What does the Cumberland OCP do?

The Cumberland OCP lays out a long-term vision, goals and actions to guide growth and change in the community over 10 years and beyond. The OCP also sets priorities and identifies actions for housing, climate change, economic development, transportation and mobility, infrastructure, heritage protection, arts and culture, food systems, parks and recreation, environmental protection and overall community well-being.

Review Process

Community Engagement

The Official Community Plan (OCP) Review was launched with a Plan your Community Street event in May 2023. Over 175 participants shared their long-term vision and goals for the Village and identified hot topics for further discussion (see the Phase 1 Public Engagement Report). This was followed up with three community meetings in May 2024 and two surveys in June/July 2024 that reviewed land use and growth scenarios as well as policy updates to support the local economy, arts and culture, heritage protection, environmental protection, food security, social inclusion, diversity and equity (see Phase 2 Engagement Report).

Committee Work

In fall 2023 and winter 2024, Village land use planning staff worked with Council committees to review OCP policies connected to the committees' mandates, including accessibility, social inclusion and equity, heritage protection, and housing. In addition, staff and consultants worked with the Advisory Planning Commission (APC) to develop scenarios of where future growth in the Village should go.

The work of the committees and the APC helped shape the the growth scenarios and policy options that were presented for discussion with the community at the May 2024 engagement events (see Policy Review with Council Committees Report)

Climate Action Planning

Work on climate action planning, a key component of the OCP review, started in November 2023. Two public engagement events on goals, reduction target and climate actions were held in early February. The project team hosted follow-up community engagement on the proposed climate actions on May 2 and May 7, 2024. Greenhouse gas reduction targets and key climate mitigation and adaptation actions will be included in the OCP. A separate Climate Action Plan was approved by Council on June 24, 2024.

Visit the Climate Action Plan project page for more information.

Data Collection and Mapping Analysis

The Village has received provincial grant funding to assist in data collection and mapping analysis of housing diversity, transportation options, proximity to daily needs of residential areas and cost of infrastructure servicing in Cumberland. This work informed the land use and growth scenarios that were presented at the May 2024 community engagement events.

Upcoming Community Engagement

The Phase 2 Community Engagement summary report as well as a single proposed land use and growth scenario and recommended OCP updates were presented to Council in fall 2024. Staff is currently working on a draft OCP bylaw to share with the community early fall.

The community will be invited to provide feedback on the draft bylaw, in particular, proposed land use designations and recommended policy updates.

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