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
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CHAIRPERSON