REGIONAL DISTRICT OF MOUNT WADDINGTON

RDMW ZONING BYLAW NO. 21, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 996, 2021

A Bylaw to Amend Regional District of Mount Waddington Zoning Bylaw No. 21, 1972

WHEREAS the Regional District of Mount Waddington has received a Development Application requesting an amendment to Regional District of Mount Waddington Zoning Bylaw No. 21, 1972 to change the applicable zoning classification as it relates to a Crown land marine area consisting of 85.6 hectares and located adjacent to the mainland in Chatham Channel, just south of its intersection with Knight Inlet, and west of Minstrel island, in Electoral Area ‘A’, for marine aquaculture purposes;

NOW THEREFORE the Board of Directors of the Regional District of Mount Waddington, in open meeting assembled, hereby enacts as follows:

1. Citation

This Bylaw shall be cited as “Regional District of Mount Waddington Zoning Bylaw No. 21, Amendment Bylaw No. 996, 2021”.

2. Text Amendments

a) Section 1.3.0 DEFINITIONS of Regional District of Mount Waddington Zoning Bylaw No. 21, 1972 is hereby amended by adding the following definition of “Aquaculture”:

AQUACULTURE, MARINE: means the controlled rearing, cultivation and harvesting of seafood (finfish, molluscs, crustaceans and marine plants), and includes the sorting, storage and transportation of seafood, but specifically excludes seafood processing such as the bleeding or gutting of finfish, the shucking of molluscs or crustaceans, the freezing, salting, smoking or packaging of aquatic organisms, and/or the mechanical or chemical transformation of seafood after it is harvested.

b) Section 2.1.0 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONES of Regional District of Mount Waddington Zoning Bylaw NO. 21, 1972, is hereby amended by adding a new zone as follows:

Marine Aquaculture Zone (MAQ-1)

c) Schedule A - Zone Regulations of Regional District of Mount Waddington Zoning Bylaw No. 21, 1972, is hereby amended by adding the following section related to the establishment of the Marine Aquaculture Zone (MAQ-1):

MARINE AQUACULTURE ZONE (MAQ-1)

A.28.0 OBJECTIVE

This zone is intended to accommodate marine aquaculture facilities and accessory uses, buildings and structures on lots or Crown land tenures, or combination thereof, located adjacent to or in a marine area, for the purpose of rearing, cultivating and harvesting seafood.

A.28.1 PERMITTED PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY USES

PRINCIPAL USES

a) Marine Aquaculture;

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PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES

a) Navigational aids; and, b) Storage of supplies and equipment, residential accommodation for onsite workers, and docks and moorage.

A.28.2 CONDITIONS OF USE

a) A Crown land tenure has been approved and issued by the Province of for the site and associated Marine Aquaculture use, where it is to be undertaken on Crown land, including land covered by water.

b) The required aquaculture license has been approved by the Government of Canada or its delegate, where applicable.

c) Potable water supply and sewage treatment / disposal services or methods shall be provided in conjunction with the establishment of permitted principal and accessory uses, and such services shall satisfy the requirements of the Province of British Columbia or Government of Canada, whichever is applicable.

A.28.3 MINIMUM LOT AREA

No minimum lot area shall apply.

A.28.4 BUILDING HEIGHT

Buildings and structures shall not exceed 12.0 metres (39.37 feet) in height as measured from the finished grade or surface of the ocean, whichever is applicable.

3. Zone Map Amendments

a) Regional District of Mount Waddington Zoning Bylaw No. 21, 1972 is hereby amended by changing the applicable zone of the subject property which is Crown land that includes land covered by water, and is comprised of 85.6 hectares (211.5 acres), and is shown on Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms part of this Bylaw, from the Marine Zone (MAR-1) to the Marine Aquaculture Zone (MAQ-1).

READ A FIRST TIME THIS 20TH DAY OF JULY, 2021

PUBLIC HEARING HELD THIS DAY OF , 2021

READ A SECOND TIME THIS DAY OF , 2021

READ A THIRD TIME THIS DAY OF , 2021

ADOPTED THIS DAY OF , 2021

CHAIR ANDREW HORY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER GREG FLETCHER

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SCHEDULE “A” TO REGIONAL DISTRICT OF MOUNT WADDINGTON ZONING BYLAW NO. 21, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 996, 2021

Approximate area of the SUBJECT PROPERTY enclosed in red which is Crown land comprised of a total area of 85.6 hectares, for which the applicable zone is changed from the Marine Zone (MAR-1) to the Marine Aquaculture Zone (MAQ-1) as per Regional District of Mount Waddington Knight Inlet Zoning Bylaw No. 21, Amendment Bylaw No. 996, 2021.

Mainland

Minstrel Island

Amyes Island Mainland

Dorman Island East Cracroft Island Farquhars Island 2

NORTH