Hornby Island Local Trust Committee Latest News
May 2018 | Enforcement of Vacation Home Rentals
As part of the new “Vacation Home Rental Community Education and Bylaw Compliance Campaign” project, the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee passed a new Standing Resolution at their April 27, 2018 regular business meeting, regarding the enforcement of VHRs on Hornby Island:
HO-2018-023
It was MOVED and SECONDED,
that the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee adopt the following Standing Resolution:
“That the Hornby Island Local Trust Committee suspend enforcement actions against unlawful Vacation Home Rentals until January 1, 2019 except where there are issues of health, safety or environmental impact”.
CARRIED
A list of Standing Resolutions in effect to date, can be found on our website here. The short-term suspension of bylaw enforcement action via this Standing Resolution, is intended to allow for the community education and communication aspects of this phase of the VHR project to commence, and to provide adequate time for voluntary compliance without the immediate risk of enforcement.
March 2018 | 2018 Hornby Island Local Trust Committee Meeting Schedule
View the UPDATED 2018 meeting schedule here.
Northern Region Housing Needs Assessment and Islands Trust Housing Survey - CLOSED
In early 2018 the Islands Trust Council conducted a housing needs assessment for the Northern Region of the Islands Trust. The survey is now closed and results will be reported to Local Trust Committees in early 2018.
For further information regarding housing in the Islands Trust, please click here.
