Salt Spring LTC Regular Meeting Agenda Addendum

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee
 
Regular Meeting Addendum
 

Date:Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Time:9:30 a.m.
Location:Community Gospel Chapel
147 Vesuvius Bay Road, Salt Spring Island, BC
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9.OTHER BUSINESS - A.M.
10:05 AM - 11:05 AM
9.6.Proposed Bylaw No. 526 - Farmworker Housing
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For Consideration of 4th Reading - Staff Report
15.CORRESPONDENCE
1:00 PM - 1:05 PM
15.10.SS LTC to B. Young, Chair Transition Salt Spring- Dated October 4, 2022 -
Concerning Support for Watershed Stewardship Video Series
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For Information

  STAFF REPORT 
 
Islands Trust Staff Report 1 
File No.: 6500-20 Housing Action Program 
DATE OF MEETING: October 11, 2022 
TO: Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Louisa Garbo, Acting Regional Planning Manager, Salt Spring Island Team 
SUBJECT: Proposed Bylaw No. 526 – Changes to Residential Permissions in the Agricultural 
Land Reserve and Options for Dwellings on Large Farms  
RECOMMENDATIONS 
1. That the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee adopts Proposed Bylaw No. 526, cited as “Salt 
Spring Island Land Use Bylaw No. 355, 1999, Amendment No. 3, 2021.” 
BACKGROUND 
Proposed  Bylaw  No.  526,  if  adopted, will amend  Salt  Spring  Island  Land  Use  Bylaw  No.  355  (LUB)  to 
implement the  Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) residential permissions within the Agricultural Land 
Reserve (ALR) that came into effect at the end of 2021, which would allow farmworker dwelling units on 
Agriculture 1 and 2-zoned properties. Properties zoned A1 or A2 will be permitted an additional dwelling 
for farmworkers  if the property is classified as a farm under the Assessment Act. The floor areas in the 
bylaw for a farmworker’s dwelling  are  consistent  with  permissions  granted  by  the  Agricultural  Land 
Commission. The proposed bylaw will also amend Section 3.17 of the LUB to utilize subdivision potential 
for farmworker housing.  
The bylaw proposes changes to the definition of a farmworker’s dwelling unit to include use by employees 
of the farm business, whether full time or seasonally, and for family members. The bylaw also proposes 
options  for  farms  not  zoned  Agriculture  to  build  additional  farmworker  housing  by  using  unrealized 
subdivision potential to construct additional dwellings if certain conditions, such as registering covenants 
on the use of additional dwellings and no further subdivisions, are met. 
The  bylaw  proposes  changes  to  agritourist  accommodation  permissions  to  provide  clarity  on  the  total 
number of rooms that can be used as part of accommodation. These changes bring the Land Use Bylaw 
into conformity with the Agricultural Land Reserve.  
The proposed bylaw was amended at second reading to reflect community input and agency comments.  
The proposed bylaw has followed statutory process and received three readings by the SS LTC; it is now 
ready for the SS LTC for consideration of adoption. 
 
Submitted By: Louisa Garbo, Acting Regional Planning Manager A

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