Siting & Use Permits Application Guide

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www.islandstrust.bc.ca 
 
 
Galiano, Mayne, North Pender,  
Saturna, South Pender Islands 
 
Southern Office 
200 - 1627 Fort Street 
Victoria, BC  V8R 1H8 
Ph: (250) 405-5151 
southinfo@islandstrust.bc.ca 
Ballenas-Winchelsea, Salt 
Spring Islands 
 
Salt Spring Office 
4 - 121 McPhillips Avenue 
Salt Spring Island, BC  V8K 2T6 
Ph: (250) 537-9144 
ssiinfo@islandstrust.bc.ca 
Denman, Gabriola, Gambier, 
Hornby, Lasqueti, Thetis Islands 
 
Northern Office 
700 North Road 
Gabriola Island, BC  V0R 1X3 
Ph: (250) 247-2063 
northinfo@islandstrust.bc.ca 
 
 
Siting & Use Permits 
Information about Siting and use Permits 
A Siting and Use Permit is required prior to undertaking construction on Denman Island and on Hornby Island. A Siting and Use 
Permit is intended to ensure that new construction, siting and use comply with the Land Use Bylaw. Siting and Use Permits 
are used by the Denman and Hornby Island Local Trust Committees because the Comox Valley Regional District does not 
provide building inspection services to the islands. 
Before you apply: 
Before applying for a Siting and Use Permit, it is important to review the applicable Official Community Plan (OCP) and Land 
Use Bylaw. Land Use Bylaw requirements are expressed in both General Regulations that apply to all land and Specific 
Regulations that apply to individual zones.  A permit can only be issued if all aspects of the proposal comply with the 
applicable land use regulations. 
For further information, visit the Islands Trust website at www.islandstrust.bc.ca and review the bylaws:  
Notes: 
1. A Siting and Use Permit is valid for two years or as specified in the permit; if construction is not irrevocably commenced 
within two years of the date of permit issuance, the permit lapses. Irrevocably commenced means: 
• In the case of a building or structure whose height is regulated by the Denman or Hornby Island Land Use Bylaw, 
completion of the foundation and the framing and structural roof elements such that the height may be ascertained 
• In the case of a building or structure with a permanent foundation and no roof, completion of construction of the 
foundation such that it is capable of supporting the building or structure without further modification; and 
• In the case of a building or structure with neither a roof nor a permanent foundation, assembly at the construction 
site of all required building materials and prior issuance of all necessary approvals 
2. If the proposed development is located within a Development Permit Area, as identified in the Official Community Plan, a 
Development Permit may also be required.  If it is not possible to comply with all bylaw requirements, the application will 
need to be modified, or an application will need to be made for a bylaw amendment or one or more variances 
3. All new construction of buildings and structures or alterations to existing buildings and structures are legally required to 
comply with the BC Building Code, even in are

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