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 A. Duggan City of Parksville

Director B. Luchtmeijer Town of Qualicum Beach

Director L. Sherry City of Nanaimo

Director D. Rispin City of Nanaimo

Director J. Little City of Nanaimo

Director L. McNabb City of Nanaimo

Director B. McGuffie City of Nanaimo

B. Lapham General Manager, Development Services

S. Schopp Manager, Building Inspection & Enforcement

P. Shaw Senior Planner

N. Tonn Recording Secretary

Mr. Minnie spoke in support of the Strata Conversion application and addressed some of the Area Director�s water and sewer concerns. The applicant is in agreement with RDN requirements except item No. 7 in Schedule �I� and requested that the RDN consider waiving the parkland requirement.

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

CARRIED

Mr. Iameo noted that he or Mr. Steinke were in attendance to answer any questions pertaining the their Development Variance Permit application.

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

CARRIED

The Chairperson noted that Mr. Boyle would be permitted to speak for ten minutes as his request was inadvertently omitted from the Agenda.

Mr. Boyle provided a summary of the Lockwood Alpine Village application and their proposed village node which is not included in the draft official community plan for Electoral Area �F�. Mr. Boyle stressed the intention of the applicant to cause as little environmental impact on the area as possible. The Committee was urged to support Alternative No. 1 of the staff�s report.

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

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Savage, that Mr. Villar be permitted to address the Committee.

CARRIED

Mr. Villar spoke in support of the Lockwood Alpine Village Forest Land Reserve Application and noted that the project would be an asset to the area�s economy.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the following delegations be permitted to address the Committee.

CARRIED

Ms. Pasha was not in attendance.

Mr. Price addressed concerns regarding snow level testing and spoke in favour of the Lockwood Alpine Village project.

Mr. Carter spoke in favour of the Lockwood Alpine Village Project and noted that this project would be a boost to the economy of the Central Vancouver Island region.

Mr. Turley, representing the Nanaimo City Centre Association, expressed his support of the Lockwood Alpine Village Project as it would have a spinoff effect on the economy of the City of Nanaimo.

Mr. Cooper was not in attendance.

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

CARRIED

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the minutes of the regular Development Services Committee meeting held on February 16, 1999, be adopted.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Little, that the correspondence from W. Lawson supporting Development Variance Permit No. 9902, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Little, that the correspondence from T. DeGroot regarding Forest Land Reserve Application 9901, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Little, that the correspondence from H. Stanhope regarding Forest Land Reserve Application 9901, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Little, that the correspondence from F. Smith regarding Forest Land Reserve Application 9901, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Little, that the correspondence from A. Tanner regarding Forest Land Reserve Application 9901, be received for information.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director Little, that the correspondence from A. Tanner regarding Forest Land Reserve Application 9901, be received for information.

CARRIED

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.

1. Lot 2, Section 17, Range 1, Cedar District, Plan 3119, except part in Plan 51389, 2120 Huddington Road, Electoral Area �A�, owned by M. and R. King;
2. That part of Section 9, Range 3, Cedar District, lying to the west of the westerly limit of Thomas Road as shown on Plan 2082, except that part in Plan 24930, 2395 Yellowpoint Road, Electoral Area �A�, owned by Tranmere Energy Ltd.;
3. Lot A, Section 8, Range 3, Cedar District, Plan VIP66503, 2415 Yellowpoint Road, Electoral Area �A�, owned by P. and L. Olson;
4. Lot 16, Section 3, Gabriola Island, Nanaimo District, Plan 23476, 1930 South Road, Electoral Area �B�, owned by W. and E. Fitzpatrick;
5. Lot 2, Section 21, Gabriola Island, Nanaimo District, Plan 10325, 430 Berry Point Road, Electoral Area �B�, owned by R. & T. Ellis;
6. Lot 1, Section 15, Range 2, Mountain District, Plan 38711, Portion & Range 3, 3245 West Road, Electoral Area �D�, owned by W. and J. Saunderson.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director McNabb, that Development Permit 9901 to establish a shop/office/security appartment facility and an adjacent equipment storage yard on the property legally described as Lot 2, Section 13, Range 7, Plan VIP67939, Cranberry District, be approved subject to conditions set out in Schedule 1.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Savage, SECONDED Director McGuffie, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 9902, to vary the maximum permitted height of the Residential 1 (RS1) zone from 8.0 metres to 8.76 metres to permit the construction of a dwelling unit on the property legally described as Strata Lot 2, District Lot 54, Nanoose District, Strata Plan VIS4421, be approved as outlined in Alternative No. 1, subject to notification pursuant to the Municipal Act.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Stanhope,:

1. That the referral from the Forest Land Commission which requests an indication of the Regional District�s support for the removal of 650 acres of District Lot 11, Cameron District, from the FLR be referred back to staff.
2. That the Forest Land Commission be advised that the RDN will be directing the applicant to hold a public meeting and that the RDN will evaluate the additional comments and undertake further analysis prior to providing a formal response to the FLC.

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director Garnish, that staff and the proponent hold discussions regarding financial implications involved in additional consultation and public meeting and their recovery.

DEFEATED

The question was called on the main motion.

A recorded vote was requested.

The motion CARRIED with Directors Holme, Little, Duggan, Sherry, Loomis, Rispin, McGuffie, Savage, Stanhope, Garnish and Hamilton voting in the affirmative and Directors Luchtmeijer, Duncan, McNabb and McLean voting in the negative.

MOVED Director Luchtmeijer, SECONDED Director McGuffie, that two public meetings be held with one located in the Qualicum area and the other located in Electoral Area �F�.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the request from WR Hutchinson, BCLS on behalf of W. Huf, to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage requirement for proposed Lot A as shown on the Plan of Subdivision of the Remainder of Lot 9, Section 12, Range 2, Cedar District, Plan VIP53334, be approved.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Savage, that the request for a building strata conversion as shown on the development plan for Lot A, District Lot 43, Nanoose District, Plan VIP65740, be denied.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McGuffie, SECONDED Director Garnish, that the Draft of the Electoral Area �F� Official Community Plan be received.

CARRIED

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

CARRIED

TIME: 8:51 PM