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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.
Galiano Island 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)
Galiano Island Official Community Plan
Galiano LTC OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 1 MB) Galiano Island Official Community Plan Schedules or Maps
Maps of defined land use areas are in the OCP schedules along with development permit areas.
Unofficial compilation of development permit areas for convenience only:
Galiano Island - DPA Compilation Map - OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 6 MB) Galiano Island Sch B - Land Use Designations Map - OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 2 MB) Galiano Island Sch C - Road Network Plan Map - OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 619 KB) Galiano Island Sch D - Water Resources Map - OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 582 KB) Galiano Island Sch E Map, Parks and Trails - OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 576 KB) Galiano Island Sch F - DPA 1, Riparian Areas Map - OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 607 KB) Galiano Island Sch G - DPA 4, Elevated Groundwater Catchment Map - OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 675 KB) Galiano Island Sch H - DPA 5, Sensitive Ecosystems Map - OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 810 KB) Galiano Island Sch I - DPA 7, Steep Slope Hazard Map - OCP Bylaw No. 108
VIEW (PDF 2 MB) Official Community Plan Bylaw Amendments
The official community plan is sometimes updated and revised to reflect new developments or priorities.
There are no adopted bylaw amendments at this time.
Galiano Island Local Trust Area Regulatory Bylaws
Regulatory bylaws are created by local trust committees to facilitate the 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
Galiano Island Regulatory Bylaws
Galiano Land Use Bylaw
Galiano Island Local Trust Committee Land Use Bylaw No. 127, 1999
VIEW (PDF 3 MB) Land Use Bylaws Schedules and Maps
Galiano Sch B - Zoning Map, North Sheet - Land Use Bylaw No. 127
VIEW (PDF 562 KB) Galiano Sch B - Zoning Map, South Sheet - Land Use Bylaw No. 127
VIEW (PDF 3 MB) Galiano Sch C - Water Management Areas Map - Land Use Bylaw No. 127
VIEW (PDF 159 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.
Housing Agreement Bylaws
A housing agreement is a legal contract between a property owner and the Galiano 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.
Galiano Island Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 274 (Gulf Islands Galisle Affordable Housing Society)
VIEW (PDF 677 KB) Galiano Island Housing Agreement Bylaw No. 285 (Galiano Affordable Living Initiative Society)
VIEW (PDF 747 KB) Galiano Island Administrative Bylaws
Galiano 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. 177
This bylaw establishes Advisory Planning Commissions for the Galiano Island Local Trust Area pursuant to the Local Government Act and the Islands Trust Act.
B
Board of Variance Bylaw No. 163
This bylaw establishes and sets out procedures for a Board of Variance for the Galiano Island Local Trust Committee pursuant to Section 899 of the Local Government Act.
Bylaw Infractions Investigations Bylaw No. 74
This bylaw authorizes inspection of alleged infractions against regulations.
Bylaw Enforcement Notification Bylaw No. 228
This bylaw is with respect to the enforcement of bylaw notices within the Galiano Island Local Trust Area.
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This bylaw delegates authority to staff to issue Development Permits.
Development Approval Information Bylaw No. 148
This bylaw establishes procedures and policies for requiring development approval information.
Development Procedure Bylaw No. 100
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 29 of the Local Government Act.
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This bylaw is to prescribe fees for amending bylaws, issuing permits, examining applications for subdivision, and examining other referrals and applications.
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Bylaw No. 290
This bylaw designates the head of the Galiano 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. 282
This bylaw establishes procedures for meetings of the Galiano Island Local Trust Committee.
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.
Standing Resolutions
See standing resolutions for Galiano Island in the document library.