Bylaw 500 Review and Update Project

The Board, at its January 9, 2024, meeting granted 1st reading to Bylaw 2500 and approved a public engagement plan. Please refer to the Document Library to review draft Bylaw 2500 or try the zoning look up tool.

Draft Bylaw 2500 is proceeding to the Electoral Area Services Committee on December 7, 2023 for consideration of a recommendation for 1st reading. The Regional Board is scheduled to consider the draft Bylaw on January 9, 2024. Please visit the Document Library to review the staff report and draft bylaw.

A written summary of the virtual public meetings is now available in the document library.

The first working draft of Bylaw 2500 is available for public review. Formal public engagement will be initiated following the general civic election in October. If you have any questions about the draft, please contact us by email to bylaw500review@rdn.bc.ca.

The RDN Board received the Discussion and Options Papers and approved the Public Engagement Plan Highlights at its February 22, 2022 meeting. These documents are now available in the Documents Library.

It is noted that the previous version of the discussion papers have been removed for the document library as the newest versions build upon the previous content and now identify potential changes to Bylaw 500.

A series of discussion papers has been posted to the Document Library. The purpose of the discussion papers is to provide background information and to identify questions for further discussion on a number of key focus areas. If you have any questions about the papers, please feel free to contact us.

Bylaw 500 Review and Update Project - Three Phases to Achieve an Updated Modern Bylaw

The Bylaw 500 Review and Update project includes three phases as follows:

Phase 1: Clarification and Housekeeping (Current Phase)

The purpose of this phase is a targeted review to address known problems with the bylaw and to improve bylaw components that are unclear, inconsistent, or are challenging to administer or enforce. A series of specific focus areas guide this phase. This phase will result in an updated bylaw with a fresh new look and feel.

Phase 2: Housing (Green Buildings and Affordability) and Land Use Contracts

Building on phase 1, phase 2 focuses on updating the bylaw with respect to encouraging green building and housing affordability. Also, this phase will review Land Use Contracts as they are set to expire in concordance with the Local Government Act.

Phase 3: Other

Phase 3 is intended to address the important, but less critical, components of the bylaw such as campground regulation update, park zoning and mobile home park regulations and standards, Phase 3 is also an opportunity to address issues that were not addressed in previous phases.