Planning Documents and Application Forms

Official Community Plans
Official community plans (OCPs) set out the vision of how a community wishes to evolve in the future by establishing community goals, objectives and policies. The purpose of an OCP is to provide direction to the regional district and other government agencies, businesses and land owners when they are making land use decisions.

The regional district has adopted OCPs for the following areas:

• Southern Regional District Official Community Plan, Bylaw No.178, 1989
• Lund Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 306, 1998
• Texada Island Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 395, 2005
• Savary Island Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 403, 2006

Printed copies of the plans can be purchased at the regional district office.

Zoning Bylaws
Zoning bylaws are a planning tool for regulating land use. The zoning bylaws listed below have been adopted for specific areas within the regional district. These documents are provided for information only and should not be used for legal purposes.

• Lund Watershed Zoning Bylaw No. 172, 1989
• Nooka Street Zoning Bylaw No. 321, 1999
• Texada Island Zoning Bylaw No. 99, 1982
• Texada Island Community Watershed Protection Bylaw No. 237, 1993

Land Use Applications

• Development Services Procedures Bylaw No. 212, 1992
• OCP Amendment Application
• Zoning Amendment Application
• Development Permit Application

Studies and Reports
A variety of planning studies and reports pertaining to different areas of the regional district are listed below. These documents come from a number of different sources. Any document without a link can be viewed in our office.

Regional Development and Community Cooperation

• A Sustainability Charter for the Powell River Region
• Growth and Development Analysis – Final Report
• Sliammon First Nation/ Powell River Regional District Harmonization Project

Savary Island

• MoTI Savary Island Transportation Study
• Dune and Shoreline Study
• Groundwater Assessment

Malaspina Peninsula / Okeover

• The Malaspina Okeover Coastal Plan
• Malaspina Provincial Park Management Plan, October 2008
• Desolation Sound and Copeland Islands Marine Parks and Tux’wnech Okeover Arm Provincial Park Management Plan, February 2008
• Eelgrass Study

Texada Island

• Shoreline Hazards Study – Van Anda and Gillies Bay

Southern Region

• Southern Region Background Report

Other Planning Documents

• Riparian Areas Regulation Implementation Report
• Parks and Greenspace Plan
• Powell Lake Strategic Plan
• Haslam Lake and Lang Creek Integrated Watershed Management Plan