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Official Community Plan (OCP)

Engagement Events | Support Documents

Introduction

The Town of Osoyoos is updating the Official Community Plan (OCP) and we need your input.

What is an OCP you ask? It’s a guiding document that’s common to every municipality in British Columbia. Choose Your Osoyoos will take a 20+ year glimpse into the future of Osoyoos. It will reflect our vision, values, and plans for change.

Choose Your Osoyoos will help Council in making decisions on important issues such as housing, land use, transportation, our natural environment, economic development, and recreation.

A community vision cannot be created without consulting our community. So we’re asking you to show up, participate, and tell us what makes Osoyoos the best place to live in BC!

2021 Draft Official Community Plan

The Town of Osoyoos is pleased to announce that the Draft Official Community Plan (OCP) is now available for review and comment.

The links below will take you to each of the sections in the new OCP.
Your review of the OCP and comments are appreciated.
The survey link below allows you to provide general comments and comments on specific sections.
Additonal opportunities for engagement will be posted on this site shortly.

2021 Draft Official Community Plan - Full Version

By Section:

Community Engagement Events

The Town has completed the first draft of the Official Community Plan! We want to know if we got it right. Help Choose Your Osoyoos - read through the Draft OCP posted on the Town's website between now and late June 2021, then tell us what you think by completing this comment form. Once the public review is complete, the OCP will be revised accordingly and then presented to Council for 1st Reading this summer.

If you have any questions about the Draft OCP, please contact Gina MacKay, Director of Planning and Development Services, at gmackay@osoyoos.ca.

Thank you for your participation in this important process!

Click Here to Complete the Online Survey

Public Consultation Meetings

The Town hosted three topic-specific meetings on Monday, June 7^th to present key elements of the Draft OCP and answer any questions. Your participation is highly valued. Please consider viewing meeting(s) most relevant to you to provide your input on the future of our community.

Please view the meetings below and participate in the survey HERE

The survey is open until June 27, 2021

Housing, Health, and Social Equity

June 7, 2021 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Video link: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/104054?preview=104636

Relevant sections of the OCP:

Community Goals and Policies: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/104085
Land Use Policies: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/104086
- 7.B. Residential (p. 4 – 6)
- 7.F. Institutional (p. 17 – 19)
- 7.J.2.2 Active Transportation (p. 32 – 33)
Development Permit Areas: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/104083
- Multi-Family Residential (p. 1 – 7)
- Intensive Residential (p. 8 – 13)
Maps: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/104058
- Map 2 - Future Land Use
- Map 4 – Public and Recreational Facilities
- Map 9 - Active Transportation Network
- Map 15 – Multi-Family Residential DPA
- Map 16 – Intensive Residential DPA

Local Economy

June 7, 2021 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Video link: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/?preview=104637

Relevant sections of the OCP:

Community Goals and Policies: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/104085
Land Use Policies: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/104086
- 7.A. Agriculture (p. 1 – 3)
- 7.C. Commercial (p. 7 – 11)
- 7.D. Industrial (p. 12 – 14)
- 7.E. Airport (p. 15 – 16)
Development Permit Areas: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/104083
- Mixed Use and Commercial (p. 14 – 19)
- Industrial (p. 20 – 24)
Maps: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/104058
- Map 2 – Future Land Use
- Map 3 - ALR
- Map 17 – Mixed Use and Commercial DPA
- Map 18 – Industrial DPA

Environment, Parks, and Greenspaces

Rescheduled

June 10, 2021 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Video link: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/?preview=104638

Community Goals and Policies: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/104085
Land Use Policies: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/104086
- 7.G. Environment
- 7.H. Parks and Recreation
- 7.I Hazard Areas
Development Permit Areas: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/104083
- Foreshore and Lake (p. 25 – 27)
- Environmentally Sensitive (p. 28 – 32)
- Riparian (p. 33 – 37)
Maps: https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/104058
- Map 2 – Future Land Use
- Map 5 – Parks and Trails
- Map 10 – Environmentally Sensitive Areas
- Map 12 – Steep Slopes
- Map 13 – Flood Management
- Map 14 - Wildfire
- Map 19 – Foreshore and Lake DPA
- Map 20 – Environmentally Sensitive and Riparian DPAs

Town of Osoyoos Housing Needs Report

As part of the update to the Official Community Plan, the Town of Osoyoos initiated a housing needs assessment to better understand the current and future housing needs in the community. The Housing Needs Report was used to inform the Town’s OCP and will be referred to further when the Town updates additional policies and regulations.

The report is a collection of key data regarding Osoyoos’ population, households and housing, and anticipated housing and household growth. The project also incorporates stakeholder perspectives acquired through a questionnaire and brings together key findings from the quantitative and qualitative research into a comprehensive gap analysis.

Housing Needs Report 2020