Letter to Rocky View County Council Regarding Rocky View County (RVC) Plan approved October 1, 2013
I am responding to Reeve Boehlke’s email dated October 9, 2019 to Karena Brawley on the subject matter noted above.
I am pleased to learn that Reeve Boehlke believes the current Rocky View County (RVC) Plan was “well written and well thought out.”
Reeve Boehlke also stated that “the rapidly changing conditions in Rocky View County have precipitated the need for a review and a re-write.”
I have listed below the pertinent facts that confirm the moderate growth assumptions contained in the current RVC Plan remain applicable and that a rewrite of that Plan at this time is unnecessary as conditions in RVC are not rapidly changing:
- RVC Report to Council dated January 22, 2019 states (section 2.1.2) that moderate growth means an increase in population of 1.6% per annum or 2.5% to 3% of the regional population. This is consistent with past census data and future projections.
- Calgary Region Metropolitan Board Report dated December 2018 (page 10) states RVC is projected to have a growth rate of 1.7- 1.8% per annum to 2026 and declining thereafter: (Editor’s note: external reference link available upon request).
- RVC’s 2016 Residential Land Inventory (Table 1, pages 2 – 3) indicates that there are 36,814 potential new dwellings within approved ASPs and 10,071 within approved conceptual schemes outside of ASPs. That is a total of 46,885 dwelling units that are either “build ready”, “build approved” or “policy approved” or 137 years worth of potential housing available under the current County Plan at the 20- year average rate of housing construction. Please refer to July 4, 2017 Policy & Priorities Committee meeting, starting at page 67: www.rockyview.ca/ Portals/0/Files/Government/Boards/ PP/2017/Agendas/2017-07-04-Policy- Priorities-Agenda.pdf
Given the facts listed above, I respectively reiterate my previous request to RVC Council dated September 17, 2019 to immediately terminate the ongoing planning process to rewrite the current County Plan. I believe this initiative is unnecessary, costly in terms the use of RVC tax dollars, time consuming for RVC staff and residents, unprofessional (as the public notice to date has been inadequate), and formulated to encourage input from those seeking more development.
Sincerely,
Eric Lloyd, Bragg Creek
