Salt Spring APC Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island 
Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
August 12, 2021       ADOPTED Page 1 
 
Salt Spring Island  
Advisory Planning Commission 
 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting
 
 
 
Date of Meeting: Thursday, August 12, 2021 
 
Location:  Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present:  Jeff Thompson, Chair 
 Mairi Wellman, Vice Chair 
 Ron Cooke, Commissioner 
 Leigh Large, Commissioner 
 Stanley Shapiro, Commissioner  
 
Regrets: Jean Brouard, Commissioner  
 Francine Carlin, Commissioner  
 Nancy Krieg, Commissioner   
  
Absent: Neil Morie, Commissioner  
    
Staff Present:  Kristine Mayes, Planner 1 
 Louisa Garbo, Island Planner 
 Geordie Gordon, Planner 2 
 Rob Pingle, Planning Team Assistant 
 Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
 
Media and Others  Peter Grove, Local Trustee 
Present:  Laura Patrick, Local Trustee 
 
 
These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied. 
 
Planner Mayes called the meeting to order at 1:02 p.m.   
 
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted. 
 
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 
 
2.1  Draft Minutes of the October 22, 2020 APC Meeting 
 
By general consent, the minutes of the October 22, 2020 Salt Spring Island Advisory Planning 
Commission meeting were adopted. 
 
 

 
 
Salt Spring Island 
Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
August 12, 2021       ADOPTED Page 2 
3. BUSINESS ITEMS 
 
 3.1         Election of the Chair  
 
Planner Mayes announced the election procedures.   
 
Planner  Mayes  called  for  nominations  for  Chair. Commissioner Cooke was  nominated  and 
declined the  nomination.   Commissioner Thompson was  nominated  and accepted the 
nomination. Planner  Mayes  called  three  times  for  further  nominations.    Hearing  none,  she 
declared the nominations closed. Commissioner Thompson was elected Chair by acclamation. 
 
Planner Mayes called for nominations for Vice Chair. Commissioner Welman was nominated and 
accepted the nomination.  Planner Mayes called three times for further nominations.  Hearing 
none, she declared the nominations closed. Commissioner Welman was elected Vice Chair by 
acclamation. 
 
 3.2         SS-RZ-2020.2 - Peter Hunt / Meghan Carr - 125 Churchill Road 
 
Planner Mayes presented a memorandum dated July 29, 2021 regarding proposes amendments 
to  the  Salt  Spring  Island  Land  Use  Bylaw  No.  355 (LUB) and  the  Salt  Spring  Island Official 
Community  Plan  No.  434  (OCP)  to  make  lawful a  restaurant  and  two  commercial 
accommodation units. 
 
In discussion the following comments and questions were noted: 
 There was a question regarding whether there have been complaints and/or concerns from 
the  neighbours.  Planner  Mayes  reported  the rezoning application was  triggered  by a 
building permit review for a change of use from accessory to commercial , as a commercial 
use is not permitted on the subject property. 
 There was a comment that the rezoning application addresses the septic capacity and the 

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