Director F. Garnish Electoral Area A

Director R. Loomis Electoral Area B

Alternate

Director H. Larsen Electoral Area D

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 B. Luchtmeijer Town of Qualicum Beach

Director L. Sherry City of Nanaimo

Director D. Rispin City of Nanaimo

Director G. Korpan City of Nanaimo

Director J. Little City of Nanaimo

Director B. McGuffie City of Nanaimo

K. Daniels Chief Administrative Officer

B. Lapham General Manager, Development Services

N. Tonn Recording Secretary

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director Luchtmeijer, that the minutes of the regular Development Services Committee meeting held on March 17, 1998, be adopted.

CARRIED

Mr. Cooper spoke in support of the revised French Creek Official Community Plan.

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

CARRIED

Mr. Friede presented a short history of his property and the Development Permit application and stressed their desire to develop the property while keeping as much land as possible in its natural state.

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Garnish, that the delegation be received.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Garnish, that the correspondence from UBCM regarding the 1998 resolution process, be received for information.

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. It was also noted that the following item has been resolved.

Lot 1, District Lot 177, Nanoose Land District, Plan 38356, 2620 Ross Road, owned by R. Ethier.

Mrs. L. Smith presented an update on the status of their property and noted that they are in the process of selling their mobile home and requested additional time in order to finalize the sale and removal of the mobile.

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director Holme, that a notice be filed pursuant to Section 700 of the Municipal Act, against the title of the property listed as follows and that staff be instructed to defer forwarding the filing notice to Victoria until May 31, 1998:

Lot 46, Section 7, Wellington Land District, Plan 27223, manufactured Home Registration No. 5387, 7711 Clark Drive, owned by W.F. and L.M. Smith.

CARRIED

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

a) Lot 31, Section 14, Range 2, Cedar Land District, Plan VIP59885, 2350 Hemer Road, owned by J. Mihalj;

b) Lot 32, Section 3, Nanaimo Land District, Plan 23540, 1872 Garland Drive, owned by D. and D. Wootton;

c) Lot 79, Section 12, Gabriola Island, Nanaimo Land District, Plan 23365, 460 Dunshire, owned by J.F. Drmla.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Korpan,:

1. That staff prepare a submission to Municipal Affairs requesting authority to establish business licensing in the RDN for the purpose of improving bylaw enforcement measures and be directed to evaluate the cost implications of establishing business licensing and report back to the Board with a proposal to implement the service coincident with the completion of the review and modernization of Bylaw 500 definitions.

2. That staff proceed with preparing the necessary terms of reference for a process and public consultation approaches needed to initiate the review and modernization of Bylaw No. 500 definitions including the classification of other businesses as part of the 1999 work program.

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that this item be tabled until May 19, 1998.

DEFEATED

The question was called on the main motion.

The motion CARRIED.

MOVED Director Duncan, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Development Permit 9803 to establish hotel units on the property legally described as Lot 1, Plan 6994, District Lot 20, Newcastle District be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule �1� as amended to replace "$20,000" with "$10,000" in item number 6.

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director McGuffie, that Schedule �1� be amended to insert the words "biologically diverse" between the words "comprised of" and "native vegetation" in item number 4.

CARRIED

The question was called on the main motion as amended.

The motion CARRIED.

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director McGuffie, that the application for Development Permit No. 9804 to complete the construction of a repair shop and storage garage on the property legally described as Lot 1, Block 6, Section 12, Range 7, Cranberry District, Plan 1643, be approved subject to the conditions outlined on Schedule �1�.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Korpan, that the request from Alfred Ostrand and Janet Ostrand to relax the minimum 10% frontage requirement for proposed Lots 1 and 2, as shown on the proposed plan of subdivision of Lot 1, Plan 46811, Sections 13 and 14, Range 4, Except Plan VIP57402, Cedar District, be approved in consideration of the applicants� concurrence to enter into a Section 219 covenant as outlined in the staff report with all costs associated with the registration of the covenant to be at the applicants� expense.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Korpan,:

1. That the revisions to the final draft of the French Creek Official Community Plan be received.

2. That "Regional District of Nanaimo French Creek Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1115, 1998" receive 1st and 2nd reading.

3. That "Regional District of Nanaimo French Creek Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1115, 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 "Regional District of Nanaimo French Creek Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1115, 1998" be referred to the City of Parksville, the Town of Qualicum Beach, and the BC Agricultural Land Commission for comment.

5. That "Regional District of Nanaimo French Creek Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1115, 1998" proceed to a public hearing to be chaired by the Director for Electoral Area �G�, or his alternate, after all mandatory referral requirements have been met.

CARRIED

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

CARRIED

TIME: 8:15 PM