Director F. Garnish Electoral Area A

Director R. Loomis Electoral Area B

Director I. Savage 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 C. Bradshaw City of Parksville

Director B. Luchtmeijer Town of Qualicum Beach

Director L. Sherry City of Nanaimo

Director L. McNabb 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

B. Lapham General Manager, Development Services

S. Schopp Manager, Building Inspection & Enforcement

N. Tonn Recording Secretary

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director Savage, that the minutes of the regular Development Services Committee meeting held on May 19, 1998, be adopted.

CARRIED

Mr. Wedel presented a short history of his property and his development permit application. He requested that the Board consider applying the new density standards for CM5 to new developments only and also that the Board waive the $10,000 landscaping security deposit. In response to questioning from the Committee, Mr. Wadel indivcated that he would be prepared to enter into a restrictive covenant to limit occupancy of campsites to six months a year with respect to his development permit application.

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

CARRIED

The General Manager of Development Services updated the Committee regarding gravel operation bylaws and policies in other regional districts, municipalities, etc. He indicated that the RDN�s approach with respect to zoning regulations pertaining to gravel operation is consistent with other areas in the province. However it was noted that other jurisdictions regulate gravel extraction with soil removal bylaws.

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Luchtmeijer, that the verbal report regarding Gravel operation alternatives, 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 It was also noted that the following item has been resolved and is to be withdrawn from the report:

Lot 1, Section 2, Range 4, Cedar Land District, Plan VIP54077, 2985 Norman Road, Area �A�, owned by D. and A. Mack.

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

a) Lot A, Section 18, Range 3, Cedar Land District, Plan VIP56197, 2741 Cedar Heights Road, Area �A�, owned by J. and M. Robinson;

b) Lot 8, Section 12, Range 12, Cedar Land District, Plan VIP65584, 2350 Brad�s Lane, Area �A�, owned by S. Raines;

c) Lot 1, Section 21, Nanaimo Land District, Plan 15039, 305 Taylor Bay Road, Area �B�, owned by J. Harrison;

d) Lot 26, Section 9, Nanaimo Land District, Plan 30347, 1555 Hess Road, Area �B�, owned by E. and M. Curry;

e) Lot 31, District Lot 29, Nanoose Land District, Plan VIS2096, 972 St. Andrews Lane, Area �G�, owned by T. and J. Woodhead;

f) Lot 23, District Lot 29, Nanoose Land District, Plan VIS2096, 940 St. Andrews Lane, Area �G�, owned by H., Stroyan;

g) Lot 13, District Lot 88, Nanoose Land District, Plan VIP57488, 846 Woodside Crescent, Area �G�, owned by L.J. Smith.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Little, that the application for Development Permit 9805 to complete the construction of a building to be used for dismantling and selling used auto parts on the property legally described as Lot 6, Plan 27070, Section 12, Range 7, Cranberry District, be approved subject to the conditions outlined on Schedule �1�.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director Garnish, that Development Permit 9806, to allow expansion of Avorado Resort, including an additional 50 camping spaces, a clubhouse with a siting varied to 1.3 metres from the attached deck to the natural boundary of the sea, a washroom building and an office/lounge building within the area zoned CM5 on Lot A, Plan 55017, District Lot 20, Newcastle District, be approved subject to conditions outlined on Schedule �1�.

MOVED Director Luchtmeijer, SECONDED Director Holme, that Schedule �1� be amended to include a restrictive covenant which would restrict occupancy on any campsite to a maximum of six months per year.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Savage, that the security deposit in the amount of $10,000 would be waived if the applicant completed all landscaping as described in Schedule �1� prior to issuance of the Development Permit.

DEFEATED

The question was called on the main motion as amended.

The motion CARRIED.

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Sherry, that the request from TG Hoyt, BCLS, on behalf of Jennifer Bradley and Beverly Feather to relax the minimum 10% frontage requirement for proposed Lot A, to 8.5% as shown on the proposed plan of subdivision of the East 60 Acres, Section 9, Range 8, Cranberry District, prepared by TG Hoyt and certified correct on April 29, 1998, be approved.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director Savage, that the April 21, 1998 and June 1, 1998 Newsletters on the Electoral Area �F� Planning Project be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director Bradshaw, that staff be directed to collaborate with the Ministry of Environment, Vancouver Island Region, to establish qualifying criteria and a subsequent list of consultants who are considered capable of conducting environmental reviews and to use this list, once established, to judge the suitability of a consultant or firm to conduct environmental reviews according to the type of work proposed.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director McGuffie, that "Regional District of Nanaimo Floodplain Management Amendment Bylaw No. 843.01, 1998" be introduced and given 3 readings, proceed to public notification pursuant to Section 910 of the Municipal Act, and be referred to the Minister of Environment for approval pursuant to Section 839(1) of the Municipal Act.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the request from Sims Associates for the building strata conversion as shown on the Sketch Plan of Lot A, Plan 43709, District Lot 29, Nanoose District as prepared by Sims Associates, BCLS, be approved subject to the conditions set out in the corresponding engineer�s report and in consideration of the applicant�s concurrence to meet the bylaw requirements as set out in Attachment No. �4� of the corresponding staff report to the satisfaction of the Regional District.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director McGuffie,:

1. That the staff report outlining recommended amendments to the "Regional District of Nanaimo Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1015, 1998" be received.

2. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 1015, 1998" be re-introduced as amended and given first three (3) readings and forwarded to the Chief Judge of the Provincial Court for approval.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Garnish,:

1. That the Regional District of Nanaimo Board receive the referral of proposed Bylaw No. R1003 and R1004 from the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District, and provide the comments as outlined in the staff report for the ACRD�s consideration.

2. That the Regional District of Nanaimo Board request that the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District host a public information meeting on the proposed regional park and the expansion of the ski hill in Electoral Area �F� of the Regional District of Nanaimo prior to consideration of adoption of these bylaws to ensure that residents are kept informed of proposed developments in their area.

CARRIED

Directors Korpan and Luchtmeijer updated the Committee on a meeting which was held regarding the use of insecticides to control weed growth on railway lines. CP Rail is in favour of using Round-up for this purpose.

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Loomis, that, pending application by CP Rail to the Ministry of Environment for the use of round-up for weed control along railway lines, correspondence be sent on behalf of the Board to the Ministry of Environment, appealing approval of their application.

CARRIED

Mr. Gates presented a short history of his property at 1641 Harold Road and a brief description of its proposed business use.

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

CARRIED

MOVED Director Korpan, SECONDED Director Garnish, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

TIME: 8:28 PM