The Bowen Island Properties team is pleased to announce that we have submitted an application to amend the Land Use Bylaw for a portion of Seymour Landing. In essence, the proposal seeks permission for additional residential development to directly respond to the ongoing and well-documented housing needs of our Island community, and to add some economic drivers by way of small-scale, neighbourhood commercial and hospitality uses.

This website will be updated as information becomes available. Below are links to the current information.

Recent Communications

• 2-page piece in The Undercurrent on December 19, 2025 regarding: 1) an update about the rezoning project, 2) the discovery at the September 15, 2025 Committe of the Whole meeting that currently Bowen's Official Community Plan will only permit zoning for 46 additional dwelling units outside Snug Cove, and 3) wondering whether this restriction will be addressed in the OCP review that is currently underway (PDF size 2 MB).
• 2-page piece in The Undercurrent on September 11, 2025 welcoming community engagement, addressing servicing and infrastructure, and hoping for clarification by Municipal Council about next steps (PDF size 1 MB).
• 2-page piece in The Undercurrent on August 29, 2025 describing the commmunity amenities, a summary of the process, and the question being asked of Council regarding Policy 147 of the Official Community Plan (PDF size 1.4 MB).
• 2-page piece in The Undercurrent on August 15, 2025 describing the proposal (PDF size 2 MB).

Application & Supporting Studies

• Application to amend the Land Use Bylaw for a portion of Seymour Landing (proposed Areas 9D and 9E), with Appendixes (PDF size 8 MB).
• Application to amend the Official Community Plan to permit the dwelling units applied for in the application to amend the Land Use Bylaw.
• Assessment of the capacity of Josephine Lake (updated September 2025), concluding that there is adequate water supply to serve the proposed units—in addition to the units already permitted in the area served by Cowan Point Utility Company Ltd (PDF size 700 KB).
• Transportation impact assessment (PDF size 7 MB).
• Geotechnical assessment (PDF size 10 MB).

Open Houses

In advance of submitting the rezoning application, the Bowen Island Properties team hosted two drop-in style open houses at Collins Hall in September 2024.