Salt Spring Island OCP Bylaw No. 434 - Island Heritage

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee         20                                                                  Otober 2020 
Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 434 – Volume 1 (Consolidated) 
 
A.8 ISLAND HERITAGE  
 
A.8.1 OBJECTIVES 
 
A.8.1.1 To encourage protection of the island's archaeological sites and other sites of significance to First 
Nations peoples,  
 
Background Note:  Archaeological sites are protected through designation as Provincial heritage 
sites  or  through  automatic  protection  by  virtue  of  being  of  particular  historic 
or   archaeological   value.      Protected   archaeological   sites   may   not   be 
destroyed,  excavated,  or  altered  without  a  permit  issued  by  the  Minister  (or 
designate) responsible for the Heritage Conservation Act. The Act is binding 
on government and, in matters of heritage conservation, it takes precedence 
over other legislation. 
 
A.8.1.2 To identify and protect buildings, structures, roads, heritage trees, and other features that are part 
of the community's cultural heritage. 
 
A.8.2  POLICIES 
 
A.8.2.1 The  Local  Trust  Committee  will  focus  on  public  education  and  the  encouragement  of  private 
stewardship  to  achieve  the  objectives  of  this  section.    The  Committee  should  make  information 
about the island's heritage widely available and provide assistance and encouragement to those 
who protect it. 
 
A.8.2.2 The Local Trust Committee may create a Community Heritage Commission to provide community 
advice and assistance for protecting the community's heritage. 
 
A.8.2.3 The Local Trust Committee should support efforts to update its Community Heritage Registry to 
identify  island heritage buildings, heritage trees, and other  heritage features that the community 
believes are worth conserving.   
 
A.8.2.4 The Local Trust Committee will encourage the designation and protection of eligible heritage sites 
under the Heritage Conservation Act. 
 
A.8.2.5 The Local Trust Committee should consider rezoning applications from property owners who wish 
to transfer their development potential from land that contains heritage buildings or other heritage 
features. Such specific land should be considered a Development Potential Donor Area even if it 
is in  a  Designation  that  is  a  Development  Potential  Receiving  Area.    Such  applications  should 
meet the guidelines in Appendix 4. 
 
A.8.2.6 The  restoration  and  heritage  designation  of buildings  is  an  eligible  community  amenity,  which 
could be exchanged for a higher density of development as outlined in Appendix 3. 
 
A.8.2.7 An updated inventory of archaeological resources will be supported through: 
 
a. Provision of updated archaeological site location information to the Archaeological Branch. 
b. Using  archaeological  potential  mapping  to  identify  areas  having  significant  potential  to 
contain unrecorded, protected archaeological sites. 
 
A.8.2.8 The Local  Trust  Commi

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