Official Community Plan

Help Shape The Future of Sechelt

The District of Sechelt is updating the Official Community Plan (OCP) to meet the needs of our growing population and address the housing and climate crises. An OCP is one of the District's most important tools. It helps influence the way our community grows and develops by guiding how land can be used. Land use and development influence all parts of our daily lives: where we live, work and play. The Official Community Plan is a living document and is updated as Sechelt grows.

The current plan, adopted in 2011, is outdated and in need of a refresh to match the changes our community has and will experience.

The Province requires all municipalities in BC to have updated residential policies adopted in their OCPs by the end of 2025. Another requirement, of which the new residential policies will be based on, is the completion of a Housing Needs Report. That housing report, along with related updates to the District’s zoning bylaw were completed this past summer.

Background Information

The OCP review kick-off officially commenced in March 2024. Following that, as an initial public engagement effort, Complete Communities Day was held at Seaside Centre on May 14. Interest and turnout was strong at the event and the District received many submissions of input on OCP related topics.

By the end of May, the District was awarded a provincial grant of $200,000 under the Complete Communities Program to fund completion of the Community Land Development Analysis (CLDA) project along with initial phases of the OCP review.