Gabriola Vacation Rentals Guidelines

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Northern Office 
700 North Road 
Gabriola Island, BC  V0R 1X3 
Ph:  (250) 247-2063 
Fax: (250) 247-7514 
northinfo@islandstrust.bc.ca 
www.islandstrust.bc.ca
 
Toll Free via Enquiry BC in Vancouver 604-660-2421.   
Elsewhere in BC 1-800-663-7867 
 
Temporary Commercial and Industrial Use Bylaw Excerpt 
 
Vacation Rentals 
 
Section 3.8 
 
BL 231, 232 &237 
 
Section 920.2 of the Local Government Act permits the designation of sites in an Official 
Community Plan or a Land Use Bylaw where temporary commercial and industrial uses 
may be approved on a temporary basis by permit, without requiring the land affected to 
be zoned for the intended temporary use. 
Where a permit area under this section is designated, the Trust Committee may issue a 
permit by resolution that allows commercial or industrial activities to take place under the 
conditions specified in the permit, including the posting of a security to ensure 
compliance with the terms of the permit.  Notice of the intent to consider the issuance of 
a permit must be given.  Under a temporary use permit the specified uses may be 
carried out for a period of up to two years and the permit may be renewed for up to a 
further two years.  Issuance of a Temporary Use Permit should not be interpreted as 
eventually leading to permanent zoning. 
Temporary Commercial and Light Industrial Use Objective 
1. To give consideration to allowing certain types of commercial and/or industrial 
uses to be located in the planning area which may by the nature of the proposed 
activity, be deemed to be a temporary and not a permanent use; and 
2. to ensure that the integrity of an existing neighbourhood would not be adversely 
disrupted should an application for a temporary commercial or industrial uses 
permit be approved. 
Temporary Commercial and Industrial Use Permit Designations and Guidelines 
Designations 
a) Subject to the guidelines, Temporary Commercial and Industrial Use Permits may 
be issued for: 
i. aggregate processing, within areas designated on Schedule B as 
‘Resource’, ‘Agriculture’ or ‘Forestry’; 
ii. barge load out site, within areas designated on Schedule B as ‘Resource’, 
‘Agriculture’ or ‘Forestry’; 
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iii. log handling site, within areas designated on Schedule B as ‘Resource’, 
‘Agriculture’ or ‘Forestry’; 
iv. campground use, within areas designated on Schedule B as ‘Resource’, 
‘Agriculture’ or ‘Forestry’; 
v. limited public markets, within all land use designations shown on Schedule 
B, 
vi. water sales within areas designated on schedule B as ‘Small Rural 
Residential except on lots less than 2 hectares in area’, ‘Large Rural 
Residential’, ‘Forestry’, ‘Agriculture’ or ‘Resource’; and 
vii. commercial vacation rentals

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