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Smart Bylaws Guide – Compact Complete Communities – Density
Bonus – Salt Spring Island
Appendix 3 to the Island's
OCP
contains detailed guidelines for the award of density bonuses in
exchange for an amenity. Each land use designation throughout
the OCP establishes specific ceilings on the density bonus that will
be allowed for that land use. The density bonus must be in
exchange for the eligible amenities outlined in two amenity priority
lists. The amenities include:
LEVEL
ONE PRIORITY LIST (Securing a Land Base)
(Note:
the amenities within this list are not in order of priority)
-
land
for affordable housing provided to a public body or a service
club based on Salt Spring Island
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land
that is acceptable to the Salt Spring Fire District for the
location of a fire station, if provided to the District at no
charge and it results in use of the Ganges Firehall site as
public parkland
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land
for community cultural purposes provided to a public body
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land
for community-owned farmland or land for community agricultural
processing or storage facilities provided to the Salt Spring
Farmers' Institute
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suitable,
productive forest land provided to a community organization for
the operation of a community owned and managed woodlot
-
the
dedication of public park and recreation lands or of funds to be
held in trust for their purchase to the Capital Regional
District
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the
construction of cycle paths on public road rights-of-way or on
other public property or easements
-
the
dedication of alignment and construction of the Ganges Alternate
Route
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the dedication of intact Environmentally
Sensitive Areas to a public or private conservation body
LEVEL
TWO PRIORITY LIST (Building Infrastructure)
(Note:
the amenities within this list are not in order of priority)
-
construction
of community facilities
-
construction
of affordable or special needs housing units
-
the
provision of underground automobile parking in Village Core
areas
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restoration
and designation of heritage property
The Appendix concludes with detailed guidelines and procedures
for awarding the amenities.
Salt
Spring Island Official Community Plan (Volume 2, Appendix 3,
p.51)
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