REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005, 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 G. Holme                                           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. Llewellyn                                                    Manager of Community Planning

                                                 M. Pearse                                                       Manager of Administrative Services

                                                 L. Burgoyne                                                   Recording Secretary

 

 

DELEGATIONS

 

Ron Fuller, re Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0505 – RG Fuller & Associates, on behalf of Land & Water BC – Fielding Road – Area A.

 

Mr. Fuller was not in attendance.

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held February 8, 2005 be adopted.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS

 

Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0502 – Kerr/Van Ijzendoorn – 2910 Extension Road – Area C.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme,:

 

1.             That Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0502 submitted by Robert Kerr of U-Dog Fitness and Behaviour, on behalf of Jan H. Visser van Ijzendoorn, to rezone the properties legally described as Lot 3, Block 6, Section 12, Cranberry District, Plan 716 from Commercial 1 subdivision district ‘M’ (CM1M) and Lots 1, 2 and 4, Block 6, Section 12, Cranberry District, Plan 716 from Residential 2 subdivision district ‘M’ to a Comprehensive Development zone, in order to permit dog boarding, dog training and accessory vehicle marshalling be denied.

 

2.             That bylaw enforcement action be taken with respect to the existing dog boarding and dog training use on the properties legally described as Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block 6, Section 12, Cranberry District, Plan 716.

CARRIED

Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0505 – RG Fuller & Associates, on behalf of Land & Water BC – Fielding Road – Area A.

 

MOVED Director Kreiberg, SECONDED Director Bartram,:

 

1.             That Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0505 submitted by RG Fuller & Associates, on behalf of Land & Water BC to rezone the properties legally described as Lots 16 & 17, Both of Section 14, & Lot 18, Sections 14 & 15, All of Range 6, Cranberry District, Plan 9244 from Residential 2 Subdivision District F (RS2F) to Comprehensive Development 22 Subdivision District ‘Z’ (CD22Z) in order to facilitate the future development of light industrial uses be approved to proceed to public hearing.

 

2.             That “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.316, 2005” be given 1st and 2nd reading.

 

3.             That “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.316, 2005” proceed to public hearing.

 

4.             That the public hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.316, 2005” be delegated to Director Kreiberg or his alternate.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60452 – Snyder/Shortman – 2925 Marshall Road - Area H.

 

MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Holme, that Development Permit Application No. 60452 submitted by Craig Snyder and Joanne Shortman to legalize land alteration, the siting of the existing dwelling unit and driveway access including culvert and to permit further landscaping within the Environmentally Sensitive Features Development Permit Area within 15.0 metres of Westglade Brook, be approved as outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60508 – Windward Developments/Turner – Viking Way – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Haime, that Development Permit Amendment Application No. 60508 to vary the minimum exterior and a portion of the front setback requirements of the Residential 5 (RS5) zone from 8.0 metres to 5.1 metres to permit the construction of a dwelling unit on the property legally described as Lots 38 and 39, District Lot 28, Nanoose District, Plan VIP76143 be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and subject to notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90503 – Rempel – 1479 Bay Drive – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90503, submitted by William and Ruth Rempel, to vary “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 500, 1987” as outlined on Schedule No. 1 to legalize the existing accessory buildings as shown on Schedules Nos. 2 and 3, be approved subject to the notification procedures pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90504 – Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Lisa Holmgren – Meadow Drive – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bartram, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90504, submitted by Fern Road Consulting Ltd. on behalf of Lisa Holmgren for the parcel legally described as Lot 12, District Lot 49, Nanoose District, Plan VIP76162, to relax the maximum dwelling unit height from 8.0 metres to 8.5 metres to allow for the construction of a single dwelling unit, be approved subject to Schedule Nos. 1, 2 and 3, and the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Restrictive Covenant – Wilson – Mallard Road – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme, that the request to enter into a Section 219 covenant by eight property owners on Mallard Road to restrict the removal of vegetation, be approved.

CARRIED

 

Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Perimeter Requirement – WR Hutchinson, BCLS, on behalf of Sangha – Jameson Road – Area D.

 

MOVED Director Haime, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the request from WR Hutchinson, BCLS, on behalf of Sangha, to relax the minimum 10% frontage requirement for proposed Lot A, as shown on the plan of subdivision of Lot 1, Section 12, Range 3, Mountain District, Plan 26828, be approved subject to the conditions set out in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

Bylaw No. 500 – Technical Review Planning Project – Public Consultation Framework.

 

MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Kreiberg,:

 

1.             That the staff report on the Bylaw No. 500 Planning Project be received.

 

2.             That the Public Consultation Framework as set out in Schedule No. 1 of the staff report be endorsed by the Board.

CARRIED

Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 1259.02.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bartram,:

 

1.             That the proposed fees for planning related applications as outlined in Schedule No. 1 be approved.

 

2.             That “Regional District of Nanaimo Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 1259.02, 2005” be introduced and read 3 times.

 

3.             That “Regional District of Nanaimo Fees and Charges Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 1259.02, 2005” be adopted.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

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

CARRIED

 

 

TIME:  6:50 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CHAIRPERSON