Denman trustees advance Komas Ranch rezoning application
The Local Trust Committee requested draft bylaws and additional information before considering further steps on the application.
The Denman Firestarter · Governance · 2026-09-18 · Denman Island
The Denman Island Local Trust Committee requested staff prepare draft bylaws to amend the Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw for the Komas Ranch Ltd. application. [1] The committee also requested information on sewage disposal, water quality and quantity, shoreline protection, cultural heritage and a possible pedestrian trail. [1]
The application proposes increasing the number of allowable single-family dwellings on two lots from 9 units up to 20 units, with each permitted dwelling allowed one accessory guest dwelling no larger than 400 square feet. [1]
The committee requested the applicant submit sewage disposal filings and a comprehensive sewage disposal plan for the Northern and Western parcels. [1] It also requested information about potable-water sources, water distribution, water-quality tests and additional non-potable irrigation sources, with the information to be forwarded to the Islands Trust Freshwater Specialist. [1]
The committee requested staff report on options and implications for establishing a shoreline-protection Development Permit Area and on options to protect the properties’ cultural heritage using available local-government tools. [1] It also requested the applicant confirm whether it would pursue a Natural Area Protection Tax Exemption Program covenant and requested staff engage with K’ómoks First Nation about formalizing access to Longbeak Point through a pedestrian trail. [1]
During the meeting, the applicant said the Land Use Contract was being replaced by a rezoning process and that the owners were seeking continuation of the existing use. [2] The applicant also said the owners had completed a land survey and were being asked to provide water and septic information, which the applicant described as onerous for existing properties. [2]
The committee carried motions directing early referrals to First Nations and other listed organizations and requesting staff initiate creation of an Advisory Planning Commission through expressions of interest. [1] The minutes record that the meeting was recessed at 1:35 p.m., recalled at 2:01 p.m. and adjourned at 2:02 p.m. [1]
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Denman Island Local Trust Committee Minutes — June 4, 2024
DE-2024-035 It was MOVED and SECONDED that the Denman Island Local Trust Committee request staff to prepare a draft bylaw to amend the Denman Island Official Community Plan, 2008 (OCP), to proceed with application DE-RZ-2023.1 (Komas Ranch Ltd.). CARRIED
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Transcript of the meeting recording (240604D)
This is a handover from one level of government, i.e. the Strathcona-Colmox Regional District, to the Islands Trust.
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