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ISLANDS TRUST
HOUSING OPTIONS
TOOLKIT
  January 2026

Table of Contents
0_Housing-Toolkit_Intro-Summary
1.1_Model-Minor-Project-Work-Plan_Template
1.2_Model-Major-Project-Work-Plan_Template_
2_Discussion-Paper-Guidance
3_Zoning-and-Policy-Options-Table
4_Land-Information-Screening -Tool-Methodology
5_Build-Out Analysis Methodology_Placeholder_Updated202308
6_Housing Action-Plan-Template
7_Housing_Annotated_Bib_Summary
8_Baseline Report__Intro-Definitions-Profiles
8A1_Policy-Regulation_Summary-Table
8A2_Excerpt_Regulation-and-Policy
8A3_Excerpt_Community-Housing-Table
9_Denman Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_Gabriola Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_Galiano Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_Gambier Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_Hornby Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_Lasqueti Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_Mayne Island Housing Affordability Profile updated
9_North Pender Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_Salt Spring Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_Saturna Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_South Pender Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
9_Thetis Island Housing Affordability Profile_updated
10_Roles-and-Responsibilities_Table
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Islands Trust Housing Options Toolkit 
Toolkit Purpose 
This toolkit has been created through an initiative of the Regional Planning Committee to support land 
use planning projects addressing the need for housing options.  It is intended to provide trustees, 
planning staff, and community groups with structured resources for implementation of housing-related 
projects, both those undertaken by LTCs and those that come before LTCs as development applications. 
While addressing housing shortages involves many agencies and types of initiatives, this toolkit is 
focused on projects directly related to local trust committees ability to regulate land use under Sections 
29 and 31 of the Islands Trust Act. 
This toolkit is meant to be brief, technical and practical, consolidating a variety of documents applicable 
to any housing project. If staff and trustees use this toolkit as a reference during the design and 
implementation of housing projects, their projects should advance rapidly and along a predictable 
trajectory. As with any project within a Local Trust Area, housing projects should be undertaken with a 
clear view to any other land use planning work underway, to maximize efficiency and consistency.  
This toolkit is focused on LTC-initiated projects to amend bylaws, and includes three types of tools: 
Process tools; Template tools; and Background tools.  
The toolkit is not a finished product, but rather a living document to which new resources can be added 
as gaps are identified and solutions developed.  
Toolkit Background 
To prepare this toolkit staff reviewed three decades of housing repo

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