Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 3 – Surrey 2050

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support the protection, enhancement, and restoration of ecosystems through measures such as land acquisition, density bonusing, development permit requirements, subdivision design, conservation covenants, land trusts, and tax exemptions

D7.1.2 Ensure development is planned and designed to avoid, minimize and, where unavoidable, mitigate adverse impacts on wildlife habitat and riparian areas. D7.1.9 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. D7.2.1 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. D7.1.1 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 . D7.1.6 Increase biodiversity values through implementation of the Biodiversity Design Guidelines, development permitting, public education and relevant bylaws. 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.

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seek to acquire, restore, enhance, and protect lands, in collaboration with adjacent member jurisdictions and other partners, that will enable ecosystem connectivity in a regional green infrastructure network

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discourage or minimize the fragmentation of ecosystems through low impact development practices that enable ecosystem connectivity

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indicate how the interface between ecosystems and other land uses will be managed to maintain ecological integrity using edge planning, and measures such as physical buffers, or development permit requirements.

D7.1.8 Provide property owners with guidance on retaining habitat and native plant species.

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).

DP3 Development Permit Guidelines: Sensitive Ecosystems

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Include policies that:

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