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Denman trustees adopt two bylaws and endorse housing review plans

The Local Trust Committee adopted amendments to Denman’s official community plan and land-use bylaw at a May special meeting.

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Denman’s Local Trust Committee adopted Bylaw 228, an amendment to the Official Community Plan, and Bylaw 229, an amendment to the Land Use Bylaw, at a special meeting on May 7.^[1]

The committee also endorsed a project charter for a Housing Related Temporary Use Permit Review Project and an amended Denman Island Housing Action Plan.^[1]

For the next phase of the Denman Island Housing Review Project, trustees endorsed a revised project charter based on the process recommended in the staff report. The minutes record discussion of housing options, including site-specific zoning and further consideration of tiny homes on wheels.^[1]

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