Bowen Island Council is considering changes to Water General 1(b) (WG1b) Zone (shown on map) to clarify the prohibition in the Land Use Bylaw for docks or other structures in the WG1b Zone. The amended zone would prohibit the following structures, facilities, and uses:
• Dock, pier, wharf, piling or other structures; and
• Moorage, other than moorage necessary for navigational or emergency situation
Council has decided to hold another public hearing on Bylaw No. 445 in order to provide a further opportunity for public input. All materials from the public hearing held on January 22, 2018 shall be brought forward and will form part of the record. There is no requirement for representations or submissions from the first public hearing to be re-submitted.
The proposed bylaw and background material may be viewed below or at Municipal Hall between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays).
Written submissions may be delivered to Municipal Hall:
In person
By mail to 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N1G2
Submissions may also be made to Mayor and Council at the public hearing at 6:30 PM on Monday, March 12, 2018. To ensure a fair process, submissions cannot be accepted once the public hearing has ended.
Questions? Please contact Daniel Martin, Island Community Planner at 604-947-4255 or dmartin@bimbc.ca
RES#16-314 That staff be directed to commence preparation of an amendment to the Land Use Bylaw, consistent with Council’s intention that Bylaw No. 381, 2015 stop all further docks at Cape Roger Curtis, to provide , for greater certainty, that the Land Use Bylaw prohibits the construction or placement of any form of private dock, pier, wharf, raft or boat lift facilities at the lands known as Cape Roger Curtis, District Lot 1548, and that prohibits docking, launching from affixed equipment or structures, or moorage in the sea bed adjacent to that area other than temporary moorage for a navigational or emergency purpose. CARRIED Councillors Ander, Kaile and Morse in Opposition.
September 11, 2017
RES#17-327 That Bylaw No. 445, 2017 cited as “Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 445, 2017 be read a first time; That Council refer Bylaw No. 445, 2017 to the Advisory Planning Commission, Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee and the Islands Trust; and That Council direct staff to report back with the results of the referral of the application. CARRIED Councillors Ander, Kaile and Morse in Opposition.
November 27, 2017
RES #17-321 That Bylaw No. 445, 2017 cited as “Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 445, 2017 be read a first time; That Council refer Bylaw No. 445, 2017 to the Advisory Planning Commission, Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee and the Islands Trust; and That Council direct staff to report back with the results of the referral of the application. CARRIED Councillors Ander, Kaile and Morse in Opposition.
That the Advisory Planning Commission support Section 4 (a) of the proposed amendment to “Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 445, 2017”, with the following amendments: 1. The addition of the term “structure” to subsection 4 (a) (iii) before “allowing for pedestrian access”, and; 2. The deletion of the final section of Section 4 (a) which begins with “but not including….”; and, That whereas, the Advisory Planning Commission supports the universal opportunity to moor in any location around Bowen Island, Therefore, it be resolved that the Advisory Planning Commission does not support Section 4 (b) of the proposed amendment.
October 17, 2017 – Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee
That the Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee support the proposed amendment to draft Bylaw No. 445, 2017 cited as “Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 445, 2017” to clarify prohibited uses.
