What is a structure on Hornby?
Hornby has its own land-use bylaw. That book of rules is Bylaw 150. It is an Islands Trust bylaw, like Denman’s, written by Hornby’s local trust committee.
What counts as a building
On Hornby, a building is any structure used for shelter, living, or storing things. The bylaw’s own list includes manufactured homes, woodsheds, garages, carports, garden sheds, tool sheds, and pit toilets.
“includes manufactured homes, wood sheds, garages, carports, garden sheds, tool sheds and pit toilets”
What counts as a structure
A structure is an object or construction that is fixed to, supported by, or set into the land. Retaining walls and stairs count. Loose stones, paved surfaces, and septic tanks do not.
“structure means any object or construction fixed to, supported by or embedded in land, including retaining walls and stairs”
Tents
A camping space is a spot in a campground for one vehicle, trailer, or tent. Camping is for a stay of not more than four weeks for any one occupant.
“camping space means an area in a campground that is used for the siting of one vehicle, trailer or tent”
A shipping container
Hornby’s bylaw names a shipping container as a metal transport box made for road, rail, or ocean shipping.
“shipping container means a metal transport container designed for and customarily associated with road, rail or ocean transport”
Other islands wrote different words. Read them all at abolishislandstrust.org/structure.