Denman LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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October 9, 2018 
 
Denman Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
Date: 
Location: 
October 9, 2018 
Denman Activity Centre 
1111 Northwest Rd, Denman Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Susan Morrison, Chair  
Laura Busheikin, Local Trustee  
David Critchley, Local Trustee  
Staff Present: Marnie Eggen, Island Planner  
Sonia Zupanec, Island Planner 
Katherine Vogt, Recorder 
 
 
Others Present:  Approximately seventeen (17) members of the public 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
"Please note, the order of agenda items may be modified during the meeting. Times are provided 
for convenience only and are subject to change.” 
Chair Morrison called the meeting to order at 9:30 am. She acknowledged that the meeting was 
being held in territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, welcomed the public and introduced 
Trustees, staff and the recorder. 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
Members of the public commented with the following noted: 
 A representative of the Denman Community Land Trust Association (DCLTA) expressed 
concern that the water licence they were seeking through The Ministry of Forests, Lands, 
Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNR) would also be sufficient for the 
requirements of the Islands Trust. She requested that her group receive any updates to the 
Trust Staff Water Assessment Terms of Reference Draft Document. 
 A member of the public commented that she had received a letter from the Islands Trust 
that they had to remove their Airbnb advertisement for their Denman Island short term 
vacation rental (STVR), and wanted to know if others had received letters or if it was just 
them; also, how this letter action was decided. She added that their property was a vacation 
home that they used frequently and would never be rented out long-term. Trustee Critchley 
responded that approximately twenty-six (26) business operators on Denman Island had 
received letters from Islands Trust Bylaw Enforcement based on investigation into online 
advertising on such sites as Airbnb. Trustee Busheikin added that this initiative had come 
from the Local Trust Committee (LTC) in response to numerous concerns from local 
residents about STVRs, and that the goal was to ensure compliance with existing bylaws, 
and to give people time and support to do that. Trustee Busheikin noted that presently it 
would not be possible to rent a whole house out for short-term rentals, based on the Official 

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Community Plan and Land use Bylaws. It was offered that the resident could contact island 
planning staff for clarification. 
 A member of the public spoke against rushing any Farm Plan Implementation Draft bylaws 
through because residents needed more time to digest the new improvements made to 
them. 
 A member of the p

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