Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
March 9, 2017 
 
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
March 9, 2017 
Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre 
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present Laura Busheikin, Chair 
Melanie Mamoser, Local Trustee 
Heather O'Sullivan, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present 
 
 
 
 
Others Present 
Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
Theresa Rittemann, Planner 1 
Ann Kjerulf, Regional Planning Manager 
Lisa Millard, Recorder 
 
One (1) member of the local media and twelve (12) members of 
the public were in attendance 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 10:16 am.  She acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
9.1  Late Delegation Marie Brannstrom and Paul Metcalfe regarding 
GB-RZ-2016.1 Potlach Properties and Pilot Bay Holdings 
 
13.3 Chair Participation at the One Book One Community Event 
 
13.4 Ferry Advisory Committee meeting with the Ministry of Transportation and 
Infrastructure and BC Ferries 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
Gabriola Land and Trails Trust (GaLTT) provided a written submission indicating their 
support of the GB.RZ.2016.1 Potlatch Properties and Pilot Bay Holdings rezoning 
application and noted that GaLTT has authority to hold Section 218 Statutory Rights-of-
Way in regard to a proposed trail linkage previously discussed with the Applicants. 
 
A member of the public provided a written submission requesting the Local Trust 
Committee (LTC) sever all existing Riparian Areas between roadside ditches or, 
alternatively, request the Attorney General of BC investigate the LTC’s passage of 
Riparian Bylaws, and as well, request the Auditor General of BC conduct a value for 
money performance audit of the Islands Trust.  

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A member of the public noted that a previous LTC had stated that the Riparian Bylaws 
and their content were mandated by the Provincial Government. 
 
4. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
 
Planner Presentation Proposed Bylaw No. 294 
Island Planner Zupanec summarized the proposed bylaw and highlighted the following: 
 It is an amendment to correct text labeling in Section 9.1 of the Official Community 
Plan (OCP) development permit area three (DP3) Riparian Areas to replace all 
references to D1 and D2 on the schedule with D as shown on the schedule. 
 This correction to the reference is necessary. 
 
Question and Answers 
The Island Planner asked if there were any questions and there were none. 
 
Planner Presentation Proposed Bylaw No. 291 
Planner Rittemann summarized the proposed bylaw and highlighted the following: 
 Based on the Advisory Planning Commission’s (APC) recommendation the LTC 
determined that two real estate signs per lot wo

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