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 MONDAY APRIL 4, 2011 AT 6:00 PM 
AT THE WEST VANCOUVER SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRE 
695-21
ST
 STREET, WEST VANCOUVER, BC 
 
 
PRESENT:               Louise           Bell                                 Chair           
           Tony           Law                                 Local           Trustee           
           Fred           Hunt                                 Local           Trustee           
           Brodie           Porter                                 Island           Planner           
                      Kate-Louise                      Stamford                      Recorder                      
 
There were 47 members of the public in attendance. 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair Bell called the Hornby Island Special Business Meeting to order at 6:00pm.  
 
 
2. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING 
 
Chair Bell introduced the Local Trust Committee and briefly outlined the structure of 
the  Islands  Trust  and  its  general  polices.    She  emphasized  that  the  Trust  does  not  
provide or regulate services but focuses on land use planning. 
 
2.1 Vacation Home Rentals 
 
Trustee Law gave a history of Hornby Island’s relationship with vacation rentals.  He 
noted that the challenge for the Islands Trust has been the unique situation of a local 
economy based largely on short term vacation rentals that is not duplicated 
anywhere in the Islands Trust area.  Trustee Law said that short-term vacation 
rentals do not fit within “home occupation” designations in the land use bylaws as 
the owner is typically not present on the property.  Trustee Law stated that because 
short-term vacation rentals are not in the local bylaws, they are subject to the 
standing bylaw enforcement policy as administered by Islands Trust council (central 
body). 
 
2.1.1 Short  Term  Vacation  -  see  discussion  paper  Vacation  Home  Rentals  on  
Hornby Island - Enhancing the status quo 
 
Trustee Hunt outlined the current activities around “enhancing the status 
quo”.  He said public meetings/workshops were conducted which in part 

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examined current bylaw enforcement infractions for short-term vacation 
rentals.  Of four primary enforcement “triggers” – safety, nuisance, advertising 
and third party management – Trustee Hunt said that the last two were not 
considered a problem on Hornby and that advertising and third party 
management were required in order to maintain the status quo. 
 
Chair Bell outlined the structure of a local trust committee.  She defined the 
definition of the term “policy” which she said is usually used in terms of the 
Official Community Plan but when used in “standing policy” it can be seen as 
a set of guidelines without the requirement of legislative process. 
 
Planner Porter noted that there ar

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