Salt Spring LTC Special Meeting Agenda

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
 

Date:Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Time:3:00 pm
Location:Electronic Meeting
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1.CALL TO ORDER
2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3.BUSINESS ITEMS
3.1OCP/LUB Project Update
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Salt Spring Island Official Community Plan - Gap Analysis
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Salt Spring Island Official Community Plan - Technical Review
Summary Report
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Salt Spring Island OCP Update - PAPC Presentation
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3.2OCP/LUB Project Business Case
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Staff Report
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Attachment - 2026-2027 Business Case for the Salt Spring Island
OCP-LUB Project-REVISED
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4.ADJOURNMENT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salt Spring Island 
Official Community Plan 
 
Gap Analysis 
 
Tech 
 
 
 
 
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December 2025 
 
 
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SALT SPRING ISLAND OCP | Gap Analysis  
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INTRODUCTION 
The Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area is undertaking an update to the Salt Spring Island 
(SSI) Official Community Plan (OCP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB). To address and plan for 
housing affordability, environmental protection, and climate change resilience on SSI, an 
update is required. This memo provides an assessment of the OCP gap analysis and 
legislative review to confirm the alignment of the OCP with the Islands Trust Act and the 
Local Government Act (LGA). The current OCP was adopted in 2008 with updates in 2020. 
The LUB review is to begin in April 2026. 
Purpose of Official Community Plan 
An OCP provides a framework for decision-making by the local government and is not a 
regulatory document. Instead, it serves as a foundational policy document used to guide 
future decisions and development. Further information on what exactly an OCP is used for 
is found below: 
IT DOES:      IT DOES NOT: 
o Outline the community’s desired 
vision 
o Include objectives and policies to 
achieve vision 
o Include a framework that officials 
use to justify land-use decisions 
o Enable developers and residents 
to plan with clarity and confidence 
o Align with other municipal bylaws 
and zoning amendments 
o Protect the community by guiding 
land use away from hazards such 
as flood zones and steep slopes 
 
o Get approved without being vetted 
by the community 
o Contain objectives and policies 
contrary to community vision 
o Override provincial requirements 
for housing needs 
o Rezone land or stop future 
rezoning applications from being 
submitted 
o Remove or alter the island’s 
population goals 
o Remove existing protections that 
have been established through 
regulatory document
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SALT SPRING ISLAND OCP | Gap Analysis  
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The Gap Analysis Report provides an assessment of gaps within the current OCP as well as 
a legislative review to confirm the alignment of the OCP with the Islands Trust Act and the 
Local Government Act (LGA). 
McElhanney has been retained to provide consulting services to support SSI in completing 
a comprehensive review and update of the OCP. The policy gap analysis deliverable is 
identified in phase 1 of the Salt Spring Official Co

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