Salt Spring trustees advance wildfire planning in OCP project
The committee added wildfire resiliency to its proposed Official Community Plan work and asked for a phased work plan before the project proceeds.
The Salt Spring Firestarter · Governance · 2023-09-14 · updated 2026-10-16 · Salt Spring Island
The Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee asked staff to include wildfire resiliency in the proposed Official Community Plan and land-use bylaw project, and to prepare a detailed, phased work plan for committee approval.[1] The business case was requested for consideration in the Islands Trust Finance Committee’s 2024-2025 budget.[1]
The committee’s amendments call for the work plan to identify required outside expertise, a timeline, estimated costs, activities, interagency cooperation, milestones, decision points and deliverables.[1] The committee also replaced the business case’s “Protection of Coastal Douglas-fir Zones and Associated Ecosystems” section with “Wildfire Resiliency,” including a description of the recently completed Community Wildfire Resilience Plan and its land-use recommendations.[1]
The minutes record that the committee approved the three OCP business-case motions, with Trustee Harris opposed to each.[1] During discussion, Trustee Harris argued that the committee should prioritize proposed Bylaw 530, while Trustee Patrick said the OCP project would examine additional housing options and include wildfire resiliency.[1]
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Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee minutes, September 14, 2023
That Salt Spring Island Local Trust Committee amend the “Major amendment to SS OCP” business case by adding to the “CHANGE MANAGEMENT / COMMUNICATIONS / COLLABORATION” section, the development of a detailed and phased work plan for LTC approval that includes but is not limited to: external professional expertise required; project timeline; estimated cost; activities; interagency cooperation; key milestones and decision points; and deliverables.
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