Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Agenda Addendum

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee
 
Regular Meeting Addendum
 

Date:Thursday, October 10, 2024
Time:11:00 a.m.
Location:Meaden Hall
120 Blain Road, Salt Spring Island, BC
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14.APPLICATIONS AND REFERRALS
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
14.3Draft Portlock Park Site Master Plan Referral from Capital Regional District
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Staff Report

  STAFF REPORT 
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Islands Trust Staff Report 1 
File No.: Portlock Park Site Master 
Plan  
DATE OF MEETING: October 10, 2024 
TO: Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Oluwashogo Garuba, Planner 1 
Salt Spring Island Team 
COPY: Chris Hutton, Regional Planning Manager 
SUBJECT: Draft Portlock Park Site Master Plan Referral from Capital Regional District 
RECOMMENDATION 
1. That the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee request staff to respond to the referral from the Capital 
Regional  District  (CRD)  for  Portlock  Park  Site  Master  Plan,  indicating  that  the  Salt  Spring  Island  Local 
Trust Committee recommends approval of the Portlock Park Site Master Plan.  
REPORT SUMMARY 
The Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee has been referred CRD’s draft Portlock Park site master plan for 
comments regarding the proposed development.  
BACKGROUND 
The proposed Portlock Park 4.05 hectares (10.02 acres) in area, located at 145 Vesuvius Bay Road is in Park and 
Reserve (PR1) zone in the Salt Spring Island Land Use bylaw (LUB) No. 355 and designated as Park and Recreation 
(PR) in the Salt Spring Island Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 434. It is also a permitted non-farm use that 
may be  prohibited  by a local  government  enactments  as  outlined  in  the  Agricultural  Land  reserve  (ALR)  use 
regulation. The intention of the proposed master plan is to enhance community use, develop additional ball fields, 
and replace aging infrastructure in current or new locations. The proposed master plan identifies opportunities 
that meet existing and future works which will inform a phased capital planning approach for new park amenities. 
ANALYSIS 
Agricultural Land reserve Use Regulation 
The following sections of the ALR regulation are applicable to the proposed Portlock Park development: 
 Division 2 section 20 of the Agricultural Land Reserve Regulations: “The non-farm uses permitted under 
this Division may be prohibited (a) by a local government enactment..... 
 Division 2 section 22: “The  following  uses  of  agricultural  land  are  permitted  but  may  be  prohibited  as 
described in section 20: 
a. an open land park established by a local government or a first nation government, other than an 
aboriginal  governing  body  referred  to  in  paragraph (b)  of  the  definition  of  "first  nation 
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government"  in  the  Act,  for  biodiversity  conservation,  passive  recreation,  heritage,  wildlife  or 
scenery viewing purposes;”. 
Based on these regulations, although t

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