Interlakes Official Comunity Plan - Text Amendment

Current Wording of Section 5.2.8

To protect the integrity of agricultural uses, residential subdivisions shall be directed outside of the Agricultural Land Reserve. The Regional Board may consider large acreage developments where hobby farms are encouraged. In any case, it is the intent of the Regional Board to buffer residential areas from agricultural areas by requiring a minimum lot area of 4 ha for the residential properties.

(for the full text of the Interlakes Area Official Community Plan - 5.0 Residential see the Community Plans section of this website)

Proposed Wording of Section 5.2.8

To protect the integrity of agricultural uses, residential subdivisions shall be directed outside of the Agricultural Land Reserve. The Regional District may consider large acreage developments where hobby farms are encouraged.

Where residential developments are proposed on lands adjacent to lands designated for agricultural purposes, it is the intent of the Regional District to prevent rural residential or other non-farm areas from adversely affecting agricultural activities by:

1. Requiring the developer to install agricultural fencing prior to registering the subdivision plan.
2. Requiting a covenant be registered as a condition of subdivision that states:
   
   
   1. The fence cannot have any openings onto lands designated for agricultural uses;
   2. The maintenance of the fence is the responsibility of the residential land owner;
   3. That the residential property is in an area where adjacent lands are potentially use for agricultural purposes (Awareness covenant);
   4. That the natural vegetation buffer be required along the common boundary.
3. Maintaining a minimum parcel size of the residential development that ensures the development does not adversely affect adjacent agricultural activities.