Electoral Area C Zoning Amendment Project (BL 1742-2022)

May 25, 2023

Electoral Area C

Project Overview

As a result of changes to the Agricultural Land Commission Act (ALCA) and Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) Use and General Regulations, the SLRD needs to update zoning bylaws to be in alignment with the Provincial regulatory framework. Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1742-2022 seeks to incorporate these necessary changes into the existing Area C Zoning Bylaw, as well as a number of additional amendments proposed to streamline and update the bylaw.

There are two sets of key content changes:

Compliance with Regulations: Aligning the bylaw with Provincial regulations related to agriculture, including provisions for cannabis production, cannabis retail, and residential use of ALR land.
Additional amendments: These amendments are largely intended to create consistency and clarity within the bylaw. Proposed amendments include changes to the gross floor area calculation, height regulations, and other minor amendments such as additions or amendments to definitions and permitted uses within the bylaw. Proposed changes to height regulations include creating separate height regulations for different uses within each zone.

Current Status

At their meeting on May 24, 2023, the SLRD Board passed the following resolutions:

THAT Bylaw No. 1742-2022, cited as “Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Electoral Area C Zoning Bylaw No. 765, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 1742- 2022”, be adopted.

Public Input

Public Information Meeting:

A Public Information Meeting was held for this project on Wednesday, January 25 at 6:00 P.M.

This Public Information Meeting was intended to provide the public with an overview of changes proposed to the Electoral Area C Zoning Bylaw. The meeting included a staff presentation outlining the proposed changes, followed by an opportunity to collect initial public input on the proposed changes.

**Please note that this meeting was largely intended to be an informative meeting and did not replace a Public Hearing.**

For resources related to the Public Information Meeting, including a video recording and the staff presentation, see below.

Key themes from this meeting were summarized in the February 22, 2023 Staff Report.

Public Hearing

An electronic public hearing was held on March 29, 2023. Themes from the public hearing were summarized in the April 19, 2023 Board Report which can be found below. The report also includes a copy of the public hearing meeting minutes, as well as written submissions received (attached as Appendix B to the report).