Hornby trustees approve 26-unit affordable housing permit

The Local Trust Committee also approved a juice-bar permit, development variances and projects for Fords Cove and Four Corners.

The Denman Firestarter · Governance · 2026-09-19 · Hornby Island

The Hornby Island Local Trust Committee approved a development permit for 26 units of affordable housing at 5040 Central Road. [1]

Trustees also approved a Temporary Use Permit for a seasonal juice bar and outdoor vendor tables for three years, with 20 vehicle parking spaces required on site. [1]

The committee approved development variance permits for existing structures at 6845 Anderson Drive and 975 Mount Road. [1]

Trustees replaced the Fords Cove Consultation Project with a Fords Cove Neighborhood and Transportation Plan Project, added a Four Corners Neighborhood Plan Project to its Projects List and Top Priorities List, and requested a staff letter to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure about safety and transportation concerns near Fords Cove. [1]

The committee also requested a report on allowing chickens but not roosters in all zones, adopted the Islands Trust Model Strategy for Antenna Systems, and endorsed a request for $15,000 for consultants to draft bylaws for the Hornby Island Official Community Plan amendment review. [1]

The meeting was recorded, and Chair Sue Ellen Fast said the recording would be posted on the website in a few days. [2]

Sources

  1. Hornby Island Local Trust Committee Minutes — September 9, 2022
    that the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee approve issuance of Development Permit HO-DP-2022.3. CARRIED

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  2. Transcript of the meeting recording (220909E)
    I just wanted to let you know that the meeting is being recorded and that I will be forwarding this off once I get back to Bowen Island and it'll be posted in the website in a few days.

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