Phased Development Plan – Lot 1 of Community Lands
INTRODUCTION
BIRCH has partnered with Tomo Spaces, and with the support of Bowen Island Municipality to develop a phased development plan for Lot 1 of the Community Lands.
Lot 1 of the Bowen Island Community Lands consists of 24 acres west of the intersection at Mt. Gardner Road and Grafton Road. It is split into 4 areas with varying zoning and permitted uses, details below.
Find more information on the community lands here.
WHERE ARE YOU UP TO AND WHAT ARE NEXT STEPS?
The project will take place over 2024. An interim presentation to mayor and council is planned for summer, with a final report and presentation with findings and recommendations at the end of 2024.
GOALS
The main goal of the phased implementation plan for Lot 1 is to answer: How do we build on previous work to develop the next few steps towards building non-market housing in the next 5 to 10 years? From some stakeholders, we have heard that there are many sensible plans and studies over the years; however, one gap seems to be “how to implement?” or “how to make it happen?”
HOW WILL THIS PROJECT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY?
As stated throughout the Official Community Plan and recent Strategic Plans we want to keep Bowen a vibrant and diverse community. To achieve this, we must have diverse and affordable housing options. This project is working towards having community land available for the construction of more diverse housing, with an emphasis on non-market housing.
HOW WILL THIS PROJECT ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY?
We plan two phases of community engagement in 2024.
Round 1 – April/May 2024
We have a community survey running to May 20, please complete here!
We plan 2 small group session, online May 22 at 5.30pm and in person May 27 at 6.30pm.
If you are interested in participating, email: info@birchousing.org
Round 2 is planned for Aug/Sept 2024.
Watch for us at the farmer’s market at BICS Saturday Aug 31!
And stay tuned for more info on this round.
Questions?
Have more questions? You can use our contact page to get in touch. We will do our best to get back to you as soon as we can.