UBC’s Land Use Plan (formerly known as the Official Community Plan or OCP), is the “bylaw” establishing general land uses and policies for the entire 1,000-acre campus, with a special focus on non-institutional development.
Updates to the Land Use Plan are necessary to support UBC’s vision of creating a model university community that is vibrant, livable and sustainable, and to support the University’s academic mission.
During the Vancouver Campus Plan Review process, and in consultation with the UBC community, several barriers to realizing that vision of a model university community were identified. Amendments to the Land Use Plan will allow UBC to:
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Increase housing choices and improve housing affordability for our faculty, staff, and students, thereby contributing to the creation of a more sustainable community;
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Change the land use designation of the UBC Farm from “Future Housing Reserve” to “Green Academic” to support sustainability teaching, research and innovation (see Cultivating Place: The South Campus Academic Plan);
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Transfer housing density to support sustainable development and UBC's academic mission; and
- Regularize academic land use to better align with UBC's academic mission and vision.
UBC is not developing a new plan, but is instead making amendments to the existing plan.
UBC's Board of Governors has adopted a set of principles to guide the amendments process, and to ensure an open and transparent public consultation process. The consultation process takes place in accordance with Part 10 - 2010 of the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act. Updates to the Land Use Plan will be proposed after consultation with students, faculty, staff, alumni, campus residents and other stakeholders.
