Mayne housing bylaws advance after cistern amendments
The Mayne Island Local Trust Committee gave third readings to proposed housing bylaws and forwarded them for further approvals.
The Mayne Firestarter · Governance · 2026-01-26 · updated 2026-09-23 · Mayne Island
The Mayne Island Local Trust Committee gave third readings to proposed Bylaws 196 and 197 after amendments concerning population projections, housing needs and cistern requirements. [1]
The committee forwarded Bylaw 196 to the Secretary of the Islands Trust for approval by the Executive Committee and to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs for approval. [1]
It also forwarded Bylaw 197 to the Secretary of the Islands Trust for approval by the Executive Committee. [1]
The committee directed staff to remove the phrase “for a lot outside a community water system” from the cistern requirements in Bylaw 197. [1]
The minutes state that the proposed bylaw would require an 18,000 litre capacity cistern for a new dwelling or secondary suite larger than 1000 square feet on a lot outside a community water system, with a smaller capacity cistern required for dwellings less than 1000 square feet. [1]
The committee also moved a future project on “ground water and cistern implementation” to the first position on its Future Projects List. [1]
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Mayne Island Local Trust Committee Regular Meeting Minutes, January 26, 2026
MA-2026-007 It was MOVED and SECONDED, that Mayne Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No.196 cited as “Mayne Island Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 144, 2007, Amendment No.1, 2025” be read for the second time, as amended. CARRIED MA-2026-008 It was MOVED and SECONDED, that Mayne Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No.196 cited as “Mayne Island Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 144, 2007, Amendment No.1, 2025” be read for the third time. CARRIED
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