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REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL OKANAGAN
AGRICULTURAL PLAN _____________________ _______
June 2005
INTEGRACommunityPlanning Services
TABLE OF CONTENTSPage
Section 1.0 INTRODUCTION..........................................................1 1.1 Plan Purpose ............................................................1 1.2 Plan Context ............................................................1 1.3 Planning Process......................................................4 1.4 Background Report..................................................5 1.5 Report Format..........................................................6
Section 2.0 LEGISLATIVE & GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE .....7 2.1 Strengthening Policy & Government ......................7
Section 3.0 INFRASTRUCTURE.....................................................13 3.1 Irrigation..................................................................13 3.2 Roads .......................................................................16 3.3 Sanitary & Storm Sewer..........................................19
Section 4.0 ECONOMICS ................................................................22 4.1 External Competition ..............................................22 4.2 Costs of Production .................................................23 4.3 Land Costs...............................................................24
Section 5.0 RURAL-URBAN FRINGE............................................26 5.1 Edge Permanency ....................................................26 5.2 Edge Separation.......................................................27 5.3 Farm Practices .........................................................29 5.4 Non Farm Rural Development ................................30
Section 6.0 ENVIRONMENT...........................................................34 6.1 Environmental Farm Practices ................................34
Section 7.0 RECREATION...............................................................37 7.1 Recreation Activities & Corridors...........................37
Section 8.0 EDUCATION ...............................................................40 8.1 Public Awareness of Agriculture ............................40 8.2 Farm Succession & Research..................................41
Section 9.0 INDUSTRY SUPPORT .................................................44 9.1 Agricultural Support Officer ...................................44
Section 10.0 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION .......................................47 10.1 Participants & Strategies .......................................47 10.2 Costs ......................................................................50
REFERENCES ..................................................................................52
TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued)
Maps
Map 1 – Project & Planning Areas Map 2 – Agricultural Land Reserve Maps 3A, 3B, & 3C – Irrigation Districts Maps 4A & 4B – Primary Land Use Activities Maps 5A & 5B – Primary Agricultural Activities Maps 6A & 6B – Irrigation Practices Maps 7A & 7B – Apple & Grape Farms
APPENDIX ‘A’
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
Highways
Parcels
ALR
IR # 10 - Tsinstikeptum
IR # 12 - Medicine Creek
IR # 7 - Duck Lake
IR # 9 - Tsinstikeptum
Contours (100m Interval)
Lakes
City of KelownaCity of Kelowna
PeachlandPeachland
Highway 97C
Highway 97C
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 97Highway 97
Hig
hway
97H
ighw
ay97
Highway 33Highway 33
Lake
Okana
gan
1:300,000
EllisonEllison
Joe RichJoe Rich
North WestsideNorth Westside
WestsideWestside
IR 12IR 12
IR 10IR 10
IR 7IR 7
IR 9IR 9
IR 12IR 12
IR 10IR 10
IR 7IR 7
IR 9IR 9
Short's Creek
Trader's Cove
Fintry
James Lake
Belgo Creek
Lakeview
Westbank
Glenrosa
Agricultural PlanAgricultural Land Reserve
Map 2
Agricultural Land Reserve
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
700m ContourHighways
Parcels
Contours (100m Interval)
Lakes
City of Kelowna
Peachland
Highway 97C
High
way
97
Highway 97
Hig
hway
97Highway 33
Lake
Okana
gan
1:300,000
Ê
Ellison
Joe Rich
North Westside
Westside
Planning Areas
Agricultural Land Reserve
Administrative Areas
Highways
Parcels
Lakes
1:100,000
Water Purveyors
Bylaw 597 - West Kelowna Estates
Bylaw 687 - Green Bay
Sunnyside
Bylaw 793 - Pritchard/Shanboolard
CORD
Casaloma
Jennens
Lakeview Irrigation District
Municipality of Peachland
Westbank Irrigation District
PeachlandPeachland
Highway 97C
Highway 97C
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 97Highway 97
LakeOka
nagan
IR 9IR 9
IR 10IR 10
Planning Areas
Agricultural Land Reserve
Administrative Areas
Highways
Parcels
Lakes
1:100,000
Water Purveyors
Black Mountain Irrigation District
Bylaw 369 - Falcon Ridge
City of Kelowna
Glenmore Ellison Improvement District
Greystoke
Municipality of Lake Country
Rutland Water Works
South East Kelowna Irrigation District
City of KelownaCity of Kelowna
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97H
ighw
ay97
Highway 33Highway 33
Highw
ay33
Highw
ay33
Old Vernon RdOld Vernon Rd
IR 12IR 12
IR 7IR 7
Planning Areas
Agricultural Land Reserve
Administrative Areas
Highways
Parcels
Lakes
1:150,000
Water Purveyors
Bylaw 434 - Killiney Beach
Fintry
Traders Cove
Wilsons Landing
Hig
hway
97H
ighw
ay97
Oka
naga
nLa
ke
Oka
naga
nLa
ke
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
Highways
Agricultural Land Reserve
Parcels
Lakes
1:100,000
Primary Activities
Agriculture
Hobby Farm
Unused farm land
Forested
Commercial/Service Use
Golf Course
Industrial Use
Mineral extraction
Institutional Use
Land in Transition
Park
Recreational Use
Residential Use
Residential Use - Multi-family
Unknown
Utility
Not in use (treed)
PeachlandPeachland
Highway 97C
Highway 97C
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 97Highway 97
LakeOka
nagan
IR 9IR 9
IR 10IR 10
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
Highways
Agricultural Land Reserve
Parcels
Lakes
1:100,000
City of KelownaCity of Kelowna
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97H
ighw
ay97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 33Highway 33
Highw
ay33
Highw
ay33
Primary Activities
Agriculture
Hobby Farm
Unused farm land
Forested
Commercial/Service Use
Golf Course
Industrial Use
Mineral extraction
Institutional Use
Land in Transition
Park
Recreational Use
Residential Use
Residential Use - Multi-family
Unknown
Utility
Not in use (treed)
Old Vernon RdOld Vernon Rd
IR 12IR 12
IR 7IR 7
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
Highways
Agricultural Land Reserve
Parcels
Lakes
1:100,000
Agricultural Activities
Agri-commercial
Apiary
Field Vegetable Farm
Horse Farm
Llama/Alpaca Farm
Mixed Livestock (small-scale)
Nursery
Nursery incl. Greenhouses
Nut Farm
Orchard
Pasture
Vineyard
Vineyard (incl. Winery)
Winery
PeachlandPeachland
Highway 97C
Highway 97C
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 97Highway 97
LakeOka
nagan
IR 9IR 9
IR 10IR 10
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
Highways
Agricultural Land Reserve
Parcels
Lakes
1:100,000
City of KelownaCity of Kelowna
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97H
ighw
ay97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 33Highway 33
Highw
ay33
Highw
ay33
Agricultural Activities
Agritourism
Beef Cattle Farm
Berry Farm
Christmas Tree Farm
Fallow Land
Forage Operation
Greenhouse Operation
Horse Farm
Llama/Alpaca Farm
Nursery
Orchard
Pasture
Range
Tree Farm
Turf Farm
Vineyard
Old Vernon RdOld Vernon Rd
IR 12IR 12
IR 7IR 7
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
Highways
Agricultural Land Reserve
Parcels
Lakes
1:100,000
Irrigation
Sub Surface Irrigation
Handline Sprinkler
Wheeline Sprinkler
Solid Set Sprinkler
Solid Set Sprinkler (Undertree)
Solid Set Sprinkler (Overtree)
Microspinkler
Drip Emitter
Drip Emitter (Buried)
Drip Emitter (Above Ground)
PeachlandPeachland
Highway 97C
Highway 97C
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 97Highway 97
LakeOka
nagan
IR 9IR 9
IR 10IR 10
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
Highways
Agricultural Land Reserve
Parcels
Lakes
1:100,000
City of KelownaCity of Kelowna
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97H
ighw
ay97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 33Highway 33
Highw
ay33
Highw
ay33
Irrigation
Sub Surface Irrigation
Handline Sprinkler
Wheeline Sprinkler
Solid Set Sprinkler
Solid Set Sprinkler (Undertree)
Solid Set Sprinkler (Overtree)
Microspinkler
Drip Emitter
Drip Emitter (Buried)
Drip Emitter (Above Ground)
Old Vernon RdOld Vernon Rd
IR 12IR 12
IR 7IR 7
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
Highways
Agricultural Land Reserve
Parcels
Apples
Grapes
Lakes
1:100,000
PeachlandPeachland
Highway 97C
Highway 97C
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 97Highway 97
LakeOka
nagan
IR 9IR 9
IR 10IR 10
Planning Areas
Administrative Areas
Highways
ALR_Ellison
Agricultural Land Reserve
Parcels
Apples
Grapes
Lakes
1:100,000
City of KelownaCity of Kelowna
Hig
hway
97
Hig
hway
97H
ighw
ay97
Hig
hway
97
Highway 33Highway 33
Highw
ay33
Highw
ay33
Old Vernon RdOld Vernon Rd
IR 12IR 12
IR 7IR 7