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Denman trustees discuss housing and winery applications

Minutes from the March 17 Local Trust Committee meeting record discussion of affordable housing, a proposed winery and other island planning matters.

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Denman Island Local Trust Committee minutes record public questions about affordable housing proposals, a proposed winery and foreign-buyer legislation at the committee’s March 17 meeting.^[1]

On the winery, the planner said the applicant had applied for a retroactive development permit and had not applied for a development variance permit; the minutes say the Board of Variance call for expressions of interest was unrelated to the application.^[1]

The minutes also record a public comment that affordable housing proposals in dense areas could create septic and traffic concerns, and a trustee’s response that clustering housing near amenities can reduce vehicle use.^[1]

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