North Pender LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Special Meeting 
May 2, 2026 ADOPTED Page 1 of 4 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date:  
Location:  
May 2, 2026 
Anglican Parish Hall 
4703 Canal Road, RR#1, North Pender Island, BC 
 
Members Present: David Maude, Chair 
 Aaron Campbell, Local Trustee 
 Deb Morrison, Local Trustee (electronic)  
  
Staff Present: Brad Smith, Island Planner 
 Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator/Recorder (electronic) 
  
Others Present: There were approximately 20 members of the public present. 
 
1. OPEN HOUSE 
The North Pender Island Local Trust Committee hosted an open house before the meeting. 
No minutes were recorded until the meeting was called to order. 
2.  TO ORDER 
Chair Maude called the meeting to order at 12:27 p.m. 
3. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 
Chair Maude acknowledged that the meeting was being held in territory of the Coast Salish 
First Nations. 
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as presented. 
5. BUSINESS ITEMS 
5.1 North Pender Island Housing Access and Affordability Project  
5.1.1 Staff Presentation 
The Planner provided an overview of the Housing Access and Affordability 
Project and highlighted the following: 
• Islands Trust role in land use planning 
• How the Housing Tool Kit informs the work 
• Actions taken to date related to housing needs include permitting 
secondary suites, limiting / regulating short-term vacation rentals, 
rezoning Plum Tree Court to permit multi-family dwellings, and 
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consideration of a Temporary Use Permit to establish emergency service 
worker accommodations 
• Details of the key goals of the North Pender Housing Action Plan 
include: 
o Updating and using available data to inform housing projects 
o Diversifying housing options through zoning 
o Increasing opportunities for non-profit housing\ 
o Increasing community education and outreach 
o Incorporating First Nations interests in land use decision making 
• Details and status of action plans associated with each goal 
• Project timelines and steps to be taken prior to potential adoption of 
proposed bylaws 
5.1.2 Advisory Planning Commission (APC) presentation 
The Advisory Planning Commission (APC) was given a referral to provide 
feedback about diversified housing options through zoning and report on 
analyses, options, recommendations, and potential Official Community 
Plan(OCP) and Land use Bylaw (LUB) changes that would increase access to 
non-market housing. They provided a summary of their referral response and 
highlighted the following: 
• A review of the Housing Tool Kit, Islands Trust Object, draft Trust Policy 
Statement, existing OCP and LUB housing policies, and the Build-Out 
and Suitable Land Analysis was undertaken 
• They explored opportunities for zoning changes to permit higher density, 
multiple unit developments

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