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Affordable-housing petition calls for bylaw enforcement moratorium

A petition asks the Denman Local Trust Committee to pause enforcement that could result in evictions while housing rules are reviewed.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2021-02-25 · compiled 2026-10-01

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A petition in this week’s Islands Grapevine asks for an immediate moratorium on enforcement of land-use bylaws that could result in evictions in any Denman housing.^[1]

The petition calls for an Official Community Plan review involving a representative cross-section of residents, a targeted review of housing regulations in Land Use Bylaw 186, and new bylaws supporting affordable housing options.^[1]

The notice says the petition is to be presented to the Denman Local Trust Committee on March 16, 2021.^[1]

At its January 19 meeting, the committee heard a public comment objecting to evictions of occupants in non-compliant housing following bylaw-enforcement actions. A trustee said he was not familiar with the specific details described, noted that the committee had taken actions to support affordable housing, and said he supported following bylaws in general.^[2]

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