Announcements
Update to Port's Land Use Plan
As one of the first steps in implementing the vision identified during Port 2050, we are embarking on a two-year process to update our Land Use Plan. The new Plan will articulate the Port’s policies on land use and development, and identify the types of uses appropriate on land and water across its jurisdiction.
Our Approach
At Port Metro Vancouver, we strive to ensure that new development meets applicable standards and minimizes impacts on adjacent tenants, communities, and the environment. To effectively manage this responsibility, we administer a Project Review Process that involves both a Planning Review and an Environmental Assessment Procedure. The Project Review Process applies to all development activities on land, water and air space administered by the Port including all property leased or licensed to other parties.
If you are considering a development project on Port land or water, please review the Project Review and Permits page, and contact our Planning and Development Department. Our staff will guide you through the review process suitable to your proposal.
Port Metro Vancouver also undertakes strategic studies, management plans, and Port initiated developments in the trade sectors we service. For information on these initiatives and selected projects now being considered, visit the Ongoing Projects page.
Port Land Use Plan
The Canada Marine Act requires every Canadian Port Authority to adopt a comprehensive land use plan. The plan must include the Port’s land use objectives and policy directions under which it will make development decisions.
Port Metro Vancouver’s Land Use Plan was developed with significant input from adjacent communities and other stakeholders. It designates specific land uses for Port property and facilitates coordination of land use decisions with other levels of government. New developments on Port property are expected to support the land use objectives described in the plan.
The three former Lower Mainland Ports each had a Land Use Plan, which has been merged into one document. The Land Use Plan has also been consolidated for convenience and provides a summary of updated key information in a concise and consistent format.
Every effort has been taken to avoid changes to the principles, policies, directions and land use designations of the Port Metro Vancouver Land Use Plan. Readers should refer to the full Plan for further details or clarification of any information presented here.
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