The District of Sparwood is a step away from adopting amendments to its official community plan to include the 2024 interim housing needs report.
The report found Sparwood needs 237 units within 5 years and 747 units within 20 years.
Staff have reviewed current zoning and undeveloped lands and have determined that currently zoned lands include the potential for more than the required 747 units.
The district has to apply the findings to their OCP by the end of the year to meet provincial requirements.
The district’s current OCP was adopted in 2015 and largely based off the 2011 census. The updated document will be using more recent data.
A public hearing is set for Nov. 18 and it will be up for adoption at a future council meeting.
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