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Letters disagree over Denman housing and land-use enforcement

A petition notice seeks a pause on some enforcement, while the January meeting minutes record a trustee’s support for following bylaws.

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

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A housing petition notice and the Denman Local Trust Committee’s January minutes present different positions on land-use enforcement and housing.^[1][2]

The petition asks for a moratorium on enforcement that could result in eviction, pending reviews of the Official Community Plan and housing regulations.^[1]

At the January 19 meeting, a member of the public objected to evictions of people in non-compliant housing and asked what trustees would do to protect renters. A trustee said he did not know the specific details described, noted that the committee had taken actions to support affordable housing, and said he supported following bylaws in general.^[2]

The petition notice says its signatures are to be presented to the committee on March 16, 2021.^[1]

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