REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: February 24, 2021 Report No. DEV-21-014
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Proposed Amendment to the Regional Context Statement in the Official Community Plan
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council authorize the Corporate Officer to forward the proposed amendment to the Regional Context Statement in the Official Community Plan as outlined in Staff Report No. DEV-21-014, to the Capital Regional District's Corporate Officer and furthermore, indicate that Council will discharge its conditional approval, accepting the Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 4328 per the requirements of Section 438 of the Local Government Act, upon CRD Board acceptance of Esquimalt's revised Regional Context Statement.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
Local Government Act
Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2018, No. 2922
Regional Growth Strategy
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
Although the population, dwelling unit, and employment projections are not related to any specific strategic priority, goal, or operational strategy, an accurate understanding of demographic trends in Esquimalt informs the Township's response to many of the items in the Strategic Plan.
BACKGROUND:
Chronology:
June 22, 2020 Council passed a resolution to consider acceptance of the Regional Context Statement.
Section 429 (2) (b) of the Local Government Act states that, "A regional growth strategy must cover a period of at least 20 years from the time of its initiation and must include population, and employment projections for the period covered by the regional growth strategy". The CRD produced these projections along with a bylaw that would amend the Regional Growth Strategy to replace the old projections with the new projections. However, Council did not believe that the projections accurately reflected Esquimalt's growth pattern and thereby did not accept the amendment. Through a ser...
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