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An Official Community Plan (OCP) provides direction to guide decisions on planning and land use management within the jurisdiction of a city. The City of Kamloops’ OCP, commonly known as KAMPLAN, was most recently updated in 2018.
The OCP is a strategic visionary document that brings the values, priorities, and aspirations of the community to life. It is the City's highest level land use planning document. The OCP includes goals and policies for topic areas such as land management and development, housing, transportation, infrastructure, the environment, parks and recreation, economic development, and more.
Why is an OCP important?
OCPs are required to be adopted by municipalities in British Columbia. While an OCP does not commit a municipality to proceed with any project specified in the plan, all bylaws enacted or works undertaken by the local government need to be consistent with the plan.
How is an OCP used?
An OCP guides local government decision-making, particularly around land use matters. For example, an application to rezone a property needs to be consistent with the OCP land use designations and policies, and a development permit application needs to comply with the guidelines provided in the plan.
Why update the OCP?
Changes to provincial legislation in 2023 require local governments to update their OCPs to accommodate anticipated housing needs over the next 20 years and to address specific types of housing. Local governments are required to consider their most recent housing needs report when updating their OCP. View the City’s 2024 Housing Needs Report.
Updating the OCP also helps the City respond to changing development trends, plan for infrastructure needed to accommodate housing growth, and provide clarity to the public about what kinds of development they might expect in their neighbourhood.
The City is seeking applications for KAMPLAN Advisory Group members. The purpose of this group is to help guide the project and help inform staff reports and recommendations to Council. The term is from April to December 2025 when the KAMPLAN review and update is complete.
Desired composition of the group is diverse and will include representatives from:
Consultation with Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc is underway as part of the OCP review and update process.
The deadline to submit the application form below is April 6, 2025, at 11:59 pm.
Attend scheduled KAMPLAN Advisory Group meetings; come to meetings informed and prepared to actively participate.
Three to five KAMPLAN Advisory Group meetings will be held between April and December 2025, most likely during regular business hours. Meetings may be two to four hours in length.
Kamloops KAMPLAN Advisory Group members are community leaders in their representative fields of expertise. Members should have significant work or volunteer experience in their field and demonstrated ability work collaboratively with others towards common objectives.
Participation is voluntary.
Applicants will be selected based on their interest, experience, qualifications, and availability. Note: Only selected applicants will be contacted.
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