City of Surrey's 2024-2028 Financial Plan

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

• Began to investigate and identify requirements to leverage contractor performance and risk-based inspection to accelerate the permitting experience in the Plumbing Section; • Continued improvements to the consistency of services delivered through communication and training; • Continued work on the City Centre Plan update, including the introduction of an office strategy to support a Central Business District in City Centre; • Initiated an update to the Cloverdale

• Continued to work on the South Campbell Heights Plan to increase the mixed employment and industrial land supply in Surrey; • Continued the development of performance metrics to streamline the permitting process and improve the management framework; and • Continued improvements to the Guaranteed Timeline Initiative for Single-Family Building Permits, Tenant Improvement Permits, and rezoning applications, providing quarterly progress updates to Council and the land development community, and adding a Single Family Additions/ Renovations to the list of permits under the Guarantee.

Town Centre Plan to support the future Cloverdale hospital project;

PUBLIC SAFETY

• Continued to support the accelerated delivery of the future Cloverdale hospital and BC Cancer Centre, with continued support for Fraser Health Authority and their project team to prepare and advance the Building Permit Application; and

• Continued to resolve non-permitted construction, streamlining citizen complaints, inquiries, and follow-up by establishing new processes to align activities and responses between the Building Division, Bylaw Division, and Legal Services Division.

• Advanced Initiated work to develop a Terms of Reference / Guidelines for Geotechnical Peer Reviews to support

• Developed approaches to further support the development of energy efficient buildings of the future; and • Continued roll-out of enhanced environmental review process for new developments and form cooperations with senior agencies to leverage the City’s Ecosystem Development Plan (“EDP”) process and specialized staff.

Steep Slope Development Permit requirements in Area Planning;

• Determined need for policy guidance, guidelines, and standards for high albedo and green roofs, particularly for large industrial and commercial projects;

City of Surrey | 2024—2028 Financial Plan | General Operating Fund | Planning & Development

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