Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Local Trust Committee Minutes 
February 9, 2017 
 
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Regular Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
February 9, 2017 
The Haven - Heron Room 
240 Davis Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present Laura Busheikin, Chair (by telephone) 
Melanie Mamoser, Local Trustee 
Heather O'Sullivan, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present 
 
 
 
 
 
Others Present 
Sonja Zupanec, Island Planner 
Teresa Rittemann, Planner 2 
Ann Kjerulf, Regional Planning Manager 
Miles Drew, Bylaw Enforcement Manager 
Lisa Millard, Recorder 
 
There were twenty-one members of the public and one member of 
the media in attendance. 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
By general consent Trustee Mamoser will chair the meeting. 
 
Trustee Mamoser, Acting Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:15 am.  She 
acknowledged that the meeting was being held in the territory of the Coast Salish First 
Nations.  She stated that Chair Busheikin was unable to attend the meeting due to the 
weather, and that she would be attending electronically, as an observer.  She further 
noted that Local Trust Committee (LTC) members are not able to vote via 
telecommunications. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The following changes to the agenda were presented for consideration: 
 
10.1 GB-SUB-2016.3 Roundtuit Farms Ltd. was removed from the agenda. 
 
14.2 Electronic Meeting Procedures was added to the agenda. 
 
14.3 First Nations Reading list was added to the agenda. 
 
By general consent the agenda was approved as amended. 
 
3. TOWN HALL AND QUESTIONS 
 
The following points were made: 
 Lot 1 Section 19 located within the proposed Potlach Properties development area 
has a restrictive covenant placed on it by the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) 

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which only allows for one residential dwelling and therefore this lot is unable to be 
subdivided. 
 Why is it being proposed that the definition of affordable housing be removed from 
the background section and the definitions section of Draft Bylaw 292 Section 2.6? 
 Why is the definition of affordable housing being addressed during this phase of the 
Housing Options Review project when it was to be addressed during the next phase? 
o Staff indicated that they would address these questions during the Housing 
Options Review portion of the meeting. 
 Questions regarding if the development of 25 lots and the parkland dedication in the 
receiving parcel of the proposed Potlach development will adequately preserve and 
protect the ecosystems and habitat of the area. 
 The proposed bylaws would potentially allow for each lot to have a single family 
dwelling, a secondary dwelling, home occupation, agri-tourism and agricultural uses. 
The green spaces can potentially be used for special events, playground equipment, 
outdoor and indoor sports facilities creating a cumulative effect that threatens 
habitats. 
 Suggestion

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