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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.
Ballenas-Winchelsea Local Trust Area Official Community Plans
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)
Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Official Community Plan
Ballenas-Winchelsea OCP Bylaw No. 27
VIEW (PDF 2 MB) Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Official Community Plan Schedules or Maps
Maps of defined land use areas are in the OCP schedules along with development permit areas.
Ballenas-Winchelsea Sch B - Bylaw Area Map - OCP Bylaw No. 27
VIEW (PDF 443 KB) Ballenas-Winchelsea Sch C - Land Use Map - OCP Bylaw No. 27
VIEW (PDF 242 KB) Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Official Community Plan Adopted Bylaw Amendments
There are none at this time.
Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands 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
Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Regulatory Bylaws
Ballenas-Winchelsea Land Use Bylaw No. 28
VIEW (PDF 681 KB) Land Use Bylaw Schedules and Maps
Ballenas-Winchelsea Sch C - Zoning Map - LUB No. 28
VIEW (PDF 258 KB) Ballenas-Winchelsea Sch B - Bylaw Area Map - LUB No. 28
VIEW (PDF 451 KB) Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Land Use Bylaw Adopted Amendments
There are none at this time.
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.
Ballenas-Winchelsea Administrative Bylaws
Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands 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 to ensure you have the most recent version.
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Board of Variance Bylaw No. 31
This bylaw establishes and sets out procedures for a Board of Variance for the Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Local Trust Area pursuant to Section 899 of the Local Government Act.
Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 34
This bylaw was established to respect the enforcement of bylaw notices within the Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Local Trust Area.
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Development Approval Information Bylaw No. 163
This bylaw establishes procedures and policies for requiring development approval information for the Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands Local Trust Area.
Development Procedure Bylaw No. 32
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. 37
This bylaw was established to designate the head of the Executive Committee acting as a Local Trust Committee (Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands) 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. 36
This bylaw establishes procedures for meetings of the Islands Trust Executive Committee Acting as a Local Trust Committee (Ballenas-Winchelsea Islands) .
Standing Resolutions
See Ballenas-Winchelsea standing resolutions in the document library.