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 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 G. Korpan 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

N. Tonn Recording Secretary

Mr. Parry provided a updated summary of Strata Conversion Application 9906 and requested that the Board waive the parkland requirement or cash-in-lieu.

Mr. Milligan addressed the drainage problems and proposal and noted that the Strata Conversion Application conforms with the draft Electoral Area �F� OCP. He urged the Board to be pro-active in sustaining and encouraging economic development in the RDN.

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director McLean, that the delegations be received.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director Luchtmeijer, that the minutes of the regular Development Services Committee meeting held on April 20, 1999, be adopted.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Rispin, SECONDED Director McGuffie, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 9903, to vary the setback requirements of the RDN Bylaw No. 500, 1987 for an accessory building housing livestock on the property legally described as Lot 1, Section 18, Range 3, Cedar District, Plan VIP55689, be approved as outlined in Schedule �1�, subject to the notification of adjacent property owners pursuant to the Municipal Act.

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Rispin, that item 1 of Schedule �1� be amended to read:

1. The location of the existing accessory building used as a horsestable, as indicated on the survey dated March 2, 1999 by W.R. Hutchinson, BCLS, be approved subject to confirmation that the stable existed at the time of subdivision.

CARRIED

The question was called on the main motion as amended.

The motion 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 101, Section 12, Gabriola Island, Nanaimo District, Plan 23435, 300 Barry Road, Electoral Area �B�, owned by R. Swerdlow and L., Currie;
2. Parcel E, Section 21, Gabriola Island, Nanaimo District, Plan DD4013781, 377 Berry Point Road, Electoral Area �B�, owned by B & K Shopping Centre Ltd.;
3. Lot 1, District Lot 54, Nanoose District, Plan 27197, 7092 Harper Road, Electoral Area �D�, owned by D. High;
4. Strata Lot 14, District Lot 78, Nanoose District, Strata Plan 1009, 3028 Anchor Way, Electoral Area �E�, owned by C. Jamieson;
5. Lot 1, District Lot 167, Nanoose District, Plan 9428 Except Plan 19267, Amended Lot 167, DD66169N, except Parcel A, DD80609N, 1666 Island Highway East, Electoral Area �E�, owned by Oceanside Amusements Ltd.;
6. Lot 6, District Lot 28, Nanoose District, Plan 22685, 1608 River Crescent, Electoral Area �G�, owned by Granite Developments Ltd.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Development Permit 9906, to develop a warehouse and a storage building for over-height equipment on the property legally described as Lot 13, Section 12, Range 7, Cranberry District, Plan 27070, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule �1�.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Sherry, that Development Permit No. 9907, to facilitate the construction of one (1) dwelling unit on the property legally described as Strata Lot 18, District Lot 49, Nanoose District, Strata Plan VIS3167, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule �1�.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Sherry, that Development Permit No. 9908 to facilitate the construction of an addition to an existing dwelling unit on the property legally described as Lot 3, District Lot 68, Nanoose District, Plan 26680, be approved subject to the condition outlined in Schedule �1� and subject to notification pursuant to the Municipal Act.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director McNabb, that Development Permit Application No. 9909, to establish a temporary 3 metre construction zone, to construct a patio and to lay a pipe within the Waterfront Protection Development Permit Area on the property legally described as Lot 21, District Lot 78, Nanoose District, Plan 47638, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule �1�.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 9904, to vary the minimum setback requirements of the Rural 4 (RU4) zone from 2.0 m to 0.8 m for the small shed and from 5.0 m to 2.4 m for the large shop on the property legally described as Lot 8, Section 8, Range 7, Cranberry Land District, Plan 29703, be approved subject to the removal of the old barn on the property.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Luchtmeijer, that Development Permit Application No. 9906 to vary the maximum height requirement of the Rural 2 (RU2) zone in order to permit the construction of a single dwelling unit on the property legally described as Lot 6, Block 20, District Lot 78, Nanoose and Newcastle Districts, Plan 1694, be approved subject to the notification requirements pursuant to the Municipal Act.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Larsen, SECONDED Director McGuffie, that the application to permit a non-farm use within the ALR, including a driving range and community parkland, on Lot A, District Lot 85, Nanoose District, Plan 21232, be supported in principle, subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule �1�.

CARRIED

MOVED Director McLean, SECONDED Director Duncan, that the request for a building strata conversion as shown on the development plan for Lot A, District Lot 43, Nanoose District, Plan VIP65740 and dated May 6, 1999, be denied.

DEFEATED

MOVED Director McNabb, SECONDED Director McGuffie,:

1. That the request for a building strata conversion as shown on the development plan for Lot A, District Lot 43, Nanoose District, Plan VIP65740 and dated May 6, 1999, be approved subject to the conditions set out in Schedule No. �1� of the corresponding staff report.
2. That the applicant be required to pay the minimum 5% park land requirement pursuant to Section 941 of the Municipal Act.

A recorded vote was requested.

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

MOVED Director Sherry, SECONDED Director McNabb, that the report regarding correspondence from Mr. T. Jeffs be received.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Garnish, SECONDED Director Luchtmeijer that the applicant be advised that the Regional District is not prepared to support the request at this time.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Sherry, that the �Cowichan Valley Regional District West Cowichan (Electoral Areas �F� and �I�) Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1945, 1999" be received and that the Cowichan Valley Regional District be advised that the Regional District of Nanaimo has no comment on the proposed bylaw.

CARRIED

Staff were requested to bring forward a report on strata conversion criteria and guidelines in the Regional District.

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

CARRIED

TIME: 8:16 PM

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CHAIRPERSON