City of Surrey 2020-2024 Financial Plan

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

growth management and Community Engagement 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.

2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

INCLUSION

• Initiated a Community Planning Engagement Framework for public consultation; • 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 • Completed Density Bonus Policy Review and introduced new program; • Completed several plans, consultation for Guildford 104 Avenue Corridor Plan and Completed Cloverdale Town Centre Plan; • Completed Background Studies for Fraser Highway SkyTrain Corridor; • Completed Indoor Amenity Space Review and update; • Prepared and presented 269 planning reports to Council on development applications; • Approved the creation of 462 single family lots; BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS

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; and • Completed accelerated inspections for emergency winter shelters.

• Received 755 development applications for rezoning, subdivision, development permits, development variance permits, and Official Community plan development; • Launched the beta for the digital building permit intake and review process for single family building permits; • Implemented the first phaser of the Energy Step Code for new constructions; • Continued the Land Use Contract (LUC) termination process, presentenced 2 LUC termination reports to Council;

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