Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 3 – Surrey 2050

limited agricultural use, primarily soil based; and land management activities needed to minimize vulnerability / risk to climate change impacts protect the integrity of lands with a Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation from activities in adjacent areas by considering wildland interface planning, and introducing measures such as physical buffers or development permit requirements Include policies that:

attractive manner while simultaneously retaining and/or enhancing natural assets.

c)

i)

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). D7.1.2 Ensure development is planned and designed to avoid, minimize and, where unavoidable, mitigate adverse impacts on wildlife habitat and riparian areas. D7.1.6 Increase biodiversity values through implementation of the Biodiversity Design Guidelines, development permitting, public education and relevant bylaws.

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

ii)

encourage the consolidation of small parcels, and discourage subdivision and fragmentation of lands with a Conservation and Recreation regional land use designation.

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.

Sec Policy Text

Applicable OCP Policies

Adopt Regional Context Statements that:

a)

identify local ecosystem protection and tree canopy cover targets, and demonstrate how these targets will contribute to the regional targets in Action 3.2.1 refer to Map 11 or more detailed local ecological and cultural datasets and include policies that:

See RCS Section titled “Metro 2050 Regional Growth Strategy Targets” above.

Policy Action 3.2.7

Policy 3.2.7

b)

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