Hornby LTC Special Meeting Agenda

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Hornby Island Local Trust Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
 

Date:March 22, 2024
Time:11:30 am
Location:Hornby Island Community Hall
Central Road, Hornby Island, BC
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1.CALL TO ORDER
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM
“Please note, the order of agenda items may be modified during the meeting. Times are
provided for convenience only and are subject to change.”
2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3.BUSINESS ITEMS
11:35 AM - 1:35 PM
3.1Review of New Provincial Short Term Rental Accommodation Act and Options for
Hornby island Official Community Plan Review Project - Staff Report
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4.ADJOURNMENT
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM

                                                                                                   STAFF REPORT 
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DATE OF 
MEETING: 
March 22, 2024 
TO: Hornby Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
Northern Office 
SUBJECT: Review of New Provincial Short Term Rental Accommodation Act and Options for Hornby 
Island Official Community Plan Review Project 
RECOMMENDATION 
1. That the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee request staff to prepare draft amendments to the 
Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw Review Project Charter to reflect the: 
a) [specify option motion selected by Local Trust Committee];  
b) updated project engagement plan with K’ómoks First Nation; and  
c) updated work plan, community engagement plan and budget;   
 
2. That the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee request staff to bring forward the updated Project 
Charter for the Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw Review to the April 26, 2024 regular 
business meeting for LTC endorsement. 
SUMMARY 
The purpose of this report is to present the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee (LTC) with an overview of the 
implications of the new provincial Short-Term Rental Accommodation Act, and identify opportunities and 
challenges in considering its implementation as part of the Official Community Plan (OCP) and Land Use Bylaw 
(LUB) Review Project. Staff is seeking direction from the LTC on a clear approach it wishes to proceed with 
regulating vacation home rentals on Hornby Island so that staff can update the Project Charter (Attachment 1) 
with the necessary work plan, engagement plan and budget for 2024/2025. 
BACKGROUND 
The Provincial Government has advised local governments in BC to not grant zoning (or other permission) to 
short-term rental hosts, where inconsistent with (or more permissive than) the new provincial Short-Term 
Rental Accommodations Act. Despite the Islands Trust being exempt from the mandatory legislation, all local 
governments are being asked to review their bylaws and consider whether any updates may be warranted in 
light of the new provincial approach designed to support enforcement of short-term rental bylaws, return short-
term rentals to the long-term housing market, and establish a provincial role in the regulation of short-term 
rentals.  
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