Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 3 – Surrey 2050

e. Ensuring equitable canopy coverage across the city.

D7.3.2 Regularly review and update Surrey's Tree Protection Bylaw to ensure current best practices are applied in tree protection and retention. D7.1.1 Support and the city’s regionally connected network of natural areas by preserving and restoring riparian areas and watercourses and linking them with upland natural areas. D7.1.2 Ensure development is planned and designed to avoid, minimize and, where unavoidable, mitigate adverse impacts on wildlife habitat and riparian areas. D7.2.1 Use legislative policies and DP3 Sensitive Ecosystem (see Appendix 2) requirements to help conserve, enhance, and mitigate impacts on aquatic areas, riparian corridors, and the Green Infrastructure Network (GIN). D7.1.1 Support and the city’s regionally connected network of natural areas by preserving and restoring riparian areas and watercourses and linking them with upland natural areas. D7.2.1 Use legislative policies and DP3 Sensitive Ecosystem (see Appendix 2) requirements to help conserve, enhance, and mitigate impacts on aquatic areas, riparian corridors, and the Green Infrastructure Network (GIN). D7.1.9 Pursue opportunities to partner with other levels of government, neighbouring jurisdictions, private land interests and community groups to protect lands through other means, in such areas as: a. Sensitive ecosystems; b. Critical habitat for species at risk; c. Forested escarpments along the Fraser River; and d. Forested floodplains. D7.1.8 Provide property owners with guidance on retaining habitat and native plant species. D7.1.9 Pursue opportunities to partner with other levels of government, neighbouring jurisdictions, private land interests and community groups to protect lands through other means, in such areas as: a. Sensitive ecosystems; b. Critical habitat for species at risk; c. Forested escarpments along the Fraser River; and d. Forested floodplains. DP3 Development Permit Guidelines: Sensitive Ecosystems DP3 Development Permit Guidelines: Sensitive Ecosystems

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wetlands (e.g. freshwater lakes, ponds, bogs, fens, estuarine, marine, freshwater, and intertidal ecosystems)

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riparian areas (i.e. the areas and vegetation surrounding wetlands, lakes, streams, and rivers)

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ecosystems not covered above that may be vulnerable to climate change and natural hazard impacts, or that provide buffers to climate change impacts or natural hazard impacts for communities uses within those lands that are appropriately located, scaled, and consistent with the intent of the designation, including: major parks and outdoor recreation areas; education, research and training facilities, and associated uses that serve conservation and/or recreation users; commercial uses, tourism activities, and public, cultural, or community amenities;

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D8.2.4 Where appropriate, integrate stormwater management facilities into parkland in a functional and

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