December 2024 Radium Hot Springs Draft OCP Presentation - Flipbook - Page 53
OBJECTIVES
Objective 53: Strive to provide opportunities
for secure and affordable
housing throughout the Village.
Objective 54: Ensure an ef昀椀cient application
process for affordable housing
or rental housing applications.
Objective 55: Play a leadership role in
affordable and rental housing.
Objective 56: Support the creation and
retention of existing affordable
housing in the community.
Objective 57: Support citizens in core
housing need.
POLICIES
To address the 昀椀ve classes of housing
needs (i.e. increase supply and reduce
extreme core housing need, reduce
homelessness, reduce suppressed
household formation, meet household
growth, and increase the rental vacancy
rate) the Village will:
a) Prioritize in昀椀ll and intensi昀椀cation of
existing neighbourhoods;
b) Look for opportunities to partner with
the non-pro昀椀t housing sector and
social agencies;
c) Increase residential densities in the
zoning bylaw;
d) Look for opportunities to build
infrastructure that can support housing;
e) Regulate Short-Term Rentals;
f) Limit the conversion of affordable or
Long-Term Rental housing units to
vacation homes;
g) Provide incentives to developers
providing affordable, supportive or
rental housing; and
h) Maintaining the Long-Term Rental
Housing Revitalization Tax Exemption
Program Bylaw No. 497, 2023 updated
and review its effectiveness regularly.
5.1.2.
Based on the scale and composition
of the application, the Village should
5.1.1.
consider providing incentives to
affordable housing and Purpose-Built
Rental Housing projects, including:
a) Priority application queuing;
b) Application fee reductions;
c) Development Cost Charge reductions;
d) Public infrastructure (e.g. water, sewer,
road) upgrades; and
e) Reduction of minimum
parking requirements.
5.1.3.
Where the Village provides a developer
with bene昀椀ts for an affordable or rental
housing project, the Village may require
a Housing Agreement and/or a Land
Titles Act Section 219 covenant or
con昀椀rmation of an operating agreement
of at least 15 years with BC Housing.
5.1.4.
The Village may use Housing
Agreements and covenants to protect
Affordable Housing.
5.1.5.
The Village is supportive of innovative
models of affordable housing, such as
modular housing and adaptive re-use
of buildings.
5.1.6.
The Village will manage Short-Term
Rentals in an effort to meet the housing
needs of permanent residents and
work towards the vision of a year-round
Village.
5.1.7.
The Village will regularly engage nonpro昀椀t housing providers in the region
to better understand their needs and
support new projects.
5.1.8.
The Village supports the creation of
new rental housing and the retention
of existing rental housing within
the community.
5.1.9.
The Village should look opportunities
to partner with senior governments,
the non-pro昀椀t housing sector and the
development community to facilitate the
development of affordable, supportive
and rental housing.
5.1.10. Evaluate opportunities to partner and
contribute Village-owned land to nonpro昀椀t affordable housing opportunities.
Community-Wide Policies
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