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Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan

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To support future decision-making and to provide clear guidance to property owners and developers, creating a neighbourhood plan will ensure there is a unified vision for how Yarrow develops over time. The neighbourhood plan will build on the City’s overarching 2040 Official Community Plan (OCP) vision for this area as well as clarify expectations with respect to new development. The neighbourhood plan will address a wide range of issues relating to Yarrow including, but not limited to:

  • Refining the land use vision for Yarrow, including a review of properties with split OCP designations/ zoning and the transition between different land uses, older and newer development;
  • Parameters for new development and lot configurations with realistic expectations (respecting sewer and water servicing constraints);
  • Rural/ urban interface challenges and strategies to address them;
  • Environmental issues such as watercourses, species at risk, protection/ restoration, natural and storm water management, trees, flood risk, waste/ energy reduction, Electric Vehicle charging capability, etc.; and,
  • Opportunities to improve road / sidewalk connectivity, mobility and safety.

Council adopted the Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan on June 21, 2022.

To support future decision-making and to provide clear guidance to property owners and developers, creating a neighbourhood plan will ensure there is a unified vision for how Yarrow develops over time. The neighbourhood plan will build on the City’s overarching 2040 Official Community Plan (OCP) vision for this area as well as clarify expectations with respect to new development. The neighbourhood plan will address a wide range of issues relating to Yarrow including, but not limited to:

  • Refining the land use vision for Yarrow, including a review of properties with split OCP designations/ zoning and the transition between different land uses, older and newer development;
  • Parameters for new development and lot configurations with realistic expectations (respecting sewer and water servicing constraints);
  • Rural/ urban interface challenges and strategies to address them;
  • Environmental issues such as watercourses, species at risk, protection/ restoration, natural and storm water management, trees, flood risk, waste/ energy reduction, Electric Vehicle charging capability, etc.; and,
  • Opportunities to improve road / sidewalk connectivity, mobility and safety.

Council adopted the Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan on June 21, 2022.

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  • Share If this plan is against density, where are houses suppose to be built? We are in a housing crisis and keeping large (non-ALR) lots for one massive house is a waste of space. Better to build on flat land than precariously on a hillside. on Facebook Share If this plan is against density, where are houses suppose to be built? We are in a housing crisis and keeping large (non-ALR) lots for one massive house is a waste of space. Better to build on flat land than precariously on a hillside. on Twitter Share If this plan is against density, where are houses suppose to be built? We are in a housing crisis and keeping large (non-ALR) lots for one massive house is a waste of space. Better to build on flat land than precariously on a hillside. on Linkedin Email If this plan is against density, where are houses suppose to be built? We are in a housing crisis and keeping large (non-ALR) lots for one massive house is a waste of space. Better to build on flat land than precariously on a hillside. link

    If this plan is against density, where are houses suppose to be built? We are in a housing crisis and keeping large (non-ALR) lots for one massive house is a waste of space. Better to build on flat land than precariously on a hillside.

    SR asked about 2 years ago

    The City’s long-range growth management strategy for all areas of the municipality is outlined in the 2040 Official Community Plan (OCP), which promotes urban corridor growth and defines the roles of other parts of the municipality (rural communities and hillsides). Most growth in Chilliwack, including the development of more affordable forms of housing such as multi-family, is planned to occur within the Urban Growth Boundary, where existing and future growth is concentrated within and along the urban corridor of the Chilliwack Proper and Sardis-Vedder neighbourhoods, where services (sewer, water, storm) and amenities already exist. 

    Yarrow is a rural neighbourhood situated outside the City’s Urban Growth Boundary. Yarrow is also serviced by a lot-based septic system and a community water supply managed by Yarrow Water Works. Dependence on the existing sewer and water infrastructure therefore limits the capacity for growth as both systems have limited supply capacity. This means that parcels in Yarrow will need to be kept large (i.e., minimum lot area of 0.2 hectares/0.5 acres for residential subdivision) to ensure growth does not exceed Yarrow’s existing servicing capacity.

    If you’d like to find out more information on the draft Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan, please feel free to attend the upcoming Open House. The Open House will provide local residents with the opportunity to drop in, view the draft, take a look at information boards, talk to staff, ask questions, and take a survey. The doors open at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Yarrow Community Centre and, afterwards, we will post the draft Plan online if anyone needs more time to read it and/or share it with others.

    Also, if you are interested in finding out more general information on how the City plans for growth and development, please feel free to visit our Online Mapping Tool (https://maps.chilliwack.com/b/) or view the 2040 OCP here (www.chilliwack.com/ocp/). If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to contact the Planning & Strategic Initiatives Department at 604-793-2906 or planning@chilliwack.com. 

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    Why are residents in Majuba Hill not included in the mapping for a community plan

    Shanat asked almost 3 years ago

    Hello and thank you for your question! Chilliwack is made up of a number of neighbourhoods. The City created defined neighbourhoods as part of our 2040 Official Community Plan (OCP) to identify areas within the community that have shared characteristics and a common identity. Neighbourhood boundaries also provide a way to break up the City’s large geographical area for delivering services and resources. The plan, in this case, applies to the Yarrow neighbourhood specifically, as set and defined in the City’s 2040 OCP, and addresses a high-level long-term vision for what Yarrow will look like in the future in terms of land use and development.

    Majuba Hill, situated on the nearby hillside, is technically outside of the Yarrow neighbourhood boundaries. Rural areas in Chilliwack, such as Majuba Hill, refer to locations that lie outside the urban corridors (i.e., Sardis-Vedder, Chilliwack Proper, Downtown), Yarrow, Rosedale and Greendale; typically, they are not part of the Agricultural Land Reserve or forest areas, and are predominantly large rural residential estates and vacant acreages in a natural state.

    As a resident to the local area, we hope that you take a few minutes to participate in our survey and other upcoming engagement opportunities. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Planning & Strategic Initiatives Department at 604.793.2906 or planning@chilliwack.com.