2025 Updates to OCP and Area Plans
Updates to the City's Official Community Plan (OCP) and related area plans (Hammond, Silver Valley, Town Centre) were adopted by Council in November 2025 to meet the Province's December 31, 2025 deadline for local plans to align with provincial housing targets. Updates to the Albion Area Plan were adopted by Council in October 2025.
Recent policy updates support affordable housing, more rental units, adaptable housing, tenant protection, and options for family-sized homes.
Area Plan Update Highlights:
- Albion: Connecting local businesses and communities with walking and cycling paths.
- Hammond: Enabling mixed-use, higher-density buildings near transit and protecting jobs.
- Silver Valley: Creating walkable neighborhoods and simplified zoning for modern development.
- Town Centre: Expanding growth around transit hubs.
Council and staff continue to advocate for senior government partners to invest in vital infrastructure to support the required growth.
For additional details:
- (Albion) October 28, 2025 Regular Council Meeting agenda package and recorded video
- (OCP, Hammond, Silver Valley, Town Centre) November 25, 2025 Regular Council Meeting agenda package and recorded video
An Official Community Plan is a general guide for land use within the municipality. Area plans focus on specific areas and their unique context to provide a greater level of detail for land use, density, form, character and the pacing of development. An area plan can apply to a group of neighbourhoods, a single neighbourhood or entire designated areas. It may guide the development of new communities or the redevelopment of existing ones.
There are also Area Concept Plans that have been endorsed by Council. However, until an Area Plan has been adopted as part of the Official Community Plan, the Concept Plan is used as a guide to direct land use within the area.
