Official Community Plans
(A Framework for Land Use Decisions)

An Official Community Plan (OCP) is a bylaw that consists of a series of policies that provide a framework for making land use decisions. These policies are based upon the communities vision and objectives, and form a guide for future growth and land development. The Regional Board, Regional District staff, the community, and developers use Official Community Plans in evaluating applications, reviewing proposed changes in land use, and undertaking projects. All development must conform to the relevant policies of the Official Community Plan. (Special Information regarding Planning Applications & Westside District Municipality Incorporation)

The OCP document itself consists of a series of written objectives and policies. With the text is a set of maps that designate general categories of land use and show where those categories of land uses may be considered appropriate.

The Regional District has Official Community Plans related to different communities:

• Westside Official Community Plan
• North Westside Road Official Community Plan
• Ellison Official Community Plan

• Westside Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1050 (OCP)
   
  Sections 1 to 19 (including Table of Contents) (107 pages, 2 MB)
  
  Development Permit (DP) Guidelines (Appendix A-1 to A-9)
  • Landscape
  • Commercial & Industrial
  • Fencing & Street Interface
  • Multiple Unit Residential
  • Aquatic Ecosystem
  • Hillside
  • Wildfire Interface
  • Sensitive Terrestrial Ecosystem
  • Mountain Resort Design Guidelines (35 pages, 4 MB)

  Neighbourhood Plans (Appendix B-1 to B-8)

  • Westlake (6 pages)
  • Broadview (3 pages)
  • Shannon Lake (6 pages)
  • Lakeview Village Centre (55 pages, 3.4 MB)
  • Westbank Town Centre (Please note:  the Westbank Town Centre Strategic Plan is under review and you can view information on the Current Projects page
    • Context Map
    • Study Area Map
    • Existing Land Use Map
    • Future Land Use Map
    • Proposed Boundary Map
    • Road Alignment Map
    • Sidewalk Plan
  • South Mount Boucherie (9 pages)
  • Shannon Lake West (12 pages)
  • Crystal Ski and Golf Resort (10 pages, 3 MB)

Summary of Amendments (updated November 2007)

Maps (Schedules B, C, D and E)

• Future Land Use (1.6 MB)
• Major Road Network (2.1 MB)
• Development Permit Areas (2.1 MB)
• Sensitive Ecosystems Map (1.7 MB)
   

• North Westside Official Community Plan (Bylaw#785)
  Note:  This refers generally to the area from Trader's Cove north along Westside Road up to and including Westshore Estates.

  Maps 

  • Plan Boundaries Map (2 MB)
  • Regional Context Map
  • Environmentally Sensitive Areas & Watercourse Protection Map 3A
  • Environmentally Sensitive Areas & Watercourse Protection Map 3B
  • Agricultural Land Reserve Areas Map (2.3 MB)
  • Mineral Tenure Activities Map (2.1 MB)
  • Institutional & Utility Services Map (2.3 MB)
  • Park & Recreation Areas Map (2.6 MB)
  • Future Land Use Map (3.2 MB)

   

• Ellison Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1124 Schedule A (1.7 MB, 94 pages)
  
  Appendices (1 MB, 51 pages)
  
  Maps (Schedules B, C, D, E and F)
  • Future Land Use Map
  • Road Network Map
  • Hillside Development Permit Area Map
  • Aquatic and Sensitive Terrestrial Ecosystems Development Permit Areas Map
  • Wildfire Development Permit Area Map
     

Please note that some of the OCP's posted here do not have the proposed land use maps attached.  The Consolidated electronic version of the Bylaw's are provided for convenience only and should not be considered the official or legal versions.

An Official Community Plan can be viewed, or obtained for a nominal cost at the Planning Services Department of the Regional District of Central Okanagan in Kelowna.