North Pender LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Electronic Special Meeting Minutes 
October 24, 2020 ADOPTED 1 of 3 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
October 24, 2020 
Electronic Meeting (Zoom Webinar) 
 
Members Present: Laura Patrick, Chair 
Benjamin McConchie, Local Trustee 
 
Deb Morrison, Local Trustee 
  
  
Staff Present: Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
 Shannon Brayford, Recorder  
 
Maple Hung, Planning Team Assistant, Host 
  
 
Public: 
 
There were approximately nineteen (19) attendees in the webinar. 
  
  
  
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
Chair Patrick called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.  She acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. BUSINESS ITEMS 
3.1 Staff Presentation 
Chair Patrick invited Regional Planning Manager Robert Kojima to deliver a presentation.  
The presentation, which included a slide show delivered through the “shared screen” function, 
included the following topics:  
 The inventory of agricultural land on North Pender Island.  
 The Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), their role, and their policies.  
 The development and role of the North Pender Island Special Agricultural Advisory 
Planning Commission (AAPC) 
AD O P T E D 
   
 

 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Electronic Special Meeting Minutes 
October 24, 2020 ADOPTED 2 of 3 
 Key topics of consideration including: Cannabis production, Agricultural Land Reserve 
boundaries, and technical amendments to maps.  
 
 
3.2 Community Information Meeting – Agriculture Regulations Amendments Review 4. 
Chair Patrick introduced the AAPC and noted that the first portion of the discussion time would 
provide an opportunity for that commission to discuss the matter and ask questions.  
Chair Patrick invited each member of the AAPC to introduce themselves in turn. Following the 
introductions, she recognized members for comments and questions.  
Matthew Vasilev, Barbara Johnstone, George Leroux, and Ben Kadel addressed the difficulty that 
local farmers face in securing housing for farm workers. They also discussed the Proposed Land 
Use Bylaw (LUB) Amendment c) prohibiting manufactured homes and that proposed 
amendment’s relation to the ALC’s position on manufactured homes for farm workers versus 
general secondary residences on a property.  
Martha MacMahon, Ann Stephenson, and George Leroux addressed permitting agriculture as a 
primary use in rural residential zoning. The benefits of allowing farmers to purchase smaller, 
more affordable rural residential lots were noted.  
Trustee Morrison request input from the Commission regarding whether a lower limit on land 
size should be considered for permitting agricultural activity outside of the agricultural zone.  
George Leroux, Barbara Johnstone, Ben Kadel, and Matthew Vasilev addressed the bene

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