December 2024 Radium Hot Springs Draft OCP Presentation - Flipbook - Page 26
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POLICIES
3.1.1.
Maintain existing “Riparian Areas”
in their naturalized states, and
discourage development or land
uses that will negatively impact their
ecological function.
3.1.2.
Protect sensitive environmental
areas (e.g. creeks, streams, rivers,
Riparian Area) through Development
Permit Areas.
3.1.3.
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3.1.4.
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migration and human
circadian rhythm.
3.1.7.
Encourage the reduction of
noise impacts on animal welfare
and migration from industry,
transportation, and other
human uses.
3.1.8.
Where practical, discourage the use
of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and
herbicides, and promote the use of
environmentally-friendly alternatives
to protect water and ecosystems, and
support naturalized yards.
Continue to balance
community safety, energy,
and Dark Sky preservation in
the selection and installation
of new and upgraded street
lighting infrastructure.
3.1.9.
The Village should investigate
residential water metering to promote
water conservation and water capacity.
Partner with the Ministry of
Transportation & Infrastructure (MOTI)
to investigate opportunities to improve
the ecological connections of Sinclair
Creek and Sinclair Canyon under
Highway 95, including:
3.1.10.
The Village should create an Invasive
Species Management Plan and
treatment program.
3.1.11.
Where practical, reduce the impacts
of the transportation system on the
natural environment by:
a) Potential wildlife underpass
and expanded ecological
connectivity; and
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b) Addressing Canyon Campground
昀氀ood risk.
3.1.5.
a) Developing a WildSafeBC Guide for
residents to educate them on how to
be “WildSafe”, including discouraging
the planting of fruit trees within
the Village;
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b) Making WildSafeBC materials
publicly available at community
locations such as the Village of昀椀ce,
grocery store, post of昀椀ce, and
Village Centre
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3.1.6.
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Continue to educate the community
about securing their property from
outdoor wildlife attractants through:
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Consider a Dark Sky policy to
encourage the installation and
replacement of outdoor lights to
direct light down, and to reduce light
pollution that negatively affects bird
VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS Official Community Plan
a) Reducing stormwater runoff
through in昀椀ltration and retention
by incorporating green street
standards, and incorporating green
infrastructure as a part of the Village’s
stormwater management system
to achieve:
i)
Pollutant and sediment capture
before they enter the natural
environment; and
ii) Lower stream temperatures
to protect 昀椀sh and aquatic
species habitat.
b) Providing wildlife passages, such
as appropriately-sized culverts,
underpasses or overpasses where
feasible along wildlife corridors to
connect critical habitat; and
c) Altering the design of roads
and trails where feasible to
protect Environmentally Sensitive
Area(s) (ESA).
