TC - Salt Spring LTC DAI Bylaw No. 175

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ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL 
BYLAW NO. 175 
Islands Trust Bylaw No. 175, 2018 Page 1 of 13 
 
 
A Bylaw to Establish Policies and Procedures for Requiring Development Approvals Information for 
the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area 
 
WHEREAS the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee, pursuant to ss. 484 and 485 of the Local 
Government Act, has specified in an official community plan areas and circumstances for which 
development approval information may be required; 
 
NOW THEREFORE the Islands Trust Council, pursuant to sections 486 of the Local Government Act and s. 
29(3.1) of the Islands Trust Act, enacts as follows: 
 
PART 1  TITLE 
 
1. This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Development 
Approval Information Bylaw No. 175, 2018". 
 
PART 2  PURPOSE 
 
2. The  purpose  of  this  bylaw  is  to  allow  the  Local  Trust  Committee  to  obtain  information  on  the 
anticipated impact of proposed activities or development on the community. 
 
PART 3   DEFINITIONS 
 
3. In this Bylaw, the following definitions shall apply: 
 
“Agriculture Impact Assessment” means an assessment and identification of potential impacts 
on agricultural activities or water supplies on the subject or adjacent land that are zoned for 
agriculture or located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), and includes a summary of the 
methodology used to assess pre-development conditions, potential post-development impacts 
as well as recommended mitigation measures. 
 
“Business Day” means a day that is not Saturday or Sunday or a public holiday in the province of 
British Columbia.   
 
“Conservation Assessment” means an evaluation to identify environmentally valuable features 
on or near the proposed development based on current best practices, such as, but not limited 
to, the “Resources Information Standards Committee Standards for Describing Terrestrial 
Ecosystems in the Field” and “Best Management Practices for Raptor Conservation during Urban 
and Rural Land Development in British Columbia.” 
 
“Development Application” means an application for: 
(a) Amendments  to  a  bylaw  of  the  Salt  Spring  Island  Local  Trust  Committee  enacted 
under section 479 of the Local Government Act; 
(b) A development permit; or, 
(c) A temporary use permit,  
if the activity or development that is the subject of the application is a circumstance or 
an area specified for the provision of development approval information in Salt Spring 
Island Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 434, 2008 (the “Official Community Plan”) 
 

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“DAI Report” means a report that contains the information and assessments required for a 
decision on the approval of a Development Application.  
 
“Impact Mitigation Measures” means recommended measures to limit, mitigate and manage 
the impacts of the proposed development on terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats, as well as 
geomorphic, hydrological and c

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