RZ-2025-0079
9 Lots along Seymour Bay Drive, McIntosh Lane, and Cowan Point Drive
Project Description
Bowen Island Municipality has received a Rezoning Application from Bowen Island Properties to amend the Land Use Bylaw for a series of properties around Seymour Bay (shown below). The site is currently zoned CD 6 Area 9A, which permits dwellings, retail, golf course, guest house, restaurants, pubs, and retreat centres.
The application seeks to increase the density of permitted uses, buildings and structures in the CD 6 zone to allow for a total of 312 dwelling units by increasing the maximum number of primary dwelling units in the CD 6 Area 9 zone from 48 to 200.
The application also seeks to amend the zoning of the properties to permit daycare, independent/supportive living, outdoor recreation facilities, and indoor recreation facilities, and additional office and retail space.
These changes would place the property into Comprehensive Development Area 9D and 9E zones, to allow for an increase of residential density and commercial uses.
Municipal staff are reviewing this application before introducing it to Bowen Island Municipal Council for initial direction on how to proceed with the application.
Additional Documents
Josephine Lake Capacity Report – September 2025
Transportation Impact Assessment – July 2025
Seymour Landing Amendment Application – May 2025
Your Comments are Welcome
Bowen Island Council will review the zoning application for a Seymour Bay Landing development at an upcoming public meeting.
Committee of the Whole meeting
1:00 PM on Monday, September 15
Conference Room at the Community Centre
(livestream viewing in the Bowen Theatre)
This application was first introduced at Council’s July 14 meeting, when Council requested it be brought to this meeting for more discussion and community input.
To read the full application, visit: bowenislandmunicipality.ca/planning.
A 60 minute Public Comment period will be provided at the beginning of the meeting on Monday, September 15. If you’d like to speak to Council during this time, you can:
- Register in advance by emailing the Corporate Officer at sidsinga@bimbc.ca.
- Register on the day by writing your name on the speakers list, in the Conference Room.
Speakers will be placed on the list in order of registration.
This meeting will be held in hybrid format with in-person and virtual attendance by Zoom. In the event of the Conference Room reaching capacity, we will offer livestream viewing of the meeting in the Bowen Theatre.
Questions?
On the Committee of the Whole meeting, please contact Sophie Idsinga, Corporate Officer at sidsinga@bimbc.ca or 604-947-4255 ext. 246.
On the application, please contact Daniel Martin, Manager of Planning and Development at dmartin@bimbc.ca or 604-947-4255 ext. 230.