Hornby trustees remove proposed vacation-rental cap from bylaw
The Local Trust Committee advanced its official community plan and land-use bylaw amendments while requesting a fall report on the provincial short-term-rental registry.
The Denman Firestarter · Governance · 2026-09-18 · Hornby Island
The Hornby Island Local Trust Committee removed the proposed cap of 67 vacation home rentals from its draft land-use bylaw and gave the bylaw second reading. [1] The committee also requested a report in fall 2025 on the land-use impacts and implications of the provincial short-term-rental registry before scheduling a community information meeting and public hearing. [1]
The minutes say the committee may postpone consideration of vacation-rental regulations to the fall to review provincial data and the registry’s impacts and implications. [1] The meeting recording includes Chair Timothy Peterson saying that final decisions would be delayed until the committee heard back from Comox First Nations. [2]
The committee amended and gave second reading to the official community plan bylaw, and amended the land-use bylaw to remove the cap before giving it second reading. [1] The minutes also record that the committee moved forward with a PU(a) zone, removal of the aquifer designation and keeping chickens for personal use. [1]
Forty-one members of the public spoke about the proposed short-term vacation-rental cap, according to the minutes. [1] The recorded meeting includes speakers who supported waiting for provincial registry data, licensing or a later cap, while others spoke about water, the natural environment and regulation. [2]
The minutes record that the committee will next meet on July 4, 2025, in electronic format. [1]
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Hornby Island DRAFT Local Trust Committee Minutes, May 16, 2025
that the draft tracked changes version of Hornby Island Local Trust Committee Bylaw No. 177, cited as “Hornby Island Land Use Bylaw No. 150, 2014, Amendment No. 1, 2024 as presented in Attachment 2 of the staff report dated May 16 2025 be amended by removing Item 1.11(b) the cap of 67 vacation home rentals.
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Transcript of the meeting recording (250516C)
nothing is particularly final as as far as the project goes
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