Draft - Official Community Plan - Surrey 2050

Appendix 3 – Surrey 2050

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support the consideration of natural assets and ecosystem services in land use decision-making and land management practices

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) .

D7.2.2 Complete a citywide natural asset inventory.

D7.2.3 Use nature-based infrastructure approaches to design drainage systems in a manner that more closely reflects pre-development conditions and natural drainage patterns. D7.2.4 Mitigate impacts to aquifers and other shared groundwater resources in collaboration with other levels of government, neighbouring jurisdictions and affected interest holders. D7.3.1 Implement Surrey’s Urban Forest Management Strategy by: a. Ensuring adequate space and growing medium is provided; b. Protecting and retaining mature forest stands, significant trees, and other important natural features; c. Maximizing shade tree coverage on City lands and rights-of-way; d. Working towards a 30% tree canopy cover target (excluding the ALR) by 2038; and 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. D7.3.1 Implement Surrey’s Urban Forest Management Strategy by: a. Ensuring adequate space and growing medium is provided; b. Protecting and retaining mature forest stands, significant trees, and other important natural features; c. Maximizing shade tree coverage on City lands and rights-of-way; d. Working towards a 30% tree canopy cover target (excluding the ALR) by 2038, and 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. D7.1.6 Increase biodiversity values through implementation of the Biodiversity Design Guidelines , development permitting, public education and relevant bylaws.

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enable the retention and expansion of urban forests using various tools, such as local tree canopy cover targets, urban forest management strategies, tree regulations, development permit requirements, land acquisition, street tree planting, and reforestation or restoration policies, with consideration of resilience

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reduce the spread of invasive species by employing best practices, such as the implementation of soil removal and deposit bylaws, development permit requirements, and invasive species management plans

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