Hornby LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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ADOPTED 
Hornby Island Local Trust Committee ADOPTED 1 
Community Information Meeting  
May 24, 2016 
 
Hornby Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
 
Location: 
May 24, 2016 
 
Hornby Island Community Hall 
Central Road, Hornby Island, BC 
 
Members Present: Laura Busheikin, Chair 
Alex Allen, Local Trustee 
Tony Law, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present: Rob Milne, Island Planner 
Vicky Bockman, Recorder 
 
Others Present: 3:00 pm - Approximately fifteen (15) members of the public 
 7:30 pm - Approximately ten (10) members of the public 
 
1. OPEN HOUSE 
 
Planner Milne was available to facilitate an informal Open House held from 2:30 pm – 
3:00 pm for the public to view map displays and copies of the Official Community Plan 
(OCP) and Land Use Bylaw (LUB). Brochure handouts were available on Secondary 
Suites & Dwellings and Stewardship on Hornby Island.  
 
2. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Busheikin called the meeting to order at 3:05 pm and acknowledged that the 
meeting was being held in traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations. She 
welcomed those present and introduced herself, Local Trustees, staff and recorder. She 
noted that this meeting is being held to present the new OCP and LUB and thanked 
Trustees, Planner Milne and members of the community who contributed to the process. 
 
Trustee Law provided a summary of the background of the development of the OCP 
which was first created in the 1990’s and observed that the community objectives and 
goals established at that time remain intact. He explained that the current project has 
been a targeted review, focusing on bringing the documents up to date and addressing 
the key topics of housing and economic opportunity which were identified as the most in 
need of focus. He appreciated the major contribution of the volunteer Advisory Planning 
Commission in the process and thanked the Planners who worked on the undertaking.  
 

ADOPTED 
Hornby Island Local Trust Committee ADOPTED 2 
Community Information Meeting  
May 24, 2016 
By general consent the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3. COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION 
 
3.1 Presentation by Planner Milne 
 
Planner Milne pointed out brochures that were available on Hornby Island 
Secondary Suites & Dwellings and Stewardship on Hornby Island. He provided 
an overview of the OCP and LUB targeted review that focused on housing and 
economic opportunity and the Riparian Areas Regulation (RAR) Implementation 
project. His presentation summarized key changes to the OCP and LUB, and 
information on RAR.  Key points included the following items: 
 
OCP Key Changes 
 Housing – new policies 6.3.5.13 and 6.3.5.14 provide options for secondary 
suites on larger lots and the use of detached units to provide temporary 
housing which are administered through a Temporary Use Permit (TUP);  
 Subdivision of Rural Residential lots – policy 6.3.3.1 provides an option to 
enable residents to subdivide rural lots with two dw

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