Gambier LTC Public Hearing Record

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Public Hearing Record  
Received for Information 
By Local Trust Committee 
 
Gambier Island  1 
Local Trust Committee Public Hearing Record 
August 25, 2016  
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Gambier Island 
Local Trust Committee 
Public Hearing Record 
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REGARDING PROPOSED BYLAWS NO. 140 AND NO. 141  
TO AMEND THE GAMBIER ISLAND OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN NO. 73, 2001 AND 
THE LAND USE BYLAW NO. 86, 2004 TO IMPLEMENT THE RIPARIAN AREAS 
REGULATION ON GAMBIER ISLAND, BC 
 
 
Date: 
Location: 
August 25, 2016 
Gambier Island Community Centre 
Andy’s Bay Road, Gambier Island, BC 
 
Members Present Susan Morrison, Chair 
Dan Rogers, Local Trustee 
Kate-Louise Stamford, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present Aleksandra Brzozowski, Island Planner 
Diane Corbett, Recorder 
 
Others Present: 5 members of the public 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER  
 
Chair Morrison called the Public Hearing to order at 11:35 a.m. and read the 
Chairperson’s Opening Statement. She explained that this Public Hearing is being 
conducted to hear views regarding Proposed Bylaw Nos. 140 and 141. 
 
2. PROPOSED BYLAWS NO. 140 and NO. 141 
 
To amend the Gambier Island Official Community Plan No. 73, 2001 and the Land Use 
Bylaw No. 86, 2004 to include language which authorizes the protection of watersheds 
pursuant to the Riparian Areas Regulation (RAR) and amend the Gambier Island Land 
Use Bylaw No. 86, 2004 to include language which identifies the applicability, 
exemptions and guidelines to be employed for the approval of development permits 
dealing with watersheds subject to the RAR. 
 
Island Planner Brzozowski gave an overview of the background and regulatory 
process of the proposed bylaws. A Public Hearing Notice was posted in The Coast 
Reporter in the August 12 and August 19, 2016 issues, and posted at the Langdale 
ferry terminal and on Gambier Island. Information was posted on the Islands Trust 
website and distributed via the community email list.  
 
 

Public Hearing Record  
Received for Information 
By Local Trust Committee 
 
Gambier Island  2 
Local Trust Committee Public Hearing Record 
August 25, 2016  
The Island Planner reported on comments received on the proposed bylaws from 
referral agencies:  
 
 Islands Trust Fund supported the bylaws;  
 Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure interests were unaffected;  
 Bowen Island Municipality interests were unaffected;  
 Sunshine Coast Regional District interests were unaffected pending confirmation 
from the Board; and  
 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) support was 
conditional to comments made by the Ministry pertaining to proposed edits to the 
bylaws. Comments from the Ministry RAR Resource Specialist were read aloud by 
the Island Planner who also distributed paper copies of the response.  
 No comments from the public were submitted durin

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