Historical Timeline

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1988
streamside setbacks established in Zoning Bylaw

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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

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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”

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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”

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2018
streamside setbacks revised to enhance protection of riparian areas and meet senior government requirements for all watercourses

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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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