DPA Information Guide Denman Island

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Updated: August 31, 2004 
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS 
ON DENMAN ISLAND 
 
 
 
A number of areas on Denman Island are 
designated as “Development Permit Areas”. If you 
are the owner of a property that is wholly or partly 
within one of the areas, you will need to obtain a 
development permit before beginning certain kinds 
of land alterations on your property. 
 
WHAT IS A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA? 
A development permit area (DP Area) is an area of 
land or water that has been designated by the local 
government, at the wish of the community, to 
achieve protection in one form or another. At 
present, Denman Island has six development permit 
areas. Within each, certain kinds of land alterations 
are restricted. The restrictions vary with the DP 
Area. 
 
Some DP Areas are designed to protect the natural 
environment. Others protect development from 
hazardous conditions, such as erosion. Still others 
address aesthetic concerns by guiding the form and 
character of commercial uses. 
 
 
HOW DO I KNOW IF MY LAND IS IN A DP AREA? 
To determine whether your land is within a DP Area 
refer to Schedule E in the Denman Island Official 
Community Plan (OCP). Schedule E consists of two 
maps that show clearly which lands fall within each 
DP Area. The full OCP is in the Dora Drinkwater 
Library on the island and on the Islands Trust 
website at www.islandstrust.bc.ca
. The maps are 
posted in the Islands Trust notice box at the Marcus 
Isbister Old School Centre at 5910 Denman Road.  
Islands Trust planning staff will assist you if you 
have any questions.  Contact information is at the 
end of this document.  
 
HOW DO I KNOW WHETHER WHAT I’M PLANNING 
REQUIRES A PERMIT? 
If you plan to build, log, or otherwise alter land that is 
within a DP Area, you may need a permit. To check, 
refer to Section I of the OCP. Look for the sub- 
section entitled “When is a Development Permit 
Required?” Islands Trust planning staff will assist 
you if you have any questions. Contact information 
is at the end of this document. 
 
 
HOW DO I APPLY FOR A PERMIT 
If you need a permit, request an application form 
from the Islands Trust office or download the 
application form from our website at 
www.islandstrust.bc.ca
. It may take several weeks 
after you apply for your permit to be issued, so be 
sure to apply early.  
 
ARE THERE EXEMPTIONS FOR A PERMIT 
Yes, but only for some areas and for some land 
alterations. For example, as a result of provincial 
regulations, land that is classified as managed forest 
by the BC Assessment Authority is exempt from the 
requirements that restrict forest harvesting activities. 
Other exemptions may apply depending on the DP 
Area. Exemptions are listed in the OCP in the text 
relating to the DP Area. 
 
WHAT IF MY PROPERTY IS IN TWO DP AREAS? 
You only need to submit one application and pay 
one fee. Planning staff always check to see whether 
more than one DP Area applies to a property. Where 
two DP Areas apply, the guidelines of

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