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Trustees request draft bylaws for Conservancy rezoning

The Denman Island Local Trust Committee asked staff to prepare draft amendments for a Denman Conservancy Association rezoning application.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2025-01-02 · compiled 2026-10-01

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The Denman Island Local Trust Committee asked staff to prepare draft amendments to the island’s Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw to enable a rezoning application by the Denman Conservancy Association.^[1]

The application seeks to rezone four parcels from forestry to conservation, according to the meeting minutes. One parcel is split-zoned between forestry and agriculture and is in the Agricultural Land Reserve.^[1]

The committee also asked staff to send an early referral of the application to the Islands Trust Conservancy and Agricultural Land Commission for comment.^[1]

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