Salt Spring LTC Special Meeting Agenda

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
 

Date:Thursday, July 7, 2022
Time:4:00 pm
Location:Electronic Meeting
Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4:05 PM - 4:10 PM
3.PROPOSED BYLAW NO. 526 (FARMWORKER
HOUSING)
4:10 PM - 5:00 PM2
ALR Housinga.
Initial Feedbackb.
4.OPEN DISCUSSION
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
5.ADJOURNMENT

P R O P O S E D 
 
 
SALT SPRING ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE 
BYLAW NO. 526 
 
 
A BYLAW TO AMEND SALT SPRING ISLAND LAND USE BYLAW NO. 355, 1999
 
 
The Salt  Spring Island  Local  Trust  Committee,  being  the  Trust  Committee  having  jurisdiction  in  respect  of 
the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area under the Islands Trust Act, enacts as follows: 
 
1. Citation 
 
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999, Amendment No. 3, 
2021”.  
 
2. Salt  Spring Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 355, cited as “Salt  Spring Island  Land  Use  Bylaw, 
1999,” is amended as follows: 
 
2.1 By  replacing the  definition of “dwelling unit, farmworker’s” under Section 1.1 – Definitions – 
with the following: 
 
“dwelling unit, 
farmworker's”  
means a dwelling unit that is accessory to a commercial farm business 
on a lot and is used for the residential accommodation of farmworkers 
employed in that farm business or for immediate family. 
 
2.2 By replacing the table under Subsection 9.1.1 – Permitted Uses of Land, Buildings and Structures 
– with the following: 
 
 A1 A2 
Principal Uses, Buildings and Structures   
Agriculture, farm buildings and structures 
  
Information Note:  
 
By definition, “agriculture” includes the processing, storage, and sale  of 
farm  products  produced  on that  agricultural  land  or  by  an  association  to 
which   the   owner   of   the   agricultural   land   belongs.   These  uses   must 
consistent with the Agricultural Land Reserve Use Regulation. 
  
Single-family dwellings 
  
Accessory Uses   
A secondary suite subject to Section 3.16 
  
Where  a  lot  is  classified  as  a  farm  under  the Assessment  Act, a  second accessory 
dwelling unit is permitted provided that: 
a) it is a pre-existing dwelling unit constructed before February 22, 2019; or 
b) it is a manufactured home constructed between July 4, 2019 and December 31, 
2021; or 
c) where  the  owner  grants  to  the  Salt  Spring  Island  Local  Trust  Committee  a 
covenant  under  the Land  Title  Act restricting use of  the dwelling  unit, it  is a 
farmworker’s dwelling unit not exceeding: 
i. 56  square  metres  in floor  area on  a  lot between  1.2  hectares  and 2 
hectares or less in area; or 
ii. 90 square metres in floor area on a lot greater than 2 hectares in area; or 
iii. 186 square metres in floor area on a lot greater than 40 hectares in area. 
  
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 SS-BL-526 
 
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Information Note:  
For  lots  40  hectares  or less  in  area  where  the  single-family  dwelling 
exceeds  500  square  metres  in  floor  area,  per

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