Salt Spring BOV Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes
· Salt Spring Island · Meeting Documents · 2026
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Topics: Aquaculture & shellfish · Climate & environment · First Nations & reconciliation · Fresh water & aquifers — our classification, not the Trust's.
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--- OCR PAGE 1: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-bov-regular-meeting-draft-minutes/ --- Islands Trust Salt Spring Island Board of Variance Minutes of a Regular Meeting Date of Meeting: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Location: United Church, Upper Hall Meeting Room 111 Hereford Avenue, Salt Spring Island Members Present: Lisa Floritto, Member Robert Rush, Member George Ward, Member Staff Present: Rob Pingle, Planning Technician Kalyaan Selvakumar, Meeting Host (electronic) Carly Bilney, Recorder (electronic) Others Present: There were 8 members of the public in person, including Trustee Patrick, the applicants and their representative (Bradley Fossen of Aurora Professional Group); Trustee Peterson attended electronically as a member of the public 1. AGENDA Planning Technician Rob Pingle called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m. 1.1 Approval of Agenda By general consent the agenda was adopted as presented. 2. PROCEDURAL BUSINESS 2.1 Election of the Chair By acclamation, Lisa Floritto was elected to the position of Chair. CARRIED 3. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGS 3.1 Draft Minutes of the Meeting – For Adoption Salt Spring Island Board of Variance Minutes September 29, 2026 DRAFT Page 1 of 3 --- OCR PAGE 2: https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/salt-spring-bov-regular-meeting-draft-minutes/ --- By general consent the Minutes of August 6, 2025 were adopted as presented. 4. HEARINGS 4.1 PLBOV20260029 - Clamshell Islet – B. Fossen Planning Technician Pingle presented a staff report to the Board of Variance about the relaxations of setback requirements from the natural boundary of the sea to accommodate a sewage disposal field. Discussion ensued and the following comments were made: • A member of the Board of Variance asked whether discussions related to the application had been held with First Nations; it was noted that archaeological sites have not been identified on the islet, and a building permit has been issued under which a structure is in the process of being built within the regulations of the land-use bylaw • A member of the Board of Variance asked whether other waste management systems have been considered and Bradley Fossen, a representative of the applicants from Aurora Professional Group, outlined the reasoning behind why the proposed treatment system was chosen for the site • Mr. Fossen noted the proposed engineered system incorporates safeguards in its design and explained why it is better than a pump out system for a composting toilet • The Chair suggested that the application is not a minor variance, but a significant one; the other Board of Variance Members suggested it was minor • It was noted that the water supply would come from rainwater collection • The applicants described their intended plans to use the property in their retirement and explained they have chosen the proposed system • The applicants explained that the geology of the zoned parcel demonstrates a hardship • A question was raised as
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