CRC Covenants Appendix E

Basics

Title

CRC Covenants Appendix E

Description

Email correspondence from Margaret Underhill and Brian Buckingham to Bowen Island Municipality Mayor and Council regarding restrictive covenants, easements, and statutory rights-of-way on Cape Roger Curtis properties. Includes a detailed summary of the 608-page Appendix E submitted by Metro Parks as part of their rezoning application, analyzing significant covenants including environmental protection, riparian protection, ocean fronting lands, fire protection, geotechnical restrictions, forest protection, archeological site designation, and various easements and statutory rights-of-way. Also includes a revised map showing proposed park areas with covenanted areas highlighted.

Date

March 1, 2023

Authors

Margaret Underhill | Brian Buckingham

Document Type

correspondence

Subject Area

Metadata

Keywords

Cape Roger Curtis

Bowen Island

Metro Parks

restrictive covenants

environmental covenants

Section 219 covenant

Section 218 covenant

riparian protection

ocean fronting lands

statutory right-of-way

easements

forest protection

archeological site

land use planning

rezoning

park development

Appendix E

Time Period

2009-2023

Document ID

202510091200

Document Filename

crc-covenants_re-regional-park_appendix-e_202510091200.pdf

Storage Location

governance/bowen-municipality/

Key Findings

The document identifies multiple restrictive covenants affecting Cape Roger Curtis properties including: environmental protection covenants (BB340394, BB340395) restricting building and vegetation removal on specific lots; riparian protection covenants (BB340391, BB340392) creating 15-meter buffers from watercourses; ocean fronting covenants (BB340389, BB340390) protecting 30-meter coastal zones; fire protection and geotechnical restrictions (BB340325, BB340326) based on Golder Associates geological assessment; forest protection covenant (CA9274748) for forest management zones; archeological site protection (CA2468809) for Site DiRu-88 on Lot 55; public trail access rights-of-way (BB340404, BB340405); drainage pond rights-of-way (BB340407, BB340408); undersurface rights transferred to Province of BC (WX2107086) affecting many proposed park lots. Authors note questions about trail maintenance responsibilities if Metro Parks purchases the land and potential implications of mineral rights transfer.

Methodology

Document review and analysis

Map Descriptions

Page 9: Revised map showing proposed park at Cape Roger Curtis with covenanted areas. Map displays site boundaries, municipal trails, access easements, and municipal roads. Shows restrictive covenant areas for environmental protection, riparian protection, and oceanside protection overlaid on lot plan numbered 23-52. Proposed park uses indicated include regional parkland for overnight camping, walk/bike-in tent camping (40-50 sites), group tent camps (3-5 sites), car accessible tent camping (25-35 sites), and tent cabins (10 units). Geographic features shown include Cape Drive and Georgia Strait coastline.

Page Count

File Format

application/pdf

Geographic Locations

Cape Roger Curtis | Bowen Island | British Columbia | Canada | Georgia Strait

Land Legal Description

Lots 1-59

Lot A DL1548 Group 1 NWD Plan BCP41220

Lots C, D, E, F (reconfigured from Lots 52-55)