REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2004, AT 6:30 PM

IN THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS

 

Present:

                        Director E. Hamilton            Chairperson

                        Director H. Kreiberg            Electoral Area A

                        Director D. Haime            Electoral Area D

                        Director P. Bibby            Electoral Area E

                        Director L. Biggemann            Electoral Area F

                        Director J. Stanhope            Electoral Area G

                        Director D. Bartram            Electoral Area H

 

Also in Attendance:

 

                        B. Lapham            General Manager, Development Services

                        N. Tonn            Recording Secretary

 

 

LATE DELEGATIONS

 

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

CARRIED

 

Adele McKillop, re DP Application No. 60429 – Bev & Gerd Voigt, on behalf of 642703 BC Ltd. – off Kaye Road and the Island Highway – Area E.

 

Ms. McKillop provided a verbal and written overview and history of the area and raised her concerns with the application process with respect to DP Application No. 60429. Ms. McKillop requested that the Board defer the application until such time as all required information is submitted by the applicant.

 

John Barnum, re DP Application No. 60429 – Bev & Gerd Voigt, on behalf of 642703 BC Ltd. – off Kaye Road and the Island Highway – Area E.

 

Mr. Barnum noted the importance of water to the neighbouring lots and asked that the Board consider the effect any development would have on water tables in the area.

 

Bev Voigt, re DP Application No. 60429 – Bev & Gerd Voigt, on behalf of 642703 BC Ltd. – off Kaye Road and the Island Highway – Area E.

 

Ms. Voigt provided an overview of their development permit application, noting that the property contains 2nd growth trees, which they will attempt to avoid disturbing, and that there will be a covenant attached to the application which will not allow any development for a minimum of 30 metres from Craig Creek. Ms. Voigt requested that the Board not defer their application.

 

Gerd Voigt, re DP Application No. 60429 – Bev & Gerd Voigt, on behalf of 642703 BC Ltd. – off Kay Road and the Island Highway – Area E.

 

Mr. Voigt declined his opportunity to speak at this time.

 


MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bibby, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held April 27, 2004 be adopted.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60418 – Gunning – 1733Admiral Tryon Boulevard – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bartram, that Development Permit Application No. 60418 to vary the minimum setback from 8.0 metres to 1.1 metres to recognize the siting of the existing concrete retaining wall and to permit the construction of a rip rap retaining wall sited a maximum of 1 metre below the natural boundary of the sea, within the Watercourse Protection Development Permit Area on the property legally described as Lot 30, District Lot 28, Nanoose District, Plan VIP62528, be approved subject to the requirements outlined in Schedules No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and subject to notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

Development Permit Application No. 60422 – Johnstone– Surfside Drive – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60422, submitted by Bruce and Jeannette Johnstone to legalize the addition of two raised decks and a porch addition for a dwelling unit and to facilitate the renovation of the seawall located within the Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Hazard Lands Areas Development Permit Areas for the subject property legally described as Lot 5, District Lots 9 and 110, Newcastle District, Plan 15370 be approved, subject to the requirements outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 23.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60424 – Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Barbon Construction – Gainsberg Road – Area H.

 

MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Stanhope,:

 

1.         That Development Permit Application No. 60424 submitted by Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Barbon Construction for the property legally described as Lot 1, District Lots 1 and 86, Newcastle District, Plan VIP70719, be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the corresponding staff report and to the notification procedure subject to the Local Government Act with respect to the proposed variances to Bylaw No. 500, 1987.

 

2.         That the following words be added under the heading “Storm Water Drainage Plan” of Schedule 1 to DP Application No. 60424:

 

“Applicant to obtain a Section 9 approval from Land and Water BC in consultation with the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection prior to realignment of the lower 50 metres of Hemsbrough Ditch.”

CARRIED

 


Development Permit Application No. 60427 – Smith/Vectis Ventures – 3645 Dolphin Drive – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60427, submitted by Tim Ram of Vectis Ventures on behalf of Dan and Christina Smith for the installation of a terraced retaining wall and removal of an illegal structure for the property legally described as Lot B, District Lot 78, Nanoose Land District, Plan 44229, be approved as submitted subject to Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60428 – 43052 BC Ltd./Quest Homes – Garrod Road – Area H.

 

MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED Director D. Haime, that Development Permit Application No. 60428 submitted by Quest Homes for the property legally described as Lot A, District Lot 36 and part of the bed of the Strait of Georgia, Newcastle District, Plan VIP54987, be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the corresponding staff report and the notification procedure subject to the Local Government Act with respect to the proposed variances to Bylaw No. 500, 1987.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60429 – Bev & Gerd Voigt, on behalf of 642703 BC Ltd. – off Kaye Road and the Island Highway – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the request, submitted by Bev and Gerd Voigt, on behalf of 642703 BC Ltd. to create new parcels and dedicate and construct a road as part of a 6-lot subdivision proposal within a Farm Land Protection Development Permit Area and to relax the minimum setback requirement for an existing barn building from 30.0 metres to 13.0 metres from the proposed new lot line as shown on the plan of subdivision of District Lot 44, Nanoose District Except Parts in Plans 39893, 3132 RW, be referred back to staff for further assessment of road access and effects on the Sensitive Ecosystem Protection Development Permit Area.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90406 – Peake – 6235 West Island Highway – Area H.

 

MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED Director D. Haime, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90406, submitted by Helen Sims of Fern Road Consulting Ltd. on behalf of W. Stephen Peake, to legalize the existing dwelling unit, over height fence and accessory buildings within the Residential 2 (RS2) zone by varying the minimum permitted setbacks from lot lines and from a watercourse (Nash Creek) for the property legally described as Lot A, District Lot 21, Newcastle District and Part Formerly the Bed of the Strait of Georgia, Nanaimo District, Plan VIP67028, be approved subject to Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3 and subject to the notification procedures pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

 


Development Variance Permit Application No. 90409 – C & J Ennals, on behalf of Mitchell – 1478 Northwest Bay Road – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bibby, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90409, submitted by Charles and Jill Ennals on behalf of Avis Mitchell, to legalize the siting of the existing dwelling within the Resource Management 1 (RM1) zone by varying the minimum setback requirement from 20.0 metres to 16.3 metres for the property legally described as District Lot 132, Nanoose Land District be approved as submitted subject to Schedules No. 1 and 2 and subject to the notification procedures pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90410 – Skollsberg – 3584 Outrigger Road – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Bartram, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90410, submitted by the property owners Jan-Wilhelm Skollsberg and Anne-Christine Skollsberg for the property legally described as Lot 7, District Lot 78, Nanoose District, Plan 19688 to relax the maximum permitted height to allow for the architectural style and construction of the proposed accessory building and to relax the front lot line setback requirements of an existing accessory building in order to legalize its siting be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3 and subject to the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

 

Development Variance Application No. 90411 – Walsh/Collins – 1524 Haida Way – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90411 to vary the minimum setback from the front lot line from 8.0 metres to 0.9 metres to permit the construction of an addition, and to vary the minimum setback from the side lot line from 2.0 metres to 1.7 metres to legalize the siting of an existing dwelling unit, on the property legally described as Lot 30, District Lot 52, Nanoose District, Plan 15921 be approved subject to the requirements outlined in Schedule Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and subject to notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – Koers & Associates on behalf of Fairwinds Development – Bonnington Drive, Fairwinds (Phase 9B) – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the request from Koers & Associates, on behalf of 3170497 Canada Inc., commonly known as Fairwinds Development, to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage requirement for Proposed Lots 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12 as shown on the Plan of Proposed Subdivision of Phase 9B be approved.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

TIME:  7:11 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON