Historical Timeline

⦿	1988 streamside setbacks established in Zoning Bylaw
⦿	2001 Council adopts ESA Management Strategy Phase 1
⦿	2003 Council adopts ESA Management Strategy Phase 2
⦿	2006 streamside setbacks revised to enhance protection of riparian areas and address changes in senior government legislation
⦿	2010 Official Community Plan updated to include new development permit area (DPA 4: Environmentally Sensitive Areas) and associated guidelines (Chapter 16 and Appendix 2) and policies (Chapter 6)
⦿	2014 Official Community Plan updated to include ESA policy #64 (Chapter 6): “…the City will explore alternative strategic planning processes for ensuring that upland use decisions protect and enhance the intertidal foreshore and marine environment of Burrard Inlet”
⦿	2015 2015-2018 Council Strategic Plan identifies need to review and update ESA Management Strategy: “The environment is higher priority through improvements to administration, planning and policy development”
⦿	2018 streamside setbacks revised to enhance protection of riparian areas and meet senior government requirements for all watercourses
⦿	2019-20 technical work begins for ESA Management Strategy update (e.g. more accurate mapping using LiDAR – Light Detection and Ranging, a method for measuring distances using laser light; data collection; field verification; review of best management practices and current approaches)

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