STAGE 3 - ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | June 26, 2017 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY

STAGE 3 - ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL | June 26, 2017

INDUSTRIAL LAND SUPPLY STUDY

PROJECT TIMELINE

WE ARE HERE

Winter 2016 Spring 2017

Trends, Inventory & Demand Identify Potential Locations for Future Industrial Uses ALR Exclusion Bylaw Approval (dependent on ALC decision)

1 BACKGROUND 2 SITE ANALYSIS 3 ALR EXCLUSION 4 OCP AMENDMENT

Open Houses Stakeholder Engagement INTERIM REPORT Council Resolution

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ABBOTSFORD INDUSTRIAL INVENTORY

Vacant of Industrial Use ~250 ha Designated + Zoned 43 ha Designated, Not Zoned 196 ha Zoned, Not Designated 10 ha

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Vacant of Industrial Use ~250 ha Designated + Zoned 43 ha Designated, Not Zoned 196 ha Zoned, Not Designated 10 ha Net of Setbacks & Slopes >5% 86 ha Designated + Zoned 23 ha Designated, Not Zoned 62 ha Zoned, Not Designated 1 ha 34%

• Avg. Parcels <1 ha

ABBOTSFORD INDUSTRIAL INVENTORY

FUTURE DEMAND

200,000

residents

+ 140 - 250 ha

industrial land

7,700

• 11,200

additional industrial jobs

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AREAS OF HIGHEST POTENTIAL

Area A Area B

Areas Pursued:

• 1. Special

Study Area A

• 2. Special

Study Area B

Modelling analysis validates OCP work

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STAGE 2 SITE SELECTION

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T O W N S H I P O F L A N G L E Y H I G H W A Y 1

Southern Railway

SPECIAL STUDY AREA A

SPECIAL STUDY AREA B

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Council authorized staff to present two areas for public input in Stage 3

ADVERTISING

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News Ads Postcards

• Landowners

Community Paper

• Bradner Barker

Social Media

• Facebook
• Twitter

E-mail Lists

• Rural Ratepayers Assocation
• Urban Development Institute
• Chamber of Commerce

WHAT WE ASKED

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COMMENTS

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PLEASE NOTE ALL INPUT WILL BE A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD

THANK YOU!

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• 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

• 1. Should Area A be excluded from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) for

industrial growth?

• 2. Should Area B be excluded from the ALR for industrial growth?

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

Comment sheets

• available at both open

houses

• asked the same

questions

• provided opportunity

to write down opinions

OPEN HOUSE 1

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137

sign-ins

Bradner Community Hall

May 17, 2017

156

responses

OPEN HOUSE 1 RESULTS

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Strongly Agree 36% Strongly Disagree 54% Agree 4% Neutral 3% Disagree 3% No Answer 1%

COMMENTS

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Supply of jobs for the future Expanding tax base Growing the economy and attracting new businesses Diffjcult to farm

EXCLUSION (Special Study Area A)

• Protection of farmland

Traffjc Servicing upgrades will be cost burden to taxpayers Environmental impacts Food security Densify existing industrial uses

OPEN HOUSE 2

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101

sign-ins

Abbotsford Traditional Secondary School

May 18, 2017

92

responses

OPEN HOUSE 2 RESULTS

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Strongly Agree 77% Strongly Disagree 11% Agree 8% Neutral 2% Disagree 2%

COMMENTS

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Job creation Expanding tax base Growing the economy and attracting new businesses Proximity to airport, highway, airport, nearby industry Agri-industrial uses Existing servicing infrastructure Mt Lehman Road widening

EXCLUSION (Special Study Area B)

• Class 1 soils are irreplaceable

Need vision for agriculture Lack of economic analysis CICP lands are vacant Past exclusions used for commercial/retail sprawl

COMBINED OPEN HOUSE RESULTS

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SPECIAL STUDY AREA B SPECIAL STUDY AREA A

33% 45% 22% 54% 27% 19%

AGREE DISAGREE NEUTRAL/ NO ANSWER

Online Feedback // 261 responses | 96% support Area A, 23% support Area B

CITY COMMITTEES

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DAC (May 4) Discussion included:

• Locations for agri-industrial uses
• Changing market trends and

impacts on industrial demand

• Development of remaining CICP

land

• Timelines for availability of land

after exclusion ADDIAC (May 10) Discussion included:

• Agricultural considerations of

soil and suitability for industrial development

• Impact of exclusion on cost of

agricultural land

• Environmental considerations
• Greenhouses in Area A

NEXT STEPS

Notifjcation

• Signage
• Newspaper ad
• Mailout

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Public Hearing

• MCA: July 17

Council consideration

• ALC Application