South Pender LTC Special Meeting (CIM) Minutes

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North Pender LTC Special Meeting (CIM) 
Special Meeting Minutes  
June 17, 2022 ADOPTED Page 1 of 5 
 
 
South Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
June 17, 2022 
Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair 
 Cameron Thorn, Trustee 
 Steve Wright, Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
 Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
 
 
Participants: 
Carly Bilney, Recorder 
 
There were approximately 17 members of the public present. 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 10:00 am. 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 as presented. 
3. BUSINESS ITEMS 
3.1 Community Information Meeting – To discuss the South Pender Island Local Trust 
Committee’s Land Use Bylaw Amendments Project – Proposed Bylaw No. 122. 
Chair Luckham provided opening remarks and introduced the panellists.   
 
Planner Stockdill reviewed proposed Bylaw No. 122 and its objectives to review the 
maximum floor area, setback and agricultural regulations, to address shipping 
containers on South Pender, and to seek other minor technical amendments. 
 
Planner Stockdill reviewed proposed Bylaw No. 123 and noted the Local Trust 
Committee (LTC) gave direction to staff to adopt a bylaw to include a First Nations 
Introductory Statement in the Official Community Plan, as well as building design and 
siting guidelines – the latter two of which would act as a reference document for the 
LTC to help guide decision-making when assessing Development Variance Permit (DVP) 
applications. 
 
A D O P T E D 

  
North Pender LTC Special Meeting (CIM) 
Special Meeting Minutes  
June 17, 2022 ADOPTED Page 2 of 5 
 
Members of the community were invited to comment on proposed Bylaw No. 122 and 
the following questions and comments were raised: (Note: “Q” represents 
questions/comments from members of the public; “A” are answers from the trustees or 
Islands Trust staff). 
Q: Why was there a change to the Trust’s mandate to “preserve and protect” when 
this was initiated? 
 
A: There were no changes to the mandate to preserve and protect respective to 
house sizes and setbacks; the only change to the mandate that occurred is 
the inclusion of First Nations as bodies with which consultation is obligatory.  
 
Q: Who will be the decision-makers when the proposed bylaws come into effect 
given the various levels of leadership among First Nations?  
 
A: The Islands Trust is working extensively with all levels of First Nations, 
including tribal councils, elders and locally elected and hereditary chiefs. The 
Trust is committed to the Reconciliation Action Plan, has reached out to all 
levels of First Nations engagement of which it is aware, and is working 
collaboratively with those that have responded. When a referral is done to a 
First Nation, Staff sends referra

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