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Tofino PIBC conference - Alicia McLean
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Development
Approvals Process Toolkit
Alicia McLean
Affordable
Housing
Investment Properties
Land Supply
Demographic Changes
Labour & Materials Costs
Government Funding
Supply &
Demand
Supply & Demand
Supply
Supply
Province of BC: The Development Approvals Process Report (Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 2019)
UBCM
Grant
Funding
So, Why Not Collaborate?
Desktop review & literature search
Unpacking & Redesigning the Development Approvals Process for TQB
Deliverables Primarily for TQB
But, adaptable to other smaller municipalities
30 Interviewees:
12 Planners
13 Developers
2 First Nations Referral Managers &
3 Technical Consultants
Workshops
Why Smaller Municipalities?
Demand
- Relatability
- Capacity
- Consistency
What have we heard?
- What is working well?
- What is not working well?
- What are the differences of opinion?
- What are the values and assumptions underlying those differences of opinion?
Working Well:
- Development Team Meetings & Application Response Letter
- File Manager/Quarterback
- Technology Helpful, to a Point
Interest Rates & Inflation
Not Working So Well:
Restrictive Zoning
- Understaffing and Capacity Challenges
- Inconsistencies and Last Minute Changes
- First Nations Referrals (Strategic Engagement Agreement May Help)
Differences of Opinion
- Pre-Application Meetings
- Advisory Panels
- Cost-Recovery Programs
Rent Controls
Every community wants to improve, but each one will be optimizing based on local values and preferences.
Why the disagreement?
The Ideal Toolkit
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- Content for application forms
- Content for an Approvals Guidebook
- Content for website (educational/guidance)
- Guidance for Terms of Reference
- Recommendations for internal & external review processes
- Suggested scopes of community engagement
- Suggested principles for managing CAC negotiations
- Information to support negotiations and content for a range of legal agreements (covenants, housing agreements, etc.)
- Others...?
At the
2023 PIBC
Asking the Hive Mind
Affordable Housing Conference
There is a lot of brainpower in this room! Let's hear what you think.
Thank You!
Alicia.McLean@viu.ca
www.mabrri.viu.ca
Bee the change you want to see!
Conference
in Tofino