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WHAT WE HEARD
We heard from you during the December 2024 engagement.
SUMMARY OF ENGAGEMENT OUTCOMES
Overview of Results / Respondent Perspectives
Community members had several ways to get involved
The survey received a significant number of respondents
that had not previously been engaged during this project. In
general, past community participants of this project were mostly
permanent year-round residents of the Village. However, due to
the drafting of policies restricting short-term rentals (STRs), this
phase of engagement reached numerous part-time residents and
homeowners who expressed a desire for the Village not to restrict
short-term rentals.
1. In-Person Open House: December 3, 2024
2. Virtual Open House: December 4, 2024
3. Community Survey: 272 responses
4. Advisory Committee Meeting #3: January 8, 2025
Community Vision
December 2024 engagement focused
on 4 key topics
Do you feel the draft Community Vision forms
a solid foundation for the Community Plan?
1. Creation of a Community Vision
Previous engagements in May and August helped define what
type of community Radium Hot Springs wants to be: a yearround community with amenities for all ages, while respecting
the natural spaces that make Radium Hot Springs special. The
proposed Community Vision captures these sentiments and
forms the foundation of the Community Plan alongside the
Guiding Principles.
2. Land Use Plan
Support for Land Uses in the Draft Plan
The draft land use plan lays out how different parts of the
community are used, from commercial areas, to residential, to
natural areas. Across the community, the draft land use plan
looks at increasing density throughout residential areas and
commercial areas as mixed-use.
What is your general level of support for
the proposed land uses?
Average Rating of Support Out of 100
3. Short-Term Rental (STR) Policies
Building on what was heard during previous engagements,
draft policies regulating STRs were presented to the
community including a draft map identifying where standalone STRs are allowed to operate.
Allowing up to two units per lot in RN1
56
Allowing up to three units per lot in RN2
52
Allowing up to four units per lot in RN3
61
Attached housing in RN4
62
General support of the land use plan
4. Development Permit Areas (DPAs)
56
0=
very low
support
Key policies were presented to the community relating to
three important development topic areas: Environment &
Hazard (Flood Hazard, Riparian Area, Steep Slope); Wildfire
Hazard; and Form & Character (Downtown, Highway Tourist,
Industrial, Multi-Unit & Mixed-Use). These areas are important
for the protection of sensitive environmental features, and
preservation of the community character in specific areas.
50 =
moderate
support
100 =
very high
support
272 Responses. Average Ranking
Short-Term Rentals
What is your general level of support for
the proposed short-term rental policies?
% of respondents
level of support
1) Focus standalone Short-Term
Rentals as per the
draft map
2) Allow existing
stand-alone STRs
to continue in other
areas (yearly business
license renewal), but
no renewal after the
year 2028
3) Allow owneroccupied STRs in all
residential areas as
a secondary use.
4) Investigate higher
application fees for
stand-alone STRs
to offset added
enforcement costs.
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