Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee ADOPTED 1 of  10 
Meeting Minutes  
December 11, 2025 
     Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
 Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025 
Location: Meaden Hall 
120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island  
  
Members Present: 
 
 
Timothy Peterson, Chair 
Laura Patrick, Local Trustee   
Members Regrets: 
 
Staff Present: 
 
 
 
 
 
Others Present: 
Jamie Harris, Local Trustee 
 
Chris Hutton, Regional Planning Manager  
Milad Panahifar, Planner 1  
Oluwashogo Garuba, Planner 2 
Warren Dingman, Bylaw Compliance and Enforcement Manager (electronic) 
Lisa Millard, Meeting Administrator/Recorder (electronic)  
 
There were approximately 6 members of the public present 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. Chair Peterson acknowledged that 
the Local Trust Committee is meeting in the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
The following addition to the agenda was presented for consideration: 
 
9.4 Correspondence from Community Services 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
The Chair stated that the Public Hearings for the Proposed Bylaws 543, 544, & 545 have 
been held and as per Meeting Procedure Bylaw No. 197, the Local Trust Committee must 
not permit a delegation to address a meeting of the Committee regarding a bylaw in 
respect of which a public hearing has been held. 
A member of the public spoke to the application to amend the Land Use Bylaw to permit 
three dwelling units on a property and the following points were noted: 
• The property is allowed to have one seasonal cottage and the applicant is requesting 
two cottages to be occupied full time; 
• The application is not consistent with the Official Community Plan as the clause 
allowing a quantity of cottages be permitted to be occupied full time was already met 
through Bylaw No. 512; 

 
 
ADOPTED 
Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee ADOPTED 2 of  10 
Meeting Minutes  
December 11, 2025 
• The Official Community Plan allows for increases in density for affordable housing but 
the staff report does not suggest a housing agreement be attached to the application; 
• Approval of the application would result in a gift being provided to the property owner 
without a reciprocal gift to the community; 
• The property can connect to the water system at any time and a requirement of rain 
water collection can not be enforced; and 
• There is a moratorium on enforcement on this type of housing yet there has been bylaw 
action taken. 
4. DELEGATIONS - None 
5. TRUSTEE REPORTS 
Trustee Patrick reported the following: 
• She was honored to lay a wreath at the Salt Spring Remembrance Day ceremonies on 
behalf of Islands Trust; 
• Participated in the Ask Salt Spring meeting about shared and co-housing options; 
• Attended BC Ferries engagement session on plans at Crofton and Vesuvius terminals,  
• Met with the Salt

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