INTRODUCTION

L Purpose of the Plan

The purpose of this Official Commmity Plan Bylaw is to provide a
framework for City Council decisions about future development and a
guide for residents and owners about land use and growth.

The Plan presents the City's goals and objectives for the next five
years. Attached to those goals, and objectives are implementing
policies and strategies for managing growth of the City.

2. Plan Organization

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The goals, objectives and policies of the Official Community Plan
operate within a geographic and land use framework shown on the Plan
Map, Schedule B of this Official Community Plan.

Employment Part

The purpose of the Industrial Policies is to provide for a broad
range of industrial and agriculturally related activities within the
City. Policy directions of the plan are to guide the Location, type
of activity permitted and priority for installation of public
services. Policies of the Employment Part of the plan are central to
achieving the first goal of this Official Commmity Plan, development
of employment generators.

Commercial Part

The purpose of the Commercial Policies is to provide for the location
type and density of commercial activities serving the community. A
long standing goal of the City has been to strengthen downtown.
Policies of the Commercial Part and Multiple Family Housing Part of
the plan are written to help achieve the goal. Lougheed Highway and
C.P. Rail transportation corridor have cut the City in half rather
than serve as a focus. Part of the policy direction of the Plan is
to create a focal point of density at Shaughnessy Street and Lougheed
Highway.

Residential Part

The purpose of the Residential Part of the Official Community Plan is
to manage the development of new residential neighbourhoods, and
redevelopment of older large lot neighbourhoods. Policy directions
of the Residential Part of the plan are to guide the timing for
development of new residential subdivisions and to present criteria
for assessing development proposals for new residential
subdivisions. The philosophical direction of these policies is to
provide for subdivision of the most easily developed lands first, and
to carry out that development at the lowest cost possible to the City.

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