Amendment to Reflect Accepted Regional Context Statements
Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No.1223, 2015. On October 30, 2015, the GVRD Board adopted a Type 3 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future to incorporate changes stemming from eight Regional Context Statements (RCSs). Over the period from early 2014 to early 2015, the GVRD Board accepted seven RCSs (District of North Vancouver, Village of Anmore, City of Surrey, City of New Westminster, City of North Vancouver, District of West Vancouver, and City of Port Moody), and the Province adopted the RCS for the University of British Columbia Point Grey Campus (within the Electoral Area A).
The amendment includes revisions to regional land use designation boundaries, the addition of Frequent Transit Development Areas (FTDAs), and local centres. The proposed amendment also includes updates to the Metro 2040 Appendix A, Table A-1: Population, Dwelling Unit and Employment Projections for Metro Vancouver Subregions and Municipalities.
October 2015 Report on the Amendment
Moody Centre Transit-Oriented Development Area and Murray Street Boulevard Area
Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1209, 2014. On May 15, 2015, the GVRD Board adopted a Type 3 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future’s Regional Land Use Designation maps to redesignate portions of lands in the area called “Moody Centre Transit-Oriented Development Area and Murray Street Boulevard Area” from Industrial and Mixed Employment to General Urban and create a Frequent Transit Development Area for part of the area.
May 2015 report on the amendment
City of Surrey Amendment for the Central Newton Cultural Commercial District
Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1207, 2014 On September 19, 2014, the GVRD Board adopted a Type 3 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future’s Regional Land Use Designation maps to redesignate portions of lands in the area called “Central Newton Cultural Commercial District” from Industrial to Mixed Employment.
September 2014 report on the amendment
Delta Amendment for the Southlands
Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1203, 2014
On June 27, 2014, the GVRD Board adopted a Type 2 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future’s Regional Land Use Designation maps to redesignate portions of the area called “Southlands” from Agricultural to General Urban and extend to the Urban Containment Boundary to include these areas, and to redesignate portions of the site from Agricultural to Conservation and Recreation.
May 2014 report on the amendment
Housekeeping Amendment to Reflect Accepted Regional Context Statements
Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No.1201, 2014
On May 23, 2014, the GVRD Board adopted a Type 3 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future to incorporate changes to the
Metro 2040 Regional Land Use Designation maps stemming from GVRD Board accepted Regional Context Statements. The 16 amendments in the bylaw include revisions to regional land use designations and the addition of Frequent Transit Development Areas.
May 2014 report on the amendment
Port Moody Amendment to add 3 Special Study Areas
Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1185, 2013
On July 26, 2013, the GVRD Board adopted a Type 3 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future to create three regional Special Study Areas in the City of Port Moody.
July 2013 report on the amendment
April 2013 report on the amendment
Coquitlam Amendment to Metro 2040 Text
Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1160, 2012
On September 21, 2012 the GVRD Board adopted a Type 3 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future that removed the following words from section 6.3.4 (b) of Metro 2040: “Conservation and Recreation lands utilized only for commercial extensive recreation facilities.”
August 2012 report on the amendment
Anmore Amendment for Proposed School Site
Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1168, 2012
On July 27, 2012, the GVRD Board a Type 2 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future’s Regional Land Use Designation maps to redesignate a proposed middle school from Rural to General Urban and extend the Urban Containment Boundary to include the area.
June 2012 report on the amendment
Greater Vancouver Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Amendment Bylaw No. 1150, 2011
On October 28, 2011, the GVRD Board adopted a Type 3 amendment to Metro Vancouver 2040: Shaping our Future that:
- Redesignated a number of parks, riparian areas, and the Westwood Plateau Golf Course in the City of Coquitlam from General Urban to Conservation and Recreation;
- Redesignated the Terra Nova, Garden City and Department of National Defence lands in the City of Richmond from General Urban to Conservation and Recreation;
- Redesignated a portion of the Old Growth Conservancy in the District of West Vancouver from General Urban to Conservation and Recreation, and expand the Special Study Area in West Vancouver to include all lands above the 1,200 foot contour line; and,
- Amended the growth projections in Tsawwassen as requested by Tsawwassen First Nation.
September 2011 report on the amendment
October 2011 report and bylaw
Maps showing the areas of amendment:
