Hornby LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Hornby Island 
Special Community Information Meeting Minutes 
February 27, 2023 ADOPTED
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Hornby Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting to Hold a  
Community Information Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
February 27, 2023 
Electronic 
 
Members Present: Timothy Peterson, Chair 
 Alex Allen, Local Trustee 
 Grant Scott, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Sonya Zupanec, Island Planner and Meeting Host 
 Renée Jamurat, Regional Planning Manager 
 Katherine Vogt, Recorder 
  
Others Present Patricia Maloney, Planner/Consultant 
 Sharon Horsburgh, Planner/Consultant 
 Approximately One Hundred Sixteen (116) members of the public 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 4:04 pm. He noted that the Community 
Information Meeting was focusing on the topic of Short Term Vacation Rentals. He 
acknowledged that the meeting was being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nation and 
welcomed Trustees, Staff, Consultants, and Members of the Public.  
2. OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT REVIEW PROJECT-SHORT TERM VACATION 
RENTALS 
2.1 Presentation by Patricia Maloney, Planning Consultant 
Consultant Maloney presented by PowerPoint a summary of recent engagement 
activities; and offered three options for future managing of Short Term Vacation Rentals 
(STVRs): 
 Option 1: No change to the current bylaws: STVRs remain permitted in R1, R2, R4, 
and A1 and are Bylaw Enforced in unpermitted zones. 
 Option 2: Comprehensive Change: remove STVRs in all zones; existing STVRs to 
become legal non-conforming; allow new STVRs through Temporary Use Permits 
(TUPs); allow existing illegal STVRs one year to apply for TUP before bylaw 
enforcement; allow TUPs on 3-year terms with one renewal and possibility for spot 
zoning if there are no complaints; allow one Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) on every 
residential property. 
 Option 3: Changes so that there are no new STVRs: remove STVRs as permitted uses 
in all zones and enforce bylaws to remove illegal STVRs. 

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Hornby Island 
Special Community Information Meeting Minutes 
February 27, 2023 ADOPTED
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Consultant Maloney noted the following: 
 The current number of STVRs on Hornby is unknown. 
 Numbers of guests in an STVR cannot be controlled. The Vancouver Island Health 
Authority (VIHA) controls septic and water capacity issues through numbers of 
bedrooms. 
 Islands Trust cannot issue business licenses and the Regional District (RD) has 
indicated unwillingness to do so. 
 Current bylaws allow only 1 STVR per property. 
 There is no clear proof that STVRs take long-term rentals off the market.  
 STVRs avoid engagement with the Provincial Landlord and Tenant Act. 
 ADUs may be attached to, inside of, or detached from the primary home. 
 STVRs and Bed and Breakfasts are considered residential, not commercial, under the 
Provincial Water Act. 
 
Planner Zupanec clarified that past reviews of the Hornby Official Community Plan (OCP) 
occurred in 20

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