Empowering our Official Community Plan - Power Point - Trustee Thorn

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Empowering our OCP

Empowering our Official 
Community Plan (OCP)
The South Pender OCP has been enacted in 
accordance with the provisions of the Local 
Government Act and under the jurisdiction 
afforded it by the Islands Trust Act.
The Islands Trust Act defines the purpose of the 
Trust as to “preserve and protect the Trust Area 
and its unique amenities and environment for the 
benefit of the residents of the Trust Area and of 
British Columbia generally.”
Every bylaw passed and action taken by the Local 
Trust Committee (LTC), the locally elected land use 
authority for South Pender Island, has to be 
consistent with the Official Community Plan and 
the Trust Policy Statement. Most notably, this 
includes South Pender’s Land Use Bylaw.

South Pender’s 
Character & OCP Goals
The OCP embodies a consensus of South Pender 
Islanders’ views about how best to nurture a 
sustainable economy, environment and 
community in a manner that preserves and 
protects what we most value for the generations 
to follow.
Our OCP describes the character of South Pender 
as one of the least populated and least developed 
islands where “quiet, freedom from disturbance, 
and sense of privacy within what is a relatively 
undisturbed and visually attractive settings are 
key qualities valued by South Pender Islanders, 
who expect these qualities to be maintained.”
At a fundamental level our OCP goals “are 
intended to act as focal points in protecting and 
maintaining the rural island character so valued by 
South Pender Island residents, property owners 
and visitors.”

South Pender’s OCP 
Goals
Key OCP Goals include:
1.To maintain the island’s rural character
2.To protect the natural features and biological 
diversity of the island and its immediate 
surroundings
3.To protect...the scenic amenities derived from 
South Pender’s areas of forest cover, natural 
vegetation, farmlands, residences and 
coastline
4.To ensure land use, development, and 
associated servicing are compatible with the 
rural island character

South Pender Land Use 
Bylaw (LUB)
How, and to what extent, does our Land Use Bylaw 
give regulatory effect to our OCP?
Our Land Use Bylaw prohibits a number of uses in all 
zones including:
•Airports and airstrip facilities
•Heliports and helipads
•Junkyards and auto wrecking yards 
•The use of land for motorized trail bike or ATV 
paths or trails
Important as it is to prohibit such uses, similar 
restrictions, or variations thereof, can be found in 
many municipalities as well.  
What then are the specific regulatory provisions 
within our LUB that respond to the preserve and 
protect mandate including protection of our natural 
features and visually attractive setting and that 
ensure land use and development is compatible with 
the rural island character?   

South Pender Land Use 
Bylaw
Unfortunately, there are few, if any, provisions in 
our land use bylaw that meaningfully uphold our 
island community values and goals.
Our setbacks are similar to se

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