REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2006, AT 6:30 PM

IN THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS

 

Present:

                                     Director D. Bartram                                       Chairperson

                                     Director J. Burnett                                        Electoral Area A

                                     Director M. Young                                        Electoral Area C

                                     Director G. Holme                                        Electoral Area E

                                     Director L. Biggemann                                 Electoral Area F

                                     Director J. Stanhope                                    Electoral Area G

                                     Director B. Johnston                                   City of Parksville

 

Also in Attendance:

 

                                     J. Llewellyn                                                   Manager of Community Planning

                                     M. Pearse                                                      Manager Administrative Services

                                     W. Moorman                                                 Manager of Engineering Standards & Subdivisions

                                     N. Tonn                                                         Recording Secretary

 

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held January 10, 2006 be adopted.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS

 

Amendment Application ZA0417 – Island Cash Buyers, on behalf of Integrated Land Management Bureau – Deep Bay Harbour – Area H.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope,:

 

1.                  That “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.332, 2006” to rezone the property from Water 1 Subdivision District ‘Z’ (WA1Z) to Water 2 Subdivision District ‘Z’ (WA2Z) in order to recognize a number of existing marina uses on the property be given 1st and 2nd reading.

 

2.                  That “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.332, 2006” be approved to proceed to Public Hearing.

 

3.                  That the Public Hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.332, 2006” be delegated to Director Bartram or his alternate.

CARRIED

 

Amendment Application ZA0525 – Coulson – 161 Horne Lake Road – Area H.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann,:

 

1.            That “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.328, 2006” to rezone the land from Residential 6 Subdivision District ‘D’ (RS6D) to Horne Lake Road Comprehensive Development Zone Subdivision District ‘Z’ (CD32Z) be given 1st and 2nd reading.

 

2.            That “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.328, 2006” be approved to proceed to Public Hearing, subject to the conditions identified in Schedule 1.

 

3.            That the Public Hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.328, 2006” be delegated to Director Bartram or his alternate.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60559 – John Gantner –825 Flamingo Drive - Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme, that Schedule 1 of Development Permit Application No. 60559 be amended to add the following:

 

“Section 219 Covenant

 

f)              At the applicant’s expense and to the satisfaction of the RDN, the applicant shall register on title a Section 219 covenant that saves the RDN harmless from any legal action or loss that may result from flooding, and includes the geotechnical report prepared for the property.”

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme, that Development Permit Application No. 60559, to allow the replacement of an existing dwelling with a new dwelling and vary the maximum dwelling unit height in the Residential 2 (RS2) zone from 8 metres to 9.5 metres, be approved according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1 as amended, and subject to the Board’s consideration of comments received as a result of public notification.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60602 – Gorenko – 721 Barclay Crescent North – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme, that Development Permit Application No. 60602, to facilitate the replacement of an existing single-wide manufactured home with a double-wide manufactured home at 721 Barclay Crescent North, be approved according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60604 – Dave Scott for 3536696 Canada Inc. - Area E.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Development Permit Application No. 60604, to site a new dwelling and vary the maximum dwelling unit height from 8 metres to 9.83 metres, 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. 60605 – Konitzki/Homes by Kimberly – 2590 La Selva Place – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60605 to allow for the construction of one single-dwelling unit and one accessory building be approved according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Perimeter Requirement – Glencar Consultants Ltd., on behalf of T & M Gilchrist – Raines Road – Area A.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that the request from Glencar Consultants, on behalf of the Gilchrists, to relax the minimum 10% frontage requirement for the proposed Remainder of Lot 1, as shown on the plan of subdivision of Lot 1, Section 18, Range 7, Cranberry District, Plan 20029 Except Parts in Plans 28748 and 28749 be approved subject to the conditions set out in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

Riparian Areas Regulation.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the Electoral Area Planning Committee receive this report for information.

CARRIED

Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 1469.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann,:

 

1.             That “Regional District of Nanaimo Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 1469, 2006” be introduced and read three times.

 

2.             That “Regional District of Nanaimo Floodplain Management Bylaw No. 1469, 2006” be adopted.

 

3.             That the following resolution be forwarded to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities for consideration at its upcoming convention:

 

                Flood Plain Bylaw Fee

 

                WHEREAS a regional district is not able to recover costs associated with the processing of an application for a site specific exemption to a flood plain bylaw adopted under Section 910 of the Local Government Act;

 

                AND WHEREAS the Local Government Act does not include a provision for a regional district to charge a fee for processing an application for a site specific exemption to a flood plain bylaw;

 

                THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that AVICC request the provincial government to amend the Local Government Act so that regional districts can charge a fee for processing an application for a site specific exemption to a flood plain bylaw.

CARRIED

 

Proposed Development Variance Permit, Development Permit with Variance and Floodplain Exemption Evaluation Guidelines.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope,:

 

1.             That the Board rescind Policy B1.5 – Development Variance Permit Application Evaluation Guidelines.

 

2.             That the Board endorse as a policy, the Development Variance Permit, Development Permit with Variance and Floodplain Exemption Application Evaluation Guidelines attached as Schedule No. 1 to the staff report.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

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

CARRIED

 

 

TIME:  6:46 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              

CHAIRPERSON