Salt Spring Island OCP Bylaw No. 434 - Shoreline and Aquatic Use Objectives and Policies

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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee         66                                                                  Otober 2020 
Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 434 – Volume 1 (Consolidated) 
 
B.9 SHORELINE AND AQUATIC USE OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES 
 
B.9.1 General Shoreline Use 
 
B.9.1.1 OBJECTIVES 
 
B.9.1.1.1 To protect our marine and freshwater shorelines. 
  
B.9.1.1.2 To  protect  the  most  significant  ecological  and  physical  processes  of marine and freshwater 
shorelines.  
 
B.9.1.1.3 To identify those shoreline areas that are most uniquely suited to or traditionally used for specific 
purposes such as conservation, First Nations sites, public recreation, boat moorage, aquaculture, 
industry or transportation. 
 
B.9.1.1.4 To avoid conflicts between shoreline uses and uses allowed on the adjacent upland. 
 
B.9.1.1.5 To avoid shoreline uses that impede public access to and along the shoreline. 
 
B.9.1.2 POLICIES 
 
B.9.1.2.1 Shoreline identified as uniquely suited to or traditionally used for a specific purpose is designated 
for that use.  Other parts of the shoreline and areas of water are designated Marine.   
 
B.9.1.2.2 The Local  Trust  Committee could  undertake  an  integrated  coastal  area  management  (ICAM) 
planning  process  to  identify  other  appropriate  areas  where  specific  designations  should  be 
placed.  Such  planning should take place in consultation  with the community, First Nations, and 
other levels of government.    
 
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B.9.1.2.3 The  Local  Trust  Committee  may  consider  shoreline  rezoning  applications  adjacent  to  marine 
dependent general employment zoning which may make upland uses economically viable without 
detriment to the shoreline/riparian habitat. 
 

Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee         67                                                                  Otober 2020 
Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 434 – Volume 1 (Consolidated) 
 
B.9.2 Shoreline Conservation Designation 
 
 
BOOTH BAY   photo:  M. Levy 
 
B.9.2.1 OBJECTIVES 
 
B.9.2.1.1 To protect the island's most environmentally sensitive shoreline areas such as tidal flats, fish and 
wildlife habitat, sensitive lake ecosystems, estuaries and wetlands that is not suitable for intensive 
development. 
 
B.9.2.2 POLICIES 
 
B.9.2.2.1 The areas designated for Shoreline Conservation are shown on Map 1. 
 
B.9.2.2.2 Zones created in this Designation should not result in negative impacts to sensitive natural habitat 
areas.  The Local Trust Committee will not consider rezoning applications that would locate large 
new developments in or next to this Designation.  
 
B.9.2.2.3 Zoning  should  recognize  the  existing  aquaculture  operation  in  Walker  Hook.    However,  zoning 
changes to allow expansion of the operation will not be made, unless it can be demonstrated that 
there will be no impacts on the area's sensitive environment or First Nation’s interests. 
 
B.9.2.2.4 The Local  Trust  Committee 

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