INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY STAGE 3 - ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | June 26, 2017
PROJECT TIMELINE WE ARE HERE 1 2 3 4 BACKGROUND SITE ANALYSIS ALR EXCLUSION OCP AMENDMENT Winter 2016 Spring 2017 Trends, Inventory Identify Potential Locations ALR Exclusion Bylaw Approval for Future Industrial Uses & Demand (dependent on ALC decision) Open Houses Stakeholder Engagement INTERIM REPORT Council Resolution INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
ABBOTSFORD INDUSTRIAL INVENTORY Vacant of Industrial Use ~250 ha Designated Designated, Zoned, + Zoned Not Zoned Not Designated 43 ha 196 ha 10 ha INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
ABBOTSFORD INDUSTRIAL INVENTORY Vacant of Industrial Use ~250 ha Designated Designated, Zoned, + Zoned Not Zoned Not Designated 43 ha 196 ha 10 ha Net of Setbacks & Slopes >5% 34% 86 ha Designated Designated, Zoned, + Zoned Not Zoned Not Designated 23 ha 62 ha 1 ha Avg. Parcels <1 ha INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
FUTURE DEMAND 7,700 -11,200 200,000 additional industrial jobs residents + 140 - 250 ha industrial land INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
AREAS OF HIGHEST POTENTIAL Areas Pursued: 1. Special Study Area A 2. Special Study Area B Modelling analysis Area A validates OCP work Area B INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
STAGE 2 SITE SELECTION Council authorized staff to present two areas for public input in Stage 3 LEGEND LEGEND HIGHWAY 1 Special Study Area Special Study Area Peardonville Rd. Boundary Boundary (modified) 56th Ave d Peardonville Rd R Baynes St n a m Southern Railway t h S e n L e . e t M u Q d R e n i l n w o T Myrtle Ave Marshall Rd Y SPECIAL STUDY AREA B E L G Haverman Rd N A SPECIAL STUDY AREA A L F O P I H S N W O King Rd Lefeuvre Rd T t S y e c a r T Townshipline Rd Abbotsford International Airport H I G (YXX) H W A Y Walmsley Ave 1 INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
ADVERTISING News Ads Postcards • Landowners Social Media • Facebook • Twitter E-mail Lists • Rural Ratepayers Assocation • Urban Development Institute • Chamber of Commerce Community Paper • Bradner Barker INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
INDUSTRIAL LAND WHAT WE ASKED SUPPLY STUDY 1. Should Area A be excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for industrial growth? Comment sheets Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Disagree • available at both open 2. Should Area B be excluded from the ALR for industrial growth? houses • asked the same Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Agree Disagree questions COMMENTS _________________________________________________________________ • provided opportunity _________________________________________________________________ to write down opinions _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 3. Do you live in Abbotsford? YES NO 4. Do you live in the ALR? YES NO 5. Do you live in one of the Special Study Areas? YES NO PLEASE NOTE ALL INPUT WILL BE A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD THANK YOU! www.abbotsford.ca/plan200K Plan200k@abbotsford.ca Å 604-864-5510 INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
OPEN HOUSE 1 137 156 Bradner Community Hall May 17, 2017 sign-ins responses INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
OPEN HOUSE 1 RESULTS EXCLUSION (Special Study Area A) COMMENTS + No Answer 1% Supply of jobs for the future Expanding tax base Growing the economy and attracting new businesses Diffjcult to farm - Strongly Agree 36% Protection of farmland Traffjc Strongly Disagree Servicing upgrades will be cost 54% burden to taxpayers Environmental impacts Agree Food security 4% Neutral Densify existing industrial uses 3% Disagree 3% INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
OPEN HOUSE 2 Abbotsford Traditional 101 92 Secondary School May 18, 2017 sign-ins responses INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
OPEN HOUSE 2 RESULTS EXCLUSION (Special Study Area B) COMMENTS + Job creation Expanding tax base Strongly Disagree Growing the economy and Disagree 11% attracting new businesses 2% Neutral Proximity to airport, highway, 2% airport, nearby industry Agree 8% Agri-industrial uses Existing servicing infrastructure Mt Lehman Road widening - Strongly Agree Class 1 soils are irreplaceable 77% Need vision for agriculture Lack of economic analysis CICP lands are vacant Past exclusions used for commercial/retail sprawl INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
COMBINED OPEN HOUSE RESULTS SPECIAL STUDY AREA A SPECIAL STUDY AREA B 33% 54% AGREE 45% 27% DISAGREE NEUTRAL/ 22% 19% NO ANSWER Online Feedback // 261 responses | 96% support Area A, 23% support Area B INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
CITY COMMITTEES DAC (May 4) ADDIAC (May 10) Discussion included: Discussion included: • Locations for agri-industrial uses • Agricultural considerations of soil and suitability for industrial • Changing market trends and development impacts on industrial demand • Impact of exclusion on cost of • Development of remaining CICP agricultural land land • Environmental considerations • Timelines for availability of land after exclusion • Greenhouses in Area A INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
NEXT STEPS Notifjcation Public Hearing Council consideration • Signage • MCA: July 17 • ALC Application • Newspaper ad • Mailout INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY
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