Denman LTC Public Hearing Record
· Denman Island · Meeting Documents · 2021
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Topics: Aquaculture & shellfish · Housing & affordability · Bylaw enforcement · First Nations & reconciliation — our classification, not the Trust's.
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Denman Island Local Trust Committee 1 Public Hearing Record March 15, 2021 Public Hearing Record Received for Information By Local Trust Committee Denman Island Local Trust Committee Public Hearing Record __________________________________________________________________________________________ REGARDING PROPOSED BYLAW NOS. 233 AND 234 Date: Time: Location: March 15, 2021 7:15 pm Electronic Meeting via Zoom Members Present: Sue Ellen Fast, Chair David Critchley, Local Trustee Laura Busheikin, Local Trustee Staff Present: Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner Wil Cottingham, Administrative Assistant Vicky Bockman, Recorder Others Present: Approximately sixteen (16) members of the public 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Fast called the Public Hearing to order at 7:31 pm. She welcomed the public, introduced Trustees, staff and recorder and acknowledged that this Public Hearing was being held electronically in traditional territory of the K'ómoks and Qualicum First Nations. She read the Chairperson’s Opening Statement and explained that this Public Hearing is being conducted to hear views regarding proposed Bylaw No. 233 cited as "Denman Island Official Community Plan, 2008", Amendment No. 1, 2019” and proposed Bylaw No.234 cited as “Denman Island Land Use Bylaw, 2008, Amendment No. 1, 2019”. 2. PROPOSED BYLAW NOS. 233 and 235 Planner Zupanec reported that a copy of the Public Hearing Notice was advertised in two consecutive editions of The Islands Grapevine and noted that all notification requirements have been completed. She advised that the Public Hearing binder is available for review during this Hearing on the Islands Trust website. She explained that the purpose of proposed Bylaw No. 233, if adopted, will amend the Denman Island Official Community Plan (OCP) by introducing new policies to: re-designate a 0.7 hectare portion of the subject property from ‘Sustainable Resource’ to ‘Residential’; allow subdivision to permit seniors affordable housing; require residential rental tenure zoning for multi-family dwellings to ensure rental affordability is maintained in perpetuity; and require Energy Step Code compliance for new dwellings as a result of rezoning or density transfer. Denman Island Local Trust Committee 2 Public Hearing Record March 15, 2021 The purpose of Bylaw No. 234, if adopted, will amend the Denman Island Land Use Bylaw (LUB) by: rezoning the parcel to two new site specific ‘A(15)’ and ‘R4(2)’ zones to allow for subdivision and increase in density in R4(2) zone; permitting seniors affordable housing duplexes by way of a residential rental tenure zone; changing proof of adequate potable water requirement at the time of subdivision from 1200 litres/day/dwelling to providing proof of water licence (3680 litres/day as per licence); and regulating siting, size, lot coverage, parking, signage and several other land use parameters for the new ‘Affordable Rental Housing (2)’ - R4(2)
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