Salt Spring Island OCP Bylaw No. 434 - Community & Institutional Land Use Objectives and Policies

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee         39                                                                  Otober 2020 
Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 434 – Volume 1 (Consolidated) 
 
B.4 COMMUNITY & INSTITUTIONAL LAND USE OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 
 
B.4.1 General Community and Institutional Land Uses 
 
B.4.1.1 OBJECTIVES 
 
B.4.1.1.1 To  ensure  an  appropriate  supply  of  land  is  zoned  for  community  needs  such  as  schools,  child 
care, government functions, emergency services, health care facilities and cultural buildings. 
 
B.4.1.1.2 To  minimize  the  public cost of necessary  community  facilities.  To  allow  for  the  efficiencies  and 
cross-benefits that can be achieved through joint use and the clustering of major facilities. 
 
B.4.2 Educational and Child Care Land Uses 
 
B.4.2.1 OBJECTIVES 
 
B.4.2.1.1 To provide appropriately zoned land in convenient locations for educational facilities. 
 
B.4.2.1.2 To ensure that day care facilities can continue to be where they are convenient for families. 
 
B.4.2.2 POLICIES 
 
B.4.2.2.1 The  area  designated  specifically  for  Educational  uses  is  shown  on  Map  1.    Public  schools  will 
also continue to be allowed by zoning in other designations. 
 
B.4.2.2.2 Zones  within the  Educational Designation  will continue to allow public schools and other related 
uses.   The  Local  Trust  Committee  may  consider amending  zoning  to  permit  adult  training  and 
learning facilities. 
 
B.4.2.2.3 The Local  Trust  Committee will  continue  to  consult  annually  with  School  District  #64  about  its 
land use needs. 
 
B.4.2.2.4 The Local  Trust  Committee will  work  cooperatively  with  School  District #64 for school  site 
acquisition charges or acquisition of land for schools at the time of subdivision, should the District 
pass  a  resolution  requesting  that  the  Local  Trust  Committee  consider  eligible  school  site 
requirements.  The  Salt  Spring  Island Parks and  Recreation Commission  will  also  be  invited  to 
participate to ensure a coordinated approach to public land dedication. 
 
B.4.2.2.5 The Local  Trust  Committee should  give  special  attention  to  land  within  and  surrounding  the 
Educational Designation as follows: 
a. Land  next  to  the  Educational  Designation  should  not  be  rezoned  for  uses  that  would  be 
incompatible with the safety of school children. 
b. Rezoning  applications  for  land  next  to  the  Educational  Designation  should  show  how 
pedestrian and bicyclist routes to schools will be maintained. 
c. Rezoning  applications  for  higher  density  housing  within  about  0.8  km  of  the  Educational 
Designation should be designed for families. 
 
B.4.2.2.6 Child day care facilities will continue to be allowed in a broad variety of zones. 
 
B.4.2.2.7  Zoning that applies to land next to Ganges Harbour or its water surface should not be changed in 
a way that would interfere with the safe and convenie

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