Let's Talk: OCP Update

City of Victoria

Public Hearing Online Information Session

Join us to learn more about the Official Community Plan (OCP) public hearing on September 11.This information session will go over the <a href="https://engage.victoria.ca/ocp" title="https://engage.victoria.ca/ocp" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">OCP update and zoning updates</a> as well as the public hearing process and how you can provide feedback to help shape how Victoria can grow and change into the future. <h3>Event Details</h3>The OCP is a big deal. It’s the long-term plan that shapes where housing, businesses and public spaces should go and how we move around the city. The proposed OCP updates will guide and regulate new development across the city to enable housing to be built faster and ensure new development supports climate solutions and communities with amenities and services close to home.This information session will go over key points of the proposed OCP update and the public hearing process including the proposed: Victoria 2050: The Updated Official Community PlanIncludes new development permit areas, heritage conservation areas and guidelines that will impact properties across the city and guide:<ul><li>Development for land use that aims to meet future housing and employment needs.</li><li>Low-carbon growth that is responsive to climate change.</li><li>Thoughtful decision making that protects what we love about Victoria, like heritage and ecological assets and unique, walkable neighbourhoods.</li><li>Updated Development Permit Areas, Heritage Conservation Areas and guidelines that will support the redevelopment of properties across the city to meet community needs.</li></ul> Zoning ModernizationNew zoning approach to:<ul><li>Enable diverse housing, between four and six storeys, to be developed in residential areas throughout the city.</li><li>Simplify regulations, making the process for realizing new housing easier and new development regulations clearer.</li><li>Ensure development makes space for trees and open space and contributes to an enjoyable and interesting city.</li></ul>Several other policies and bylaws are being considered for final approval along with the OCP and zoning. <a href="https://engage.victoria.ca/38461/widgets/175596/documents/151995" title="https://engage.victoria.ca/38461/widgets/175596/documents/151995" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about these policies and bylaws here.</a>

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