{"id":922,"date":"2023-07-02T17:47:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T21:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=922"},"modified":"2023-12-22T20:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T01:52:59","slug":"urban-overview","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/urban-overview\/","title":{"raw":"Overview","rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"raw":"The Urban Planning Case Study centres on the City of Prince George and its surrounding area in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.\u00a0 This case describes the historical development of the City.\u00a0 Five applications cover the topics of downtown revitalisation, growth management, urban fringe management, and zoning applications.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/case_urban_princegeorge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Case.\u00a0 City of Prince George:\u00a0 Planning for Low Growth<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<p class=\"textbox__content\">The historical development of Prince George, BC, provides the context for understanding many challenges of urban planning over the past 100 years.\u00a0 The City\u2019s history begins with early townsites and the dispossession of Indigenous lands of the Lheidli T\u2019enneh and leads to periods of uncontrolled growth and, later, an extended period of no growth.\u00a0 Learners consider the roles and contributions of the professional land use planner throughout the history of the city\u2019s development, including the legislative and regulatory tools employed to both support and discourage development. The case encompasses elements of public, private, and government interests, the function of various land use plans, and the implementation tools that have helped shape BC\u2019s \u2018northern capital\u2019 over the past one hundred years and how will shape it for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Applications\r\n<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/urban-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Urban Growth Management<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The learner is charged with recommending a particular growth management strategy the City of Prince George should follow to achieve its vision of a desirable future.\u00a0 Choosing among the four growth management options, the learner must include justification premised upon public, private, and government interests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"textbox__title\">\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/app_downtown_revitalisation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Downtown Revitalisation<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">To overcome barriers to revitalising the downtown area, the City of Prince George is considering a bundle of regulatory tools and financial incentives to aid in neighbourhood-level re-development efforts.\u00a0 As a long-range planner for the City of Prince George, the learner is responsible for recommending to City Council which financial and regulatory tools will assist continued development in downtown Prince George.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"textbox__title\">\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/urban-fringe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Urban Fringe Management<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">As an expert in urban planning, the learner must advise an ad hoc advisory committee established by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George about how to improve the legislative framework for land use planning (Official Community Plans, zoning bylaws).\u00a0 The learner\u2019s task is to advise the committee regarding the relative strengths of each of the following options and provide evidence of any critical deficiencies:\u00a0 status quo; update current OCPs and zoning by-laws; create fringe area OCP and zoning by-law that covers all or parts of the area immediately surrounding the City of Prince George; create a Regional Growth Strategy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"textbox__title\">\r\n<h2><strong>Rezoning Amendment (Part 1)\r\n<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Part 1 and Part 2 of the Rezoning Amendment Application are related.\u00a0 Both cases deal with the same subject property on Leslie Road in the City of Prince George but at different stages in the application process, which was subject to two court cases.\u00a0 Part 1 is about the original application for rezoning from the property owner to the City of Prince George.\u00a0 The task of the learner, in the role of Planner 1 for the City, is to process the application for rezoning.\u00a0 As such, Part 1 is suitable for learners who are not familiar with rezoning applications and the steps a professional planner must take to complete the review process.\u00a0 Learners are provided with a template Staff Report to complete.\u00a0 After, learners can compare their results with the Staff Report completed by City of Prince George planning staff.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li class=\"textbox__title\">\r\n<h2><strong>Rezoning Amendment (Part 2)\r\n<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The bylaw initially approved by the City of Prince George to rezone the subject property on Leslie Road was challenged by a local resident and, subsequently, overturned by the Supreme Court of British Columbia.\u00a0 Part 2 of this Application requires the learner to join a meeting of all planning staff to assess options moving forward.\u00a0 The task of the learner, in the role of Planner 1 for the City, is to present a range of options at the meeting, with the options informed by their review of the Supreme Court decision.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2><\/h2>\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 \t<li>\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/regional_growth_strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Regional Growth Strategies<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\r\nThe Local Government Act enables a regional district to adopt a Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) for all or, with permission, part of a regional district.\u00a0 This module describes and explains what a RGS is and what it aims to do.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>The Urban Planning Case Study centres on the City of Prince George and its surrounding area in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.\u00a0 This case describes the historical development of the City.\u00a0 Five applications cover the topics of downtown revitalisation, growth management, urban fringe management, and zoning applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/case_urban_princegeorge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Case.\u00a0 City of Prince George:\u00a0 Planning for Low Growth<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"textbox__content\">The historical development of Prince George, BC, provides the context for understanding many challenges of urban planning over the past 100 years.\u00a0 The City\u2019s history begins with early townsites and the dispossession of Indigenous lands of the Lheidli T\u2019enneh and leads to periods of uncontrolled growth and, later, an extended period of no growth.\u00a0 Learners consider the roles and contributions of the professional land use planner throughout the history of the city\u2019s development, including the legislative and regulatory tools employed to both support and discourage development. The case encompasses elements of public, private, and government interests, the function of various land use plans, and the implementation tools that have helped shape BC\u2019s \u2018northern capital\u2019 over the past one hundred years and how will shape it for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Applications<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/landuseplanninginbc\/chapter\/urban-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Urban Growth Management<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The learner is charged with recommending a particular growth management strategy the City of Prince George should follow to achieve its vision of a desirable future.\u00a0 Choosing among the four growth 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rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Urban Fringe Management<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">As an expert in urban planning, the learner must advise an ad hoc advisory committee established by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George about how to improve the legislative framework for land use planning (Official Community Plans, zoning bylaws).\u00a0 The learner\u2019s task is to advise the committee regarding the relative strengths of each of the following options and provide evidence of any critical deficiencies:\u00a0 status quo; update current OCPs and zoning by-laws; create fringe area OCP and zoning by-law that covers all or parts of the area immediately surrounding the City of Prince George; create a Regional Growth Strategy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"textbox__title\">\n<h2><strong>Rezoning Amendment (Part 1)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Part 1 and Part 2 of the Rezoning Amendment Application are 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