REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
MINUTES
OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2006, AT 6:30 PM
IN
THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS
Present:
Director G. Holme Chairperson
Director J. Burnett Electoral
Area A
Director M. Young Electoral
Area C
Director L. Biggemann Electoral Area
F
Director J. Stanhope Electoral
Area G
Alternate
Director D. Heenan Electoral
Area H
Director B. Johnston City of
Also in Attendance:
J. Llewellyn Manager
of Community Planning
W. Moorman Manager
of Engineering Standards & Subdivisions
W. Thexton Senior
Accountant
N. Tonn Recording
Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
The Chairperson welcomed
Alternate Director Heenan to the meeting.
LATE DELEGATION
MOVED Director Biggemann,
SECONDED Director Stanhope, that a late delegation be permitted to address the
Committee.
CARRIED
Poul Rosen, re Building Permit for
Mr. Rosen, speaking on
behalf of June and Carl Rosen, raised his concerns regarding the Board’s
approval of a building permit for the property located at
MINUTES
MOVED Director Stanhope,
SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee
meeting held April 11, 2006 be adopted.
CARRIED
PLANNING
AMENDMENT
APPLICATIONS
Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0602 – Jane England
Abbott –
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director
Burnett,:
1. That “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and
Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.334, 2006”, to rezone the properties,
on the Island Highway West in Electoral Area ‘G’, from Public 1 Subdivision
District ‘M’ (PU1M) to Residential 2 Subdivision District ‘M’ (RS2M) be given 1st
and 2nd reading.
2. That “Regional District of
3. That the Public Hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo
Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.334, 2006”, be delegated
to Director Stanhope or his alternate.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Development
Permit Application No. 60611 – Surfwood Supply Ltd./Keith Brown Associates Ltd.
–
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director Young, that Development Permit No. 60611 with variances to allow for
the construction of two industrial buildings be approved according to the terms
outlined in Schedule No. 1 and subject to the Board’s consideration of the
comments received as a result of public notification.
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60614 – Don and Sharon
Milburn –
MOVED Director Heenan,
SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60614, to
allow the removal of an existing dwelling and the construction of a new
dwelling at
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60617 – Byran Witcomb on
behalf of Western Cruiser Sales Ltd. – 1451 East Island Highway – Area E.
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Young, that Development Permit Application No. 60617, to allow a sales
and service building, four storage buildings, landscaping and parking
improvements and a facia sign at 1451 Island Highway East, be approved subject
to the terms of Schedule No. 1.
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60620 – Helen Sims for
Craig Finney and Lisa Marie Welker-Finney –
MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED
Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60620, with a
variance to allow the construction of a dwelling, be approved according to the
terms outlined in Schedule No. 1 and subject to consideration of the comments
received as a result of public notification.
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60621 – Fern Road
Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Michael Eddy, Lorie Eddy, Patricia Greenham and
Corinne Barker – Moors, Blackbeard and Maple Guard Drives – Area H.
MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED
Director Burnett, that Development Permit Application No. 60621 submitted by
Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of
Michael Eddy, Lorie Eddy, Patricia Greenham & Corinne Barker, in
conjunction with the subdivision on the parcels legally described as Lots 8, 9
& 10, All of District Lot 40, Newcastle District, Plan 20505 and designated
within the Environmentally Sensitive Areas Development Permit Area, be approved
subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the
corresponding staff report.
MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED
Director Burnett, that Schedule 1 be amended to require the placement of a
covenant limiting placement of a second dwelling unit on the new lots created.
CARRIED
The question was called on the motion
as amended.
The motion CARRIED.
Development Permit Application No. 60623 – Request for 10%
Frontage Relaxation – Timberlake-Jones Engineering Ltd., on behalf of
Timberstone Development Ltd. – Northwest Bay Road – Area E.
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Burnett,:
1. That Development Permit Application No. 60623 submitted
by Timberlake-Jones Engineering Ltd., on behalf of Timberstone Developments
Ltd., in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcel legally described as
Lot 1, DL 68, Nanoose District, Plan 3940 Except For Part in Plan VIP80339 and
designated within the Sensitive Ecosystem Protection and the Farm Land
Protection Development Permit Areas be approved subject to the conditions
outlined in Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3 of the corresponding staff report.
2. That the request for relaxation of the minimum 10%
frontage requirement for proposed Lots 11 and 12 be approved.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT
Development Variance Permit Application No. 90609 – Kawerau
and
MOVED Director Stanhope,
SECONDED Director Young, that Development Variance Permit Application No.
90609, to relax the front lot line setback from 8.0 metres to 5.7 metres to
facilitate the replacement and extension of an existing attached garage at 1405
Reef Road, 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
OTHER
Request
for RDN to Consider the Development of a Manufactured
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Biggemann, that this report be received for information and that the
general issue of the need to revise the Urban Containment Boundary in the
vicinity of the City of
CARRIED
BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS
Building Permit for
MOVED Director Stanhope,
SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the issues raised by the delegation with
respect to approval of a building permit for 2991 Northwest Bay Road, be
referred to staff and a report prepared for consideration at the next Electoral
Area Planning Committee meeting.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED Director Biggemann,
SECONDED Director Stanhope, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON