Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 3 – Surrey 2050

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do not permit residential uses, except for: an accessory caretaker unit; or limited residential uses (with an emphasis on affordable, rental units) on lands within 200 m of a rapid transit station and located within Urban Centres or Frequent Transit Development Areas, provided that the residential uses are located only on the upper floors of buildings with commercial and light industrial uses, where appropriate and subject to the consideration of municipal objectives and local context. include policies to assist existing and new businesses in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, maximizing energy efficiency, and mitigating impacts on ecosystems

8.3.1 Intent The Employment II designation applies to employment generating lands intended for office development, generally 3 20+ storeys. It supports office, office-supportive commercial, and other complementary uses. Residential uses are generally not supported, with the exception of institutional residential uses (such as care facilities, supportive housing, student housing, etc.), subject to any restrictions on the residential use of lands as per the Regional Growth Strategy.

This is the only area where employment lands are located within in FTDA or urban centre.

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D6.2 Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase climate resilience across all sectors.

D6.2.5 Encourage building and landscape design features that conserve energy and water, reduce GHG emissions , and mitigate extreme heat in urban areas through the DP1 Form and Character guidelines (see Appendix 2) and other design measures. D6.2.6 Explore opportunities to incentivize developments that exceed minimum regulatory requirements for energy efficiency and zero-carbon performance. D6.2.7 Encourage construction practices and technologies that reduce embodied carbon and improve the climate resilience of new buildings. D6.2.8 Support affordable zero-carbon resilience retrofits of existing buildings by: a. Advocating to senior levels of government for regulations, funding and supportive programs; and b. Developing a comprehensive existing building strategy. D6.3 Reduce the vulnerability of development and the community to hazards. D6.3.1 Manage the risks posed by steep or unstable slopes and coastal or riverine flooding through implementation of the DP2 Hazard Lands Development Permit Area and its associated guidelines (see Appendix 2).

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include policies that assist existing and new businesses to adapt to the impacts of climate change and reduce their exposure to natural

hazards risks, such as those identified within the regional growth strategy (Table 5)

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