Local Trust Committee resolutions and existing zoning for the RDN’s 700 acre Forestry / Wilderness Recreation property

– some background, compiled by Gabriola Local Trustee Sheila Malcolmson, April 9, 2008, in response to queries about wind towers on this land. This might aid future discussions about a park Management Plan.

 

At a meeting on May 25, 2005 the LTC passed the following Resolution (#157-05):
"It was moved and seconded that the Local Trust Committee request the Regional District of Nanaimo undertake a process in conjunction with the Islands Trust Fund Board and the public to create a management plan for the donor lands, covenants restricting sale or subdivision, except as necessary to consolidate the titles and covenants necessary for conservation and preservation of environmental values."

 

At the time of the rezoning, the Gabriola Conservancy produced a report for the LTC on the area’s conservation values, with the aid of professional biologist Sarah Bonar: this is available (ask me).

 

Uses now allowed on the property:

(from Gabriola Island Land Use Bylaw No. 177 - Schedule A, Adopted Nov 22/99; consolidated May 2004. Words shown in Italics are defined in Part F Page 69

http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/ltc/gb/pdf/gbbylbaselub0177.pdf

 

D.2.3 Forestry/Wilderness Recreation 1(FWR1)

Bylaw No. 236

D.2.3.1 Permitted Uses

In addition to the uses permitted in Article B.1.1.1, the following uses and no others are permitted in the Forestry/Wilderness Recreation 1 (FWR1) zone:

a. Permitted Principal Uses

i. forestry

ii. forest wilderness oriented recreation

iii. ecological reserves

iv. environmental protection

 

D.2.3.2 Buildings and Structures

The buildings and structures permitted in Article B.1.1.2, plus the following buildings and structures and no others are permitted in the Forestry/Wilderness Recreation 1 (FWR1) zone:

a. Permitted Buildings and Structures

i. Structures to accommodate passive outdoor recreational activities;

ii. Portable sawmills; and,

iii. Other non-residential buildings and structures to accommodate environmental protection projects, forestry and forestry research and education.

 

D.2.3.3 Regulations

The general regulations in Part B, plus the following regulations apply in the Forestry/Wilderness Recreation 1 (FWR1) zone:

a. Buildings and Structure Height Limitations

i. The maximum height of all buildings and structures is 9.0 metres (29.5 feet);

b. Buildings and Structures Siting Requirements

i. The minimum setback for buildings and structures, except a sign, fence, or pump/utility house, is 10.0 metres (32.8 feet) from any lot line.

c. Lot Area Requirements for Subdivision

i. The minimum average lot area and the minimum lot area are 286 hectares (707 acres).

 

Part B – GENERAL REGULATIONS (ie any lot on the island – SM)

 

B.1 USES, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES

B.1.1 Permitted in Any Zone

B.1.1.1 Uses

 

a. The following uses are permitted in any zone in Part D of this Bylaw:

i public parks;

ii public utilities, except in public parks and ecological reserves; and

iii ecological reserves.

 

b. The following uses is permitted in any zone in Part D of this Bylaw, except Section D.5 WATER ZONES and in public parks and ecological reserves:

i community care facility, as regulated by the “Community Care Facility Act”.

 

c. The following use is permitted in any zone in Part D of this Bylaw, except Section D.1.3 Seniors and Special Needs, D.2.7 Gravel Pit, D.3.7 Ferry Parking, D.3.10, Industrial, and D.5 Water zones:

i home school, on lots of 1.0 hectare (2.47 acres) or larger.

 

B.1.1.2 Buildings and Structures

a. The following buildings and structures are permitted in any zone in Part D of this Bylaw:

i signs subject to Section B.4.

 

b. The following buildings and structures are permitted in any zone in Part D of this Bylaw, except in Section D.5 WATER ZONES:

i fences subject to Subsection B.2.4;

ii pump/utility houses, subject to Subsection B.2.5;

iii retaining walls, subject to Subsection B.2.6;

iv buildings and structures to accommodate public utilities serving the Gabriola Island Trust Committee Area except in public parks and ecological reserves; and

v buildings and structures to accommodate community care facilities, except in public parks and ecological reserves

 

c. The following buildings and structures are permitted in any zone in Part D of this Bylaw:

i buildings and accessory structures to accommodate home school use referenced in Clause B.1.1.1.c; where home school use occurs in zones other than Institutional 1, those buildings and structures are considered accessory to all dwellings.