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Trustees revise draft farming setback wording

Denman’s Local Trust Committee amended draft farming regulations on setbacks from watercourses at its October special meeting.

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Denman Island Local Trust Committee members amended draft Bylaw No. 229 to specify a 30-metre setback for agricultural buildings and structures, except fences, in sections 1.7 and 1.8.^[1]

The October meeting minutes say staff had been asked to bring back information on watercourse setbacks. The planner reported that a comprehensive review of setback requirements and Development Permit Areas was outside the scope of the farming-regulations project.^[1]

The minutes also record that a proposed information note about provincial fence setbacks did not proceed because it received no seconder. The committee then carried the amendment replacing the wording in sections 1.7 and 1.8.^[1]

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