Official Community Plan
The Area E Official Community Plan (OCP) is the document that outlines how our community will be designed and built, and forms the basis for decisions when property owners and developers apply to the SCRD to develop land or change its use. The current OCP was last revised in 2007 and adopted in 2008.
Advisory Planning Commission
Each rural area in the SCRD has an Advisory Planning Commission (APC). This is a group of volunteers who review and make recommendations to the SCRD board about:
- Official Community Plan Amendments
- Zoning Amendments
- Subdivisions
- Development Permits and Development Variance Permits
- Temporary Use Permits
- Agricultural Land Reserve Applications
- Crown Referrals
- Other items referred by SCRD Board
APC Members
Every year the SCRD advertises for volunteers and takes applications, which are reviewed by the Director, who passes their recommendations to the board for approval. APCs have a minimum of 6 members, and a maximum of 12, serving 2 year terms. At least two thirds of the members must be Area E residents. The SCRD provides a recording secretary to take minutes.
If you are interested in joining the Area E APC, please contact me. I recommend you first look at our OCP and read the APC Orientation Guide.
2025 AREA E APC MEMBERS
Devin Arndt
Nara Brenchley
Lynda Chamberlin
Mary Degan
Catherine Grey
Arne Hermann
Laura Macdonald
Clinton McDougall
Michael Sanderson
Ashley St. Clair
Meetings
Area E’s APC normally meets at Frank West Hall on fourth Tuesdays of the month. We have occasionally patched people in virtually via phone or laptop, but we are not properly set up to support hybrid meetings. APC meetings are held in public (which is not the same thing as a public meeting). Members of the public are welcome to attend, but may not participate except at the discretion of the chair.
Agendas and Minutes
As of June 2021, APC agendas and minutes are posted to the APC page of the SCRD website.