Official Community Plan For Electoral Areas         

The Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) is pleased to announce that the CVRD Board of Directors has officially adopted Bylaw no. 4373, the Official Community Plan (OCP) for the Electoral Areas on November 26, 2025, marking a significant milestone in shaping the region’s future growth and development.

The OCP provides a comprehensive framework for land use and community planning across all nine electoral areas for the next 20 years. Developed through extensive public engagement, the plan reflects a fusion of the communities’ vision and values as well as long-term planning objectives and policy directions: one of the first in the Province of BC. 

The OCP brings more clarity and simplicity to a range of complex issues and priorities that the CVRD’s electoral areas face, such as sustainable growth, housing diversity, climate action, and environmental stewardship.

Check out the video below:.

Official Community Plan for the Electoral Areas Bylaw No. 4373

Schedule A: OCP Policies and Objectives

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule A Objectives and Policies

Schedule C: Development Permit Areas

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule C Development Permit Areas AMD

Schedule D: Agricultural Land Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule D Agricultural Land Maps

Schedule E: Fire Protection Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule E Fire Protection Maps

Schedule F: First Nations Reserve Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule F First Nations Reserves Maps

Schedule G: Growth Containment Boundaries and Growth Areas Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule G Growth Containment Boundaries and Growth Area Maps

Schedule H: Heritage Designation Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule H Heritage Designation Map

Schedule J: Sand and Gravel Deposits Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule J Sand and Gravel Deposits Maps

Schedule L: Land Use Designations Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule L Land Use Designations Maps

Schedule M: Marine Area Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule M Marine Area Map

Schedule O: Flood and Dam Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule O Floodplain and Dam Maps

Schedule P: Terrestrial Parks Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule P Terrestrial Parks Maps

Schedule S: Service Areas Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule S Service Area Maps

Schedule T: Transportation and Major Roads Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule T Transportation and Major Roads Maps

Schedule U: Development Permit Areas Maps

  1. 2025-11-26 Schedule U Development Permit Areas Maps