Title
Motion with Notice: Review of Official Community Plan Advocacy (G. Holman)
Recommendation
[At the Dec 05, 2024 Salt Spring Local Community Commission meeting, the following
notice was read by Director Holman into record to be discussed at a following meeting. At the Feb. 13, 2025 Salt Spring Local Community Commission meeting, the motion was referred to a future meeting that includes integrated housing strategy on the agenda.
At the Mar.20 2025 Salt Spring Local Community Commission meeting, the motion was seconded by Commissioner Baker and the motion was postponed until to a future meeting after a discussion of the review the Official Community Plan occurs:]
“That the Salt Spring Island Local Community Commission recommends that the proposed ‘integrated housing strategy’ and the Local Trust Committee (LTC) Official Community Plan (OCP) review retain existing OCP policies stipulating that:
- zoning changes should be prioritized for affordable housing (e.g., B.2.1.2.1)
- new development, including housing, should be directed in or near villages and existing transit routes (e.g., B.2.3)”