Official Community Plan 2024 Update
What’s Happening
The City is embarking on the process of making important updates to its Official Community Plan (OCP) beginning in the fall of 2024. The OCP that will guide the City’s growth and long term goals for the next 25+ years.
The current OCP was approved in 2012. Since then, Richmond’s population and economy has grown and there is a need to address its evolving social and environmental factors. The overarching themes of the updates include resiliency, equity and adaptation with six target areas.
The OCP update is scheduled to be completed in winter 2025.
How to get involved
Engagement for Phase one has concluded. Community members were encouraged to submit a photo of their favourite Richmond location and ask questions online through LetsTalkRichmond.ca/ocp2050, or attend a 'drop in' style Open Houses.
Target Areas of the Official Community Plan Update
The overarching themes to guide the Official Community Plan (OCP) update includes “Completeness, Resiliency, Equity and Adaptation” with the six targeted areas:
Project Timeline
The project is divided into three phases:
Resources
To learn more, visit Let's Talk Richmond Official Community Plan Update 2024.
To learn more, visit Provincial Housing Legislation Changes.
CommunityPlanning@richmond.ca