Lasqueti LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED
 
Lasqueti Island ADOPTED 1 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
January 8, 2018 
 
Lasqueti Island Local Trust Committee 
Special Meeting Minutes 
 
Date: 
Location: 
January 8, 2018 
Judith Fisher Centre 
#1 China Cloud Bay Road 
Lasqueti Island, BC 
 
Members Present Laura Busheikin, Chair (by teleconference) 
Susan Morrison, Local Trustee, Acting Chair 
Timothy Peterson, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present Ann Kjerulf, Regional Planning Manager (by teleconference) 
Dave Olsen, Recorder 
 
Others Present There were thirty (30) members of the public in attendance. 
 
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." 
 
Acting Chair Morrison called the meeting to order at 10:01 am. She acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in the traditional territory of First Nations. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The following additions to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 
11. CLOSED MEETING 
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL & QUESTIONS 
 
Karl Darwin, President of the Lasqueti Island Ratepayers Association (LIRA), read a presentation 
and then submitted it.  He gave a brief history of the Lasqueti Island Local Trust Area and previous 
bylaw development and indicated that LIRA wishes to be involved with a review of the Official 
Community Plan (OCP)/Land Use Bylaw (LUB). 
 
Public Address System 
A public address system was requested so the public can hear the Trustees better. 
 
Housekeeping Amendments 
It was suggested that changing “may” to “must” and “should” to “shall” would impact the LUB.   
 

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Lasqueti Island ADOPTED 2 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
January 8, 2018 
Average Lot Size 
A concern was raised regarding the wording of the minimum lot size for subdivision provision in 
the LUB.   
 
Trustee Peterson noted that, at the October 23
rd
 meeting, the LTC had requested that this issue 
be raised separately from the shoreline protection project. 
 
OCP/LUB Review 
Discussion arose regarding the potential to undertake a comprehensive OCP/LUB review. 
 
 Trustee Morrison noted that work program budgets are determined by Trust Council and to 
date, while there have been annual requests to undertake a comprehensive review, money 
has been provided to address piecemeal bylaw issues. 
 A member of the public asked whether or not there was a legal requirement to review an OCP 
every 5 years. 
 Islands Trust staff noted that it is good practice to review the OCP every 5 years but it is not a 
legal requirement. 
 A member of the public asked what costs are involved in undertaking an OCP review. 
 
Staff noted that the cost of a review would depend on whether or not consultants would be used, 
costs of meetings and advertising, staff travel and minute taker, and document production. 
 
Discussion continued and the following was noted: 
 That an OCP is a plan by the community

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