This project aims to:

• Clarify policy direction by:
  • Removing repetitive policies
  • Clarifying policy intent
  • Standardizing language and formatting
• Restructure the document to make it easier to find information.
• Incorporate policies and land-use maps changes required by new provincial housing changes (such as Transit-Oriented Areas, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing, and the Housing Needs Report).

This project will not:

• Identify any new areas for growth, unless required by the Provincial Housing Changes.
• Create new policy directions, unless required by the Provincial Housing Changes.

Coquitlam's OCP was originally adopted in 2002. Over the last 20 years the OCP has been incrementally reviewed and updated through area and neighbourhood planning processes and housekeeping amendments. Today, the OCP has grown to be over 1,000 pages and includes:

• Over 2,100 policies across:
  • Eight Neighbourhood Plans
  • Seven Citywide policy sections
  • Four Area Plans
• 150+ maps and figures
• 60+ land use designations
• 1,000+ development permit area guidelines

In June 2023, the City initiated the review and streamlining the OCP. However, in late 2023, the Province passed several pieces of housing legislation that significantly changed how local governments could plan for, support and fund growth and development in their communities. The impacts of this legislation made it clear that a simple, easy-to-use document was needed – both to meet the new legislated requirements and to guide future growth management and public consultation.