December 2024 Radium Hot Springs Draft OCP Presentation - Flipbook - Page 68
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5.8 AGRICULTURE
adjacent agricultural uses, such
as urban agriculture and passive
recreational uses. Encourage uses
that accommodate people who
may be at risk, such as seniors,
children and people with health
challenges, to parcels that are not
adjacent to agriculture to limit
interface incompatibilities.
INTRODUCTION
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Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) is shown on
Map 1: Environmental Assets.
The Natural and Hazard land use within this
Plan contains the ALR within the Village.
ALR will be protected from land uses and
development that is not supported on ALR.
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OBJECTIVES
5.8.2.
Ensure Recommendations from
the Province of BC’s Guide to Edge
Planning are considered for all
development applications adjacent to
ALR Lands.
5.8.3.
Review subdivision layouts near ALR
to ensure they limit potential urban
encroachment into the ALR or other
farming areas.
5.8.4.
Retain the agricultural land base for
the long-term by supporting the ALR
and by protecting agricultural lands
from urban development and the
impacts of adjacent development
and redevelopment.
Objective 81: Support agriculture within and
adjacent to the Village.
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Objective 82: Recognize and support the
mandate of the Agricultural
Land Commission to preserve
the Agricultural Land
Reserve (ALR).
POLICIES
5.8.1.
Where a property is adjacent to
agricultural lands, encourage land
uses that are compatible with
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5.9 SOCIAL & WELLNESS
INTRODUCTION
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A community is about its people and it is
important to maintain the physical and mental
health of the Village’s residents. While public
health care is under provincial jurisdiction,
there are plenty of ways the Village can support
the wellness of its citizens.
Objective 84: Plan for current and future
community needs for access to
medical and healthcare services.
POLICIES
5.9.1.
OBJECTIVES
Objective 83: Support and promote good
public health, safety, and
community wellbeing and sense
of belonging.
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VILLAGE OF RADIUM HOT SPRINGS Official Community Plan
Continuing trying to attract medical
services and professionals to the
Village, such as a pharmacy, medical
building, and physicians, nurses,
chiropractors, physiotherapists,
and others, at a scale achievable in
the Village.
