Hornby LTC Special Meeting Minutes
· Hornby Island · Meeting Documents · 2026
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Topics: Bylaw enforcement · First Nations & reconciliation · Transportation & ferries · Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.
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--- OCR PAGE 1: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/hornby-ltc-special-meeting-minutes-12/ --- Islands Trust Hornby Island Local Trust Committee Minutes of Special Meeting ADOPTED Date: March 3, 2026 Location: Electronic Meeting, and a physical location to view the livestream of the meeting: Islands Trust Gabriola Office 700 North Road Gabriola, BC V0R 1X3 Members Present: Timothy Peterson, Chair Alex Allen, Local Trustee Grant Scott, Local Trustee Staff Present: Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator/Recorder Others Present: There were approximately 24 members of the public in attendance. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. 2. TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Chair Peterson acknowledged that the meeting was held on the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 4. MINUTES 4.1 Local Trust Committee Minutes dated January 23, 2026 - for adoption By general consent the Hornby Local Trust Committee minutes of the January 23, 2026 meeting were adopted. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS A member of the public requested the Local Trust Committee give priority consideration to issuing Temporary Use Permits to permanent residents who are using their primary residence for short term rentals, followed by those that have a legacy rental, and then to those that do not live on island but purchased their house to use as a part-time vacation home and short-term rental. They also asked that a limit be placed on the number of short-term rentals allowed on half-acre lots in small neighbourhoods. Hornby Island Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes March 3, 2026 ADOPTED 1 of 3 --- OCR PAGE 2: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/hornby-ltc-special-meeting-minutes-12/ --- Hornby Island Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes March 3, 2026 ADOPTED 2 of 3 A member of the public noted there is broad support for the bylaw revisions including water and septic regulations, a cap on vacation rentals, flexibility in the rental season while maintaining the limit in the number of rental weeks, an expectation that current and future applicants be treated fairly, and requirements for a Temporary Use Permit be clear. They requested the bylaw amendments include non-standard water and septic systems, retain all existing legal rentals that meet the requirements, create a permit structure that reflects rental income or weeks rented, remove the requirement for site and lot plans, define short-term as less than 30 days, preserve the ability to transition to a licensing program, support the use of Hornby residents for water testing and septic trades requirements, and state intention to use Temporary Use Permits in a continuous 6-year cycle provided requirements continue to be met. A member of the public stated agreement with the previous speaker's comments and asked that composting toilets be permitted and a sliding scale be used f
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