This section provides information around current notices of disposition by the City, Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendments, Zoning Amendments, Bylaw Amendments and other required advertising as legislated by the Community Charter. Information in this section changes regularly, so please check back often for the latest.

If you have questions or require additional information, please contact:   

Marnie Dueck
Municipal Clerk / Corporate Officer
City of Cranbrook

Notice Of Public Hearing

On December 8th, 2025, the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Cranbrook will host a public hearing for “City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Our Path to Cranbrook 2042 Amendment Bylaw No. 4228, 2025” which proposes to add the Interim Housing Needs Report completed in 2024 to the Official Community Plan in accordance with Provincial Requirements as well as incorporating several housekeeping amendments.

The City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan is a community planning document that guides strategic decision making in all aspects of land use planning, growth, development, and community building in the City. 

Per the changes to the Provincial Legislation in 2023, municipalities were required to complete an Interim Housing Needs Report by January 1, 2025 with the first regular reports needing to be complete by December 31, 2028 and every five years thereafter. Municipalities are required to update their Official Community Plans and Zoning Bylaws by December 31, 2025, to accommodate the number of units identified in the Interim Housing Needs Report.

The “City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Our Path to Cranbrook 2042 Amendment Bylaw No. 4228, 2025” reflects the necessary OCP amendments required to meet the provincially mandated deadline of December 31, 2025.  There are no amendments to the Zoning Bylaw as sufficient residential land base has been provided to accommodate the housing needs that will be reflected in the OCP as part of this amendment.  The Zoning Bylaw was updated on June 10th, 2024 to comply with Provincial Housing Legislation.

Details on the Provincial Housing Needs Reports can be found here: 
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/local-governments-and-housing/policy-and-planning-tools-for-housing/housing-needs-reports.

Several housekeeping amendments have been included within Amendment Bylaw No. 4228, 2025.  The housekeeping amendments include the following:

1.    Construction or alteration of single-detached, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes are exempt from requiring a Multiple Unit Residential Development Permit.
2.    Repair or maintenance of, or renovations to, existing legal buildings, structures, or utilities within the existing building footprint, including those structures described in Section 532(1) of the Local Government Act (a building permit may still be required), and where the exterior appearance of the building or structure remains unchanged are exempt from requiring a Downtown Commercial Development Permit.
3.    A Wildfire Hazard Development Permit is not required where land is already subject to an existing wildfire hazard development permit or restrictive covenant or where the proposed activity is limited to internal alterations to buildings or structures, or the construction of single family, two family, three family or four family dwellings within the Wildfire Hazard Area. 
4.    That Schedule 1: "Land Use" map be renamed "Future Land Use" map.

“City of Cranbrook Official Community Plan Our Path to Cranbrook 2042 Amendment Bylaw No. 4228, 2025” may be inspected between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, until December 8th, 2025, as posted on the bulletin board in the foyer at City Hall. If you require more information, please contact Planning staff at (250) 489-0230. 

A Public Hearing for the proposed Bylaw will be held at 6:00 p.m. on December 8th, 2025, and will be available for viewing by live-stream @ www.cranbrook.ca/livestream. You may provide your comments on the proposed Bylaw in one of the following ways: 

1.    In writing: You may provide comments in writing to City Hall, by drop off mail slot or by email to [email protected] by 4:00pm on December 8th, 2025. 

2.    Speak at the Public Hearing in Person: at City Hall Council Chambers located at 40 – 10th Ave South at 6:00 pm; or

3.    Speak at the Public Hearing via telephone: If you wish to speak to the proposed bylaw amendment at the Public Hearing, the City requests that you pre-register. Please send your name, address and phone number to [email protected] prior to December 8th, 2025.

On the day of the Public Hearing please call in by 5:50 p.m. to confirm your registration

• Call 1-833-311-4101, meeting number is 2772 593 1480
• If asked for an attendee number, enter the “#” symbol.
• You will be able to hear the meeting, but you will be placed on hold and muted until it is your time to speak. 

SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.