official community plan
DESCRIPTION
Introduction Survey Results General Quality of Life Land Use/ Development Environment Recreation and Tourism Discussion. Official Community Plan. The Official Community Plan focuses on the City’s broad objectives for: Land use Servicing - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
The Official Community Plan focuses on the City’s broad objectives for:
Land use Servicing Form and character of development
It also highlights strategies to meet other community objectives, including:
Environmental Social Economic
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
The Plan is implemented through:
City’s Capital Works Programs Zoning Subdivision and Development Development Permits Other City bylaws
All bylaws adopted by the City or works undertaken by the City after the adoption of this Plan must be consistent with this Plan.
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
There are a number of important planning issues identified in the OCP which will require more detailed study and programs of implementation.
As per the Local Government Act, an OCP does not commit or authorize a municipality to proceed with any project, action or policy that is specified in the Plan.
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
So, why are we here?
Area specific planning and specialized programs are required to address local issues.
The OCP provides a basis to undertake a variety of such local initiatives.
Goals:
1. Review Survey Results for Castlegar and compare with the Summary Results for
Castlegar’s Lower Bench
2. Identify key issues important to the
Lower
Bench neighbourhood
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Resident Survey:
Mailed to each household in Castlegar (~3200)
685 returned – 21.5% (excellent, given length and
complexity)
Consisted of 5 Parts:
Section A: Quality of Life Section B: Land Use and Development Section C: Environment Section D: Recreation and Tourism Section E: General
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Section E (General):
Responses - Age Brackets
0.24.5
12.3
19.6
28.8
17.912.7
4.1
0.05.0
10.015.020.025.030.035.0
< 21 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81+
Fre
qu
ency
%
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• DiscussionResponses - Age Brackets
0.0
5.1
12.015.4
26.5 24.8
12.8
3.4
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
< 21 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81+
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community PlanHousehold Size
68.2
26.7
4.8 0.30.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
1-2 3-4 5-6 6+
Number of PeopleF
req
uen
cy %
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Household Size
71.8
28.2
0.0 0.00.0
10.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.0
1-2 3-4 5-6 6+
Number of People
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Length of Residency
8.1 6.510.8
17.7
56.9
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 20+
YearsF
req
uen
cy %
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Length of Residency
6.8 6.012.8 15.4
59.0
0.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.0
0-2 3-5 6-10 11-20 20+
Years
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Section A (Quality of Life):
Opinion - Quality of Life
36.3
57.4
6.3
0.0
40.0
80.0
Very Satisfied Satisfied/Neutral
DissatisfiedF
req
uen
cy %
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion Opinion - Quality of Life
46.2 47.0
6.8
0.0
40.0
80.0
Very Satisfied Satisfied/Neutral
Dissatisfied
Fre
qu
ency
%
Quality of Life Aspect to Improve
30.4
50.2
10.7
28.0
29.5
11.9
17.3
30.1
35.5
27.3
44.4
52.9
58.6
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0
Other
Transportation/Traffic Movement
Handicapped Accessibility
Professional Services
Protective Services
Outdoor Recreational (Ex. Playing Fields)
Indoor Recreational (Ex. Gymnastics)
Libraries/Schools, Cultural, Daycares
Walking/Biking Trails
Preserved Green Space/Parks
Pedestrian Oriented Shopping/Amenities
City's Look and Character
Employment Opportunities
Quality of Life Aspect to Improve
41.6
66.4
10.6
28.3
31.9
14.2
22.1
33.6
43.4
32.7
41.6
53.1
59.3
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0
Other
Transportation/Traffic Movement
Handicapped Accessibility
Professional Services
Protective Services
Outdoor Recreational (Ex. Playing Fields)
Indoor Recreational (Ex. Gymnastics)
Libraries/Schools, Cultural, Daycares
Walking/Biking Trails
Preserved Green Space/Parks
Pedestrian Oriented Shopping/Amenities
City's Look and Character
Employment Opportunities
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Preferred Rate of Growth
2.411.4
53.8
22.210.2
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
None Low Medium High Very HighF
req
uen
cy %
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Preferred Rate of Growth
2.611.1
49.6
24.812.0
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
None Low Medium High Very High
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community PlanServices/Utilities Needing Improvement
50.6 48.9
12.9 14.4
29.6
44.9
31.1
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
Roads
Sidewalks
Sewer/ Drainage
Water
Garbage D
isposa
l
Lighting/ L
andscaping
Other
Fre
qu
ency
%
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Services/Utilities Needing Improvement
54.447.4
14.018.4
36.8 35.1 34.2
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
Roads
Sidewalks
Sewer/ Drainage
Water
Garbage D
isposa
l
Lighting/ L
andscaping
Other
Fre
qu
ency
%
Preferred Tax Increase For Better Services/Utilities
80.9
17.0
2.00.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
2-5% 6-10% Over10%
Fre
qu
en
cy
%
Increase Taxes For Better Services/Utilites?
71.3
16.512.2
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Yes No Not Sure
Fre
qu
en
cy
%
Increase Taxes For Better Services/Utilites?
61.0
21.317.7
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Yes No Not Sure
Fre
qu
en
cy
%
If YES, preferred Tax Increase For Better Services/Utilities
78.6
19.0
2.4
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
2-5% 6-10% Over 10%
Fre
qu
en
cy
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Section B (Land Use and Development):
Residential and Commercial Land Use
Residential Housing Density? Convenience Stores? Neighbourhood Crime?
Commercial Office and Professional in Downtown Core? Commercial Development b/w Interchange and 24th
Ave? Diversify Employment Base?
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Promote Development By Pre-Servicing?
61.7
25.3
13.0
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
Yes No Not Sure
Fre
qu
ency
%
If Yes - Who Should Pay?
52.1
47.9
40.0
50.0
60.0
DevelopersPay AllCosts
DevelopersPay
Portion
Fre
qu
ency
%
Promote Development By Pre-Servicing?
69.6
15.7 14.8
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
Yes No Not Sure
Fre
qu
ency
%
If YES - Who Should Pay?
51.8
48.2
40.0
50.0
60.0
DevelopersPay AllCosts
DevelopersPay
Portion
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Residential
Increase Housing Density?
17.4
20.7
61.9
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0
Not Sure
No
Yes
Frequency %
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion Increase Housing Density?
13.8
18.1
68.1
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0
Not Sure
No
Yes
Frequency %
If Yes to Increasing Density, What Type?
12.8
20.9
30.2
30.0
68.5
48.4
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0
Other
Triplexes/ Fourplexes
Duplexes
Apartments
Condos/ Townhouses
Smaller Houses/ Lots
Frequency %
If YES to Increasing Housing Density, What Type?
16.3
23.3
32.6
24.4
69.8
47.7
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0
Other
Triplexes/ Fourplexes
Duplexes
Apartments
Condos/ Townhouses
Smaller Houses/ Lots
Frequency %
Official Community PlanOfficial Community PlanNeigbourhood Commercial?
41.938.9
19.2
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
Yes No Not SureF
req
uen
cy %
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Neigbourhood Commercial?
35.0
46.2
18.8
10.0
30.0
50.0
Yes No Not Sure
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Concerned About Personal Safety and Crime?
48.243.2
8.7
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Yes No Not SureF
req
uen
cy %
Concerned About Personal Safety and Crime?
38.6
56.1
5.3
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
Yes No Not Sure
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community PlanPriority Housing Issue Combined Total of
‘Medium’ and ‘High’Combined Total of ‘Medium’ and ‘High’
1 Supply of housing for the elderly 85.1 % 86.4 (1)
2 Quality of housing for the elderly 81.2 83.2 (2)
3 Sprawl and Distance to shopping/Amenities
74.8 72.7 (3)
4 Shortage of building lots 64.9 66.4 (5)
5 Condition of existing housing stock 64.4 64.4 (7)
6 Availability of housing for those with disabilities
63.5 65.0 (6)
7 Shortage of low income housing 60.1 66.7 (4)
8 Choice is poor (area, type, etc.) 57.2 59.8 (9)
9 Conflicts between housing and other land uses
55.9 60.4(8)
10 Real Estate values are too high 53.6 53.7 (10)
11 Real Estate values are too low 34.7 41.6 (11)
Official Community PlanOfficial Community PlanCommercial
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Concentrate Office and Smaller Scale Commerical in Downtown Core?
66.2
17.2 16.6
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Yes No Not SureF
req
uen
cy %
Concentrate Office and Smaller Scale Commerical in Downtown Core?
61.2
23.315.5
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Yes No Not Sure
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Support for Commercial Development Between 20th
and 24th Street
65.3
25.5
9.2
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Yes No NotSure
Fre
qu
ency
%
Support for Commercial Development Between 20th
and 24th Street
75.2
21.4
3.4
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Yes No NotSure
Fre
qu
ency
%
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Diversify Employment Base?
92.6
2.6 4.9
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
Yes No NotSure
Fre
qu
ency
%
Diversify Employment Base?
98.3
0.0 1.70.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
Yes No NotSure
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
If Yes, What Type of Employment?
9.6
30.5
42.1
40.9
30.7
8.7
54.0
57.1
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0
Other
Government
Education
Tourism
Service
Heavy Industry
High-Tech Industry
Light Industry
Frequency %
If YES, What Type of Employment?(Select a maximum of 3)
13.9
29.6
46.3
43.5
36.1
10.2
73.1
69.4
0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0
Other
Government
Education
Tourism
Service
Heavy Industry
High-Tech Industry
Light Industry
Frequency %
Official Community PlanOfficial Community PlanSection C (Environment):
Support for Community 'Blue-Box' Program
61.4
5.4
33.2
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
Yes No Perhaps (Cost?)
Fre
qu
ency
%
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Support for Community 'Blue-Box' Program
68.4
2.6
29.1
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
Yes No Perhaps (Cost?)
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
• Introduction
• Survey Results
• General
• Quality of Life
• Land Use/ Development
• Environment
• Recreation and Tourism
• Discussion
Eliminate Pesticides/Herbicides in Muncipal Parks?
71.8
12.5 15.7
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Yes No Not Sure
Fre
qu
ency
%Eliminate Pesticides/Herbicides in Muncipal Parks?
68.6
15.3 16.1
0.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
Yes No Not Sure
Fre
qu
ency
%
Official Community PlanOfficial Community PlanSection C (Environment):
Priority Environmental Issue Combined Total of ‘Medium’ and ‘High’
Combined Total of ‘Medium’ and ‘High’
1 Water quality of the Columbia River
94.5 % 93.8 (1)
2 Protection of environmentally sensitive areas
93.3 93.8 (2)
3 Industrial air pollution 91.9 92.2 (4)
4 Recycling home and office waste 89.1 91.4 (5)
5 Sewer disposal and drainage systems
88.2 93.8 (3)
6 Reducing the use of pesticides/herbicides
83.9 85.2 (6)
7 Automobile generated air pollution
74.4 77.2 (7)
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Section D (Tourism and Recreation):
Tourism
Priority Needed to Promote Tourism Combined Total of ‘Medium’ and ‘High’
Combined Total of ‘Medium’ and ‘High’
1 Attractions/entertainment 90.5 % 91.8 (2)
2 Special events 89.5 92.6 (1)
3 More shopping 85.6 84.1 (4)
4 Compact, pedestrian oriented shopping
84.3 84.2 (3)
5 Campgrounds 83.3 81.5 (6)
6 More signage to parks, heritage sites, etc.
76.9 82.7 (5)
7 Better services (restaurants, etc) 72.7 72.7 (7)
8 Better accommodation 66.9 66.0 (8)
Official Community PlanOfficial Community Plan
Priority Recreational Interest Combined Total of ‘Medium’ and ‘High’
Combined Total of ‘Medium’ and ‘High’
1 Parks (passive recreation) 88.9 % 90.3 (1)
2 Trails 84.9 84.6 (3)
3 Children/teen facilities 82.3 89.6 (2)
4 Indoor sports facilities 77.8 78.8 (5)
5 Seniors drop-in centres 75.0 82.4 (4)
6 Marina/docking facilities 71.2 73.1 (6)
7 Outdoor playing fields 64.2 69.6 (7)
8 Soccer fields 63.4 63.8 (9)
9 Golf courses 59.0 58.3 (8)
10 Tennis courts 54.0 60.2 (10)
11 Ball diamonds 53.3 56.7 (11)
Section D (Tourism and Recreation):
Recreation