Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. 2004. Flood Hazard Area Land Use Management Guidelines. BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. |
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| Organization | Ministry of Environment |
| URL | http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/flood/pdfs_word/guidelines-2011.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | This document provides guidelines intended to help local governments, land-use managers and approving officers develop and implement land-use management plans and make subdivision approval decisions for flood hazard areas. The goals of the provincial “Flood Hazard Area Land Use Management Guidelines” are to reduce or prevent injury, human trauma and loss of life, and to minimize property damage during flooding events. Experience has shown that regulating land development to keep people out of harm’s way is the most practical and cost effective way of achieving these goals. The guidelines are based on the policies and procedures established and refined over the life of the provincial flood hazard management program. These guidelines have been prepared pursuant to section 2 of the Environment Management Act and must be considered by local governments in making bylaws under section 910 of the Local Government Act. The guidelines are divided into five sections: 1.0 Administration – Flood Hazard Land Use Management 2.0 Flood Plain Mapping 3.0 Application – By Hazard Type 4.0 Application – Land Use Specific 5.0 Application – Implementation Measures The Administration section details ways in which decision-makers can manage flood hazards on a broad or area-wide basis, employing strategies such as flood hazard management plans, bylaws and standards, and during the subdivision process. The Flood Plain Mapping section details the importance and application of flood plain mapping information. The Application sections provide the provincial requirements for different types of flooding hazards and different land uses commonly found in BC. These are minimum requirements that may be increased by the decision-maker depending on local circumstances. |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Province |
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| Project status | complete |
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