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Kensington Development Project Status

The CVRD has received a major development application that is situated in and around the Union Bay area. The application is commonly referred to as Kensington Island Properties and has been considered in various forms for a number of years.
On April 27, 2010 the board approved the amendment of the official community plan and the zoning bylaw to accommodate the development. Below are links to a variety of documents and other web pages that provide history and context to this development proposal.
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May 4, 2012 CVRD and UBID sign agreement for transfer of water supply assets, and approve UBID/KIP water infrastructure agreement.
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April 27, 2010 the board approved the master development agreement and gave final reading to bylaws 56 and 57
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January 29, 2010 the Ministry of Community and Rural Development gave statutory approval - bylaw 57
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December 15, 2009 the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure gave stautory approval - bylaw 56
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December 10, 2009 board gave 3rd reading to bylaws 56 and 57
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The public information meeting was held December 3, 2009 and the public hearing was held December 7, 2009. Both meetings were held at the Union Bay Community Hall.
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November 17, 2009 board set public meeting and public hearing dates
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November 17, 2009 board rescinded 2nd reading, amended and re-read the bylaws a second time
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July 30, 2009 board gave 1st and 2nd reading to bylaws 56 and 57
Kensington Development
- Reports and board decisions
- November 2009 - Consultation & Referrals - second 2nd reading
- October 2009 - time schedule
- October 2009 - summary of referral responses received to date
- September 2009 - water supply capacity from Langley Lake
- September 2009 - status update
- July 2009 - 1st and 2nd reading of bylaws
- June 2009 - what transpired after court decision
- Bylaws - approved April 27, 2010
- Bylaw 56 - "Rural Comox Valley Official Community Plan Bylaw, 1998", Amendment No. 35
(large download: 3.5 MB, 35 pages)
- Bylaw 57 - A bylaw to amend the “Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw, 2005, Amendment No. 41
(large download: 1.1MB, 27 pages)
- Bylaw 56 - "Rural Comox Valley Official Community Plan Bylaw, 1998", Amendment No. 35
- Frequently asked questions
- KIP development FAQs
- KIP water FAQs *Updated May 2012
- KIP sewer FAQs
- Master Development Agreement
- Court decision - Baynes Sound Area Society for Sustainability/Kensington Island Properties
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Water supply
- UBID and KIP Water Infrastructure Agreement
- UBID and CVRD Water Supply Asset Transfer Agreement
- CVRD Staff report
- Kensington Island Properties - Water Supply Options Report: Union Bay Resort Development
(CH2MHILL, EBA, FOCUS, 2006, includes reference sources) - Kensington Island Properties – Union Bay Water Supply Options (Stantec, 2006)
- Kensington Coastal Point Union Bay Resort Development – Water Master Plan (Draft, FOCUS, 2008)
- Proposed UBID Boundary Extension Kensington Island Properties Development Proposal Water System Service Implications (McElhanney, 2009)
- Union Bay Improvement District reports
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