Saturna LTC Special Meeting Minutes

Extracted text (beginning)

Saturna Local Trust Committee 
Special Business Meeting 
December 14, 2022 ADOPTED Page 1 of 4 
 
 
Saturna Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
December 14, 2022 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: David Maude, Chair 
 Mairead Boland, Local Trustee 
 Lee Middleton, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: 
Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
 
Brad Smith, Island Planner 
Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
 
There were approximately 7 members of the public in attendance. 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Maude called the meeting to order at 11:30 a.m.  He acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved. 
3. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
3.1 SA-RZ-2022.1 (Bertolami and Crooks) - Proposed Bylaws 136 and 137 
Planner Smith presented proposed Bylaws 136 and 137 that would re-designate and 
rezone a portion of the subject parcel located at 104 Narvaez Bay Road currently 
designated Forest Land (F) and zoned Forest General (FG) to a designation of Rural (R) 
and a zoning of Rural General (RG). In addition, 10 subdivision densities would be 
removed from the subject parcel located at 119 Payne Road and transferred to the 
subject parcel located at 104 Narvaez Bay Road via a LUB amendment that would 
increase the subdivision density on the newly created Rural General zoned portion of 
104 Narvaez Bay Road to a maximum of 12 new lots.  
Trustee Boland asked for clarification regarding correspondence received from M. 
Trischuck dated December 12, 2022. Planner Smith reported the correspondence 
expressed support for proposed Bylaws 136 and 137. The correspondence also 
expressed support for the opportunity to provide more housing on Saturna Island and an 
A D O P T E D 

 
Saturna Local Trust Committee 
Special Business Meeting 
December 14, 2022 ADOPTED Page 2 of 4 
 
increase of the number of additional densities from 10 up to 15 or 16 should be 
considered. 
A member of the public expressed support for Community Information Meetings to be 
held in person. The member of the public asked whether there would be 12 additional 
lots in total and where would the new lots be located on Harris Road and/or Narvaez 
Bay Road.  
Planner Smith reported 10 densities would be transferred from the Bertolami property 
on Payne Road to the Crooks property on Narvaez Bay Road and that the location of the 
new lots would be decided at the time of subdivision. 
Applicant Barry Crooks reported this is a rezoning application and subdivision is not 
being considered at this time.  
A member of the public expressed support for application SA-RZ-2022.1 as it is a win-win 
for the community. 
4. PUBLIC HEARING 
4.1 SA-RZ-2022.1 (Bertolami and Crooks) - Proposed Bylaws 136 and 137 
4.1.1 Recess for Public Hearing 
   The meeting recessed for public hearing at 11:49 a.m. 
4.1.2 Recall to Order 
   The meeting was recalled to order at 

First 3,000 characters. Open the original for the whole document.