North Pender LTC Public Hearing Record

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Public Hearing Record 
May 13, 2023  Page 1 of 2 
 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Record of a Public Hearing 
Proposed Bylaws 223, 224 and 229 
 
Date:  
Location:  
May 13, 2023 
St. Peter’s Anglican Church Hall  
4703 Canal Road, RR 1, North Pender Island BC 
 
Members Present: David Maude, Chair 
 Deb Morrison, Local Trustee 
 Aaron Campbell, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
 Fran Munro, Recorder 
  
Others Present: Approximately 12 members of the public were present. 
 
 
4.1 Land Use Bylaw Review Project – Proposed Bylaws 223, 224, and 229 
 
Chair Maude called the Public Hearing to order at 1:30 p.m. He read a statement outlining the 
content, purpose, and process of the Public Hearing.  
 
Planner Stockdill read a statement related to the purpose of proposed Bylaw Nos. 223, 224 and 
229 and their development to date. 
 
Joyce Thayer believed the bylaws addressed the concerns raised by the community and urged 
the LTC to move forward without further delay.  
 
Michael Sketch Explained that the parcel between Razor Point and Hamilton Road is currently 
zoned industrial and the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) has questioned the rezoning. He 
stated that no farm use is indicated, and the Industrial zone has no force or effect and since 
2002 incorrect zoning has been moot. An application to exclude the land from the Agricultural 
Land Reserve (ALR) that would allow for industrial use has conditional approval. Adding to land 
use bylaw would create unnecessary conflict and he requested that the Local Trust Committees 
(LTC) remove that portion for now.  
 
Speaking to the parcel at Port Washington dock, he stated that the lot has a history, including 
problems with sewage. He suggested that it would be cheaper to bring house up to code rather 
than build a new house and that once the roadblock of residential zoning is achieved the owners 
could sell the lot. As future LTCs could have different intentions, he suggested it is feasible to 
remove this section from the bylaw and ask the owner to amalgamate the two lots and that an 
LUB amendment skips over the application and planner review process.  
 
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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Public Hearing Record 
May 13, 2023  Page 2 of 2 
He also stated that he would have liked to put a storage shed for firewood on 5 acres of land 5 
years ago, but the LUB prohibited it. He knows of 12 land owners who have used property for 
whatever they want before a residence has been built, and there have been no complaints. The 
Galiano Bylaws permit this and the impact on environment is greater with residential use than 
accessory use. Mr. Sketch’s own application to allow for accessory use on a small portion of land 
was supported by previous planner and he urged the LTC to make an amendment and allow 
some reasonable use. 
 
Mr. Sketch 

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