Denman housing review moves into a new phase

Trustees endorsed a revised project charter and set out options for the next round of public engagement.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2025-05-15 · compiled 2026-10-01

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Denman Island trustees endorsed a revised charter for the Housing Review Project at a special meeting on May 8, and agreed to fold technical amendments to the Official Community Plan and an updated First Nations acknowledgement into the project.^[1]

The minutes say the project includes a review of the Land Use Bylaw and ongoing relationship building with K’ómoks First Nation. Trustees also asked staff to schedule a joint meeting with the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee in summer or fall 2025 to discuss possible housing solutions for both islands and review recommendations from a K’ómoks First Nation engagement summary.^[1]

For the next public-engagement round, trustees discussed an evening online presentation, paper and online response forms, and an in-person session on an evening or weekend. The minutes record that $5,000 and four staff travel days were available for engagement between the meeting and September 2025.^[1]

The March meeting minutes describe the proposals under review: one would remove the density bank from the Official Community Plan, while another would allow secondary dwellings in rural residential, forestry and resource zones without a Temporary Use Permit. The May 8 minutes record the charter and engagement decisions, not a decision on those proposed changes.^[2]

Sources

Denman LTC Special Meeting Minutes, May 8, 2025
That the Denman Island Local Trust Committee endorse the revised Project Charter (Option 2), dated May 8, 2025 for the Denman Housing Review Project.

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Denman LTC Regular Meeting Minutes, March 18, 2025
Proposed Bylaw No. 248 will amend to the Official Community Plan to remove the density bank;

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