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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.
Denman 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)
Denman Island Official Community Plan
Denman Island OCP Bylaw No.185
VIEW (PDF 2 MB) Denman Island Official Community Plan Schedules or Maps
Maps of defined land use areas are in the OCP schedules along with development permit areas.
Denman Sch C - Land Use Designations Map - OCP Bylaw No. 185
VIEW (PDF 615 KB) Denman Sch E - Development Permit Areas Map 2 North - OCP Bylaw No. 185
VIEW (PDF 4 MB) Denman Sch D - Sensitive Areas Map - OCP Bylaw No. 185
VIEW (PDF 405 KB) Denman Sch E - Development Permit Areas Map 2 South - OCP Bylaw No. 185
VIEW (PDF 1 MB) Denman Sch F - Beach Rights-of-Way Map - OCP Bylaw No. 185
VIEW (PDF 394 KB) Denman Sch G - Parks and Greenways System Map - OCP Bylaw No. 185
VIEW (PDF 584 KB) Denman Sch E - Development Permit Areas Map 1 - OCP Bylaw No. 185
VIEW (PDF 485 KB) Denman 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.
Denman 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
Denman Island Regulatory Bylaws
Denman LTC Land Use Bylaw No. 186
VIEW (PDF 1 MB) Land Use Bylaw Schedules and Maps
Denman Sch B - Zoning Map, South - LUB No. 186
VIEW (PDF 4 MB) Denman Sch B - Zoning Map, North - LUB No. 186
VIEW (PDF 6 MB) 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.
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.
Denman Island Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 243 (1151 Northwest Rd. - Denman Housing Association)
VIEW (PDF 506 KB) Denman Island Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 205 (3730 Denman Rd. - Denman Community Land Trust Association)
VIEW (PDF 139 KB) Denman Island Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 183 (5210 Denman Rd. - Triple Rock Land Trust)
VIEW (PDF 554 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.
Denman Island Administrative Bylaws
Denman 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 to ensure you have the most recent version.
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Advisory Planning Commission Bylaw No. 231
This bylaw establishes Advisory Planning Commissions for the Denman Island Local Trust Area pursuant to the Local Government Act and the Islands Trust Act.
B
Board of Variance Bylaw No. 167
This bylaw establishes and to sets out procedures for a Board of Variance for the Denman Island Local Trust Committee pursuant to Section 899 of the Local Government Act.
Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 232
This bylaw was established to respect the enforcement of bylaw notices within the Denman Island Local Trust Area.
Bylaw Infractions Investigations Bylaw No. 51
This bylaw authorizes inspection of alleged infractions against regulations.
D
Development Procedure Bylaw No. 71
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.
F
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. 246
This bylaw designates the head of the Denman Island Local 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.
M
Meeting Procedure Bylaw No. 244
This bylaw establishes procedures for meetings of the Denman Island Local Trust Committee.
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Siting and Use Permit Bylaw No. 240
This bylaw was established to require and define procedures for application for Siting and Use Permits in compliance with Denman Island Official Community Plan No. 35, 1987 and Denman Island Land Use Bylaw No. 40, 1989.
Denman Island Administrative Policies
Compliance and Bylaw Enforcement Policy
To establish policies and procedures for bylaw enforcement in the Denman 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
View Denman Island Standing Resolutions in the Document Library.