Denman LTC Siting and Use Permit Bylaw No. 240

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DENMAN ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE 
BYLAW NO. 240 
 
A BYLAW TO REQUIRE AND DEFINE PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION FOR SITING AND USE PERMITS INCOMPLIANCE WITH 
DENMAN ISLAND OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN NO. 185, 2008 AND DENMAN ISLAND LAND USE BYLAW NO. 186, 2008. 
 
 
WHEREAS the Denman Island Local Trust Area is not subject to a requirement established under Division 1 of Part 
9 of the Local Government Act that building permits be obtained for construction; 
 
AND WHEREAS the Denman Island Local Trust Area is subject to Land Use Bylaw No. 186, 2008 that regulates use, 
density of use, siting, size and dimensions of uses, buildings and structures permitted on the land; 
 
NOW THEREFORE the Denman Island Trust Committee being the Trust Committee having jurisdiction in respect of 
the Denman Island Local Trust Area in the Province of British Columbia pursuant to the Islands Trust Act, R.S.B.C. 
1996, enacts as follows: 
 
1. Title 
 
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Denman Island Local Trust Committee Siting and Use Permit 
Bylaw No. 240, 2021". 
 
2. Bylaw Repeal 
 
Bylaw No. 52 cited as “Denman Island Siting and Use Permit Bylaw No. 52, 1990” and all of its 
amendments are repealed. 
 
3. Requirement 
 
Owners of land within the Denman Island Local Trust Area are required to obtain a siting and use permit 
for the construction of a freestanding building or structure with a gross floor area of ten square metres or 
more  or  any addition to an existing building or structure  in accordance  with this bylaw before beginning 
construction on the land. 
 
4. Application 
 
This bylaw shall apply to Denman Island, Sandy Island, Chrome Island, Seal Islets and unnamed islets and 
the surface of water within 1,000 metres of the natural boundary of the sea on Denman and Sandy Islands 
except  where  the boundary would impinge  on another jurisdiction, in which case,  the jurisdiction of this 
bylaw extends to the mid-channel between the Islands. 
 
5. Interpretation 
 
In  this  bylaw  definitions  contained  in  Section  1.1  of  the  Land  Use  Bylaw  apply,  with  the  addition  of  the 
following:  
 
"Approval"  means  approval  in  writing  from  the  person  specified  in  Section  6  as  authorized  to  issue 
permits. 
 

 
 
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"Construction"  means  new  construction  of  a  building  or  structure  and  includes  addition  to  an  existing 
building or structure, but does not include the repair of an existing building or structure. 
 
6. Administration 
 
6.1 This Bylaw shall be administered by the Secretary of the Islands Trust or a designate specified by 
the Secretary. 
 
6.2 No  owner,  lessee,  tenant,  occupant  or  agent  for  the owner  shall  do  any  act,  or  suffer  or  permit 
any act or thing to be done in contravention of this bylaw. 
 
6.3 Any  person  who  violates  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  bylaw  shall,  upon  summary  conviction 
thereof, be liable to a penalty of not more than $1000.00. 
 
7. Applicat

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