South Pender committee advances revised dwelling-size bylaw
The committee approved changes to floor-area limits and definitions, then gave the amended bylaw third reading and sent it for executive approval.
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The changes set maximum dwelling floor areas by lot size, ranging from 232 m² for lots under 0.4 ha to 372 m² for lots over 4 ha; Trustee Wright opposed that amendment.[1] The committee also approved amendments on rebuilding, floor-area certification, and what counts as floor area.[1]
The meeting recording shows planner Kim Stockdill said the bylaw was post-public hearing and that amendments could address siting and size regulations, but not density and use.[2] Trustee Cameron Thorn proposed allowing property owners a 12-month period to submit information for a bylaw schedule; the committee instead proceeded with wording saying it may require a qualified person’s certification of a dwelling’s floor area at the time of adoption.[2]
The committee approved a definition excluding a storey not fully enclosed by a floor, ceiling and four walls or glass.[1] It also approved a basement-floor-area definition and a definition covering a portion of a dwelling storey whose lower floor is at least 1.5 metres below natural grade.[1]
The amended Bylaw No. 122 received second and third readings, with one opposed on each vote, and was forwarded to the Islands Trust Secretary for Executive Committee approval.[1] The committee also gave Bylaw No. 123 second and third readings and forwarded it for executive approval and to the Minister of Municipal Affairs for approval.[1]
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South Pender LTC Special Meeting Minutes — August 12, 2022
that the South Pender Island Local Trust Committee proposed Bylaw No. 122, cited as “South Pender Island Land Use Bylaw No. 114, 2016, Amendment No. 2, 2021” be amended by amending maximum floor area for dwellings in Sections 2.8, 2.16, 2.21, and 2.23 for as follows:
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Transcript of the meeting recording (220812B)
And so what that means is that the LTC cannot make any amendments in terms of density and use, but the LTC can make amendments to the bylaw on siting and size regulations based on comments received from the public hearing, from staff reports, and so forth.
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