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BYLAW NO. 7188-2015
A Bylaw to amend Schedule “A” of the Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 7060-2014
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WHEREAS Section 882 of the Local Government Act provides that the Council may revise the Official
Community Plan;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend Schedule "A" to the Official Community Plan;
NOW THEREFORE, the Municipal Council of the City of Maple Ridge enacts as follows:
1. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Amending
Bylaw No. 7188-2015
2. That Section 2.1.2 Compact and Unique Community be amended by repealing policies 2-7
through 2-9 and replacing them with the following:
2-7 Maple Ridge will establish a city-wide Community Amenity Program with the following
components, to provide amenities, including the provision of affordable and special
needs housing, in a sustainable and economically viable manner:
a) Contribution approach
b) Geographic area, including any portions of the City that may be excluded;
c) Approach for addressing existing density bonus policies and regulations in the
Albion Area Plan area;
d) Application of the program with respect to land uses and density;
e) Establishment of one or more Reserve Fund Bylaws, including the identification
of those potential community amenities to which the reserve funds can be
allocated;
2-8 The Community Amenity Program may also include areas within the City where
density bonus provisions apply. Where provisions apply, the density bonus will be in
addition to the city-wide program and will be integrated into the Maple Ridge Zoning
Bylaw.
2-9 A Community Amenity Contributions and density bonuses may also be considered at
Council’s discretion for all Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw amending
applications that are seeking a higher density than is envisioned in Schedule “A”, to
help provide a variety of amenities and facilities throughout the municipality.
3. That Section 2.1.2 Compact and Unique Community be amended by adding the following
policies in numeric order after policy 2-9:
2-10 Community Amenity Contributions which are specific for those portions of the City
where an Area Plan has been adopted, and as outlined in the subject Area Plan, may
be established at Council’s discretion.
2-11 Maple Ridge Council will establish one or more Reserve Funds for the Community
Amenity Program that will identify the type of community amenities to which the
amenity contributions will apply.
4. That Section 10.2.2 Residential Development and Community Amenity Program, Albion
Area Plan Community Amenity Program policy amended by changing the heading of the
policy section to “Albion Area Community Amenity Program and Density Bonus
Framework”.
5. That Section 10.2.2 Residential Development and Community Amenity Program, be
amended by repealing policy 10-4 and replacing it with the following:
10-4 The city-wide Community Amenity Program established in Section 2.1.2 Compact
and Unique Community will apply to the Albion Area Plan. A Density Bonus
Framework will also be permitted on lands designated Low Density Residential,
Low-Medium Density Residential and Medium Density Residential in the Albion
Area Plan.
6. That Section 10.2.2 Residential Development and Community Amenity Program policy
10- 5 be repealed and replaced with the following:
10-5 Where the density bonus option is utilized in a single-family subdivision, the
density bonus framework provisions established in the Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw
will apply to all lots that exceed the base density permitted in the zone, in addition
to the city-wide Community Amenity Program established in Official Community
Plan Section 2.1.2 Compact and Unique Community.
7. That Section 10.2.2 Residential Development and Community Amenity Program policy
10-6 be repealed and replaced with the following:
10-6 Where the density bonus option is utilized in a multi-family development, the
density bonus framework provisions established in the Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw
will apply to all dwelling units that exceed the base density permitted in the zone,
in addition to the city-wide Community Amenity Program established in Official
Community Plan Section 2.1.2 Compact and Unique Community.
8. That Section 10.2.4 Albion Zoning Matrix be amended by deleting the words “and Amenity
Contribution” from the notation section.
9. Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Bylaw No.7060-2014 as amended is hereby amended
accordingly.
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