REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2006, AT 6:30 PM

IN THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS

 

Present:

                                     Director J. Stanhope                                    Chairperson

                                     Director J. Burnett                                        Electoral Area A

                                     Director M. Young                                        Electoral Area C

                                     Alternate

                                     Director F. Van Eynde                                 Electoral Area E

                                     Director L. Biggemann                                 Electoral Area F

                                     Alternate

                                     Director D. Heenan                                      Electoral Area H

 

Also in Attendance:

 

                                     C. Mason                                                       Chief Administrative Officer

                                     W. Moorman                                                 Manager of Engineering Standards & Subdivisions

                                     J. Finnie                                                        General Manager of Environmental Services

                                     T. Osborne                                                    General Manager of Recreation & Parks

                                     M. Pearse                                                      Manager of Administrative Services

                                     N. Avery                                                         Manager of Financial Services

                                     N. Tonn                                                         Recording Secretary

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The Chairperson welcomed Alternate Directors Van Eynde, Heenan and the new General Manager of Development Services, Paul Thorkelsson, to the meeting.

 

DELEGATIONS

 

Brenda Arthur, re Budget Steel – 2073 Main Road – Area A.

 

Ms. Arthur provided a short history of the property and the previous development permit which was issued in 1998 and provided written background information as well as circulating informational pictures to the Committee for their information.

 

David Dunaway, re Budget Steel – 2073 Main Road – Area A.

 

Mr. Dunaway raised his concerns with Budget Steel’s continued practice of receiving vehicles containing fluids which could possibly contaminate surface groundwater and eventually, the Cassidy aquifer.

 

LATE DELEGATIONS

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that two late delegations be permitted to address the Committee.

CARRIED

Will Burrows, Budget Steel, re Budget Steel – 2073 Main Road – Area A.

 

Mr. Burrows, Manager of Budget Steel, provided an overview of Budget Steel’s operating practices and stressed their commitment to resolving any outstanding issues through their recent development permit application.


 

Allen Meyer, re Development Variance Permit Application No. 90616 – Meyer – 3512 Bluebill Place – Area E.

 

Mr. Meyer spoke in favour of DVP Application No. 90616 and provided the Committee with additional written information with respect to the application.

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held July 11, 2006 be adopted.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60644 – D & B McKee – 5061 Island Highway West – Area H.

 

MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60644, to allow the construction of a dwelling, be approved according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

Development Permit Application No. 60645 – Cloarec – 2615 Noble Road – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Young, that Development Permit Application No. 60645, to allow for the construction of a dwelling unit at 2615 Noble Road, be approved according to the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60648 – Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of R. & L. Wells – 677/669 Barclay Crescent North – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that Development Permit Application No. 60648 submitted by Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of R. & L. Wells in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcels legally described as Lots 2 & 3, District Lot 28, Nanoose District, Plan 23031 and designated within the Sensitive Lands Development Permit Area pursuant to the “French Creek Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1115, 1998”, be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule Nos. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90616 – Meyer – 3512 Bluebill Place – Area E.

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Burnett, that Development Variance Permit No. 90616 to legalize the existing beach access stairs as shown on Schedule No. 2 located at 3512 Bluebill Place, be approved subject to the terms outlined on Schedule No. 1, and that staff do the following:

 

a)             Develop a policy for the Board’s consideration regarding the appropriate development of beach access stairs, and the associated staff review of development variance permit applications.

 

b)             Proceed with seeking a Court Order to have the stairs removed, to comply with Bylaw No. 500 and Bylaw No. 1250 if the applicants do not meet the terms of Schedule No. 1 within 90 days from the date of the issuance of Development Variance Permit 90616.

CARRIED

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90618 – Allen and Parker – 448 Manse Road – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90618, to relax the front lot line setback from 8.0 metres to 4.6 metres, to legalize an existing garage at 448 Manse 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

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90619 – JE Anderson, BCLS on behalf of M. Porter – Spring Place – Area F.

 

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90619, submitted by JE Anderson, BCLS, on behalf of M. Porter, to vary the minimum lot frontage requirement as shown on Schedule No. 3 in conjunction with a 2-lot subdivision proposal of Lot B, Block 544, Nanoose District, Plan VIP60806, be approved subject to the conditions set out in Schedule Nos. 1 and 2 and to the notification procedure pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – L. & C. Addison, on behalf of Wessex Enterprises Ltd. – Midora & Extension Roads – Area C.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the request for relaxation of the minimum 10% frontage requirement for proposed Lots 7 and 8 in conjunction with the subdivision application for Parcel Z (DD K83923), Section 13, Range 1 and Sections 12 and 13, Range 2, Cranberry District, be approved subject to the conditions set out in Schedule Nos. 1 and 2 of the staff report.

CARRIED

Riparian Areas Regulation Stream Declaration Policy.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the Riparian Areas Regulation Stream Declaration Policy, attached to the staff report, be approved.

CARRIED

Incorporating Green Shores Project Principles into RDN Bylaws.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Heenan, that the Board direct staff to consider policies and development permit area guidelines regarding Green Shores’ principles for inclusion in all future official community plan reviews.

CARRIED

BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS

 

Budget Steel – Development Permit Application.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that staff review the Budget Steel file with the RDN lawyer to obtain a legal opinion as to whether or not the conditions as set out in the existing Development Permit can be enforced and other matters related to Budget Steel’s operation; and that staff report back to the next Board meeting.

CARRIED


ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

 

 

TIME:  7:20 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              

CHAIRPERSON