Hornby LTC Regular Meeting Minutes

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MINUTES OF THE HORNBY ISLAND 
LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING 
TO HOLD A COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING  
HELD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011 AT 5:30 PM 
AT THE WINDSOR PARK PAVILION, 2451 WINDSOR ROAD 
VICTORIA (OAK BAY) BC  
 
 
PRESENT:                      Louise           Bell                                            Chair           
                                 Fred           Hunt                                            Local           Trustee           
Tony           Law                                            Local           Trustee           
Brodie           Porter                                            Island           Planner           
Sharon Lloyd-deRosario     Planning Secretary/Recorder 
 
 
There were twenty-five (25) members of the public in attendance. 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Bell called the meeting to order at 5:40 pm and welcomed the members of 
the public.  She advised that the meeting was being held within the Coast Salish 
First Nation area and then introduced herself, Local Trustees, Island Planner, 
and Recorder.  Chair Bell explained the purpose of the meeting was to receive 
input and have discussion regarding Vacation Home Rentals on Hornby Island 
and to hold a Community Information Meeting on the Draft Official Community 
Plan.   
 
2. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
 
Chair Bell gave some background as to the status to date regarding Vacation 
Home Rentals and the Draft Official Community Plan, then invited the trustees to 
speak on the subject of Vacation Home Rentals prior to the opening of the public 
comment portion of the meeting. 
 
Trustee Law gave some history going back to 1996 to the present to inform the 
public as to how the subject of Vacation Home Rentals had come to the attention 
of the Local Trust Committee and subsequently placed on the Local Trust 
Committee work program.  
 
Trustee Hunt welcomed everyone to Oak Bay, advising that the Local Trust 
Committee had held meetings on Hornby Island, and the Vancouver North 
Shore.  He spoke about the bylaw enforcement in the bylaws and on the island. 
Trustee Hunt stated there initially appeared to be acceptance of the idea of an 
enforcement policy but opposition to the triggers of advertising and third party 
management had brought about the proposal in the “Enhancing the status quo” 
sheet; referring to the bottom right hand corner, as presented in agenda item 
2.1.1. 
 
 

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2.1 Vacation Home Rentals 
 
2.1.1     Enhancing     the     Status     Quo     
 
Planner Porter referred to the hand out called “Vacation Home 
Rentals on Hornby Island – Enhancing the Status Quo” and 
summarized the tools available to the Local Trust Committee to 
address vacation home rentals.  He went into the technical 
aspects of the proposal and explained the terms of vacation home 
rentals as, renting less than 30 days.  Planner Porter 

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