SUP Information Guide

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Dated: January 16, 2007 
 
SITING AND USE PERMITS  
ON DENMAN ISLAND 
 
 
 
 
 
Before beginning to build on Denman Island you are 
required to have a Siting and Use Permit (SUP). 
This permit is instead of the Building Permit needed 
in urban centres and most other areas of the Islands 
Trust.  
 
WHAT IS A SITING AND USE PERMIT? 
A SUP provides confirmation that, if constructed and 
used as described in the application, the one or 
more buildings and/or structures proposed for a 
specific lot comply with the Denman Island land use 
regulations.  
 
WHAT ARE THE REGULATIONS?  
Denman Island Land Use Bylaw No. 148 sets out 
the land use regulations for the various zone 
classifications on this island. The Land Use Bylaw 
may be viewed in the Dora Drinkwater Library on the 
island and on the Islands Trust website. Contact 
information is at the end of this document. 
 
SUP applications are designed to check that, 
considered with the existing use of the property, the 
intended use of the proposed buildings and/or 
structures is permitted for the applicable zone. 
Proposed buildings and/or structures must be within 
height limitations, floor area limitations, and 
setbacks from lot lines, wells, cliffs and all open 
water. Combined with any existing buildings and 
structures, proposed buildings and/or structures 
must not exceed lot coverage limitations. Permits 
also check other land uses such as signage, parking 
areas, screening and home occupations.  
 
WHAT DOES A SUP COST? 
The fee for a SUP or for amending an existing SUP 
is $200.  Processing of completed applications does 
not begin until the application fee has been received.  
 
WHERE ARE SUPS USED?  
This type of permit is used in many rural 
communities across B.C. In the Islands Trust Area, 
SUPs are used only on Denman and Hornby 
islands.  
WHEN IS A SUP NEEDED? 
Owners of land on Denman Island are required to 
obtain a SUP for the construction of a freestanding 
building or structure with a gross floor area of ten 
square metres or more or any addition to an existing 
building or structure. Construction must not start until 
the permit has been issued
.  
 
HOW DO I APPLY FOR A SUP? 
To obtain an application form, contact the office and 
ask that one be mailed out to you or download the 
form from the Islands Trust website. Trust planning 
staff are available to assist landowners in filling out 
the application form. Completed applications should 
be submitted to the Northern Office of the Islands 
Trust, accompanied by the $200 application fee. 
Contact information is at the end of this document. It 
may take several weeks after you apply for your 
permit to be issued, so be sure to apply early.  
 
HOW CAN I SPEED UP THE PROCESS? 
Your application will be processed more quickly if 
you provide all of the required information at the 
start. Give the full description of your property. List 
all existing buildings and structures; describe both 
the nature and the intended use all pr

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