City of Surrey 2019 Annual Financial Report

CITY OF SURREY OVERVIEWS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

The primary functions of the Planning & Development Department are to prepare land use plans, bylaws and policies for consideration by City Council; and undertake application reviews and approval processes consistent with Council- approved plans, bylaws and policies in support of planned, orderly and sustainable development of the City. The Department’s mandate is accomplished through activities of the following five divisions:

ADMINISTRATION Administration provides general administrative support services, records management, customer services, budgeting, information technology deployment and support. Enterprise Content Management implementation and customer service. AREA PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT, NORTH & SOUTH Area Planning & Development implements Council-adopted bylaws approved secondary plans, and policies in relation to the use and development of land. This work involves receiving and reviewing applications and making appropriate recommendations for land development projects and preparing reports to Council. BUILDING Building administers Council-adopted bylaws and policies related to building construction. This work involves servicing residential and commercial building plan reviews, performing building, plumbing and electrical field review services, and the administration of the Tree Preservation Bylaw and sign bylaws. The Building division is also responsible for providing professional advice on building construction related matters to City Council, the Board of Variance, other City departments and the public.ws.

CIVIC FACILITIES Civic Facilities plans, designs and constructs new facilities, and maintains and operates the City’s existing building inventory, which includes redeveloping and modifying buildings, and administering an ongoing preventative maintenance program. The division leads energy saving initiatives throughout the City, including lighting and HVAC system upgrades. COMMUNITY PLANNING Community Planning develops land use plans and policies in support of the planned and orderly development of the City. The division administers the Official Community Plan (OCP), General Land Use Plans, Neighbourhood Concept Plans (NCP), Local Area Plans, zoning bylaw amendments and monitors the City’s growth management strategies. The Division is also responsible for Social Planning, Agricultural Planning, Heritage Planning and demographic tracking and growth forecasting. Community Planning also supports the Heritage Advisory Commission, Environmental Advisory Committee, Agricultural and Food Security Advisory Committee and the Social Planning Advisory Committee. The division provides graphic and mapping services for the department and supports the corporate Geographical Information Systems (GIS) services.

2 0 1 9 A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S

• Initiated a Community Planning Engagement Framework for public consultation.

• Completed Cloverdale Town Centre Plan.

• Approved the creation of 462 single family lots.

• Completed Stage 1 of Darts Hill NCP.

• Rolled out a transition plan for the 2018 BC Building Code and provided training to all City Building Officials and Plan Checkers to ensure seamless implementation and enforcement of the new code. • Enabled online intake for hydronic heating plumbing permits. • Launched the beta for the digital building permit intake and review process for single family building permits.

• Initiated review and update of Community Planning webpages to improve clarity and access for users. • Continued implementation of the All Our Relations Social Innovation Strategy, Phase 2 of the Surrey Urban Aboriginal Partnering Strategy. • In partnership with BC Housing, secured two supportive housing sites in the City Centre and Guildford to respond to needs of the homeless population. • Completed streamlined reviews and acceptance of specified BC Housing Building Projects to meet key homeless reduction objectives. • Completed accelerated inspections for emergency winter shelters.

• Completed Background Studies for Fraser Highway Skytrain Corridor. • Completed Indoor Amenity Space Review and update. • Received 755 development applications for rezoning, subdivision, development permits, development variance permits, and Official Community plan development. • Prepared and presented 269 planning reports to Council on development applications. • Implemented transition plan for the 2018 BC Building Code and provided training to all City building officials and plan checkers to ensure seamless implementation and enforcement of the new code. • Continued the Land Use Contract (LUC) termination process, presented 2 LUC termination reports to Council.

• Implemented the first phase of the Energy Step Code for new constructions.

• Highly successful opening of the North Surrey Sport and Ice Complex with three ice rinks surface, fitness and multipurpose space, including an outdoor playground and track. • Began the development of dashboards to streamline the timely issuance of permits.

• Completed Density Bonus Policy Review and introduced new program.

• Completed consultation for Guildford 104 Avenue Corridor Plan.

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