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10.1 AREA PLANNING
ISSUES
Neighbourhood planning and community consultatfon will be important aspects of determining the future of
neighbourhood character.
PRINCIPLES
A number of principles have been identffied to provide an overall context
and guidance for decisions regarding the natural environment. The
principles reflect many of the values of the community highlighted through
numerous community workshops and the Community Visioning Sessions
held in Spring 2006. Those of partfcular significance to area planning are
listed below.
Principle 6
The community recognizes the need to foster the history of Maple
Ridge and enhance historic areas.
BACKGROUND
An area plan is a Council adopted Bylaw that provides a greater level of detail regarding land use,
density, form, character, and phasing for a specific area, than is typically found in an Official
Community Plan. An area plan can apply to a group of neighbourhoods, or a single neighbourhood,
and is suitable for newly developing, existfng or historic neighbourhoods. Neighbourhoods can be
residentfal, commercial, industrial, instftutfonal, or agricultural, or of any combinatfon.
The general content of an area plan is identffied in the Official Community Plan policies. However each
area plan is unique, as the content is often dependent upon the issues, characteristfcs and objectfves
defined by stakeholders through consultatfon.
The Official Community Plan policies identffy the criteria and general locatfons for future area plans,
however their tfming and the specific neighbourhoods involved will be determined by District Council.
AREA PLANS
can apply to a group of
neighbourhoods, or a
single neighbourhood, or
entfre designated areas,
and may guide the
development of new
communitfes or the
redevelopment of existfng
ones.
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Principle 10
Citfzens keenly appreciate the importance of public partfcipatfon in community and neighbourhood
planning processes.
Principle 12
Collaboratfon with other authoritfes, including but not limited to the ALC
and Metro Vancouver, is essentfal to ensuring that municipal objectfves can
be met.
Principle 31
It is important to undertake detailed planning work on the basis of neigh-
bourhood planning.
OBJECTIVES
To develop area plans to guide redevelopment of existfng neighbourhoods and to provide directfon for
new development in an urban reserve area.
To utflize a consultatfve approach to area planning that involves working cooperatfvely with Provincial
and Regional agencies, School District, community groups, and residents.
POLICIES
10 - 1 The historic and new communitfes identffied in the Communitfes map (Figure 1) will form the general
boundaries for the preparatfon of future area plans. The area plans map (Figure 6) identffies existfng and
potentfal future area plans. This figure does not preclude the District from undertaking an area plan for any
other portfon of the District.
10 - 2 Maple Ridge will initfate the creatfon of area plans as a means to guide development:
a) Priority consideratfon will be given to an area in transitfon, neighbourhoods that present the greatest
opportunitfes for redevelopment, or areas where Guide Plans are in existence;
b) Area plans will be developed for the historic communitfes of Maple Ridge including Hammond, The Ridge,
Port Haney/Haney, Albion, Yennadon, Webster’s Corners, Whonnock and Ruskin;
c) The Thornhill area is recognized as a new Community that requires an area plan prior to urban
development occurring in the area. This area plan is a long-term priority for the District and will be
initfated in accordance with the Thornhill Urban Reserve policies of the Official Community Plan; and
d) Subsequent area plans will be based on a consideratfon of each area’s suitability for accommodatfng
residentfal intensificatfon.
AREA PLANS
Are often called
Neighbourhood Plans,
Secondary Plans or
Neighbourhood Concept
Plans.
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10 - 3 Area Plans will be developed utflizing a consultatfve approach that involves working cooperatfvely
with Provincial and Regional agencies, School District, community groups, and residents and will include, but
not be limited to the following:
a) policies relatfng to the types and form of development, land use patterns, and phasing;
b) physical inventory of the site including an assessment of environmentally sensitfve areas, ecosystems and
the impact of development;
c) an assessment of existfng and future infrastructure, and a fiscal impact analysis study;
d) a transportatfon study that addressees road connectfons, transit and alternate modes of travel, and con-
nectfons to the Regional Town Centre;
e) an assessment of parks and open space; and
f) the provision of community amenitfes.
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