Executive Committee Acting as a Local Trust Committee (Ballenas-Winchelsea) Regular Meeting Minutes

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Executive Committee Acting as
Local Trust Committee Minutes
June 18, 2024
Executive Committee Acting as a Local Trust
Committee (Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands)
Regular Meeting Agenda
Date:
Location:
June 18, 2024
Harbour House Hotel
121 Upper Ganges Road, Salt Spring Island, BC
Members Present: Peter Luckham , Chair
Tobi Elliott, Trustee
David Maude, Trustee
Timothy Peterson, Trustee
Staff Present: Chris Hutton , Regional Planning Manager
Bruce Belcher, Planner 1
Rob Pingle, Legislative Clerk
Lisa Millard, Recorder (electronic)
Others Present: There were no members of the public in attendance.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Luckham called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. He acknowledged that the meeting was
held on the territory of the Coast Salish First Nations.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
By general consent , the agenda was approved as presented.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
4. MINUTES
4.1 Local Trust Committee Minutes dated October 4, 2023 - for adoption
By general consent , the Local Trust committee meeting minutes of October 4, 2023
were adopted.
4.2 Resolutions Without Meeting Report dated June 2024
Received for information.
5. BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES
5.1 Follow-up Action List Report dated June 2024
Received for information.
6. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING – None
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7. PUBLIE HEARINGS - None
8. APPLICATIONS AND REFERRALS
8.1 EX-DP-2024.1 (C. Walker) – Staff Report
The Planner summarized the staff report and highlighted the following:
 The development permit application is for the new construction of a single family
dwelling located within the shoreline development permit area;
 Any construction on Mistaken Island would fall within the 30 metre buffer from the
natural boundary to the sea;
 The building site was chosen to be located within an area that had previously been
disturbed;
 Tree removal will be limited to three trees considered dangerous;
 The applicant has proposed to relocate the existing cabin and build a new structure
2.5 metres further from the natural boundary of sea than the existing building
location;
 The application is based on professional biologist and professional geological
engineer assessments; and
 The application meets all of the objectives and guidelines for the development
permit area.
The applicant was in attendance and noted the following:
 They actively protect the ecosystem on the island;
 They are focussed on building within the area of previously disturbed land and
maintaining a small footprint;
 They will be bringing a small excavator on site but no heavy equipment; and
 They are building a net zero energy home.
Trustee Peterson stated that the island is located within the Snaw-Naw-As First Nation
whom Islands Trust will be signing a protocol agreement with soon. Discussion ensued
and the Trustees acknowledged that while a development permit application does 

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