Committee of Council · Regular

May 5, 2026

Land Use and Development Committee

13:00 – 14:27 · 1h 27m

6 present · 2 absent

Maja Tait Mayor — Al Beddows Councillor — Jeff Bateman Councillor — Kevin Pearson Councillor — Tony St-Pierre Councillor — Desiree Cumming Member — Helen Ritts Member Absent Rob Barry Member Absent

Staff & officers present

Anastasia Robertson Corporate Services Assistant — Chris Marshall Director of Planning and Development — Greg Lowis Director of Corporate Services — Jayden Riley Manager of Community Planning — Mitch Bate Head of Geographic Services — Nancy Owen Deputy Director of Corporate Services — Raechel Gray Chief Administrative Officer —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: THAT the agenda for the May 5, 2026, Land Use and Development Committee be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: THAT the minutes for the March 3, 2026, Land Use and Development Committee be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 3 added: THAT the Committee extend the speaker’s time.
- · Motion 4 added: THAT the Land Use and Development Committee receive the report titled “3D Technology and Potential Application to Land-Use Planning in the District of Sooke” for information; and THAT the Land Use and Development Committee recommend that C…
- · Motion 5 added: THAT the report titled “Home-Based Business Regulations in Residential Areas” be received for information;
- · Motion 6 added: AND THAT the Land Use and Development Committee recommend that Council direct staff to maintain the existing regulatory framework for home-based businesses.
- · Motion 7 added: THAT the Land Use and Development Committee recommend that Council endorse and submit a resolution, substantially in the form attached to this report (Attachment 1), to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities requesting that the Provi…
- · Motion 8 added: THAT the Land Use and Development Committee receive the report entitled “Current Planning Files Summary and Status Update” for information.
- · Motion 9 added: THAT the May 5, 2026 Land Use and Development Committee be adjourned, time being 2:27 p.m.
- · Attendance added: Jeff Bateman (present)
- · Attendance added: Desiree Cumming (present)
- · Attendance added: Maja Tait (present)
- · Attendance added: Raechel Gray (present)
- · Attendance added: Greg Lowis (present)
- · Attendance added: Chris Marshall (present)
- · Attendance added: Nancy Owen (present)
- · Attendance added: Jayden Riley (present)
- · Attendance added: Mitch Bate (present)
- · Attendance added: Anastasia Robertson (present)
- · Attendance added: Rob Barry (absent)
- · Attendance added: Helen Ritts (absent)
- · Attendance added: Tony St-Pierre (present)
- · Attendance added: Al Beddows (present)
- · Attendance added: Kevin Pearson (present)
- · Participation added: Kevin Pearson depart