Gambier LTC Board of Variance Bylaw No. 88

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GAMBIER ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE 
 
BOARD OF VARIANCE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURE BYLAW NO. 88, 2004 
 
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A Bylaw to establish and to set out procedures for a Board of Variance for the Gambier Island 
Local Trust Committee pursuant to Section 899 of the Local Government Act. 
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TITLE 
 
1. This Bylaw may be cited as “Gambier Island Local Trust Committee Board of 
Variance Establishment and Procedure Bylaw No. 88, 2004” 
 
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD 
 
2. Three persons shall be appointed to the Board of Variance (The Board). 
 
3. The appointment of the Board of Variance shall be by separate resolution of each 
Local Trust Committee (LTC). 
 
4. The Board shall by resolution appoint one of the appointed members as the 
Chair. 
 
5. The Chair may appoint a member of the Board as Acting Chair to preside in the 
absence of the Chair. 
 
6. By separate resolution of each LTC the Chair, or any other member of the Board, 
may be removed from the Board. 
 
7. At the time of their appointment, the members shall be appointed to a three year 
term. 
 
8. A quorum of the Board for all hearings, pursuant to the provisions of this Bylaw, 
shall be two (2) or more members. 
 
9. Advertising for members of the Board shall be done through the newspaper and 
at the usual posting place in each Local Trust Area.   
 
10. A person who is a member of the advisory planning commission, a Trustee of the 
Islands Trust or an officer or employee of the Islands Trust is not eligible to be 
appointed to the Board. 
 
PROCEDURES OF THE BOARD 
 
 Secretary to the Board 
 
11. The Director of Local Planning Services or their representative is appointed as 
the Secretary to the Board. 
 
12. The Secretary, in addition to receiving applications and preparing agendas on 
behalf of the Board, must: 
  
a)   Maintain minutes of all proceedings and orders of the Board; and, 
b)   After their adoption by the Board, ensure that such minutes: 
 

 
i) are submitted to the Chair and Minute Taker for signature; and, 
ii) are made available for inspection by the public during the normal 
business hours of the office. 
 
13. Not less than seven days prior to the Board meeting, the Secretary must prepare 
an agenda of the matters to be considered at the meeting and mail or otherwise 
deliver a copy of the agenda to each Board member and to be posted at the 
usual posting places in the Local Trust Area in which the appeal is being made. 
 
Application Procedure 
 
14. Any person may appeal to the Board by submitting an application to the Islands 
Trust with the required attachments and an application fee as required by the 
fees Bylaw for the Local Trust Area in which the appeal is being made. 
 
15. Every application to the Board must include a plan signed by a B.C. La

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