Mayne LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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MILTC – Feb.1/12                                   ADOPTED 
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MINUTES OF THE MAYNE ISLAND 
LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE MEETING 
HELD ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2012 AT 1:00 P.M. 
AT THE MAYNE ISLAND AGRICULTURAL HALL, MAYNE ISLAND, BC. 
 
 
PRESENT:   Peter Luckham      Chair 
Jeanine Dodds      Local Trustee 
Brian Crumblehulme Local Trustee 
Robert Kojima  Regional Planner Manager 
Gary Richardson    Island Planner 
Pat Todd      Recorder 
    
 
Sixty-eight (68) members of the public were in attendance. 
 
1.    CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.  He introduced himself, the 
Trustees and the Planners.  The Chair explained that the information session later in 
the agenda is not a Public Hearing but an opportunity to outline and present the 
facts regarding the item and questions could be directed to the Planners. 
 
2.    APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
 2.1   Additions/Deletions 
 
  12.3  Discuss Multijurisdictional Open House that Trustees wish to organize.  
 
2.2   Questions From Public on Agenda Items 
 
In reply to a question regarding copies of meeting package, it was stated that 
while there had been some copies available at the meeting the package is 
also accessible on line.  
 
The agenda as amended was approved by consensus. 
 
  3.     COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
 
3.1   MA-TUP-2011.1 (Burke) re:  Short Term Vacation Rental) 
 
 Gary Richardson, Island Planner, spoke to the application.  He advised that 
the community was asked to provide comments to the Planners. He stated 
that the Temporary Use Permit (TUP) can be issued for up to 3 years and 
renewed for 3 years.  It can include a number of conditions to control issues 
and/or concerns.  The property is located on the corner of Charter Road and 
Arbutus Drive.  The Planners have received correspondence regarding 
concerns including:  noise, privacy, water, decrease in property values, unfair 
to commercial enterprises. 
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MILTC – Feb.1/12                                   ADOPTED 
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 Planner Richardson added that a TUP allows use for a short term to 
determine the appropriateness of usage while rezoning allows the use in 
perpetuity.  Residential rental of a property is generally for more than 30 days.  
Short Term Vacation Rental (STVR) is for the benefit of the traveling public 
and is usually done on a weekly basis. 
 
 Trustee Crumblehulme spoke to the process of the Local Trust Committee 
(LTC) and the responsibility of the Islands Trust to preserve and protect the 
ecology and islands communities.  There are a number of policies that 
address these two areas.  Ecology is of primary importance.  For a business, 
a significant majority of the community population has to support the 
enterprise.  There is a moral imperative for the LTC to listen to feedback and 
dialogue to determine interest and concerns.   
 
 The community has indicated no support for Short Term Vacation Rentals.  It 
is not in the OCP and to allow wo

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