REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 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

                                                 J. Llewelyn                                                    Manager of Community Planning

                                                 N. Tonn                                                          Recording Secretary

 

 

LATE DELEGATIONS

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director D. Haime, that a late delegation be permitted to address the Committee.

CARRIED

 

Hans Heringa, Lost Lake Properties Ltd., re Consideration of Park Land Dedication – Area G.

 

Mr. Heringa, provided a summary of the subdivision application’s history since 1993 and requested that the Board consider a cash-in-lieu of park land request with respect to the thirty-four lot subdivision development.

 

MINUTES

 

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

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60437 – Lajeunesse – 1539 Gordon Road – Area A.

 

MOVED Director Kreiberg, SECONDED Director Bibby, that Development Permit Application No. 60437 submitted by Rob Lajeunesse to approve the land alteration works that have been undertaken within the Streams, Nesting Trees, and Nanaimo River Floodplain Development Permit Area that consists of the introduction of large amounts of fill to create access to a proposed new lot on the property legally described as the North ½ of Section 17, Range 8, Cranberry District, Shown on Plan Deposited Under DD5657N, Except Parts in Plans 31020, 40229, and 2735 RW, be approved subject to the requirements outlined in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60440 – Keith Brown & Associates on behalf of 646268 BC Ltd. (Country Kitchen) – 1922 Schoolhouse Road – Area A.

 

MOVED Director Kreiberg, SECONDED Director Bartram, that Development Permit No. 60440 submitted by Keith Brown & Associates, on behalf of 646268 BC Ltd., for the property legally described as Lot 1, Section 13, Range 6, Cranberry District, Plan 12009 and located at 1922 Schoolhouse Road, be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the corresponding staff report and to the notification procedure subject to the Local Government Act with respect to the proposed variances.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90413 – Skollsberg – 3584 Outrigger Road – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90413, 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 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 Permit Application No. 90414 – Kawerau & Butler – 1405 Reef Road – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90414, submitted by the property owners Peter Kawerau and Karen Butler for the property legally described as Lot 23, District Lot 38, Nanoose District, Plan 21633 to legalize the siting of an existing dwelling unit and to facilitate the replacement of an existing attached deck within the front lot line setback area by relaxing the minimum required front lot line setback requirement from 8.0 metres to 3.3 metres and the minimum interior side lot line setback requirement from 2.0 metres to 1.6 metres, 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 Permit Application No. 90415 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – Fern Road Consulting Ltd. on behalf of V & M Fritzsche – 1410, 1420 and 1424 Hodge’s Road – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bartram, that this item be deferred.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Consideration of Park Land Dedication – Lost Lake Properties Ltd., on behalf of McKin Estates – off Sumar Lane – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the park land proposals submitted by Lost Lake Properties Ltd. be refused and that the Regional District require that park land be dedicated in conjunction with the proposed subdivision of Lots 1 and 2, Both of District Lot 28, Nanoose District, Plan VIP61866 in the location and amount detailed on Schedule No. 1 of the staff report.

CARRIED


Temporary Use Permit No. 0401 – James & Ellen Rothwell – 241 Hilliers Road North – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Kreiberg, that Temporary Use Permit No. 0401, submitted by Jim and Ellen Rothwell for the property legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 91 and 42, Newcastle District and District Lot 144, Nanoose District, Plan 13306, Except Part in Plan VIP59597, to allow a temporary soil mixing and compost storage operation be approved, subject to the Conditions of Approval outlined in Schedule No. 1 and subject to comments received as a result of the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

 

Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – Dave Scott on behalf of 3170497 Canada Inc., Commonly Known as Fairwinds Development – Carmichael Road – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Kreiberg, that the request from David Scott, on behalf of 3170497 Canada Inc., commonly known as Fairwinds Development, to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage requirement for Proposed Lot 5 shown on the Revised Plan of Proposed Subdivision of Phase 9A be approved subject to Schedule No. 1 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

Electoral Area ‘F’ – Delegation of Authority for Non-Farm Uses.

 

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram,:

 

1.             That the staff report be received for information.

 

2.             That staff be directed to report back with a detailed assessment of the implications of assuming delegation of authority for non-farm uses in Electoral Area ‘F’ and prepare a draft delegation agreement to consider assuming delegation of authority for non-farm uses in Electoral Area ‘F’.

CARRIED

DIRECTOR’S AGENDA ITEM

 

Traffic Flow on Corcan Road.

 

MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the Regional District of Nanaimo request that the Ministry of Transportation work with staff of the RDN to investigate both long and short term solutions to resolve the traffic flow problems on Corcan Road as part of their 2005-2006 work program.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director D. Haime, SECONDED Director Bartram, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

TIME:  6:52 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON