British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Commission Frank Leonard, Chair & Kim Grout, CEO Agricultural Land Commission ALC SRD April 11, 2018
Agricultural Land Commission • ALC is an independent administrative tribunal • Carries out mandate set out in ALC Act • Interprets & applies the legislation written by gov’t ALC 2
Sec. 6 Purpose of the ALC Act • Preserve agricultural land • Encourage farming on agricultural land in collaboration with other communities of interest • Encourage local governments, First Nations, the government & its agents to enable & accommodate farm use of agricultural land & uses compatible with agriculture in their plans, bylaws & policies ALC 3
The ALR is a finite resource. Only - ALR of the Province ALC Geography of the ALR 4
ALC Geography of the ALR 5
ALR by Region ALR by Zone North Panel – 48 % Interior Panel – 33% Kootenay Panel – 8 % Okanagan Panel – 5% South Coast Panel – 3% Island Panel – 3% ALC Geography of the ALR 6
Section 4.3 of the ALC Act When exercising a power under this Act in relation to land located in Zone 2, the commission must consider all of the following, in descending order of priority: (a) the purposes set out in Section 6; (b) economic, cultural and social values; (c) regional and community planning objectives; (d) other prescribed considerations. ALC ACT Changes 7
ALC Governance Model Chair Full Commis sion = 19 members North Panel Regional Panels = 1 Vice Chair + Interior Panel 2 Commissioners Kootenay Panel Executive Committee = Chair + 6 Okanagan Panel Vice Chairs South Coast Panel Chair Island Panel ALC Governance Structure 8
Chair Oversight – Application Process • Region Panel Refers all applications • Executive Committee (EC) Reviews all panel • Re-affirms decision decisions • Directs EC to reconsider (within 60 days) ALC Governance 9
Operational Changes • Monthly Panel & Executive Committee meetings • 60 business day processing timeline • 90 business day refund guarantee • Staff restructure and increased resourcing • Increased engagement with regional and municipal governments • Development of comprehensive compliance and enforcement strategy ALC Operations 10
Local Government Partners • Local governments, regional and municipal, are partners in agricultural land preservation • First step in application process • Regulate land use and issue permits for lands in the ALR • Work together to achieve compliance 75% of the ALR is under local government jurisdiction 11
2016/2017 Applications Applications by Type Applications by Zone 11% 3% 38% 10% 43% 4% 57% 34% Exclusion Inclusion Zone 1 Zone 2 TUR Corridor Soil Fill Extract Non-Farm Use Subdivision ALC Operations: Adjudicate Applications 12
2016/17 C&E Statistics C&E Files by Region New Files - Fiscal 2016-2017 2% Interior Referrals 19% Island 45% 47% Kootenay 55% 6% Compliants North 6% Okanagan 20% South Coast ALC C&E Statistics 13
C&E Case Files by Type 2016/17 C&E Files by Type 5% 2% 1% Fill Activity Commericial Activity 11% Multiple Dwellings 44% Extraction Gathering for Events 37% Other Active C&E Files: 280-290 per year ALC Operations: Compliance and Enforcement 14
Thank you 15
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