Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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Gabriola Island 
Local Trust Committee Minutes 
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Gabriola Island 
Local Trust Committee  
Minutes of a Special Business Meeting 
to Hold a Community Information Meeting 
Regarding 
Proposed Bylaw Nos. 265 and 266 
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Date of Meeting:   Wednesday, March 12, 2014 
Location:    Gabriola Island Community Hall 
2200 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
 
Members Present:   David Graham, Chair 
Sheila Malcolmson, Local Trustee 
Gisele Rudischer, Local Trustee 
 
Staff Present:    Courtney Simpson, Regional Planning Manager 
Lisa Webster-Gibson, Planning Clerk 
Jessie Sherk, Recorder 
 
Media and Others Present: Approximately (53) members of the pubic and (2) 
members of the local media were in attendance 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER  
 
Chair Graham called the Community Information Meeting to order at 7.00 pm. He 
introduced himself, Local Trustees and staff.  
 
 
2. INTRODUCTIONS AND OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR AND 
TRUSTEES 
 
 Chair Graham explained the purpose of the Community Information Meeting and 
summarized the agenda.  He explained that there would be a Public Hearing 
following the Community Information Meeting where everyone would have a 
chance to be heard. 
 
 
3. BYLAW NOS. 265 AND 266 
 RIPARIAN AREAS REGULATION IMPLEMENTATION 
 
Planning Manager Simpson gave a presentation on the proposed bylaws aided 
by a slide presentation. Some members of the public stated that their ditches are 
dry most of the year so they could not support fish and questioned why a 
manmade ditch is now being considered riparian. 
 
 

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Planning Manager Simpson explained that if a watercourse only has water in it 
for a few months of the year, that water might flow into other areas below that 
actually do have fish or could support fish.  She mentioned that the public is 
encouraged to come to the Islands Trust office and speak to a planner about 
their specific properties. 
 
A member of the public stated that the new regulations would mean that they 
could not build a guest cottage. She wondered who will help pay for the costs 
associated with that.  
 
Trustee Malcolmson remarked that being in the Development Permit Area (DPA) 
does not mean that the property is undevelopable.  Also noted was that when the 
Province was asked about compensation for landowners, it was advised that that 
is not in their plan.  She also stated that it is extremely rare that a Qualified 
Environmental Professional (QEP) cannot find a way to develop the property and 
that they will be able to come up with solutions to make it work.  Lastly, it was 
noted that since 2005 that concern has not been experienced in other local 
governments. 
 
Chair Graham clarified that the cost of a QEP on Denman Island was a little over 
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