{"id":463,"date":"2023-03-12T15:30:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=463"},"modified":"2023-12-26T20:27:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T01:27:04","slug":"urban-app-urban-growth","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/urban-app-urban-growth\/","title":{"raw":"Application.  Urban Growth","rendered":"Application.  Urban Growth"},"content":{"raw":"&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Assigned task<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nIn 2010, the City of Prince George completed a thirty-year integrated sustainability plan called \u201cmyPG.\u201d\u00a0 This plan informed development of the City\u2019s Official Community Plan (OCP) that was adopted in 2011.\u00a0 This OCP is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princegeorge.ca\/business-development\/zoning-land-use\/official-community-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under review<\/a>.\u00a0 As part of the review process, the City is re-examining the long-term planning scenarios developed for myPG. \u00a0As a land use planning expert invited to comment on the myPG planning scenarios, you are charged with recommending a particular growth management strategy the City should follow to achieve its vision of a desirable future.\u00a0 Choosing among the four growth management options developed for myPG, as well as any additional resources, your argument should include justification premised upon public, private, and government interests.\u00a0 Provide sufficient detail to demonstrate how your recommended option is superior to the other options.\u00a0 Also include a recommendation for at least two regulatory tools to support your preferred area-wide growth option.\u00a0 Provide sufficient detail about how the tools will be implemented, such as locations, development priorities, rates, conditions, etc.\r\n\r\nYour professional report should not exceed 1,000 words (excluding tables, figures, etc.).\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn 2010, the City of Prince George completed a planning exercise known as Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (ICSP) with a thirty-year planning horizon.\u00a0 The following reports provide background information about the goals and objectives of myPG:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1865\/2023\/03\/myPG-Sustainability-Plan_Part-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myPG Sustainability Plan, Part 1<\/a> [PDF]<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1865\/2023\/03\/myPG-Sustainability-Plan_Part-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myPG Sustainability Plan, Part II<\/a> [PDF]<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1865\/2023\/03\/myPG-Framework-Goals-and-Priorities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myPG Framework Goals and Priorities<\/a> [PDF]<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe project is an area-wide, non-jurisdictional plan that incorporates input and expertise from a variety of agencies and other City partners to promote more efficient use of municipal resources and infrastructure.\u00a0 The City synchronised the completion of the ICSP with their OCP in 2011.\u00a0 \u00a0The City is renewing this process as part of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princegeorge.ca\/business-development\/zoning-land-use\/official-community-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current OCP review<\/a>.\u00a0 The aim is to further integrate the outcomes of the myPG plan into statutory land use policy.\r\n\r\nYou are to consider the four myPG growth management strategies initially developed in 2010:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Map 1. Base Case:\u00a0 Existing OCP<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Map 2. Option A: Disperse Growth Within the Serviced Area<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Map 3. Option B: Focus Growth in Centres and Along Major Streets<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Map 4. Option C: Focus Growth Near Downtown and Major Centres<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nEach of these options is described in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1865\/2023\/03\/myPG-Growth-Options-Summary_handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Options Summary handout<\/a> prepared as part of the myPG consultation process.\r\n\r\nThe ICSP was undertaken as part of the Union of BC Municipalities Federal Gas Tax Agreement.\u00a0 Under the agreement, the City of Prince George will receive close to $3 million annually for three fiscal years to help develop and implement the myPG plan, with the potential for additional grant funding in the future.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2><strong>Learning modules that support this case study<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/regulatory_tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Regulatory Tools for Managing Growth and Fostering Development<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">This module describes a range of planning tools available to local governments to help control and direct urban development.\u00a0 These tools are regulated under provincial legislation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/downtown_princegeorge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Downtown Property Developments in the City of Prince George, 2011-2021<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\nThis module describes development projects that have been completed in the City\u2019s downtown area since 2011.\u00a0 Collectively, these property developments help learners understand the current state of downtown Prince George.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Assigned task<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>In 2010, the City of Prince George completed a thirty-year integrated sustainability plan called \u201cmyPG.\u201d\u00a0 This plan informed development of the City\u2019s Official Community Plan (OCP) that was adopted in 2011.\u00a0 This OCP is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princegeorge.ca\/business-development\/zoning-land-use\/official-community-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under review<\/a>.\u00a0 As part of the review process, the City is re-examining the long-term planning scenarios developed for myPG. \u00a0As a land use planning expert invited to comment on the myPG planning scenarios, you are charged with recommending a particular growth management strategy the City should follow to achieve its vision of a desirable future.\u00a0 Choosing among the four growth management options developed for myPG, as well as any additional resources, your argument should include justification premised upon public, private, and government interests.\u00a0 Provide sufficient detail to demonstrate how your recommended option is superior to the other options.\u00a0 Also include a recommendation for at least two regulatory tools to support your preferred area-wide growth option.\u00a0 Provide sufficient detail about how the tools will be implemented, such as locations, development priorities, rates, conditions, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Your professional report should not exceed 1,000 words (excluding tables, figures, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, the City of Prince George completed a planning exercise known as Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (ICSP) with a thirty-year planning horizon.\u00a0 The following reports provide background information about the goals and objectives of myPG:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1865\/2023\/03\/myPG-Sustainability-Plan_Part-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myPG Sustainability Plan, Part 1<\/a> [PDF]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1865\/2023\/03\/myPG-Sustainability-Plan_Part-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myPG Sustainability Plan, Part II<\/a> [PDF]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1865\/2023\/03\/myPG-Framework-Goals-and-Priorities.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myPG Framework Goals and Priorities<\/a> [PDF]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The project is an area-wide, non-jurisdictional plan that incorporates input and expertise from a variety of agencies and other City partners to promote more efficient use of municipal resources and infrastructure.\u00a0 The City synchronised the completion of the ICSP with their OCP in 2011.\u00a0 \u00a0The City is renewing this process as part of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princegeorge.ca\/business-development\/zoning-land-use\/official-community-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current OCP review<\/a>.\u00a0 The aim is to further integrate the outcomes of the myPG plan into statutory land use policy.<\/p>\n<p>You are to consider the four myPG growth management strategies initially developed in 2010:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Map 1. Base Case:\u00a0 Existing OCP<\/li>\n<li>Map 2. Option A: Disperse Growth Within the Serviced Area<\/li>\n<li>Map 3. Option B: Focus Growth in Centres and Along Major Streets<\/li>\n<li>Map 4. Option C: Focus Growth Near Downtown and Major Centres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of these options is described in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1865\/2023\/03\/myPG-Growth-Options-Summary_handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Options Summary handout<\/a> prepared as part of the myPG consultation process.<\/p>\n<p>The ICSP was undertaken as part of the Union of BC Municipalities Federal Gas Tax Agreement.\u00a0 Under the agreement, the City of Prince George will receive close to $3 million annually for three fiscal years to help develop and implement the myPG plan, with the potential for additional grant funding in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2><strong>Learning modules that support this case study<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/regulatory_tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Regulatory Tools for Managing Growth and Fostering Development<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">This module describes a range of planning tools available to local governments to help control and direct urban development.\u00a0 These tools are regulated under provincial legislation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/downtown_princegeorge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Downtown Property Developments in the City of Prince George, 2011-2021<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>This module describes development projects that have been completed in the City\u2019s downtown area since 2011.\u00a0 Collectively, these property developments help learners understand the current state of downtown Prince George.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1858,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"Urban.Application.Urban Growth","pb_subtitle":"URBAN PLANNING CASE STUDY","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":"cc-by-nc-sa"},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[57],"class_list":["post-463","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","license-cc-by-nc-sa"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1858"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1118,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/463\/revisions\/1118"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/463\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=463"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=463"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}