Updating the Vancouver International Airport Zoning Regulations

A satellite image centered on the Vancouver International Airport located on Sea Island in the province of British Columbia with the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Fraser River flowing to the ocean in an east-west direction to the north and south of Sea Island, thus forming two arms converging east of Sea Island. The image shows another island (City of Richmond) to the south of the Sea Island and the mainland (City of Delta) further south; and the mainland north of Sea Island (City of Vancouver and City of Burnaby, to the east of Vancouver). The City of Richmond and the southern tip of the City of Burnaby nearly converges to the east, separated by the Fraser River. The image has a grey overlay, visually depicting the lands to which the previously proposed Regulations apply and an orange outline depicting a new area of restriction. The grey overlay image outlines the imaginary zoning surfaces with the outer surface, the approach surface, the transitional surface, and the three existing runways. A new orange outline is superimposed over the satellite image, delineating the proposed area that would be newly affected by the amended airport zoning regulations. The outlined area encompasses much of the City of Vancouver north of the Fraser River, extending eastward to the city's eastern boundary, south to the north arm of the Fraser River and Sea Island, and west to the shoreline along English Bay. The orange outline highlights the additional lands subject to the proposed Regulations, while the greyed-out airport zoning surfaces provide reference to the previously illustrated regulatory surfaces without emphasizing them.