Denman Island Housing Review Report - 2023
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DENMAN ISLAND HOUSING REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT MARCH 2023 Contributors The content of this publication was developed by Vancouver Island University's (VIU) Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute (MABRRI). VIU conducted primary and secondary research to develop policy recommendations to address housing issues on Denman Island. VIU's Master of Community Planning students assisted in facilitating engagement events with the Denman Island community and the following people contributed to this publication. Dr. Pamela Shaw, PhD FCIP RPP FRCGS Director, Master of Community Planning Program, VIU Research Director, MABRRI Graham Sakaki, MCP Regional Research Institute Manager, MABRRI Sonal Deshmukh, B.ARCH, MCP Planning Projects Coordinator, MABRRI Sierra De Buysscher-Nailor Student Research Assistant, MABRRI Adam Smith Student Research Assistant, MABRRI Acknowledgements Vancouver Island University would like to thank the Denman Island Local Trust Committee for their willingness to work with us on this project. We acknowledge the guidance from the Denman Island Advisory Planning Commission during the project planning phase to help us understand the local community context and plan our engagement strategy accordingly. A special thanks to the Island Planner, Sonja Zupanec, for her continued guidance and support throughout the project. And finally, our gratitude to the Denman Island community, who participated in the engagement events and provided invaluable feedback and shared lived experiences on the current housing challenges on Denman Island, thus informing the findings of this report. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Project Overview Project Scope 01 02 03 06 08 13 15 15 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS Which recommendations in the 2018 Islands Trust Northern Housing Needs Assessment are supported by the Denman Island community and can be addressed by policy or regulatory updates in the Denman Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw? What are the recommended updates to the Denman Island Official Community Plan to comply with Section 473 of the Local Government Act regarding housing policies? What is the level of community support for changes to policies and regulations to allow for more secondary suites, secondary dwellings and the use of travel trailers that result in increased housing options? What is the level of community support in implementing a distributed square footage and/or maximum floor area of a dwelling in the Land Use Bylaw to regulate residential uses? What aspects/elements of the natural environment, social fabric, and rural character most need to be protected as we consider regulatory changes to increase affordable and attainable housing options? 17 CONCLUSION 18 APPENDIX A Community Survey Summary 38 APPENDIX B Stakeholder Focus Group Summary COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Engagement Events and Timeline 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Introduction Project Overview The Den
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