RESPONSE TO METRO VANCOUVER'S REFERRAL: METRO 2050 REGIONAL GRWOTH STRATEGY AMENDMENT PROPOSED BY THE CITY OF SURREY FOR METRO 2050 TYPE 2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT - CITY OF SURREY (HAZELMERE)

A summary of the regional land use assessment contained in Metro Vancouver’s report is as follows:  The proposal does not support the regional goals in Metro 2050 related to compact growth, protection of environmental, agricultural and employment lands, or sustainable transportation.  The proposal’s non‑contiguous location outside the UCB would introduce leapfrog residential development pressures (far from the UCB) and add wastewater flows to a segment of the regional sewer system that already experiences wet‑weather overflows, potentially increasing pressure on regional infrastructure.  Although the region requires more housing, creating car-oriented single-detached development in an area far from existing urban areas and transit would not meaningfully address housing needs and would reinforce traffic impacts, and pressures on adjacent rural and agricultural lands - issues first identified in 2017 and still unresolved.  New provincial housing legislation would permit up to four times the number of homes (up to 580 units) on the 145-lot subdivision. While Surrey notes that such higher-density development is unlikely based on uptake to date, the submission does not evaluate potential impacts or mitigation should these densities materialize in the future.  If the amendment is approved, the GVS&DD Board would consider whether to allow the flows into the regional system. The proposed development is located 10 kilometres upstream of Metro Vancouver’s Langley Trunk Sewer and all infrastructure needed to convey flows would be provided by the City of Surrey. For the proposal, subdivision and servicing plans are largely unchanged aside from the removal of four detention ponds, with no corresponding upgrades to the remaining facility.

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