Galiano LTC Regular Meeting Agenda Addendum

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STAFF REPORT 
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Islands Trust Staff Report 1 
File No.: GL-RZ-2017.2 (Mignault) 
DATE OF MEETING: June 11, 2018 
TO: Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Kim Stockdill, Island Planner 
Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Southern Team 
SUBJECT: Rezoning of Lot 1, District Lot 8, Galiano island, Cowichan District, Plan VIP75578 
 Applicant: Bernard Mignault 
 Location: 2-720 Active Pass Drive 
RECOMMENDATION 
1. That the Galiano Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 267, cited as “Galiano Island Official Community 
Plan Bylaw No. 108, 1995, Amendment No. 1, 2018”, be read a first time. 
2. That the Galiano Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 268, cited as “Galiano Island Land Use  Bylaw, 
1999, Amendment No. 1, 2018”, be read a first time. 
3. That  the Galiano  Island Local  Trust Committee  has  reviewed  the  Directives  Only  Policy  Checklist  and 
determined  that  proposed  draft  Bylaw  Nos.  267  and  268  are  not  contrary  to  or  at  variance  with  the 
Islands Trust Policy Statement. 
4. That  the  Galiano  Island  Local  Trust  Committee  directs  staff  to  refer  Bylaw  Nos. 267 and 268 as  per 
attached Attachment 4. 
REPORT SUMMARY 
The  purpose  of this  report  is  to review rezoning  application GL-RZ-2017.2 which would rezone  a  7.62  ha.  (18.8 
ac.) parcel to Rural 2 (R2) from its current Forest 2 (F2) zoning to bring the use of the land into compliance with 
the provisions of the Galiano Island land use bylaw (LUB).  
BACKGROUND 
The  application  was  previously  reviewed  at  the  meeting  of  February  5,  2018,  where  the  LTC  gave  direction  to 
prepare draft bylaws, and at the meeting of March 5, 2018, where the LTC adopted the following motion: 
GL-2018-018 
That the Galiano Island Local Trust Committee refer the Mignault application to the APC, with attached 
background material including staff reports of February 5 and March 5, 2018.  
The APC responded to the referral on May 8
th
, (copy attached).  Previous staff reports provided analysis and 
recommendations relating to the considerable history of the property, the policy and regulatory context, and 
potential impacts of the application.  Staff reports and background information are available on the webpage.  
 

Islands Trust Staff Report 2 
 
ANALYSIS 
The  APC  recommendation is that  the  LTC  should  not  proceed  with  the  application  as  requested,  but  rather 
consider amending the F2 zone to permit a residential “cabin”, with a maximum permitted floor area less than 
that  of  a  cottage; and  presumably  also  amend  the  home  occupation  regulations  to  permit  an  STVR  home 
occupation  in  the  cabin.    The  rationale  for  the  recommendation  is  that  amending  the  F2  zone  would  have  less 
potential impact on the site than rezoning to Rural 2 and would contin

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