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Denman housing review advances through project charter

The Local Trust Committee endorsed a revised charter for the next phase of its housing review at its May meeting.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2024-06-27 · compiled 2026-10-09

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Denman’s Local Trust Committee endorsed a revised project charter for Phase 2 of Stage 2 of the Denman Island Housing Review Project at a special meeting on May 7. ^[1]

The minutes say staff proposed a process that includes engagement with the K’ómoks First Nation and identifies areas for more detailed engagement and limited analysis. ^[1]

Trustees said they wanted to maintain the siting and use permitting tool and to consider tiny homes on wheels in more detail. They also said they were not interested in applying densities to parkland and did not think there was interest in allowing housing on properties zoned institutional. ^[1]

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

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