Radium Hot Springs Draft Official Community Plan - Flipbook - Page 11
3. REVITALIZE HIGHWAY 93
Big move #3 is revitalize and redevelop
Highway 93 to nurture high quality, Mixed-Use
development that is both the pride of Radium
Hot Springs and a key economic development
enabler. Driving into Radium Hot Springs on
Highway 93 from the east provides iconic views
of the original Radium Hot Springs motels
with their craftsman architecture. However, this
area is aging and new buildings will eventually
replace the existing ones. The Village wishes to
guide redevelopment in this area through a few
key strategies:
x New Development Permit Area
design guidelines that are easier-tounderstand and will promote high-quality
development that still looks and feels like
Radium Hot Springs;
x Directing Short-Term Rentals to this area;
x Encouraging multi-storey development
(e.g. 2-3 storeys) to add more businesses
and accommodation units to serve tourism
growth while also providing more services
for residents;
x Improving the pedestrian pathway
connections to Downtown and hot pools;
and
x Enable better business investment models
with more enabling Zoning Bylaw.
4. ECOLOGICAL AND HAZARD
PROTECTION
The Village is situated within the Columbia
River valley and next to the Rocky Mountains,
which places many sensitive ecological and
hazard areas within the Village’s boundaries.
The Village wants to ensure protection of these
sensitive areas through the use of development
permit areas, including for:
5. INFILL THROUGH HOUSING
CHOICE
Big move #5 is promote in昀椀ll and
redevelopment of vacant or under-used land
through increased housing diversity and choice.
More choice, affordability, and availability helps
house the local workforce and permanent
residents. The Village’s Housing Needs Report
shows a lack of smaller housing units, which are
typically found in attached housing forms (e.g.
Duplex, Triplex, Townhouse and Apartment).
The Community Plan encourages and allows
for increased housing choice throughout the
Village.
6. COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING AREAS
Big move #6 is create comprehensive planning
areas for the Village’s undeveloped areas.
The Village has serious constraints to expand
its boundaries and must use all of its land as
ef昀椀ciently as possible. Comprehensive planning
areas ensure that unplanned areas have
adequate long-range planning that aligns with
the policies and vision of this Community Plan.
Each comprehensive planning area will be
required to undertake a Master Plan that
evaluates the technical merits of the proposed
development, including environmental,
昀椀nancial, servicing/infrastructure,
transportation, mobility, and residential
elements. Minimum residential densities are
required for some comprehensive planning
areas to ensure the Village can achieve its
housing needs over the long-term while also
achieving 昀椀scal sustainability of infrastructure.
x Protection of Riparian Areas;
x Protection of steep slopes and 昀氀oodplain
lands; and
x Wild昀椀re protection.
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