Community Planning
Sustainability planning works to proactively respond to long range challenges and opportunities and provide direction for decision making through the:
- Official Community Plan (2022)
- sets out the community vision and values that guide decision-making in North Cowichan.
- Affordable Housing
- this page describes Municipal initiatives underway to move forward on affordable housing, which is one of Council's top 20 priorities.
- Housing Needs Assessment
- the Cowichan Valley Regional District is developing a Regional Housing Needs Assessment in partnership with the Municipality of North Cowichan and the 3 other member municipalities; Town of Ladysmith, City of Duncan and Town of Lake Cowichan.
- Strategic Agricultural Plan
- recognizes not only the importance of agriculture to the local economy but also the vital role of the farming community in its social structure.
- Zoning Bylaw Review
- North Cowichan is undertaking a process in 2023 to replace the existing Zoning Bylaw No. 2950 with a new Zoning Bylaw that is streamlined, easier to understand, and aligns with the 2022 Official Community Plan.
