Salt Spring APC Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island 
Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
March 3, 2022       ADOPTED Page 1 
 
Salt Spring Island  
Advisory Planning Commission 
 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting
 
 
 
Date of Meeting: Thursday, March 3, 2022 
 
Location:  Baptist Church, Lower Level Meeting Room 
 520 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island 
 
Members Present:  Jeff Thompson, Chair  
 Mairi Welman, Vice Chair  
 Jean Brouard, Commissioner  
 Ron Cooke, Commissioner 
 Leigh Large, Commissioner  
 Stanley Shapiro, Commissioner 
  
Regrets: Nancy Krieg, Commissioner 
 Neil Morie, Commissioner  
   
Staff Present:  Jason Youmans, Island Planner 
 Geordie Gordon, Planner 2 
 Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
 
Others Present: Laura Patrick, Local Trustee 
 Applicant David Fulbrook 
 One member of the public  
 
These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied. 
 
Chair Thompson called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.   
 
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted. 
 
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 
 
2.1  Draft Minutes of the November 25, 2021 APC Meeting  
 
By general consent, the minutes of the November 25, 2021 Salt Spring Island Advisory Planning 
Commission meeting were adopted.  
 
 
3. BUSINESS ITEMS 
 
3.1 SS-DP-2018.14 – Kirsten Reite Architecture (KRA) – 2621 and 2661 Fulford Ganges Road, SSI – 
Proposed  development  of  17  commercial  accommodation  units,  a  restaurant,  retail  space, 

 
 
Salt Spring Island 
Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
March 3, 2022       ADOPTED Page 2 
reception area and 2 parking lots in DPA2, DPA3, DPA6 and DPA7 
 
Planner Youmans presented an overview of the applications and reported the Salt Spring Island 
Local  Trust  Committee  referred application  SS-DP-2018.14  to  the  Salt  Spring  Island Advisory 
Planning  Commission  for  its  review  and  comment  on  the  application’s  consistency  with  the 
development permit area guidelines marked in yellow in Appendix 2 of the staff report dated 
February 15, 2022. 
 
Applicant David Fulbrook presented a Powerpoint presentation.  
 
In discussion the following comments and questions were noted: 
 Concern was expressed regarding sea level rise and there was a suggestion for the septic 
system to be located at a higher elevation. The applicant responded that the septic system 
is a watertight system that would shut down in the case of flooding;  
 There was a comment that the APC is not qualified to determine whether the site can be 
built on or not; 
 There was a comment that storm activity could enhance the impacts of sea level rise and a 
question  regarding  the  elevation  of  the  lower  portion  of  the property.  The  applicant 
reported the elevation of the lowest portion of the property is approximately 2.5 meters; 
 There was a question regarding the expected lifespan of the development. The applicant 
advised the typical depreciation for a commercial development is 30 years; 
 There  was  a  suggestion 

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