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DenmanIsland Local Trust Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
 
Date:April 17, 2026
Time:10:00 am
Location:Denman Activity Centre
1111 Northwest Rd, Denman Island, BC
Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
“Please note, the order of agenda items may be modified during the meeting. Times are
provided for convenience only and are subject to change.”
2.TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
3.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4.BUSINESS ITEMS
10:05 AM - 1:00 PM
4.1Major Project: Denman Housing (Official Community and Land Use Bylaw) Review
Project - Draft Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw for Review - Staff Report
2 - 106
5.ADJOURNMENT
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM

  STAFF REPORT 
C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\12272261757\12272261757,,,2026_04_17_DE housing staff report.docx  
Islands Trust Staff Report 1 
File No.: Denman Housing Review 
  
DATE OF 
MEETING: 
April 17, 2026 
TO: Denman Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Narissa Chadwick, Senior Planner 
Local Planning Services 
COPY: Marlis McCargar, Islands Planner/ Renée Jamurat, Regional Planning Manager 
SUBJECT: Draft OCP Bylaw and Land Use Bylaw for Review 
 
RECOMMENDATION 
1. That the Denman Island Local Trust Committee endorse the revised project charter.  
2. That the  Denman  Island  Local  Trust  Committee request  staff  to  present  draft  bylaws  for 
First Reading based on decisions made at the April 17
th
, 2026 Denman LTC meeting. 
REPORT SUMMARY 
The purpose of this report is to provide the Denman Local Trust Committee with a revised project 
charter and draft bylaw language for the Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw, supporting the 
decision made regarding the Denman Island Housing Review Project at the January 20
th
 Denman Local 
Trust Committee meeting.  
 
BACKGROUND 
At the January 20, 2026 Denman Island Local Trust Committee meeting, the LTC reviewed policy 
options presented by staff in the “Denman Island Housing Options Discussion Report”. As requested by 
the LTC, staff have drafted bylaw amendments based on the LTC’s discussion.  These draft 
amendment are provided in Attachment 3 (OCP) and Attachment 4 (LUB). A revised project charter, 
reflecting the updated project timeline below, is included in Attachment 1. 
Project Timeline: 
 
April – Sept. 2026  May 2026  September 2026 Winter 2026/2027 
 
  
K'omoks 
engagment/ 
bylaw 
drafting 
First Reading
PH/Second/ 
Third Reading 
ADOPTION
2

Islands Trust Staff Report 2 
DISCUSSION 
The Tracking Table in Attachment 2 provides a list of bylaw amendments corresponding to the relevant 
Goals  in  the  Denman  Housing  Action  Plan  and  each  action  that  has  evolved  over the  course  of  this 
project.  Each  of  the actions are reflected  in  track  changes  in  the  OCP  (Attachment 3)  and  LUB 
(Attachment 4), as discussed at the January 20, 2026 LTC meeting.   
Note: The OCP document includes the relevant sections of the existing OCP where draft amendments 
have been made.  The LUB document is presented in full as substantial work w

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