Hornby trustees seek road assessment on speed limits
The committee asked the transportation ministry to assess whether limits on three road sections could be reduced from 60 km/h to 50 km/h.
The Denman Firestarter · Governance · 2012-09-21 · updated 2026-10-01 · Hornby Island
The Hornby Local Trust Committee asked the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to assess reducing speed limits from 60 km/h to 50 km/h on three road sections, including Central Road approaches to the Co-op and St. Johns Point Road from Whaling Station Bay. The request was to consider enabling neighbourhood zero-emission vehicles to use roads connecting residential neighbourhoods with commercial and institutional areas.[1]
The motion carried, with Trustee Allen opposed. The minutes record that Allen said zero-emission vehicles were not then being used on Hornby and expressed concern about acting before public consultation.[1]
Trustee Law supported requesting a technical analysis, citing community input and a similar initiative on Gabriola Island, according to the minutes.[1]
The committee also directed staff to revise the draft Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw and return them for consideration at a future meeting; it cancelled the October 12 business meeting because the revisions would not be ready by then.[1]
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Hornby LTC Regular Meeting Minutes — September 21, 2012
HO-048-2012 It was MOVED that staff be requested to ask the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to initiate a road assessment with respect to considering reducing the speed limit on Hornby Island roads from 60 km/h to 50 km/h (to enable Neighbourhood Zero Emission Vehicles to be used on roads connecting the main residential neighbourhoods with the main commercial and institutional areas) as follows:
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