North Pender LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Electronic Special Meeting Minutes 
September 19, 2020 ADOPTED 1 of 3 
 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of a Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
September 19, 2020 
Electronic Meeting (Zoom Webinar) 
 
Members Present: Laura Patrick, Chair 
Deb Morrison, Local Trustee 
 Benjamin McConchie, Local Trustee 
  
  
Staff Present: Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
 Shannon Brayford, Recorder 
 Maple Hung, Planning Team Assistant, Host 
  
  
  
Public:         There were approximately seven (7) attendees at the Zoom 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. 
Chair Patrick provided an overview of the purpose and scope of the meeting and also reviewed 
the topics for the upcoming Community Information Meetings (CIMs). 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as presented.  
3. BUSINESS ITEMS 
3.1 Staff Presentation  
Planner Stockdill delivered a presentation, including a power point through “shared 
screen”, on the Residential Floor Area Review portion of the Land Use Bylaw Review 
(Official Community Plan Implementation) Project.  
The presentation covered the following topics: 
 Scope and timeline of the overall project  
 Introduction and overview of floor area regulations, both the current regulations on 
North Pender and potential benefits/challenges of amending those regulations.  
 Options for floor area regulations including establishing a maximum floor area, 
establishing a floor area ration (FAR), and retaining the current Land Use Bylaw 
regulations.  
AD O P T E D 
   
 

 
North Pender Island Local Trust Committee 
Electronic Special Meeting Minutes 
September 19, 2020 ADOPTED 2 of 3 
3.2 Community Information Meeting – Residential Floor Area Review  
Chair Patrick provided an overview of the process through which participants were able 
to speak. She then opened the public forum.  
Amanda Griesbach encouraged the Trustees to consider linking floor area to resources 
available (rain water collection, sewage, etc). She spoke in favour of having a range of 
floor areas allowable and linking it to the area’s resources. She spoke against selection 
of the FAR option.  
Rhondda Porter addressed the loss of tree cover when property owners clear cut a 
property prior to developing a building plan. She encouraged the local government to 
develop a mode for collaborating with relators, purchasers, and others to encourage 
preservation.  
Amanda Griesbach encouraged the LTC to consider how a lot with several tiny homes 
would be accommodated. She also recommended that the LTC write policies and in a 
manner that does not allow for loopholes. 
Chair Patrick invited the Trustees to address the issue. The following points were made:  
 Importance of developing checklists for evaluation of applications. 
 Impor

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