Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Agenda

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GB SPLTC Agenda – October 23, 2013 
 
 
 
A NOTICE OF SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING  
OF THE GABRIOLA ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE 
to be held at 10:15 AM on Wednesday, October 23, 2013  
at    the Gabriola Island Agricultural Hall,  
465 South Road 
Gabriola Island, B.C. 
 
 
AGENDA 
  
Page 
No. 
*Approx. 
Time* 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 10:15 am 
  
  
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
  
  
  
3. PROPOSED BYLAW NOS. 265 AND 266 
  
3.1 Staff Report dated October 15, 2013 regarding Riparian Area Regulation 
Implementation – Post Public Hearing - attached 
1-16  
    
4. BYLAWS 
  
4.1 Proposed Bylaw No. 265 cited as “Gabriola Island Official Community Plan 
(Gabriola Island) Bylaw 166, 1997, Amendment No. 1, 2012” - for 
consideration of second reading 
17-24  
4.2 Proposed Bylaw No. 266 cited as “Gabriola Island Land Use Bylaw 177, 
1999, Amendment No. 1, 2012” - for consideration of second reading 
25-33  
    
5. NEXT MEETING: 
Thursday, November 28, 2013 at 10:15 a.m. at the Women’s Institute, 476 
South Road, Gabriola Island, BC 
  
    
6. ADJOURNMENT 
  
 
*Approximate time is provided for the convenience of the public only and is subject to change without 
notice 

 
ST A F F  RE P O R T 
 
Islands Trust Staff Report Page 1 of 16 
 
Date: 
October 15, 2013 
File No.: 
6500-20 (Gabriola RAR) 
To: 
Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
For the special meeting of October 23, 2013 
 
 
From: 
Courtney Simpson, Regional Planning Manager 
 
 
cc: 
David Marlor, Director Local Planning Services 
 
 
Re: Riparian Areas Regulation Implementation – Post Public Hearing 
 
OVERVIEW: 
The Local Trust Committee (LTC) held a public hearing on bylaws 265 and 266 on Wednesday, 
September  4,  2013.  A  public  hearing  is  a  quasi-judicial  process  within  and  following  which 
specific procedures must be followed. 
Following the hearing, the LTC may choose to give further readings to a bylaw, defeat a bylaw, 
or alter a bylaw within certain parameters.  The procedural steps following the close of the 
hearing are as follows:   
1. Consideration of Second Reading (this may include amendments to alter a bylaw). 
2. Consideration of Third Reading. 
3. Forwarding of the bylaw to Executive Committee for approval. 
4. Forwarding of the bylaw to the Minister’s office for approval (OCP amendment 
bylaws only). 
5. Reconsideration and adoption. 
Following the close of the hearing, the LTC may not hear further submissions without holding a 
new hearing.  The principle is that if new information is considered by the LTC, all other 
interested parties also need to have the opportunity to consider any new relevant material and 
to make further representations to the LTC. The courts have clarified that this does not open the 
door to endless public hearings: a local government body can legitimately decide that after a 
hearing it wishes to hear further from staff on issues raised at the hearing.   
A bylaw may be altered after the hearing, based on information received or heard by 

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