Salt Spring Island OCP Bylaw No. 434 - Non-Village Commercial and General Employment Land Use Objectives and Policies

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee         33                                                                  Otober 2020 
Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 434 – Volume 1 (Consolidated) 
 
 
B.3 NON-VILLAGE  COMMERCIAL  AND GENERAL  EMPLOYMENT LAND  USE 
OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 
 
B.3.1 Tourism - Accommodation and Facilities 
 
B.3.1.1 OBJECTIVES 
 
B.3.1.1.1 To  recognize and  welcome the economic value to  our  community of  tourism that  is  compatible 
with preserving  and  protecting  the  island's  natural  environment,  authentic resident-based sense 
of community, and the aesthetic values that attract visitors. 
  
B.3.1.1.2 To allow  visitor  accommodation  to  develop  in  a  way  that  will  best  retain  and  distribute  the 
resulting economic benefits and reduce any negative impacts; to avoid concentrating benefits and 
impacts in only a few locations. 
 
B.3.1.1.3 To retain and maximize the economic benefits of tourism to the community. 
 
B.3.1.1.4 To make land use decisions that  would encourage tourism in the shoulder  and  off-seasons and 
discourage any significant increase in the peak period. 
 
B.3.1.1.5 To encourage tourism that blends well with the community and complements the rural, peaceful 
nature of the island, and to avoid the development of tourist attractions that are unrelated to the 
island’s natural environment, social base or cultural heritage.   
 
B.3.1.1.6 To  provide  for  facilities  necessary  to  mitigate  the  impacts  of  tourism  on  the  island's  natural  or 
social  environment.    Examples  are:  sani-dump  facilities  for  boats  or  recreational  vehicles,  and 
tour bus parking areas outside Ganges Village Core. 
 
B.3.1.2 POLICIES 
 
Note:   Where  land  is  located  within  the  North  Salt  Spring  Waterworks  District,  any  rezoning 
proposals that are  expected to result in a  net increase in water demand  must  also take 
into  account  the  severe  restraints  on  the  District's  available  water  supply.    Policies  in 
Section C.3.2.2 must also be considered. 
 
B.3.1.2.1 The Local Trust Committee will support the development of informational materials and programs 
that encourage low-impact tourism on Salt Spring Island. 
 
B.3.1.2.2 Bed  and  Breakfast operations  will  continue  to  be  allowed  as  home  based  businesses  in 
residential areas.   
 
B.3.1.2.3 The Local  Trust  Committee will  not  support  the  operation  of  transient  accommodation  units  in 
residential zones unless they are operated as home based businesses.  
 
B.3.1.2.4 The Local  Trust  Committee could  consider  applications  to  rezone  properties  for Guest  House 
use, where  operations larger  than  a  permitted bed  and  breakfast are  proposed.    In  considering 
such  applications,  the  Committee  will  evaluate  the  impacts  of  the  proposal  on the  local 
neighbourhood and the accommodations industry. 
 
B.3.1.2.5 Campgrounds  are  permitted  by  zoning  in  some  Agriculture-zone

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