Salt Spring Agricultural APC Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island 
Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
October 21, 2021       ADOPTED Page 1 
 
Salt Spring Island  
Agricultural Advisory Planning 
Commission 
 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting
 
 
 
 
Date of Meeting: Thursday, October 21, 2021 
 
Location:  Baptist Church, Lower Level Meeting Room 
 520 Lower Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island 
 
Members Present:  Bree Eagle, Chair  
  Brent Brochu-Ingram, Vice Chair  
  Ken Byron, Commissioner  
 Conrad Pilon, Commissioner  
 Nathan Roberson, Commissioner 
 
Regrets: Zack Hemstreet, Commissioner   
  Jan Steinman, Commissioner   
 
Staff Present:  Geordie Gordon, Planner 2 
 Kristine Mayes, Planner 1 
 Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
 
Media and Others  Peter Grove, Local Trustee 
Present: Applicant Scott Antonik 
 Applicant Dennis Miller 
 
These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied. 
 
Chair Eagle called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.   
 
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
 
The following item was presented for inclusion in the agenda: 
4.2  Changes to Residential Permissions in the Agricultural Land Reserve – Follow Up Discussion 
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 
 
2.1  Draft Minutes of the September 16, 2021 AAPC Meeting 
 
By  general  consent,
 
the minutes  of  the September  16,  2021 Salt  Spring  Island Agricultural 
Advisory Planning Commission meeting were adopted. 
 
 
3. BUSINESS ITEMS 
 

 
 
Salt Spring Island 
Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
October 21, 2021       ADOPTED Page 2 
3.1 SS-ALR-2021.3 - S. Antonik - 427 Fulford-Ganges Road, SSI 
 
 Planner  Gordon  presented  a  memorandum  dated  October  7,  2021  regarding  a non-farm  use 
application to permit General Employment uses. 
 
 Applicant Scott Antonik spoke to the application. 
 
In discussion the following comments and questions were noted: 
 There  was  a  question  regarding  whether  there  is  a  history  of  agricultural  activity  on  the 
property. The applicant reported the subject property has not been used for agriculture. There 
was a sawmill on the adjacent property that is currently the Windsor Plywood yard which has 
been removed from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).  
 There was a question regarding why the property was designated ALR as it does not appear to 
have agriculture value.  
 There was a comment that the area was used as a sawmill and a gravel pit in the 1970s.  
 There was a comment that there is a nearby property that is operated as an apple farm. 
 There was a comment that Windsor Plywood yard property was removed from the ALR in 
2003-2004. 
 It  was  noted  the  site  has  been  an  ongoing  industrial  use  site and  has  not  been  used  for 
agriculture. 
 It was noted the most recent prior use was automotive repair. 
 There was a suggestion to develop a site plan for micro-agricultural use such as fruit trees. The 
applicant reported soil suitability would 

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