Galiano LTC Special Meeting Minutes

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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee  
Regular Business Meeting Minutes 
June 13, 2015  ADOPTED Page 1 of 6 
 
  
 
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee 
Minutes of Special Meeting 
 
Date: 
Location: 
June 13, 2015 
Lions Park Society 
992 Burrill Road, Galiano Island, BC 
 
Members Present George Grams, Alternate Chair 
Sandy Pottle, Local Trustee 
George Harris, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present Robert Kojima, Regional Planning Manager 
Kim Farris, Acting Planner 2 
Lori Foster, Planning Team Assistant/Recorder 
  
Regrets: Laura Busheikin, Chair 
  
Members of Public 
and Media Present 
There were approximately 12 members of the public present 
 
1. OPEN HOUSE 
The Open House began informally at 12:30 p.m.  Approximately 5 people 
were in attendance viewing the Secondary Suite and Cottage Size Review 
project displays and chatted with Trustees and Staff. 
 
2. CALL TO ORDER 
Alternate Chair (A/Chair) Grams called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.  He 
welcomed the public and acknowledged this meeting was taking place on 
Coast Salish peoples First Nations land.  He said Chair Busheikin sends her 
apologies as she was unable to attend and that he is a Salt Spring Island 
local trustee and the Alternate Chair for the Galiano Local Trust Committee. 
 
A/Chair Grams stated the purpose of this community information meeting 
was to present information on the Secondary Suites and Cottage Size 
Review projects from which proposed bylaws No. 242, 243, 254, and 255 
have been drafted. 
  
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
By general consent, the agenda as presented was Approved. 
 
4. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
4.1. Secondary Suite Project and Cottage Review Project - Staff 
Presentation 
 
 
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Galiano Island Local Trust Committee  
Regular Business Meeting Minutes 
June 13, 2015  ADOPTED Page 2 of 6 
 
  
Regional Planning Manager (RPM) Kojima introduced the Secondary 
Suite project.  He gave a summary of the proposal and draft bylaws 
No. 254 and 255.  He directed the public to the website 
www.islandstrust.bc.ca/galiano/secondary-suites for information. 
 
RPM Kojima turned the meeting over to Acting Planner 2 (A/Planner 2) 
Farris. 
 
Acting Planner 2 Farris introduced the Cottage Size Review project.  
The intent of the project is to consider increasing cottage floor area 
and height.  She gave a summary of the proposal and draft bylaws No. 
242 and 243.  She directed the public to the website 
www.islandstrust.bc.ca/galiano/cottage-review for information.  
 
A/Chair Grams invited trustees and public to ask questions. 
 
Trustee Harris asked if wording which addresses subdivisions in the 
Cottage Review proposed bylaws could be added.   
 
RPM Kojima said yes because the bylaws are only in draft form at this 
time. 
 
Trustee Pottle said the Advisory Planning Commission raised concerns 
about changing the definition of “accessory building and structures” to 
“cottages”.  She asked what the rationale was for this proposed 
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