Denman trustees issue bluff development permit with $153,480 security
The permit covers work recommended in a Golder Associates report, while a beach stairway and unspecified hazard-tree work are not approved.
The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2014-10-21 · compiled 2026-09-06
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The Denman Island Local Trust Committee approved and issued a development permit for the proposed bluff development, subject to conditions and recommendations in a Golder Associates report dated March 24, 2014. The permit requires an irrevocable Letter of Credit or certified cheque for $153,480, with reductions accepted after specified works are completed. [1]
Trustees did not issue a permit for a beach access stairway in its current form or for the removal or management of unspecified hazard trees on the bluff slope and perimeter. They encouraged full applications for a stairway fully contained on the property and for specified hazard trees. [1]
Planner Rob Milne said the staff report reviewed the proposed development activities against the Komas Bluff Development Permit Area Guidelines and considered the 2014 Golder Report and the 2014 Tetra Tech EBA Report. [1]
The minutes record discussion that the bluff is unstable and likely to continue to erode and slough. Some trustees preferred the approach in the 2014 Golder Report, while trustees also discussed that development may not last regardless of works installed to slow erosion. [1]
The committee also requested that staff provide a status report on applications for review by the next Denman Island Local Trust Committee. [1]
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Denman Island Local Trust Committee Minutes — October 21, 2014
DE-2014-069 It was MOVED and SECONDED, that the Denman Island Local Trust Committee approve and issue Development Permit DE-DP-2014.2 (Stoneman) in accordance with the site survey in Schedule “A” and subject to the conditions and recommendations of the Golder Associates report dated March 24, 2014 in Schedule “B” both of which are attached to and form part of the Development Permit, and that an Irrevocable Letter of Credit or certified cheque in the amount of $153,480 be provided as a condition of the issuance of DE-DP-2014.2 with a reduced Letter of Credit or certified cheque to be accepted upon verification of completion of the works identified in the Development Permit as per the cost figures contained in Schedule “C” of the Permit. CARRIED
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