Mayne trustees advance Bylaw 193 after hearing neighbours’ concerns

The committee gave three readings to amendments that allow more flexibility in the form of housing on a site already zoned for housing, and forwarded the bylaw for executive approval.

The Mayne Firestarter · Governance · 2024-06-24 · updated 2026-09-29 · Mayne Island

The Mayne Island Local Trust Committee gave three readings on June 24 to Bylaw 193, as amended, and forwarded it to the Islands Trust Executive Committee for approval. The amendments include changing the permitted form of housing on the site; the committee said the existing zoning, housing agreement and covenant remain in place.[1]

Neighbours speaking at the meeting raised concerns about water supply, traffic, density and the absence of a public hearing, and asked trustees to defer further readings. The minutes record that trustees said the zoning was not changing, the density was not changing, and a different proposal would require changes to the housing agreement and covenant.[1]

Trustee Tobi Elliott said the existing housing agreement and covenant would continue to apply, and that changing them would require a public hearing. The minutes also record Elliott saying there was still work to be done before anyone builds on the site.[1]

The committee amended a separate provision in the bylaw, increasing the required height of landscape screening from 1.5 metres to 2.0 metres, then passed the three readings and referral motions.[1]

Sources

  1. Mayne Island Local Trust Committee Regular Business Meeting Minutes, June 24, 2024
    MA-2024-036 It was Moved and Seconded, that Mayne Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 193 cited as “Mayne Island Land Use Bylaw No. 146, 2008, Amendment No.1, 2023” as amended be read for the first time. CARRIED MA-2024-037 It was Moved and Seconded, that Mayne Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 193 cited as “Mayne Island Land Use Bylaw No. 146, 2008, Amendment No.1, 2023” as amended be read for a second time. CARRIED MA-2024-038 It was Moved and Seconded, that Mayne Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 193 cited as “Mayne Island Land Use Bylaw No. 146, 2008, Amendment No.1, 2023” as amended be read for a third time. CARRIED

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