Salt Spring LTC Special Meeting Minutes
· Salt Spring Island · Meeting Documents · 2019
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Topics: Bylaw enforcement · Housing & affordability · Fresh water & aquifers — our classification, not the Trust's.
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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes ADOPTED 1 September 7, 2019 Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Minutes of Special Meeting Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019 Location: Harbour House Hotel 121 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, BC Members Present: Peter Luckham, Chair Peter Grove, Local Trustee Laura Patrick, Local Trustee Staff Present: Jason Youmans, Island Planner Serena Klaver, Planner 1 Sarah Shugar, Recorder Others Present: Gulf Islands Driftwood Reporter Approximately 71 members of the public These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. He introduced himself, Trustee Patrick and staff and acknowledged that the Local Trust Committee is meeting within Coast Salish Territory. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By general consent the agenda was approved. 3. BUSINESS ITEMS 3.1 Local Trust Committee Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks Chair Luckham welcomed everyone to the meeting and presented opening remarks. Chair Luckham advised this Community Information Meeting would be an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions and provide statements of opinion regarding the proposed bylaw. 3.2 Planner Presentation on SS-BL-512 – Affordable Rental Housing – Cottages Project Planner Youmans presented an overview of proposed Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 512. Bylaw No. 512 amends the Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw (LUB) to allow the full-time residential rental of accessory cottages on approximately 405 Salt Spring Island properties. Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee Special Meeting Minutes ADOPTED 2 September 7, 2019 3.3 Question and Answer Period Chair Luckham opened the question and answer period at 11:30 a.m. A member of the public expressed concern regarding the time limit for each member of the public to present a question or comment. A member of the public expressed concern regarding the public transit route criteria and noted that public transit routes change. The member of the public also expressed support for water availability to be a main priority and expressed concern regarding water availability issues for properties in the North End of Salt Spring Island. Ian Peace expressed concerns on behalf of the Salt Spring Island Water Preservation Society concerning the proposed density increase in Bylaw No. 512 and recommended that properties with secondary suites be excluded from the bylaw. Mr. Peace expressed concern that the density increase could likely exceed 5% as there would likely be 2 to 3 persons living in each of the full-time rental cottages. Mr. Peace also expressed concerns regarding water availability and that Bylaw No. 512 does not ade
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