REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2004, AT 6:00 PM

IN THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS

 

Present:

                                Director E. Hamilton                Chairperson

                                Director H. Kreiberg                Electoral Area A

                                Alternate

                                Director B. Jepson                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

                                K. Daniels                Chief Administrative Officer

                                C. Mason                General Manager, Corporate Services

                                J. Finnie                General Manager, Environmental Services

                                M. Pearse                Manager of Administrative Services

 

 

DELEGATIONS

 

J. Lettic, Nanoose Property Owners and Residents Association, re Area E OCP Review – Terms of Reference/Process and Procedures.

 

Mr. Lettic outlined his concerns with respect to the OCP review process.

 

Diane Pertson, Nanoose Bay Conservancy Society, re Area E OCP.

 

Ms. Pertson requested that the Committee not proceed with the draft OCP until further consultation is held with respect to environmental issues.

 

Ron Kuhn, Nanoose Property Owners and Residents Association, re Area E OCP Review – Community Sewer Service.

 

Mr. Kuhn spoke of his difficulty in understanding the sewer aspects section in the draft OCP.

 

Jeannette Thomson, re Area E OCP.

 

Ms. Thomson expressed serious concerns with the process and the need for more meetings before proceeding with the draft OCP.

 

Carol Anne Philion, re Area E OCP.

 

Ms. Philion voiced her concerns with respect to the draft OCP.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the following late delegations be permitted to speak.

CARRIED

 

Ross Peterson, Northwest Nanoose Residents Association, re Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan.

 

Mr. Peterson expressed concerns with various sections of the draft OCP.

 

Mike Gray, re Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan.

 

Mr. Gray spoke to the letter on the agenda from the Nanoose Bay Coastal Property Owners Standing Committee outlining concerns with the draft OCP and requesting that the Board withhold processing the draft OCP.

 

Kiwi Stanner, re Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan.

 

Mr. Stanner advised that his concerns have been addressed by previous speakers.

 

Janet Farooq, re Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan.

 

Mr. Peterson read Ms. Farooq’s submission outlining her concerns with various sections of the draft OCP.

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held November 9, 2004 be adopted.

CARRIED

COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

 

Nanoose Bay Coastal Property Owners Standing Committee, re Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the correspondence from the Nanoose Bay Coastal Property Owners Standing Committee re Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan be received.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60455 – Robbins-MacQueen – 312 Kinkade Road - Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bibby, that Development Permit Application No. 60455 submitted by Heather Robbins-MacQueen for a development permit to allow for the construction of two additions to an existing dwelling unit within the Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Hazard Lands Development Permit Areas pursuant to “Regional District of Nanaimo Shaw Hill – Deep Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1007, 1996” for the property legally described as Parcel A, (DD 3874921), of Lot 6, District Lot 9, Newcastle District, Plan 14909 be approved, subject to the requirements outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2.

CARRIED


OTHER

 

Consideration of an Offer for Park Land Dedication – Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Carvalho – Lee Road – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Kreiberg, that the Approving Officer be advised that the RDN supports the full 20.0 metre wide dedication to the Strait of Georgia pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Bare Land Strata Regulations; however, if the Approving Officer waives the requirement for access to water, the RDN would accept the offer by the applicant to dedicate park land with a minimum width of 6.0 metres in the amount and location as shown on Schedule No. 1 and that the RDN’s position is a minimum standard for acceptance.

CARRIED

Update on Draft Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan.

 

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Bartram,:

 

1.              That the Draft Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan be received.

 

2.              That the Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan Terms of Reference be amended to allow for a Public Information meeting on the Draft Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

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

CARRIED

TIME:  7:30 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON