Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan

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Consultation has concluded

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.

Consultation has concluded
  • Upcoming Open House - Wednesday, April 6, 2022

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    We are pleased to invite you to an open house on Wednesday, April 6th to view the draft Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan!

    As you know, the City has been undertaking a neighbourhood planning process for Yarrow with the goal of developing a unified vision for Yarrow’s future. The open house will provide local residents with the opportunity to drop in, 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 (4670 Community Street). Afterwards, we will post the draft Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan online if you need more time to read it.

    Once the open house is complete and the survey results are in, the draft Plan will be finalized and brought forward as an amendment to the City’s 2040 Official Community Plan (OCP), to incorporate the Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan as a schedule in the OCP. The public hearing will be the final opportunity for public input.

    We look forward to seeing you!

  • Project Update: Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan

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    On March 15th, we provided Council with an interim report that included an overview of the planning process, community engagement to date, and proposed policy responses to key issues. To read the staff report, please click on the following link.

  • Feedback Summary Available - Community Event #1

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    The feedback summary of the online Community Engagement Event is now available. Please click the link to view the summarized findings.

  • Community Survey Analysis Available

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    The results and analysis of the Online Community Survey is now available. Please click the link to view the summarized findings.

  • Thank you for Attending!

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    Thank you to everyone who participated in the online community meetings that took place on October 4th and 6th. In case you missed it, we have prepared a recorded presentation that you're welcome to watch anytime. If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact us.

  • Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan Upcoming Online Public Engagement

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    We are pleased to invite you to an upcoming public engagement event about the Yarrow Neighbourhood Plan!

    As you know, the City has begun the initial neighbourhood planning process for Yarrow with the goal of developing a unified vision for Yarrow’s future. The event will provide residents with an opportunity to hear a presentation about the project, and what we have heard so far from the community survey, including an opportunity for discussion on a few key themes such as “Residential Development”, “Commercial & Industrial Development”, “Yarrow Central Road”, “Mobility” and “Environment Protection, Recreation & Community Amenities”.

    Due to the challenges posed by COVID-19, unfortunately we cannot hold in-person meetings like we have in the past. To safely hear from you, we have scheduled two online workshops for Monday, October 4 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm and Wednesday October 6 at 6:30pm to 7:30pm. We will be capping each workshop to a maximum of 40 guests and will be adding more meeting dates, if needed.

    To participate in one of these workshops, we need you to register by contacting us either by phone at 604.793.2906 or email at planning@chilliwack.com and provide:

    1. Your name and email
    2. Your preferred meeting date (October 4 or 6)
    3. Briefly identify a “key issue” that means most to you

    The registration deadline is Friday, October 1. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email with the login details, as we get closer to the workshop dates.

    In the meantime, if you have any land use question about a specific property in Yarrow, you are welcome to contact the Planning & Strategic Initiatives Department anytime at 604.793.2906 or planning@chilliwack.com.

    We look forward to hearing from you!