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industry (e.g. water, sewer, roads,
parks, sidewalks/paths);
b) Partnering with Parks Canada
on marketing key destinations,
public information, events and
other matters;
c) Listening and responding to the
needs of tourism business owners;
d) Improving the public infrastructure in
the busiest areas, including pathways,
sidewalks, roads, parking areas, and
parks in the Downtown and Highway
93 areas;
e) Supporting the golf industry as a
tourism destination;
f) Continuing to advertise and market
the Village as a tourism destination.
5.12.4. The Village will look to attract
those who work from home,
including by turning part-timers into
full-timers, through:
a) Ensuring there is adequate highspeed Internet service providers
throughout the Village;
b) Marketing the Village as a year-round
destination for the self-employed and
those who work from home;
c) Continuing to support the Radium
Hot Springs Public Library, which
can support the self-employed
and entrepreneur community by
providing additional work space,
learning, and socialization; and
d) Regulating Short-Term Rentals to add
greater certainty and affordability to
the housing market.
5.12.5. Support home-based businesses
in general, artisan and craft
manufacturing, through 昀氀exible zoning
regulations.
5.13 SAND & GRAVEL RESERVES
INTRODUCTION
Provincial legislation requires Of昀椀cial
Community Plans to identify the approximate
location of their sand and gravel deposits that
are suitable for future extraction.
There are currently no active sand and gravel
operations within the Village. There are active
pits outside the Village.
OBJECTIVES
Objective 90: Ensure that sand and gravel
extraction has no negative
impacts on human or
environmental health.
POLICIES
5.13.1.
No sand and gravel reserves have been
identi昀椀ed in this Plan. Sand and gravel
extraction activities will be directed to
sites outside of Village boundaries.
5.13.2. Where possible, sand and gravel
extraction should be discouraged
within the Village boundaries; however,
if extraction does occur, any extraction
activities shall:
a) Avoid Environmentally Sensitive
Area(s) (ESA);
b) Ensure adequate setbacks to
residential, institutional, community
and commercial use areas;
c) Minimize negative impacts from truck
traf昀椀c;
d) Remediate the site when extraction is
completed;
e) Require sand and gravel operations
to use best management practices
to reduce impacts on neighbouring
properties and along truck
routes; and
f) Use preventative measures such
as controlling hours of operation,
dispersion of dust, access
and screening.
Community-Wide Policies
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