South Coast Local Planning Information
Tools, factsheets and resources for the South Coast agricultural region on the following local planning topics:
Agriculture Area Plans and Strategies
An agricultural area plan or strategy focuses on a community's farm area. Its purpose is to discover practical solutions to issues and identify opportunities to strengthen farming.
- Abbotsford Agriculture Strategy (PDF)
- Chilliwack Agricultural Area Plan (PDF)
- Delta Agricultural Plan (PDF)
- Maple Ridge Agricultural Plan (PDF)
- Metro Vancouver Regional Food System Strategy (PDF)
- Pemberton Valley Agricultural Area Plan (PDF)
- Pitt Meadows Agricultural Plan (The Future of Agriculture) (PDF)
- Richmond Agricultural Viability Strategy (PDF)
- Sunshine Coast Regional District Agricultural Area Plan
- Surrey Agricultural Plan (PDF)
- Surrey Agriculture Protection and Enhancement Strategy (PDF)
- Township of Langley Agricultural Viability Strategy (PDF)
- Vancouver Food Strategy (PDF)
Agricultural Land Use Inventories
Inventories of agricultural land use and GIS mapping across B.C.
- Abbotsford 2004 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 21 MB)
- Barnston Island 2010 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 11 MB)
- Burnaby 2003 LUI report and map (PDF)
- Chilliwack 2004 LUI report and map (PDF, 17 MB)
- Delta 2010 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 7 MB)
- Kent 2004 LUI report and map (PDF, 26 MB )
- Langley Township 2010 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 28 MB)
- Maple Ridge 2011 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 19 MB)
- Metro Vancouver (North) 2011 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 26 MB)
- Mission 2011 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 5 MB)
- Pemberton Valley 2009 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 19 MB)
- Pitt Meadows 2011 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 10 MB)
- Richmond 2010 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 17 MB)
- Surrey 2010 LUI report (PDF) and map (PDF, 35 MB)
Planning Resources
Funding
The governments of Canada and British Columbia offers funding through the Local Government Agricultural Planning Program in support of projects that will lead to the development of agricultural area plans within municipalities and regional districts. The funding is administered through the Investment Agriculture Foundation.
Planning Information
The Strengthening Farming Program promotes strong working relationships between local and provincial governments and the farming community.
The Agricultural Land Commission produces publications to encourage and enable farm business in B.C.
Regional Planning Support and Organizations
Agri-teams work with local government representatives and members of the farm community on agricultural planning and farm practice issues.
Agricultural Advisory Committees
Agricultural Advisory Committees are groups of appointed local agricultural producers who help advise governments on policy, programs and regional issues.
Regional Districts
- Fraser Valley Regional District - Agriculture
- Metro Vancouver - Agriculture and Food
- Sunshine Coast Regional District - Agriculture
- Squamish Lillooet Regional District - Agriculture Planning
Addressing Farm Practice Concerns
The Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act creates a process to resolve the concerns of the public who have complaints about odour, noise, dust or other disturbances arising from a farm operation. If the complaint cannot be resolved informally, the British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board will determine if the odour, noise, dust or other disturbance results from a normal farm practice.
