2040 Official Community Plan

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The 2040 Official Community Plan presents a long term vision and growth strategy that embraces all aspects of community development, ranging from physical planning (land use/transportation/utility), to economic development, environmental protection/enhancement, and social/cultural initiatives. At the same time, it addresses specific current and future challenges that confront Chilliwack and recommends practical solutions and a consistent strategy. Ultimately, the 2040 OCP represents a unified vision that brings all of the City’s initiatives, work and plans together and moves toward a healthier community. Specifically, the 2040 OCP sets clear directions for:

• Hillside development
• Long term growth challenges (residential, commercial, industrial and institutional/civic use and public amenities) and the protection of the Agricultural Land Reserve
• Establishing a database for environmentally sensitive areas and assets
• Incorporating social/cultural policies and healthy community goals

The Plan articulates the City’s healthy, engaged, sustainable community vision, and proposes five main goals from which more specific objectives and policies evolve. In recommending future land use designations, the Plan explains each designation’s intent and describes how the designation regulates future land uses, thus making the plan more user-friendly.

The following are links to different parts of the Plan:

• 2040 Official Community Plan
• OCP Maps
• Development Permit Area Maps
• Schedule A - Regional Context Statement
• Schedule B - DP4 Downtown Design Guidelines
• Schedule C - DP6 Design Guidelines
• Schedule D1 - Downtown Land Use & Development Plan
• Schedule D2 - Eastern Hillsides Comprehensive Area Plan
• Schedule D3 - Agricultural Area Plan
• Schedule D4 - Alder Neighbourhood Plan
• Schedule D5 - Chilliwack Proper & Fairfield Island Neighbourhoods Plan
• Schedule D6 - Sardis Neighbourhood Plan
• Schedule D7 - South Vedder Neighbourhood Plan
• Schedule D8 - Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan
• Schedule E - Growth Projection Tables