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Item Description

That Council direct Staff to submit the following resolutions to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) for consideration at their 2023 Annual General Meeting:

1. WHEREAS the current Agriculture Land Reserve housing rules limit permitted housing to three residential dwelling units on a farm;

AND WHEREAS increased flexibility in the Agriculture Land Reserve's rules would permit increased food production and training for future farmers;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Agricultural Land Commission be requested to seek ways to permit more housing on Agriculture Land Reserve land linked to increased farm activity and food production, subject to control by regulations to guarantee that any new housing could only be occupied by farmers working on the land.

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