Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 3 – Surrey 2050

D5.3.4 Work with Fraser Health, non-governmental and non-pro fi t organizations that are addressing food security by sharing data, assisting with program implementation and supporting the creation of new spaces for food production, education, and access. D5.1.1 Maintain the integrity of Surrey’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) by: a. Preserving the current extent of the ALR boundary; b. Discouraging non-farm uses in the ALR ; c. Avoiding subdivision of ALR lands and adhering to minimum lot sizes prescribed by the Zoning Bylaw; d. Ensuring any ALR land exclusions result in a net benefit to agriculture in Surrey; and e. Minimizing parcel fragmentation when constructing roads, utility corridors, and greenways. D5.1.2 Maximize agricultural land for farm uses by: a. Prioritizing lands with prime agricultural soil for soil-based agriculture; b. Recommending non-soil based agricultural uses and structures on less productive soil through the application review process; and c. Clustering residential buildings and structures close to roads. . D5.1.4 Ensure agriculture zones, policies and guidelines remain current and consistent with provincial and federal requirements by: a. Regularly updating agricultural zones, definitions, and regulations in the Zoning Bylaw ; b. Updating DP4 Farming Protection requirements (see Appendix 2); and c. Responding to changes to provincial agricultural legislation, in particular, the Right to Farm Act and the Agricultural Land Commission Act and regulations pursuant thereto. D5.1.1 Maintain the integrity of Surrey’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) by: a. Preserving the current extent of the ALR boundary; b. Discouraging non-farm uses in the ALR ; c. Avoiding subdivision of ALR lands and adhering to minimum lot sizes prescribed by the Zoning Bylaw; d. Ensuring any ALR land exclusions result in a net benefit to agriculture in Surrey; and e. Minimizing parcel fragmentation when constructing roads, utility corridors, and greenways. D5.1.2 Maximize agricultural land for farm uses by: a. Prioritizing lands with prime agricultural soil for soil-based agriculture; b. Recommending non-soil based agricultural uses and structures on less productive soil through the application review process; and c. Clustering residential buildings and structures close to roads. D5.1.1 Maintain the integrity of Surrey’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) by: a. Preserving the current extent of the ALR boundary; b. Discouraging non-farm uses in the ALR ; See RCS Map 1.

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include policies that protect the supply of agricultural land and strengthen agriculture viability including those that:

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assign appropriate land use designations to protect agricultural land for future generations and discourage land uses on Agricultural lands that do not directly support and strengthen agricultural viability

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encourage the consolidation of small parcels and discourage the subdivision and fragmentation of agricultural land

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