information and a copy of Metro Vancouver 2040; Shaping please contact Heather McNeil, Division Manager of Growth Management, at or amendment, Metro Vancouver staff is available to provide a presentation to municipal Councils if proposed amendment to all affected local governments: provide a minimum of 30 days for affected amendments to the regional growth strategy, the GVRD Board will provide written notice of the establishes clear and transparent application procedures and provides detailed review criteria for Metro containment significant impact on 2040 urban goals (Attachment 1). Full background and policy the attached details are provided in GVRD Board report (Attachment 2). Metro 2040 Implementation of Guideline #7: Extension Regional Sewerage Services is intended to be a companion document that extension determining service exceptions (Attachment 3). It is anticipated that the implementation adopted guideline will be by resolution of the GVRD Board following adoption of Amendment Bylaw No, Metro 2040 Section 64.2 Notification and Request for Comments, states that for all proposed governments, the appropriate local and agencies, to respond to the proposed amendment: and post proposed amendment notification of the on the Metro Vancouver website, for a minimum of 30 days. written comments You are invited to provide on the proposed amendment to Metro Please comments the provide in form of a Council/Board resolution, as applicable, and submit to Chris.plagnol@metrouancouver.org by January 13, Given the detailed nature of the proposed throughout the desired, notification period. Following the notification period, a regional public hearing opportunity will be held to allow for general public comment on the proposed amendment bylaw. If you have any questions with respect to the proposed amendment or wish to receive a presentation. our Future can be found on our website at Your truly, Chris Plagnol Corporate Officer / Director cr,fc/h MI cc: Kurt Alberts, Director of Planning and Development 5ervices End: 1. Amendment Bylaw No GVRD Board Report titled Metro Vancouver 2040: Shoping our Future Amendment Sewerage dated Extension Provisions, August 26, Implementation 3. Draft Metro Guideline #7: Extension of Regionol Sewerage Services RPL - 119

120 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 6 APPENDIX B Proposed Amendment Bylaw No Attachment 1 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT REGIONAl. GROWTH STRATEGY AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 1235, 2016 A Bylaw to Amend Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw No. 1136, WHEREAS the Board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District adopted the Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw No.1136, 2010 on July 29, 2011; AND WHEREAS the Board wishes to amend provisions within Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw No.1136, 2010 relating to the extension of regional sewerage services. NOW THEREFORE, the Board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District in open meeting assembled ENACTS as follows: 1. The Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw Number 1136, 2010W is hereby amended as follows: A) By deleting Section in its entirety and substituting the following in its place: Direct the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District to not allow connections to regional sewerage services to lands with a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. Notwithstanding this general rule, in the exceptional circumstances specified below, the GVRD Board will advise the GVS&DD Board that it may consider such a connection for existing development or for new development where, in the GVRD Board s opinion, that new development is consistent with the underlying regional land use designation, and where the GVRD Board determines either: a) that the connection to regional sewerage services Is the only reasonable means of preventing or alleviating a public health or environmental contamination risk; or b) that the connection to regional sewerage services would have no signiflcant impact on the goals of containing urban development within the Urban Containment Boundary, and protecting lands with a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. B) By deleting Section in its entirety and substituting the following in its place: Direct the Greater Vancouver Sewerage arid Drainage District to not allow connections to regional sewerage services to lands with a Rural regional land use designation. Notwithstanding this general rule, in the exceptional circumstances specified below, the GVRD Board will advise the GVS&DD Board that it may consider such a connection for existing development or for new development where, in the Greater Vancouver Regional Olsirict Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No Page 1 of 4 RPL - 120

121 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No.7 GVRD Boards opinion that new development is consistent with the Rural regional land use designation and where the GVRD Board determines either: a) that the connection to regional sewerage services the only reasonable means of preventing or alleviating a public health or environmental contamination risk; or b) that the connection to regional sewerage services would have no significant impact on the strategy to protect lands with a Rural regional land use designation from urban development. C) By deleting Section in its entirety and substituting the following in its place: Direct the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District to not allow connections to regional sewerage services to lands with an Agricultural regional land use designation. Notwithstanding this general rule, in the exceptional circumstances specified below, the GVRD Board will advise the GVS&DD Board that it may consider such a connection for existing development or for new development where, in the GVRD Board s opinion, that new development Is consistent with the underlying Agricultural regional land use designation and where the GVRD Board determines either: a) that the connection to regional sewerage services the only reasonable means of preventing or alleviating a public health or environmental contamination risk; or b) that the connection to regional sewerage services would have no significant impact on the strategy to protect the supply of agricultural land and promoting agricultural viability with an emphasis on food production. D) By deleting Section in its entirety and substituting the following in its place: Direct the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District to not allow connections to regional sewerage services to lands with a Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. Notwithstanding this general rule, in the exceptional circumstances specified below, the GVRD Board will advise the GVS&DD Board that it may consider such a connection for existing development or for new development where, in the GVRD Board s opinion, that new development is consistent with the underlying Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation and where the GVRD Board determines either: a) that the connection to regional sewerage services the only reasonable means of preventing or alleviating a public health or environmental contamination risk; or b) that the connection to regional sewerage services would have no significant impact on the strategy to protect lands wilh a Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, 2016 Page 2 of 4 RPL - 121

122 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions PageNo. 8 E) By deleting the last sentence of Section F) By adding a new Section as follows: For lands with a Rural, Agricultural, or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation, policies 1.1,1, 1.3.1, 2.3.1, and apply regardless of whether the area is within one of the GVS&DD s sewerage areas. With reference to Sections 1.1.1, 1.3.1, 2.3.1, and 3.1.1, In determining whether, in the circumstances, connection to regional sewerage services Is the only reasonable means of preventing or alleviating a public health or environmental contamination risk, the GVRD Board will consider the opinion of a professional, as such term is defined in the Sewerage System Regulation 326/2004 pursuant to the Public Health Act (British Columbia), or if appropriate a qualified professional, as such term is defined in Municipal Wastewater Regulation 87/2012 pursuant to the Environmento Management Act (British Columbia), submitted by the member municipality as to the technical and economic feasibility of installing and maintaining a private on-site sewage treatment system in accordance with all laws and regulations applicable in British Columbia. The GVRD Board may also obtain its own opinion from a professional and consider such opinion. G) By adding a new Section 6,9.2 as follows: All connections to regional sewerage services approved by the GVRD Board as per Metro 2040 Sections 1.1.1, 1.3.1, 2,3.1, and will be contained within a sewerage area footprint boundary as determined by the GyRO and GVS&DD Boards. Any sewerage service connection outside of that boundary will require GVRD Board and GVS&DD Board approval. H) By adding a new Section as follows: The GVRD Board has adopted guidelines titled, Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future Implementation Guideline #7 - Extension of Regional Sewerage Services to assist in the implementation of Regional Growth Strategy policies regarding the provision of regional sewerage services, I) By deleting the words and Sewerage Areas from Section The official Citation for this bylaw is Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, 2016 This bylaw may be cited as Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, Greater Vancouver Regional Dlstrjct Regional Growth 5trategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, 2016 Page 3 o14 RPL - 122

123 Read a Third time this day Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 9 Read a First time this day of Read a Second time this day of of 2016, Passed and Finafly Adopted this day of Greg Moore, Chair Chris Plagnol, Corporate Officer Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No Page 4 of 4 RPL - 123

124 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Extension Provisions Page No.10 APPENDIX C Sewerage GVRD Board Report titled Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions, dated August 26, 2016 To: metrovancouver SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS OR A LIVABLE REGION GVRD Board Attachment 2 From: Terry Hoff, Senior Regional Planner, Parks, Planning and Environment Department Date: August 26, 2016 Meeting Date: September 9, 2016 Subject: Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Sewerage Provi5ions Extension RECOMMENDATION That the GVRD Board: a) Initiate the regional growth strategy minor amendment process for proposed amendments to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future provisions for the extension of sewerage services; b) Give first reading to Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, 2016 ; c) Give second reading to Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, 2016 ; and d) Direct staff to notify affected local governments as per Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Section PURPOSE This report provides the GVRD Board with the opportunity to consider a proposed Type 2 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040) to amend Metro 2040 provisions for the extension of regional sewerage services. BACKGROUND On April 15, 2016 the Regional Planning Committee received for information a report titled, Metro 2040 Sewerage Extdnsion Provisions - Implementation Issues and Options. The report provided a detailed description of existing Metro 2040 sewerage extension provision, implementation issues and recommended actions. In that meeting the Committee resolved: That the Regional Planning Committee direct staff to present the report doted March 30, 2016, titled, Metro 2040 Sewerage Extension Provisions - Implementation Issues and Options to the Utilities Committee at its May19 meeting for input. On May 19, 2016 the Utilities Committee received for information the report dated April 20, 2016, titled, Metro 2040 Sewerage Extension Provisions - Implementation Issues and Options. Staff received feedback on both the proposed amendment and associated implementation guidelines from the Regional Planning and Utilities Committee members, and have updated both documents accordingly. The amendment bylaw is now ready for GyRO Board consideration. METRO 2040 SEWERAGE EXTENSION PROVISIONS In accordance with Section 445 of the Local Government Act, Metro 2040 Section establishes that all bylaws, works and services undertaken by Metro Vancouver must be consistent with Metro 2040, the regional growth strategy. Metro 2040 includes provisions for coordination amongst the Metro Vancouver Boards to ensure alignment between Metro 2040 policies as governed by the GVRD Board, and Metro Vancouver works and services governed by the GVS&DD and GVWD RPL - 124

125 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions PageNo. 11 Boards. The intent Is to ensure that all Metro Vancouver works and services are consistent with key goals of Metro 2040, the regional growth strategy, particularly strategies for urban containment, protection of lands with a regional Agricultural or Rural land use designation, and efficient servicing objectives. Generally, Metro 2040 provisions establish that the GVS&0D and the GVWD will not authorize connections to regional services where the nature of that development is, in the sole judgment of the GVRD Board, inconsistent with the provisions of the Regional Growth Strategy. More specifically, Metro 2040 provisions direct the GVS&DD to not extend regional sewage services into areas within Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designations, except where infrastructure is needed to address a public health issue, protect the region s natural assets, or to service agriculture or agri-industry. In the years since the adoption of Metro 2040, there have been a number of applications by member municipalities to extend regional sewerage services into areas with a Metro 2040 Agricultural land use designation. In an information report to the October 5, 2012 meeting of the Regional Planning and Agriculture Committee, staff advised the Committee of concerns regarding implementation of Metro 2040 with respect to Sewerage Areas, specifically exception criteria and application procedures. Staff initiated a review process to consider minor amendments to Metro 2040 policies and the development of an associated implementation guideline to clarify criteria used to define exceptions and Metro Vancouver sewerage extension application procedures. Metro 2040 Implementation Issues Three key implementation Issues were identified through the processing of sewerage extension applications over the past five years: The need to clearly allow the GVRD Boord some flexibility in applying Metro 2040 provisions for minor cases that are inconsistent with Metro 2040 provisions, but have no significant impact on Metro 2040 implementation. The need to reduce ambiguity and overly broad criteria in defining the exceptions to Metro 2040 sewerage extension provisions. The need to establish decision-making procedures for the roles of the GVRD and GVS&DD Boards, and Metro Vancouver departments, in considering sewerage extension applications. Proposed Responses to Implementation Issues Following consultation with both Metro Vancouver staff and municipal staff, as well as with Regional Planning Committee and Utilities Committee, staff propose that amendments to sewerage extension provisions within Metro 2040, along with a companion sewerage extension Implementation Guideline #7, provide a means to address the issues in an effective way. Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, 2016 is Attachment 1 to this report, and the associated implementation guideline is Attachment 2. The proposed Metro 2040 amendments and associated implementation guideline will: Maintain a clear policy directive to inhibit sewerage service extensions outside of the Urban Containment Boundary; Provide the GVRD Board with the guidance and discretion to consider exceptions; RPL - 125

126 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 12 Establish clear application review procedures and decision making roles for the GVRD Board (Metro 2040 review) and GVS&DD Board (service provision) regarding future extensions of regional sewerage services; Provide greater specificity in defining sewerage extension policy exceptions by linking regional policy with existing provincial regulations that address public health and environmental contamination risks; Allow flexibility for considering exceptions to sewerage extension policy for extensions I connections having no significant impact on Metro 2040 goals related to urban containment, or where a qualified professional (as defined through Provincial regulations) recommends that on-site septic treatment systems are not feasible; and Maintain GVRD Board discretion to determine that any particular sewerage service connection or extension is inconsistent with the broader provisions of Metro The draft Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINE #7: Extension of Regional Sewerage Services is an integral component in supporting Metro 2040 policies by providing the detailed exception criteria and review procedures for those sewerage connections or extensions applicable to Metro The guideline specifies that all sewerage extension applications must be submitted to the GVS&DD Board by the respective municipality following a Council resolution. The Implementation Guideline #7 then provides municipalities and the proponent with rationale and the information necessary in submitting an application, as well as the technical assessment process and the review process that is undertaken by Metro Vancouver Boards. The Implementation Guideline #7 is directly referenced in the amended Metro 2040 policy and will be conveyed to the GVRD Board for consideration in conjunction with the staff report providing the GVRD Board the opportunity to consider adoption of the amendment bylaw. Updates to the proposed amendment and Implementation Guideline #7 reflecting comments As a result of comments from Regional Planning and Utilities Committee members, Implementation Guideline #7 was updated to include: the option for a restrictive covenant (page 11 of Implementation Guideline #7); and clearer criteria for meeting the exceptional circumstances to theet the has no significant impact on Metro 2040 provisions exception (pages 8 and 9 of Implementation Guideline #7) to guide GVRD Board consideration. In addition, the amendment bylaw received legal review and resulting minor edits, and was also amended to: explicitly include the option for the GVRD Board to obtain an opinion from a second Qualified Professional as part of their consideration. Finally, Committee members expressed a desire to ensure that the amendment emphasizes the importance of the Metro 2040 Sewerage Extension Provisions as a growth management tool, and strikes a balance between providing reasonable flexibility and maintaining the effectiveness of the regional growth strategy s policy to limit the extension of regional sewerage services into lands with a regional Rural, Agricultural, or Conservation and Recreation land use designation. RPL - 126

127 Sewerage Response to Metro Vancouver 2040; Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 13 ALTERNATIVES 1. That the CVRD Board: a) Initiate the regional growth strategy minor amendment process for proposed amendments to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future provisions for the extension of sewerage services; b) Give first reading to Greater Voncouver Regional District Regionol Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, 2036 ; c) Give second reading to Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, 2016 ; and d) Direct staff to notify affected local governments as per Metro Voncouver 2040: Shaping our Future Section That the GVRD Board receive for information the report dated August 26, 2016, titled Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future Amendment Extension Provisions. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS If the Board proceeds with Alternative 1, there will be financial implications associated with the cost of holding a public hearing. These costs include advertising, additional staff time and potential remuneration of Board directors to attend the public hearing, The proposed amendment will not have any other direct financial implications for Metro Vancouver. Metro Vancouver will assess the technical implications and potential financial implications of all future sewerage extension applications on a case-by-case basis. SUMMARY / CONCLUSION Compact urban form, urban containment and the protection of agricultural lands are fundamental goals of Metro 2040, the regional growth strategy. To reinforce these goals, Metro 2040 contains provisions to limit the extension of regional sewage services into areas with a regional Agricultural, Rural and Conservation and Recreation land use designation. While sewerage extension provisions provide an important tool for managing urban containment, Implementation to date indicates that the provisions would be enhanced by including more specific policy content and an implementation guideline to address sewerage extension applications. Following consultation with municipalities and Metro Vancouver Regional Planning and Liquid Waste Services staff, and consultation with Metro Vancouv,er Legal staff, staff propose that amendments to sewerage extension provisions within Metro 2040, along with a companion set of sewerage extension implementation guidelines provide a means to address the issues in an effective way. On April 15, 2016 the Regional Planning Committee received for information a report titled, Metro 2040 Sewerage Extension Provisions. Implementation Issues and Options (Attachment 3). The report provided a detailed description of existing Metro 2040 sewerage extension provision, implementation issues and recommended actions. In that meeting the Committee directed staff to present the report to the Utilities Committee at its May19 meeting for input. On May 19, 2016 the Utilities Committee received for information the report dated April 20, 2016, titled, Metro 2040 Sewerage Extension Provisions - Implementation Issues and Options. Staff received feedback on both the proposed amendment and associated implementation guideline from the Regional Planning and Utilities Committee members, and have updated both documents accordingly. RPL - 127

128 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: S/taping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 14 The proposed amendments to Metro 2040 sewerage extension provisions will maintain the primary policy intent to limit the extension of regional sewerage services to contain urban development within the Metro 2040 Urban Containment Boundary, but will allow for flexibility for the GVRD Board to delermine exceptions for sewerage extensions where on-site treatment systems are not feasible, or where a particular extension has no significant impact on Metro 2040 urban containment goals. The accompanying Implementation Guideline #7 is integral to Metro 2040 policy by establishing clear and transparent sewerage extension application procedures and providing detailed review criteria for determining service extension exceptions. Staff recommend Alternative 1. Attachments: 1. Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1236, Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future, Implementation Guideline M7 Extension of Regional Sewerage Services. 3. Report to the April 15 meeting of the Regional Planning Committee dated March 30, titled, Metro 2040 Sewerage Extension Provisions - Implementation Issues and Options. RPL - 128

129 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 15 APPENDIX D Draft Metro 2040 Implementation Guideline #7: Extension of Regional Sewerage Services Attachment 3 Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINE #7 Extension of Regional Sewerage Services Dated August Adopted by the Greater Vancouver Regional District Board XXXX XX, 20Th RPL - 129

130 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions PageNo. 16 Table of Contents Purpose 3 1 introduction Metro 2040 Rationale Roles of Metro Vancouver Boards 4 2 Application Review Criteria and Procedures: RelonaP Sewemge Service Extension Initiatinn an Application...,...._ Technical Review of GVS&DD System arid Regulatory Imoilcatlons Metro 2040 Review..., Exception to Address a Public Health or Envlmmpental Cpntamin3tjon Risk S Connection Exception for Limited Development Determined to Hove No Significant Impact on Metro 2040 ProvisIons Sewerage Extension Applications within the Metro 2043 Urban Containment Boundary Applications that are Inconsistent with Metro 2040 Pmvlslops Potential Conditions to Support Metro 2040 CompatibIlity 10 3 CVS&DD Board Decision Figure 1 Metro 2040 Application Review Process for Municipalities Requesting Extension of GVS&DD Sewerage Services RPL - 130

131 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping Our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 17 Purpose The purpose of this document is to describe applicable Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our future (Metro 2040) provisions and application review criteria and procedures for member municipalities requesting a connection to regional sewerage services for lands with a regional Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation land use designation. 1 Introduction Metro Vancouver adopted Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Metro 2040), the regional growth strategy, on July 29, 2011, following acceptance by all affected local governments. Metro 2040 represents consensus among Metro Vancouver and affected local governments to work collaboratively to meet our collective regional planning goals of creating a compact urban area, supporting a sustainable economy, protecting the environment, responding to climate change impacts, developing complete communities and supporting sustainable transportation choices. Successful implementation of Metro 2040 depends on cooperation between Metro Vancouver and affected local governments, and the support of local plans, policies and programs that contribute to the regional planning objectives identified in Metro Metro Vancouver is responsible for preparing guidelines to assist in implementing Metro 2040 strategies. This guideline should be read in conjunction with Metro 2040, and it does not replace or supersede the content of. or the requirements set out in, the regional growth strategy. This document is one in a series of guidelines supporting Metro 2040 implementation. Metro 2040, related documents and a glossary of terms and references for this guideline can be viewed on the Metro Vancouver website: htt p ffwww.m et rova ncou ye r.0 rpjpla n n n g/deve 10 p me nt/strategy/pap es/default, as px 1.1 Metro 2040 Rationale A primary goal of Metro 2040 is urban containment, utilizing the Urban Containment Boundary (UCB) to limit the spread of urban developwent into lands with a regional Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation land use designation. The UCB establishes a long term footprint for future urban development, provides predictability for major investments in utility, road and transit infrastructure, and protects the character and viability of lands with a regional Rural, Agricultural, or Conservation and Recreation land use designation. Metro 2040 anticipates the area within the UCB has capacity to accommodate projected urban growth to 2041, with the majority oi future growth concentrated within Urban Centres and along transit corridors within the UCB. Urban growth typically depends on access to regional sewerage services. To reinforce the urban containment strategy, Metro 2040 includes policies to coordinate regional growth and utility planning, and to limit the extension of regional sewerage services into lands with a regional Rural, Agricultural, or Conservation and Recreation land use designation. RPL - 131

132 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 18 Metro 2040 Section 6.5.1, which reflects Local Government Act Section 445, prevents the Greater Vancouver Regional District, the Greater Vancouver Water District and the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District from providing works and services that are inconsistent with Metro After the Metro Vancouver Board has adopted the Regional Growth Strategy all bylaws adapted and all works and services undertaken by the Greater Vancouver Regional District, the Greater Vancouver Water District or the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District must be consistent with the Regional Growth Strategy. The Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and the Greater Vancouver Water District will not directly or indirectly supply, agree to supply, or authorize connections that enable the supply of services to a site that is developed or proposed to be developed after the date of adoption of the Regional Growth Strategy where the nature of that development is, in the sole judgment of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, inconsistent with the provisions of the Regional Growth Strategy. Metro 2040 Section 1.1 Contain Urban Development within the Urban Containment Boundary, more specifically establishes Metro Vancouver s role as follows: Direct the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District to not allow connections to regional sewerage services to lands with a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. Notwithstanding this general rule, In the exceptional circumstances specified below, the GVRD Board will advise the GVS&DD Board that it may consider such a connection for existing development or for new development where, in the GVRD Board s opinion, that new development is consistent with the underlying regional land use designation, and where the GVRD Board determines either: c) that the connection to regional sewerage services is the only reasonable means of preventing or alleviating a public health or environmental contamination risk or d) that the connection to regional sewerage services would have no significant impact on the goals of containing urban development within the Urban containment Boundary, and protecting lands with a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. This policy provision is repeated in Metro 2040 Section 1.3 for lands with a Rural regional land use designation, Section 2.3 for lands with an Agricultural regional land use designation and Section 3.1 for lands with a Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. 1.2 Roles of Metro Vancouver Board5 The Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVS&DD) provides members with regional sewerage collection and treatment services. The Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) is responsible for the implementation and administration of Metro The GVS&DD s Board of Directors is distinct from, but has many directors in common with, the GVRD s Board of Directors. RPL - 132

133 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions PageNo. 19 Connections to regional sewerage services are only provided within the GVS&Dfl s legally defined Sewerage areas. Prior to the adoption of Metro 2040, an application for an expansion of the Sewerage Area required only GVS&OD Board approval. Following adoption of Metro 2040, the GVS&DD is not permitted to provide services if the GVRD Board determines such services are inconsistent with Metro 2040 provisions. Metro 2040 Section establishes that the GVRD Board must determine whether a proposed sewerage extension or connection is consistent with Metro 2040 prior to the GVS&DD Board s final decision on an application. 2 Application Review Criteria and Procedures: Regional Sewerage Service Extension The process for municipalities applying to connect to regional sewerage services for lands with a Rural, Agricultural, or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation is described in this section and summarized in Figure Initiating an Application Applications for connection to regional sewerage services must be initiated by a resolution of the respective municipal Council. It is expected that the municipality s application will include appropriate documentation addressing Metro 2040 provisions and guidelines as appropriate for the specific application. It is recommended that municipal staff consider these guidelines and contact Metro Vancouver staff before seeking a Council resolution and submitting an application. It is important that each municipality ensure the project proponent is fully aware of Metro Vancouver policies and procedures, and understands the appropriate documentation to be included with the application. 2.2 Technical Review of GVS&DD System and Regulatory Implications Upon receipt of an application, Metro Vancouver Liquid Waste staff will prepare an initial technical review of the application to assess service capacity, service levels and financial implications for the GVS&DD system, and compliance with applicable Acts and Bylaws. If it is determined that there are GVS&DD system or regulatory implications the application may be denied by the GVS&DD Board, If there are no such GVS&DD implications, the application wojld be forwarded to Metro Vancouver Regional Planning staff to assess consistency with Metro Metro 2040 Review Metro Vancouver staff will assess the existing or proposed development and the merits and potential implications of regional sewerage service extension in regard to Metro 2040 goals and strategies. The primary policies will include, but not be limited to, Metro 2040 Land Use Designations, Strategy 1.1 Contain urban development within the Urban Containment Boundary; Strategy 1.3 Protect Rural areas from urban development; Strategy 2.3 Protect the supply of Agricultural land and promote agricultural viability; and, Strategy 3.1 Protect Conservation and Recreation lands. Metro 2040 Section 6S provides additional provisions for approved sewerage RPL - 133

134 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040; Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 20 connections for lands with a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. On-site systems are the primary method of sewage treatment for lands with a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. Metro 2040 anticipates that on-site systems will continue to be the primary method of sewage treatment for these lands. However, Metro 2040 recognizes exceptional circumstances in which regional sewerage service may be extended into lands with a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. Sections and of this guideline describe how applications will be categorized and assessed in relation to these exceptions. Even ii an application falls within one of the exceptions described in sections or the GVRD Board may nevertheless determine that the extension of regional sewerage service is inconsistent with other relevant Metro 2040 provisions and deny the application Exception to Address a Public Health or Environmental Contamination Risk In accordance with Metro 2040 Sections 1.3.1(a), 2.3.1(a) and 3.1.1(a). exceptions will be considered to ensure there is appropriate sanitary sewer treatment available to avoid the risk of public health or environmental contamination. Exceptions are applicable for existing development, or new development that, in the GVRD Boards opinion, is consistent with Metro 2040 provisions, where an on-site sewer treatment system constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable Provincial regulations would not be reasonable. For cases where the daily sewage flow is less than 22,700 litres/day, the Public Health Act and Sewerage System Regulation include provisions for on-site wastewater disposal and the criteria for defining a related public health hazard. For larger developments where the daily sewage flow is greater than 22,700 litres/day, the Environmental Mono gement Act and Municipal Wastewater Regulation include the provisions and criteria to determine an environmental risk. Subject to the provisions of applicable provincialregulations, the applicant would qualify for consideration of a Metro 2040 exception by providing an Environmental Impact Report, prepared and certified by a qualified professional, establishing that an on-site sewerage treatment system constructed and maintained in accordance with applicable regulations would not be feasible. The application must also include a letter signed by the designated authority responsible for the administration of the applicable Sewerage System Regulation or Municipal Wastewoter Regulation, concurring with the exception rationale contained in the Environmental Impact Report. The report must include the following information: a) the existing use of the property, the structures proposed for connection and any anticipated changes to the use or structures on the property; RPL - 134

135 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping ow* Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No.21 b) the circumstances inhibiting the feasible installation, maintenance or repair of an on-site sewerage system In accordance with the Public Health Act and Sewerage System Regulation or Environmental Management Act and Municipal Wastewater Regulation. Such circumstances typically relate to site constraints such as soils, natural features, site configuration, flow capacity that would inhibit an on-site system or prohibitive construction or maintenance costs of an on-site treatment system; c) the nature of the public health or environmental risk on or adjacent to the site; d) the location of the existing regional or municipal sewer pipes proposed for connection and the proposed routing of the new sewer pipes required for connection to the subject site. Consideration will include the potential for extended sewerage infrastructure to prompt additional demands for connection to regional sewerage services. Proximity to an existing sewer main does not alone establish rationale for a sewerage connection; e) the site plan showing the proposed GVS&DD sewerage boundary footprint containing only the structure(s) to be connected within the property; f) the servicing plan showing that the works are designed to accommodate a flow capacity no greater than the capacity necessary to service the specified structures and activity located within the proposed GVS&DD Sewerage Area footprint; and g) the applicant and property owner acknowledge that Metro Vancouver consideration for exemption is specific to the information contained in the application, and that any works to extend the capacity for collection of liquid waste generated outside of the GVS&DD sewerage boundary footprint, within or outside of the subject property, will require a new sewerage extension application to the GVS&DD. If the proposed connection is within the Agricultural Land Reserve, Metro Vancouver will consult the Agricultural Land Commission to determine whether the extension of sewerage infrastructure and the service connection are acceptable to the Commission. All submitted documentation will be reviewed and assessed by Metro Vancouver staff, and is subject to consideration by the GVRD Board and the GVS&DD Board. The GVRD Board will evaluate the Metro 2040 sewerage extension exemption based on the feasibility rationale provided in the application, and whether the potential impacts of service extension on Metro 2040 provisions can be sufficiently addressed. Potential Metro 2040 impacts include, but are not limited to, the development potential of the subject site and the potential for the extension of sewerage infrastructure to trigger additional service connection applications and land use speculation. The applicant / property owner and the respective municipality must be prepared to accept that a restrictive covenant be registered on the Following review of the Environmental Impact Report, Metro Vancouver may request additional information be provided ta support feasibility rationate, or Metro Vancouver may retain the services of a Qualified Professional, at the applicants expense, to prepare a supplemental verification report. RPL - 135

136 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 22 property specifying that access to regional sewerage services is provided subject to agreed upon conditions. If the GVRD Board concurs that it is not reasonable to construct and maintain an on-site sewerage treatment system to alleviate public health or environmental contamination risk, and determines that the potential impacts of service extension on Metro 2040 provisions can be sufficiently addressed, the GVRD Board may resolve to accept a limited extension of regional sewerage services into lands with a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation Connection Exception for Limited Development Determined to Have No Significant Impact on Metro 2040 Provisions No significant impact is a term applied to regional sewerage service extensions or connections that do not conflict with the intent or implementation of Metro 2040 Goal 1 urban containment provisions or related Metro 2040 land use designations, goals and strategies. The intent of this exception is to recognize there may be particular circumstances where a service connection is practical and there are no significant Metro 2040 implications. The GVRD Board s review of the application will consider the following evaluation criteria in determining whether an application is considered not significant under Metro 2040 provisions 1.1.1(b), 1.3.1(b), 2.3.1(b), or 3.1.1(b): a) the nature of development, existing Cr proposed, does not conflict with, or negatively impact, Metro 2040 Goal 1 urban containment provisions or related regional land use designations, goals and strategies; b) extension of GVS&DD sewage services is provided to a single, nonstrata, property, with service access to be contained within a specified GVS&DD sewerage boundary footprint comprising the structures proposed for sewerage connection within that property; c) the service connection is designed to accommodate a sewage flow capacity no. greater than the capacity necessary to service the existing structures and activity located within the specified GVS&DD Sewerage Area footprint on the date of approval; and d) the distance and routing of extended sewerage infrastructure to the subject property is proximate and located such that there is limited potential for prompting additional regional sewerage connection requests in the surrounding area. Proximity to an sewerage connection. existing sewer main does not alone establish rationale for a To be considered under this exception, applications must include documentation specifying: a) the existing use of the property, the structures proposed for connection and any anticipated changes to the use or structures on the property: RPL - 136

137 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No.23 hi the rationale for connecting to the GVS&OO sewage treatment system versus an onsite sewage treatment system; c) the location of the existing GvS&Do or municipal sewer pipes and the proposed routing of the new sewer pipes required for connection to the subject site; d) the site plan showing the proposed GVS&DD sewerage boundary footprint containing only the structure(s) to be connected within the property; e) the servicing plan Indicating the connection Is designed to accommodate a flow fi capacity no greater than the capacity necessary to service the specified structures and activity to be located within the proposed GVS&DD Sewerage Area footprint; and the applicant and property owner acknowledge that Metro Vancouver consideration for exemption is specific to the information contained in the application, and that any works to extend capacity for collection of liquid waste generated outside of the GVS&DD sewerage boundary footprint, within or outside of the subject property. will require a new sewerage extension application to the GVS&OO. The GVRD Board will evaluate the Metro 2040 sewerage extension exemption based a Metro Vancouver staff assessment of the potential impacts of service extension on Metro 2040 provisions and whether any potential impacts are sufficiently addressed. Potential Metro 2040 impacts include, but are not limited to, the development potential of the subject site and the potential for the extension of sewerage infrastructure to trigger additional service connection applications and land use speculation. The applicant / property owner and the respective municipality must be prepared to accept a restrictive covenant be registered on the property specifying that access to regional sewerage services is provided subject to agreed upon conditions. If the GVRD Board concurs that the service extension has no significant impact on Merro 2040 provisions, the GVRD Board may resolve to accept a limited extension of regional sewerage services into lands witk a Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation. 2.4 Sewerage Extension Applications within the Metro 2040 Urban Containment Boundary There may be locations on lands with a General Urban, Industrial or Mixed Employment regional land use designation that are not included within the GVS&DD sewerage area. As these locations are intended for forms of development that require access to sewerage services, Metro 2040 Section states that such locations would be eligible for sewerage services provided that the proposed development complies with applicable policies for those designations. Application to the GVS&DD Board is required for sewerage extension approvals in these areas. Each application will initially be reviewed by the GyRO Board to determine compliance with applicable Metro 2040 policies. If consistent with Metro 2040, the application would then proceed to the RPL - 137

138 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No.24 GVS&OD Board for consideration of approval, If not consistent with Metro 2040, the GVRD Board would direct the GVS&DD Board to deny the application (see Section 2.5 below). 2.5 Applications that are Inconsistent with Metro 2040 Provisions Any sewerage extension application, including applications that meet the exception criteria described in sections 2.3.1, may nevertheless be determined by the GVRD Board to be inconsistent with the broader provisions of Metro 2040, as referenced under Metro 2040 Section Determining inconsistency with Metro 2040 provisions will include, but not be limited to, consideration of the following: whether the extension is intended to service new development that is inconsistent with the intent of the existing Metro 2040 Land Use Designation or applicable Metro 2040 Goal, Strategy or Action; whether the extension of new sewerage infrastructure connecting to the subject site would create opportunity and additional pressures for further extension of regional sewerage services in the surrounding Rural, Agricultural or Conservation and Recreation regional and use designations In a manner that may compromise Metro 2040 urban containment provisions or the intent of those land use designations. Where the GVRD Board determines that the nature of development (including the extension of municipal infrastructure providing access to GVS&DD works and services) proposed in the subject application is inconsistent with Metro 2040 provisions, the GVRD Board would direct the GVS&DD to deny the application. 2.6 potential Conditions to Support Metro 2040 Compatibility The GVRD Board may additionally determine that the application proceed with conditions. Conditions will be determined on a case by case basis and may include, but are not limited to, the following: - the extension of regional sewerage services is limited by a restrictive covenant registered on the property specifying that sewerage services are provided only within a specified boundary and only for specified land use / structures. In such cases, the municipality must reapply to the GVS&DD for a sewerage extension for any proposed change in the specified boundary, or any change in the land use or development within that boundary as specified by the restrictive covenant. 3 GVS&DD Board Decision All GVRD Board resolutions pertaining to an application to extend GVS&DD sewerage services will be sent to the GVS&DD Board for final decision. In the cases where the GVRD Board has resolved that an application is not acceptable under Metro 2040, the GVS&DD Board is bound by that resolution and must not approve the extension of regional services. In the cases where the GVRD Board has resolved that an application is acceptable under Metro 2040, the GVS&DD Board has sole discretion either to approve or deny the application. RPL - 138

139 Response to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future (Regional Growth Strategy) Amendment Sewerage Extension Provisions Page No. 25 Figure 1 Metro 2040 Application Review Process for Municipalities Requesting Extension of GVS&DD Sewerage Services Application to GVS&DD - council Resolution of Member Municipality I GVS&DD Technical and Financial Review (See Section 2.2) rail I Exception Public Health or Environmental Ri5k (see Section 1.3.1) I I [ Metro 2040 Review I Exception No significant Impact en Metro 2040 Previsions (see Section 2.3.1) I I No Exteption Application does not meet Metro 2040 esception provisions I Inconsistent Application is inconsistent sith Metro 2030 previsions (see Section 2.5) GVRD Board Determines GVRD Board Determines Metro 2030 Acceptance Metro 2030 (potentia! conditions 2.6) Non-acceptance I GVS&DD Board Decision GVS&DD Board Decision (see Section 3) (see Section 3) Aoprcve hr Deny 1. I Response to MunicipaLty I Deny I S 1 1 Ir,ns:d s :e3:hss it T?!C5 si s:,f con,iit PAstro Varc.r %sfl :rr,o t:rn, i.oit itirl Sn,co::,:F;n 2 ta tatn ;n 1 3 I;r,o:icec.oris :, cccli Its 0V5300 Severs e,e! t:un:srrt: looted vittin Ice 4fers 2010 UrOn CcrIe:rmcqt Scvrdsn RPL - 139

140 I Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Ottawa Canada K1P 066 Ministre de l Infrastructure et des Collectivites DEC & I DEC Mr. Greg Moore Chair Metro Vancouver Board 4330 Kingsway Burnaby, British Columbia V5H 4G8 I.. Info Copy FUe No. Doc. No.:.. GAO Tracker No.:P4,: nod Dear Mr. Moore: Thank you for your letter of October 12, 2016, outlining the transit ridership findings from the Metro Vancouver Mixed Income Transit-Oriented Rental Housing Study. The Government of Canada has announced a historic plan to invest more than $180 billion in infrastructure over 12 years. Our priority is to promote infrastructure that will contribute to long-term economic growth, build inclusive communities, and support a low carbon, green economy. Key areas for investment will include public transit, green and social infrastructure, transportation infrastructure that supports trade, and infrastructure in rural and northern communities. This plan includes an investment of S25.3 billion over the next 11 years to continue supporting public transit infrastructure. With this additional funding, Canadian communities will be able to build the new urban transit networks and service extensions that will transform the way that Canadians live, move and work. This builds upon the Government s long-term infrastructure plan announced in Budget 2016 that included an investment of up to $3.4 billion in public transit, starting in through a new Public Transit Infrastructure Fund. This Fund is imed at shortening commute times, reducing air pollution, strengthening communities and growing Canada s economy. We are working closely with all of our partners and stakeholders to deliver an ambitious plan that will significantly increase federal infrastructure investments and build strong communities. Infrastructure is the foundation of sustainable and inclusive communities it removes barriers, brings people together, fosters innovation and allows all Canadians to be active participants in their communities. Canada RPL I I

141 -2- The Government s long-term infrastructure plan will be announced in the coming months following consultations with provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous partners to ensure funding responds to the needs and priorities of communities across the country. Additional details and updates on Canada s future infrastructure investments and funding programs can be found on the Department s website at I appreciate your having taken the time to provide the results of the Metro Vancouver Mixed Income Transit-Oriented Rental Housing Study. I have shared your letter with my departmental officials. We will take this information into consideration as we develop and finalize the long-term infrastructure plan. Thank you for writing on this important issue. Yours sincerely, Amarjeel Sohi, P.C., M.P. RPL - 141

142 OFFiCE OF THE MAYOR GMZ CM Oj< I i \ THAT Metro Vancouver be notified that the City of Pod Moody does not see the need for a Five-Year Mike Clay 100 Newport Drive, Port Moody, B.C. V3H 3E1 Telephone: Fax: RPL Mayor, City of Port Moody Sincerely, Thanks for your consideration and opportunity to provide input on this matter. effort to meet local aspirations, improve the strategy s policy clarity and implementation procedures. Additional studies and initiatives are currently under way which are intended to keep the strategy current, involved in these initiatives through participation on regional committees as well as through ongoing and Council does not believe that any additional topics are of interest to the City related to the review of Metro 2040 at this time. regular staff-to-staff engagement on technical aspects of the strategy and its implementation. Therefore improve its utility and aid in its ongoing implementation. The City of Port Moody continues to be directly During the first five years of Metro 2040 implementation, the plan had been amended multiple times in an Review of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future, the Regional Growth Strategy at this time. Moved, seconded, and CARRIED RCI6/360 Meeting of Council: On November 1st, 2016, Port Moody City Council passed the following resolution at the Special Regular Growth Strategy RE: Consideration for 5 year Review of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping out Future, the Regional Dear Chair Moore, Burnaby, BC V5H 4GB 4330 Kingsway [ptra&o1no.:4 L(o ChairG Moore I.t o0ffj3i(c_d Metro Vancouver November CITY OF PORT MOODY

143 Agricultural Land Commission Canodo Way Burnaby, Brilish Columbia V5G 4K6 Tel: Fox: November 8, 2016 Greg Moore, Chair Metro Vancouver Board 4330 Kingsway Burnaby BC VSH 2A 7-'l:t NOV Ac~on:R~, k... ~ lnlo Copy FileNo... _,_ Doc.NJ... _.... CAO Trackm No.:... _.... Dear ~e: &, e_~ RE: Encouraging Agricultural Production through Farm Property Tax Reform in Metro Vancouver Thank you for forwarding the ALC a copy your Encouraging Agricultural Production through Farm Property Tax Reform in Metro Vancouver report. Ms. Theresa Duynstee, Regional Planner, Parks, Planning and Environment Department with Metro Vancouver presented the findings in the report at our October 27th Full Commission meeting and the report has been referred to our Executive Committee to consider for formal endorsement. With respect to Recommendation 4 of the report: 4. Encourage local governments and the Agricultural Land Commission to develop new protocols to enable BC Assessment to obtain timely information on changes in land use and new commercial business activities in the ALR to ensure an appropriate tax assessment of buildings and improvements. The ALC can advise that earlier this year BC Assessment changed their protocols and now use the Ale's self-serve decision portal on our website to retrieve copies of ALC Decisions on a monthly basis. Sincerely, AGRICULTURAl LAND COMMISSION RPL - 143

144 A BRITISH COLUMBIA October 25, 2016 Mr. Greg Moore, Chair, Metro Vancouver Board 4330 Kingsway, \fr../ Burnaby BC V5H CM OCT25 2a- AcOiE:.::::.:::..::::.!;y:t::.j. Dear Mr. Moore: CAQTrackorNa.:.2u14..:.%5 Re: Consideration of the five-year review of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future, the Regional Growth Strategy Thank you for providing the Ministry of Health with the opportunity to review and provide comments on the above noted document. We agree that a comprehensive review of the strategy is not needed at this time. However, we do recommend a limited but focused review that includes consideration of the region s population growth and its impact on health, i.e. the interface between industrial zoning in one community and residential in the adjacent and the resulting increased noise levels. We encourage Metro Vancouver to continue to work closely with Vancouver Coastal Health (Dr. James Lu) and Fraser Health (Dr. Lisa Mu) on this strategy. We recognize Metro Vancouver s commitment to continue to develop and implement effective and adaptive tools and processes for achieving the goals in Metro Vancouver 2040 while supporting the efforts of members in developing complete and livable communities. Initiatives like the Shaping our Communities Survey to gauge public perception of the impacts of land use and transportation on the way their communities are shaped will assist the vision of a strong, vibrant and healthy region. Your consideration of this recommendation and your commitment to the health of those within the Metro Vancouver region is appreciated, and I look forward to our ongoing collaboration at all stages of Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future. Sincerely jj;z.q1 Winnie Yu A/Director, Health Settings & Physical Activity Ministry of Health cc: Dr. James Lu, Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health Dr. Lisa Mu, Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health Ministry of Health Population and Public Health 4-2, 1515 Blanshard Streel Healthy Living Branch victoria BC V8W 3C8 Telephone: (250) Facsimile: (250) ) RPL - 144