Briefing Land Use Planning Marine Protection Tools

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Islands Trust Briefing Page 1 
 
 
 
 
BRIEFING  
 
 
  
To: Trust Council For the Meeting of: 
 
June 20, 2017 
From: Executive Committee Date prepared:    May 26, 2017 
 
  File No.:  Marine 
 
SUBJECT: INVENTORY OF MARINE PROTECTION TOOLS 
 
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE:   
The purpose of this briefing is to provide Trust Council with an inventory of local government land use 
planning marine protection tools categorized as to the level of protection that these tools can provide. 
 
BACKGROUND: 
In March 2017, Trust Council passed the following the resolutions: 
 
TC-2017-017 
That Trust Council amend the Strategic Plan to add in section 2.1 for fiscal year 2017/18 “Develop 
an inventory of available local government land use planning marine protection tools and develop 
general categories as to the level of protection these tools can provide (i.e. low, medium, high 
levels of protection)” assigned to the Executive Committee. 
 
TC-2017-018 
That Trust Council amend the Strategic Plan to add in section 2.1 for fiscal year 2017/18 “Compile 
an inventory of the marine protection tools each local trust committee/island municipality 
utilizes” assigned to the Executive Committee 
 
Attached is an inventory of Local Government Marine Protection Tools that addresses TC Resolution 
2017-017.  An inventory of marine protection tools that each local trust committee and island 
municipality utilizes will be provided at a later Trust Council. 
 
ATTACHMENT(S):   
Inventory of Local Government Marine Protection Tools 
 
FOLLOW-UP:  
As the authority for land use planning is with the local trust committees and Bowen Island Municipality, 
this  inventory  should  be  provided  to local  trust  committees and  Bowen  Island  Municipality for 
information, and posted to the Islands Trust website. 
  
Prepared By: David Marlor, Director of Local Planning Services 
  
Reviewed By/Date: Executive Committee/ June 7, 2017 
  
 
Chief Administrative Officer/Date 
 
  

Islands Trust Briefing Page 2 
Attachment 1: Inventory of Local Government Land Use Planning Marine Protection Tools 
 
The following lists outline the land use planning tools available to local trust committees and island 
municipalities that would be useful for the protection of marine areas. For each, the table indicates the relative 
level of protection achievable with the particular land use planning tool, the authorizing legislation, a brief 
description and a relative level of protection.  
 
Name of the land 
use planning tool 
 
Authorization 
for LTCs 
 
Authorization 
for Island 
Municipalities 
Description of Use 
 
Level of Protection 
Zoning ITA s.29(1)(b) 
LGA s.479 
LGA s.479 Divided all or part of the foreshore and assign 
and/or exempt specific uses. May also establish 
limits on building sizes and location in respect 
of the foreshore or other features. 
High 
Development 
Permits 
ITA s.29(1)(b) 
LGA s.488 
LGA s.488 For specific reasons may designate areas of the 
foreshore and/or upland

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