What's On This Page
- Gabriola Island Official Community Plan
- Gabriola Island Regulatory Bylaws
- Mudge Island Official Community Plan
- Mudge Island Official Regulatory Bylaws
- DeCourcy Island Official Community Plan
- DeCourcy Island Regulatory Bylaws
- Gabriola Island Administrative Bylaws
- Housing Agreement Bylaws
- Standing Resolutions
Overview
Land use planning is the management of land and resources. It helps communities set goals about how to manage change while keeping important social, economic, and environmental concerns in mind.
It balances the interests of individual property owners with the Islands Trust preserve and protect mandate, and the wider interests and objectives of the whole community. Official community plans, land use bylaws and zoning bylaws are land use planning tools.
Gabriola Island Local Trust Area Official Community Plan
An official community plan provides a vision, goals, objectives, and policies for how the community will manage change. The official community plan (OCP) guides planning and decision making about land use and related community priorities. Developed in consultation with community members and organizations, First Nations, and provincial agencies, OCPs also reflect the Islands Trust preserve and protect mandate.
Each OCP is unique to the community or island it serves, but it must include:
- Residential development plans
- Defined land uses
- Commercial
- Industrial
- Agricultural
- Recreational
- Public utility
- Sand and gravel deposits suitable for extraction
- Land use restrictions due to environmental sensitivity or hazards
- Road, sewer and water systems plans
- Proposed public facilities (public facilities, parks, schools, waste treatment, disposal sites)
Gabriola Island Official Community Plan
Gabriola Island OCP Bylaw No. 166
VIEW (PDF 2 MB) Gabriola Island Official Community Plan Schedules or Maps
Maps of defined land use areas are in the OCP schedules along with development permit areas.
Gabriola Island Sch B - Land Use Designations Map, North Sheet - OCP Bylaw No. 166
VIEW (PDF 1 MB) Gabriola Island Sch D - Development Permit Areas Map, North Sheet - OCP Bylaw No. 166
VIEW (PDF 1 MB) Gabriola Island Sch D - Development Permit Areas Map, South Sheet - OCP Bylaw No. 166
VIEW (PDF 1 MB) Gabriola Island Sch C - Development Permit Areas Map - OCP Bylaw No. 166
VIEW (PDF 1 MB) Gabriola Island Sch B - Land Use Designations Map, South Sheet - OCP Bylaw No. 166
VIEW (PDF 435 KB) Gabriola Island Official Community Plan Adopted Bylaw Amendments
The Official Community Plan is sometimes updated and revised to reflect new developments or priorities.
There are none at this time.
Mudge Island Official Community Plan
Mudge Island OCP Bylaw No. 227
VIEW (PDF 705 KB) Mudge Island Official Community Plan Schedules or Maps
Maps of defined land use areas are in the OCP schedules along with development permit areas.
Mudge Island Sch B Map - OCP Bylaw No. 227
VIEW (PDF 128 KB) Mudge Island Official Community Plan Adopted Bylaw Amendments
The Official Community Plan is sometimes updated and revised to reflect new developments or priorities.
There are no adopted amendments at this time.
DeCourcy Island Official Community Plan
Decourcy Island OCP Bylaw No. 16
VIEW (PDF 54 KB) Gabriola Island Local Trust Area Regulatory Bylaws
Regulatory bylaws are created by local trust committees to facilitate implementation of official community plan policies and establish what is allowed on specific lots. Regulatory bylaws can include:
- Zoning (use, density, siting, size of buildings and structures)
- Runoff control
- Flood plain protection
- Off-street parking
- Signs
- Screening
- Landscaping to mask or separate different uses of the property
- Subdivision servicing requirements
- Surface of water
- Size and siting of buildings and structures
Gabriola Island Regulatory Bylaws
Gabriola Island Land Use Bylaw No. 177
VIEW (PDF 4 MB) Land Use Bylaw Schedules and Maps
Gabriola Sch B - Zoning Map, North Sheet - Land Use Bylaw No. 177
VIEW (PDF 1 MB) Gabriola Sch B - Zoning Map, South Sheet - Land Use Bylaw No. 177
VIEW (PDF 628 KB) Land Use Bylaw Amendments
Land use bylaws are sometimes updated and revised to reflect new developments or priorities.
There are no adopted land use bylaw amendments at this time.
Mudge Island Land Use Bylaw
Mudge Island Land Use Bylaw No. 228
VIEW (PDF 1 MB) Mudge Island Land Use Bylaw Schedules and Maps
Mudge Island Sch B - Zoning Map - Land Use Bylaw No. 228
VIEW (PDF 130 KB) Land Use Bylaw Amendments
Land use bylaws are sometimes updated and revised to reflect new developments or priorities.
There are no adopted land use bylaw amendments at this time.
DeCourcy Island Zoning Bylaw
Decourcy Island Zoning Bylaw No. 44
VIEW (PDF 90 KB) Zoning Bylaw Schedules and Maps
Decourcy Island Sch A - Zoning Map - Bylaw No. 44
VIEW (PDF 233 KB) Land Use Bylaw Amendments
Land use bylaws are sometimes updated and revised to reflect new developments or priorities.
There are no adopted land use bylaw amendments at this time.
DeCourcy Island Subdivision Bylaw
Decourcy Island Subdivision Bylaw No. 18
VIEW (PDF 23 KB) Subdivision Bylaw Schedules and Maps
Decourcy Island Sch A - Subdivision Map - Bylaw No.18
VIEW (PDF 94 KB) Housing Agreement Bylaws
A housing agreement is a legal contract between a property owner and the Denman Island Local Trust Committee to ensure affordable housing. In the agreement, the property owner, which is usually an organization or society, agrees to specific terms such as rental or leasehold rates, allowable amounts for rate increases, or the sale amount for a unit. Housing agreements may also stipulate tenant or owner eligibility based on income or other criteria. These terms can vary between different agreements.
Gabriola Housing Society Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 308 - Paisley Place
VIEW (PDF 551 KB) Get Up-To-Date Bylaws
We make every effort to keep bylaws posted to the website, but if you are taking any action related to our bylaws, please contact one of our planning offices to ensure you have the most recent version.
Gabriola Island Administrative Bylaws
Gabriola Island Local Trust Area administrative bylaws may include bylaws that establish procedures for meetings, applications and fees.
We make every effort to ensure the bylaws on our website are current, but some may not contain the latest amendment(s). If you are taking any action related to our bylaws, please contact one of our planning offices planning office hours] to ensure you have the most recent version.
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Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw No. 296
This bylaw establishes Advisory Planning Commissions for the Gabriola Island Local Trust Area pursuant to the Local Government Act and the Islands Trust Act.
B
Board of Variance Bylaw No. 229
This bylaw establishes and sets out procedures for a Board of Variance for the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee pursuant to Section 899 of the Local Government Act.
Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 263
This bylaw was established to respect the enforcement of bylaw notices within the Gabriola Island Local Trust Area.
Bylaw Infractions Investigations Bylaw No. 77
This bylaw authorizes inspection of alleged infractions against regulations.
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Development Approval Information Bylaw No. 150
This bylaw establishes procedures and policies for requiring development approval information for the Gabriola Island Local Trust Area.
Development Procedure Bylaw No. 114
This bylaw defines procedures under which an owner of land may apply for an amendment to a plan or bylaw or the issue of a permit under Part 14 of the Local Government Act.
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This bylaw prescribes fees for amending bylaws, issuing permits, examining applications for subdivisions, and examining other referrals and applications.
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw No. 315
This bylaw designates the head of the Gabriola Island Trust Committee for the purposes of, and to set fees under, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSBC 1996, c. 165, as amended.
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Meeting Procedure Bylaw No. 312
This bylaw establishes procedures for meetings of the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee.
Municipal Ticketing Information Systems Bylaw No. 241
This bylaw establishes a municipal ticket information system.
Gabriola Island Administrative Policies
Compliance and Bylaw Enforcement Policy
To establish policies and procedures for bylaw enforcement in the Gabriola Island Local Trust Area in accordance with the adopted Trust Council Policies contained in Policy 5.5.1., that are within the authority of the local Trust Committee to enforce, and that will ensure policies and procedures are efficient, transparent, reasonable, and consistent with local community standards.
Standing Resolutions
See standing resolutions for Gabriola Island in the document library.