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Denman housing applications advance at Trust meeting

The Local Trust Committee approved two development variance permits connected to housing applications and discussed changes to a housing agreement.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2021-07-15 · compiled 2026-10-01

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The Denman Island Local Trust Committee approved a development variance permit for the Pandesign Inc. property on Kirk Road, where the application is part of the first step toward a proposed multi-unit affordable housing project. The property is split between commercial and residential zoning, and the variance concerns the minimum lot size for the residential portion. ^[1]

The committee also approved a variance permit for the Denman Community Land Trust Association’s housing application, allowing amendments to a proposed housing agreement and draft restrictive covenant to be considered. Trustees suggested consulting the applicant about changes to the tenant-selection procedure to improve Indigenous inclusiveness. ^[1]

The minutes record that the Pandesign application’s companion rezoning application had been referred to K’ómoks First Nation, with no correspondence or response received to that point. ^[1]

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