Draft Rural Plan Summary

The Draft Hanwell Local Service District Rural Plan recognizes the existing commercial, industrial and residential areas and tries to reduce the potential for land use conflicts.

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For residential areas, the Draft Rural Plan promotes land uses that satisfy local needs, while not impacting the quality of life. Small-scale day cares, home-based businesses, parks, special care homes and garden suites are permitted with conditions as necessary, to try to limit any negative impacts to the surrounding properties.

The Draft Rural Plan works towards encouraging growth to help the area reach its goals and objectives, but recognizes the potential impact of uncontrolled development. The Rural Plan will not prevent people from building on their lands, but does put some controls on the creation of new large residential subdivisions.

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It will require those proposing to create new large subdivisions to apply for an amendment, which allows for community feedback. These provisions will not affect the use of lots already created, or areas that have been zoned residential.

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A Draft Rural Plan Has Been Prepared for the Hanwell LSD

Since November 2006, a working group comprised of dedicated citizens and landowners from all over the Hanwell Local Service District (LSD) have been working with the Rural Planning District Commission (RPDC) to develop the Hanwell LSD Rural Plan.

The intent of the Rural Plan is to protect the environment, encourage orderly development and prevent negative impacts caused by incompatible land uses. The Rural Plan seeks to do this by identifying objectives and goals for future development and by establishing Policies, Proposals, and Zoning Provisions to guide the use of land.

With a Rural Plan, the community can be involved in the decision making process for new development in the area by providing comments and feedback when amendments to the Rural Plan are proposed.

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Please see the working group minutes in the publication section on this website or click here to read the minutes.

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