Hornby Island Advisory Housing Committee Report

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HORNBY ISLAND 
ADVISORY 
HOUSING 
COMMITTEE 
REPORT 
 
2004 
 
 
 
 
 
(Prepared by Maria-Bonita Kapitany) 
 
 
 
 

 
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I.         HISTORY 
  
II.        GOALS, OBJECTIVES 
  
III.       ACTIVITIES 
 
IV.       COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 
 
V.        RESEARCH 
 
VI.       IDENTIFIED HOUSING NEEDS 
 
VII.      IDENTIFIED POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS 
 
VIII.     RECOMMENDATIONS IN REGARD TO THE     
           OCP 
 
IX.       RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LTC 
 
X. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMUNITY 
FOLLOW-UP 
  
 
           APPENDICES 
 
 
 

 
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I.  HISTORY 
 
 
During the review of the Hornby Island Official Community Plan, 2000-2003, a 
policy was included to reflect an interest in conducting a focused process on 
housing.  This policy (6.3.1.6) states that “The Local Trust Committee shall 
establish a special projects advisory planning commission to identify local 
housing needs, develop and evaluate options for addressing them and prepare 
recommendations for subsequent amendments to the Official Community Plan 
that are consistent with the objectives of the Plan.” 
 
Core Value  
 
-    There is a strong interest in maintaining a diverse community on Hornby. 
 
Important Trends  
-    There is a significant increase in the proportion of older age groups on 
Hornby. 
-    There is a dramatic decrease in the school enrolment, reflecting the 
difficulties of younger people to establish homes and livelihoods on the island. 
 
Some Key Factors
 
-    There is limited subdivision potential remaining on Hornby. 
-    There are physical constraints on development, particularly with respect to 
waste treatment and protection of water resources, agricultural land and 
natural ecosystems. 
-    Most property on Hornby is owned by non-residents. 
-    There is a strong demand for short-term seasonal rentals, which has an 
impact on the availability of year-round rental properties. 
-    Property prices are not in proportion with income levels attainable on Hornby. 
-    There are planning and acquisition challenges with respect to public land. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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II. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 
 
 
 
In May of 2003, the newly formed Hornby Island Advisory Housing Committee 
came together and identified its goals, objectives and activities as follows: 
 
-    To initiate a needs assessment process, generating and distributing 
information about individual and community impacts of the lack of affordable 
housing  
-    To understand more clearly what the actual housing needs are on the island 
-    To have in place a clear solution to this coming year’s summer housing crisis 
-    To present information to the community that will help ensure that residents 
understand the impacts of having community members move out of their 
homes on a regular basis and also the benefits of having stable housing 
(economic, emotional, physical impacts, etc.) 
-    To research how other communities create affordable housing 
-    To present viable housing options t

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