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Changing Place & Space: Planning in Small BC Towns

How well are current planning

strategies working in small BC towns?

What are the challenges? What are the successes? What lessons can be learned?

Ortho Picture of town

Houseboat Capital of Canada

Population Growth - Vancouver

0.00 100,000.00 200,000.00 300,000.00 400,000.00 500,000.00 600,000.00 700,000.00 1961 1971 1981 1991 1996 2001 2006 2021 Year Population

Source: BC Stats

• 2676

persons

StasCan 2006

10% 13% 12% 13% 17% 15% 9% 6% 4% 8% 11% 7% 8% 16% 15% 13% 5% 17%

• 20%
• 15%
• 10%
• 5%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Age

Sicamous British Columbia

20% 15% 10% 5%

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 Year Population permanent residents (1.4%) seasonal & permanent residents (2.0%) seasonal & permanent residents (2.7%)

Seasonal & resident projections @ 2.7%

needs 1200 more lots/units

District has received applications for over

1300 more new units

Building Trends

1996 – 2006 = 440 new residential units In 10 years - 325 multifamily units

• 115 single family units

@ 2.2 persons/per household =

1000 persons

Actual increase approx. 100 persons

1500 2000 2500 3000 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Year Population

• 1%/yr
• 3.5%/yr

+1.4%/yr +0.9%/yr 2886 2740 2324 2542 2357 2671

• 3.5%
• 1.0%

+1.4% +0.9%

4.9% 11.6% 6.7% 6.5% 27.4% 16.1% 12.3% 7.6% 5.1% 1.8% 6.0% 11.4% 7.6% 3.5% 24.2% 18.1% 1.7% 4.8% 8.6% 14.0% Age 0-4 Age 5-14 Age 15-19 Age 20-24 Age 25-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 Age 65-74 Age 75-84 Age 85 and over Age

BC 2006 Lillooet 2006

20% 5% 5% 10% 20% 10% 20% 20% 5% 5% 20% 20% 5%

5.9% 16.0% 11.2% 9.3% 30.6% 13.4% 6.9% 4.4% 2.0% 0.2% 6.0% 11.4% 7.6% 3.5% 24.2% 18.1% 14.0% 8.6% 4.8% 1.7% Age 0-4 Age 5-14 Age 15-19 Age 20-24 Age 25-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 Age 65-74 Age 75-84 Age 85 and over Age

Aboriginal On-Reserve 2004 Lillooet 2006

20% 5% 10% 10% 20% 30%

First Nations

Housing & Population Statistics

1124 private dwellings in 2006 986 dwellings occupied by the

usual residents

1241 private dwellings in 2001

Opportunities

• 500 to 600

(150)

assessed values (<$25,000) 150

250

20

90

• No. of Units

Existing Areas

green space and farm lands

Successes:

Support Agricultural Land Reserve Environmentally sensitive areas protected Value open space

• 1. Protect wildlife habitat,

• 2. Build compact, mixed- use neighbourhoods

Successes:

Vibrant Town Centre Qualities of Town Centre embraced by

community

Qualities of a Town Centre

attention to design mix of uses variety of tenures (rent, own) diversity of people (lifestyles, ages, cultures, socio-

economic class)

high development density strong sense of place pedestrian friendly transportation node maximizes potential for self-sufficiency (provides most

things people need)

community involvement in planning, design, and

management of the “main street” built form

• 3. Work within natural systems

Strategies

Water sensitive land use planning Green infrastructure LEED design standards Permeable surfaces

Successes

Rural standards have

fewer “engineered” “big pipe” solutions

• 4. Provide a variety of transportation choices

Successes:

Interconnected streets Cycling and walking routes Compact town

in Vancouver….

1971 – SFD/low density – 57% 2001 – 41% 2006 Census = 19.1% (SFD)

• 5. Create diverse affordable housing options

• 6. Connect jobs to homes

Successes:

– Self employed – Compact development

Housing Diversity Successes?

– Lillooet 89% SFD – Sicamous 62% SFD

Housing Affordability success?

– Lillooet maybe – Sicamous maybe

• 7. Embrace community identity

Strategies

Public realm Asset Mapping Heritage buildings Natural assets

Successes:

countless

• 8. Engaged citizenship

Strategies

– Community design charrettes – OCP reviews – Civic and public spaces

Successes:

Community facilities & events