REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2005, AT 6:30 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 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                                                      Deputy Administrator

                                                 J. Llewellyn                                                    Manager of Community Planning

                                                 N. Tonn                                                          Recording Secretary

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The Chairperson welcomed Alternate Director Jepson to the meeting.

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Kreiberg, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held June 14, 2005 be adopted.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60524 – Chiste & Larsen – Northwest Bay Road – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Farm Land Protection Development Permit Application No. 60524 to facilitate remediation of the 15.0 metre buffer area through replanting and leveling of the site and to allow the installation of a septic system within the buffer area, be approved, according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

Development Permit Application No. 60525 – Purves – 629 Viking Way – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Kreiberg, that Development Permit Application No. 60525 with a front yard setback variance from 8.0 metres to 5.1 metres to permit the construction of a dwelling unit at 629 Viking Way be approved according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1, and subject to the Board’s consideration of comments received as a result of public notification.

CARRIED


 

Development Permit Application No. 60526 – Friede/Fern Road – 6060 Island Highway West – Area H.

 

MOVED Director Bartram, SECONDED Director Holme, that Development Permit Application No. 60526 with variance be approved according to the terms of Schedule No. 1, subject to consideration of comments received as a result of public notification and that the issuance of Development Permit No. 60526 be withheld until completion of the following:

 

1.            The applicant shall, at the applicant’s expense and to the satisfaction of the Regional District of Nanaimo, prepare and register a Section 219 covenant saving the Regional District of Nanaimo harmless of any damages and/or losses as a result of flooding and/or erosion.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60528 – Fern Road Consulting Ltd. on behalf of D & B Van Damme – 1921/1931 Northwest Bay Road – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Bartram, that Development Permit No. 60528, submitted by Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of D and B Van Damme for the property legally described as Lot 3, District Lot 10, Nanoose District, Plan 28601, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60529 – Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Forevergreen Properties Ltd. – Inland Island Highway/Butler Avenue – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann,:

 

1.            That the request, submitted by Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Forevergreen Properties Ltd., to allow the creation of a subdivision within the Inland Island Highway Development Permit Area as shown on the proposed plan of subdivision of Block 1438, Nanoose District, Except Parts in Plans 33564, VIP52788, VIP55714, 3501RW and VIP64704 and Proposed Closed Road, be approved subject to the conditions of Schedules No. 1 and 2.

 

2.            That the Approving Officer be specifically advised to take all necessary steps for the protection of all water wells, and in particular, those wells within the City of Parksville.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60532 – Davis/Carniato – Andover Road – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Kreiberg, that Development Permit Application No. 60532 with a variance to reduce the front lot line setback from 8.0 metres to 5.0 metres on Andover Road be approved according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1, subject to consideration of comments received as a result of public notification.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90515 – Schlegel – Blueback Drive – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Kreiberg, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90515, to vary Section 3.4.61 of “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 500, 1987” to relax the maximum permitted dwelling unit height from 8.0 metres to 9.1 metres according to the terms of Schedule ‘1’, be approved subject to consideration of the comments received as a result of notification pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED


OTHER

 

Building Strata Conversion Application – S & W Jessen – 3051 West Road – Area D.

 

MOVED Director Jepson, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the request from Steven and Wendy Jessen, for the building strata conversion as shown on the Proposed Strata Plan of Lot 2, Section 16, Range 3, Mountain District, Plan VIP72060, be approved subject to the conditions being met as set out in Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3 of the staff report.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

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

CARRIED

 

 

TIME:  6:44 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              

CHAIRPERSON