REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
MINUTES
OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2007, 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
Also in Attendance:
C. Mason Chief
Administrative Officer
M. Pearse Senior Manager,
Corporate Administration
P. Thorkelsson General
Manager, Development Services
T. Osborne General
Manager, Recreation & Parks
P. Thompson Manager,
G. Garbutt Manager,
Current Planning
N. Tonn Recording
Secretary
LATE DELEGATIONS
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Burnett, that late delegations be permitted to address the
Committee.
CARRIED
Allen and Boone Blanke, re Development Permit Application
No. 60660 Homes by Kimberly/Blanke
Ms. Laura Lambert, Homes
by Kimberly, provided an overview of Development Permit Application No. 60660
and requested that the Committee approve the application.
Will Burrows, re Budget Steel
Mr. Burrows raised his
concerns with respect to their ongoing development permit application and the
effect Amendment Application ZA0606 may have on its outcome.
MINUTES
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Young, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee
meeting held November 14, 2006 be adopted.
CARRIED
PLANNING
AMENDMEND
APPLICATIONS
Zoning
Amendment Application No. AA0606 Point Ellice Properties Ltd.
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director Holme,:
1. That Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and
Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.338, 2006 to rezone the properties
legally described as Lot 5, Block 7, Section 12, Range 7, Cranberry District,
Plan 1643 and Lots 6 and 7, Block 7, Sections 12 and 13, Range 7, Cranberry
District, Plan 1643 from Industrial 5 Subdivision District J (IN5J) to Main
Road Light Industrial Comprehensive Development 37 (CD37) 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. 500.338, 2006 be delegated
to Director Burnett or his alternate.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Development
Permit Application No. 60657 Allen/Kehoe Holdings
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED
Director Biggemann, that Development Permit No. 60657 submitted by Walter Allen
on behalf of Kehoe Holdings Ltd. to facilitate the construction of a single
dwelling unit on
CARRIED
Development
Permit Application No. 60658 Allen/Eilers
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Development Permit No. 60658 submitted by
Walter Allen on behalf of Florian and Allice Eilers to facilitate the
construction of a single dwelling unit on Carmichael Road be approved subject
to the conditions outlined in Schedule No. 1.
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60660 Homes by Kimberly/Blanke
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Young, that Development Permit No. 60660 submitted by Homes
by Kimberly on behalf of Allen and Boone Blanke to facilitate the construction
of a single dwelling unit on
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60661 Ken Clarke &
Keith Wick
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit No. 60661 with variance
submitted by Ken Clarke and Keith Wick to facilitate the construction of a
single dwelling unit on
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60663 Quest Homes Inc.,
on behalf of Green Thumb Nursery and Landscaping Island Highway No. 19A &
Coburn Road Area H.
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Young, that Development Permit Application No. 60663
submitted by Quest Homes Inc., on behalf of Green Thumb Nursery &
Landscaping, in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcels legally
described as Lot 5 & Lot 6 Except That Part in Plan VIP53852, both of
District Lot 36, Newcastle District, Plan 2076 and designated within the
Environmentally Sensitive Features Development Permit Area for the protection
of the aquifer, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No.
1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.
CARRIED
OTHER
Building Strata Conversion Application JE Anderson &
Associates on behalf of J. Glazier Developments Ltd. 430 Evergreen Way Area
G.
MOVED Director Stanhope,
SECONDED Director Burnett, that the request from JE Anderson & Associates,
BCLS, on behalf of Glazier Developments Ltd., for the building strata
conversion as shown on the Proposed Strata Plan of the property legally
described as Lot 8, Block 419, Nanoose District, Plan 32536, be approved
subject to the conditions being met as set out in Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3 of
the staff report.
CARRIED
Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Perimeter Frontage
Requirement WR Hutchinson on behalf of Boa Enterprises Ltd. South Forks Road
Area C.
Director Young left the
meeting citing a possible conflict of interest as a relative is involved in the
application.
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Burnett, that the request from WR Hutchinson, BCLS, on behalf
of Boa Enterprises Ltd., to relax the minimum 10% frontage requirement for
proposed Lot 1 and the Remainder of Lot A, as shown on the Plan of Subdivision
of Lot A, District Lot 3, Douglas District, Plan VIP77998, be approved.
CARRIED
Director Young returned to
the meeting.
Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Perimeter Frontage
Requirement WR Hutchinson on behalf of Kevin Ford 0758399 BC Ltd. off
Nanaimo River Road Area C.
MOVED Director Young,
SECONDED Director Burnett, that the request from WR Hutchinson, BCLS, on behalf
of Kevin Ford 0758399 BC Ltd., to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage
requirement for proposed Lot 6 in conjunction with the proposed subdivision of
District Lot 3, Douglas District, Except Part Shown Coloured Red on Plan 163RW
and Except Part in Plans VIP73765 & VIP77998, be approved.
CARRIED
Riparian Areas Regulation Implementation OCP Amendment Bylaw
Nos. 1240.03, 1152.03, 1148.04, 814.09, 1055.03, 1115.04, 1335.02, 1007.05 and
1400.01.
The Chairperson noted that
this item will be addressed at the January 23, 2007 Board meeting.
Building Strata Conversion Application Fern Road
Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Janette Hooper
MOVED Director Stanhope,
SECONDED Director Holme, that the request from Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on
behalf of Janette Hooper, for the building strata conversion as shown on the
Proposed Strata Plan of Lot 3, District Lots 65 and 66, Newcastle District,
Plan 1803, be approved subject to the conditions being met as set out in
Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3 of the staff report.
CARRIED
Electoral Area G Official Community Plan Review Workshop
Summaries and Update.
MOVED Director Stanhope,
SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the Board receive the staff report and
attached workshop summaries for information.
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
Sustainability Builders Checklist Application.
Director Bartram requested
that in future reports with respect to development applications, staff include
the following as it pertains to the sustainability builders checklist:
1. Whether the applicant filled out the Sustainability
Builders Checklist.
2. Whether in discussion with the RDN planners, anything
was changed in the application to make the application more sustainable.
3. Whether in the staffs opinion (Environmental Services,
Development Services and Corporate Services) the application supports the
Regions Sustainability Goals.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Biggemann, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON