Denman LTC Public Hearing Record

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Denman Island Local Trust Committee   1 
Public Hearing Record 
May 30, 2022 
Public Hearing Record 
Received for Information 
By Local Trust Committee 
 
Denman Island Local Trust Committee 
Public Hearing Record 
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REGARDING PROPOSED BYLAW NOS. 241, 242, AND 243 
Date: 
Time: 
Location: 
May 30, 2022 
8:00 pm 
Denman Island Community Hall, 1196 Northwest Road, Denman Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Sue Ellen Fast, Chair 
 David Critchley, Local Trustee 
 Laura Busheikin, Local Trustee 
  
Staff Present: Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
Vicky Bockman, Recorder 
  
Others Present: Approximately  thirty-five (35) members of the public 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Fast called the Public Hearing to order at 8:00 pm. She welcomed the public, introduced 
Trustees, staff and recorder and acknowledged that this Public Hearing was being held in 
traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.  
 
She read the Chairperson’s Opening Statement and explained that this Public Hearing is being 
conducted to hear views regarding proposed Bylaw Nos. 241 cited as "Denman Island Official 
Community Plan, 2008, Amendment No. 1, 2020”, proposed Bylaw No. 242 cited as “Denman 
Island Land Use Bylaw, 2008, Amendment No. 1, 2021”, and proposed Bylaw No. 243 cited as 
“Denman Island Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 243, 2021”. 
2. PROPOSED BYLAW NOS. 241, 242 AND 243 
Planner Zupanec reported that a copy of the Public Hearing Notice was advertised in two 
consecutive editions of The Islands Grapevine and noted that all notification requirements have 
been completed.  She advised that the Public Hearing binder is available for review during this 
Hearing, pointing out the location of the binder, and on the Islands Trust website. 
She explained that the purpose of proposed Bylaw No. 241, if adopted, is to amend the Denman 
Island Official Community Plan (OCP) to enabling the transfer of density from one parcel to 
another for the purposes of enabling a multi-family affordable housing proposal to proceed, 
require Energy Step Code compliance for new dwellings as a result of rezoning or density 
transfer, and allow for geographically specific revisions to redesignate the receiver parcel from 
Commercial to Residential for Affordable Housing. 

 
Denman Island Local Trust Committee   2 
Public Hearing Record 
May 30, 2022 
The purpose of Bylaw No. 242, if adopted, is to amend the Denman Island Land Use Bylaw (LUB)  
to reduce the maximum permitted density on the donor parcel from seven dwellings to four and 
increase the Danes Road lots from two to five, and amend the Denman Green Affordable 
Housing parcel to a site specific Affordable Housing R4(1) zone. 
Bylaw No. 243 is the Housing Agreement. 
She identified the 24 referrals that were sent out for comment, noting that responses received 
are available on the Islands Trust website.   
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS 
Chair Fast explained that this i

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