This Plan Area is a development approval information area. The Regional District may require development approval information for zoning amendment applications, development permit applications, and temporary commercial or industrial use permit applications. The Electoral Area 'A' Official Community Plan includes text and corresponding maps. Section 1 of the Plan addresses Goals 1 and 2 of the GMP together while each remaining section of the Plan focuses on Goal 3 to 8 independently. Each section of the Plan contains objectives and policies.
Objectives express the community's values and long term aspirations.
They are the community's statements of what is important to the residents and land owners of Electoral Area 'A'. Policies express the community's response to the objectives. The policies provide specific direction to the RDN Board, the community, and the provincial and federal agencies on the future land and water surface uses in the Plan Area.