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Trust committee approves two Denman development variance permits

Minutes from the July 6 meeting record approvals for a shoreline addition and a variance connected to a proposed affordable-housing project.

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The Denman Island Local Trust Committee approved two development variance permits at its July 6 meeting, according to adopted minutes.^[1]

The committee approved a permit for an 8-by-24-foot kitchen addition at 5621 Lacon Road, within 13.09 metres of the sea’s natural boundary rather than the required 15 metres. The minutes say the committee had previously granted a setback variance for the property in 2003.^[1]

The committee also approved a variance for Pandesign Inc. at 1151 Kirk Road to reduce the minimum lot size for the residential portion of a split-zoned property, permitting a subdivision as an initial step toward a proposed multi-unit affordable-housing project.^[1]

The minutes say the variance would not increase density and that the residential lot would remain residential.^[1]

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