Whereas the purpose of British Columbias Agricultural Land Reserve ALR is to preserve valuable agricultural land for present and future food production, and thus residential development needs to be limited in size on the ALR; And whereas the current Agricultural Land Commission Act ALCA and ALR Use Regulations limit residential development to: - a principal residence up to 500 m2 total floor area, - a secondary suite within that principal residence, and - an additional residence up to 90 m2 total floor area for parcels 40 ha or less, or up to 186 m2 for parcels larger than 40 ha, and this can result in development that is inconsistent with the purpose of ALR when considering alterations to existing structures: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request the provincial government to amend the Agricultural Land Commission Act ALCA and Agricultural Land Reserve ALR Use Regulation, to limit residential development to: - the residential floor area of all dwellings shall not exceed 590 m2 total floor area for parcels 40 ha or less, or 686 m2 for parcels larger than 40 ha.
