Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 3 – Surrey 2050

D5.2.4 Establish and maintain an effective channel of communication between the City and the farming community to ensure City-led projects, programs, and policies contribute to the growth of the agriculture and food sectors. D5.2.5 Support farming cooperatives, incubators and other economic tools and incentives that provide new farmers with access to land. 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; 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. D5.3.1 Encourage food providers such as grocers, restaurants and community kitchens to locate in established urban residential neighbourhoods by regularly updating land use policies and zoning regulations to remove barriers that food providers may face in locating in these areas. Supplementary Information D5.3.2 Expand opportunities for residents to participate in the production of local, healthy and culturally specific food by: a. Encouraging new developments to provide opportunities for on site food production, such as garden plots and edible landscapes, as part of the residential amenity space; and b. Permitting temporary community gardens on under-utilized or vacant privately-owned land. D5.3.3 Support the development of community gardens in neighbourhood parks through partnerships with non-profit groups, neighbourhood associations and other interested parties. 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.

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align policies and regulations, where applicable, with the Minister's Bylaw Standards and Agricultural Land Commission legislation and regulations In partnership with other agencies and organizations, support agricultural awareness and promote the importance of the agricultural industry, the importance of protecting agricultural land, and the value of local agricultural products and experiences

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