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WELCOME TO THE OPEN HOUSE!

PURPOSE OF TONIGHT’S DISCUSSION

• Share initial concepts for Royal Bay and Royal Beach
• Seek input from the community
• Review recent changes since the adoption of the

Royal Bay Area Plan:

• New Official Community Plan
• Land ownership changes:
• Royal Bay – West of Metchosin
• Royal Beach – East of Metchosin
• Continued growth and evolution of the

community (e.g. expansion of the high school)

• + ~ 6,000 by 2028
• + ~10,000 by 2038

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HISTORY OF THE LAND

• Producer’s Pit since the 1890’s – still zoned for

industrial mining use.

• Colwood has grown from its rural roots to become a

flourishing urban community.

• Evolving site for over 20 years.
• Lands sold by BCIMC in 2017 to Gablecraft Homes

(Royal Bay) and Seacliff Properties (Royal Beach).

• Remaining development area is approximately 314

acres.

2

COLWOOD OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN

• New Colwood OCP in 2018
• Reaffirmed the community’s desire for a spectacular seaside community with vibrant

public spaces, family friendly neighbourhoods and realistic transportation choices.

3

OPEN HOUSE FORMAT

• Two presentations to provide an overview of each

neighbourhood:

• Royal Bay – Dan Huang
• Royal Beach – Franc D’Ambrosio
• Open House:
• review the panels for each neighbourhood
• chat with representatives from Royal Bay and Royal

Beach, and

• provide your input and comments.

4

ROYAL BAY NEIGHBOURHOOD

• Gablecraft Homes is building on its success in Latoria North
• Acknowledges the bold vision and goals outlined in the new

Colwood OCP.

• Royal Bay reflects the following principles:
• Enhance connectivity
• Improve transportation linkages
• Diverse range of housing options
• Space for civic institutions
• Commercial and employment opportunities
• Enhance park space
• Apply site adaptive planning principles

5

ROYAL BAY CONCEPT PLAN

Two distinct neighbourhood areas:

• The Commons
• The Quarry

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THE COMMONS

Key design considerations:

• A vibrant urban village
• Numerous commercial amenities

(e.g. grocery store, restaurants, shops and office space)

• Support strong pedestrian

connections

• A new transit exchange

7

THE QUARRY

Key design considerations:

• Mixture of housing units
• Access to frequent transit service routes
• Proposed new elementary school
• Key pedestrian linkages to new parks

and trails.

• Protection of Latoria Creek and

surrounding parkland.

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ROYAL BAY ENVIRONMENT

Key design considerations:

• Community benefit by restoring

and renewing these lands.

• Site adaptive planning principles
• Protection of riparian areas
• Improved stream protection

through integrated stormwater management.

9

ROYAL BAY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE

Key design considerations:

• Parks and open space within a

five minutes

• About ¼ parkland dedication
• Trail and network connections
• Protection of viewscapes.

10

ROYAL BAY HOUSING

Key design considerations:

• A variety of housing choices and options
• In close proximity to shopping, schools and
• pen spaces
• Meet or exceed building code standards for

energy efficiency and sustainable design.

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ROYAL BAY CONNECTIVITY

• Future transit exchange on Latoria

Boulevard.

• Link community destinations by car,

bicycle and by foot.

• Enhance the fluidity and

connectivity of local roadways:

• Ryder Hesjedal Way extension;
• Direct traffic toward Latoria

Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Parkway (VMP)

• Intersection improvements
• Increase connections to

schools and key destinations.

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THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT!

HAVE A GOOD EVENING!