Director F. Garnish Electoral Area A

Director R. Loomis Electoral Area B

Director G. Holme Electoral Area E

Director J. McLean Electoral Area F

Director J. Stanhope Electoral Area G

Director J. Duncan Electoral Area H

Director C. Bradshaw City of Parksville

Director B. Luchtmeijer Town of Qualicum Beach

Director L. Sherry City of Nanaimo

Director L. McNabb City of Nanaimo

Alternate

Director B. King City of Nanaimo

Director G. Korpan City of Nanaimo

Director J. Little City of Nanaimo

Director B. McGuffie City of Nanaimo

B. Lapham General Manager, Development Services

S. Schopp Manager, Inspection and Bylaw Enforcement

N. Tonn Recording Secretary

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the minutes of the regular Development Services Committee meeting held on February 17, 1998, be adopted.

CARRIED

Mr. Henning presented a short history of the application in place for gravel extraction and stressed that the application does not include any request for quarry approval.

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the delegation be received.

CARRIED

Mr. Cooper, representing the French Creek Residents Association, gave conditional support to the French Creek OCP. The resident group would still like to see changes in the OCP to reflect height restrictions and a limit on the density of future building in the French Creek harbour node. These changes would result in the deletion of Appendix B, items #7, 8, 9 and 10 as well as a change to Map No. 13.

MOVED Director Korpan, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the delegation be received.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Holme, that C. Grad be permitted to address the committee as a late delegation.

CARRIED

Mr. Grad made a short presentation with regard to the Electoral Area �A� OCP. A request was made to allow pet accommodation as a "airport use".

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Sherry, that the delegation be received.

CARRIED

Section 700 Filings.

The Chairperson listed each filing and asked that any property owner in the audience wishing to address the Committee, come forward when their name was called.

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Garnish, that a notice be filed pursuant to Section 700 of the Municipal Act, against the titles of the properties listed as follows:

a) Lot 1, Section 3, Range 3, Cedar Land District, Plan 24625, 2955 Rosalie Road, owned by R. Harris;

b) Lot 32, Section 18, Gabriola Island, Nanaimo Land District, Plan 21586, 629 Gallagher Way, owned by D. Ryan and D. Wiggers;

c) Lot 18, Section 12, Nanaimo Land District, Plan 23365, 417 Berg Road, owned by T. Bird.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the Board provide new direction to staff to consider an exemption to the Board�s policy position recommending that Mines applications be held in abeyance and provide a referral response to the Forest Land Commission and Mines Branch.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director McGuffie,:

1. That the "Regional District of Nanaimo Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1118, 1998" be received.

2. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1118, 1998" be granted 1st and 2nd reading.

3. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1118, 1998" be examined in conjunction with the Regional District�s Capital Expenditure Plan and Liquid Waste Management Plan to ensure consistency between them.

4. That staff be directed to prepare proposed amendments to the Regional District Capital Expenditure Plan to provide for the estimated value and timing of capital works anticipated by "Regional District of Nanaimo Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1118, 1998".

5. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1118, 1998" be referred to the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission and City of Parksville for comment.

6. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1118, 1998" proceed to a Public Hearing to be chaired by the Director for Electoral Area �E�, or his alternate, after the mandatory referral requirements have been met.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Luchtmeijer, SECONDED Director Bradshaw, that first and second reading of "Regional District of Nanaimo French Creek Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1115, 1998" be referred to the next Development Services Committee meeting.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Holme,:

1. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area �A� Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1116, 1998" be received.

2. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area �A� Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1116, 1998" receive 1st and 2nd reading.

3. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area �A� Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1116, 1998" be examined in conjunction with the Regional District�s Capital Expenditure Plan and Liquid Waste Management Plan to ensure consistency between them.

4. That staff be directed to prepare proposed amendments to the Regional District Capital Expenditure Plan to provide for the estimated value and timing of capital works anticipated by "Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area �A� Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1116, 1998".

5. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area �A� Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1116, 1998" be referred to the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission, Cowichan Valley Regional District and the City of Nanaimo for comment.

6. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area �A� Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1116, 1998" proceed to a public hearing to be chaired by the Director for Electoral Area �A�, or his alternate, after all mandatory referral requirements have been met.

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Korpan, that the main motion be amended to include "that a public information meeting be held prior to third reading of "Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area �A� Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1116, 1998" and that pet accommodation be added as an airport related use.

CARRIED

The question was called on the main motion as amended.

The motion CARRIED.

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director McNabb, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

TIME: 8:30 PM