REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
MINUTES
OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2007, AT 6:00 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:
M. Pearse Senior Manager,
Corporate Administration
P. Thorkelsson General
Manager, Development Services
T. Osborne General
Manager, Recreation & Parks
G. Garbutt Manager,
Current Planning
N. Tonn Recording
Secretary
MINUTES
MOVED Director Biggemann,
SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee
meeting held May 8, 2007 be adopted.
CARRIED
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Reconsideration of Development Permit Application No. 60703
– Request for 10% Frontage Relaxation – Ring Contracting Ltd. –
MOVED Director Young,
SECONDED Director Burnett,:
That the requests for
variance and for relaxation of the minimum 10% frontage requirement be denied;
and
That Development Permit
Application No. 60703 be referred back to staff to request the applicant submit
a revised plan of subdivision prior to reconsideration of the application.
CARRIED
PLANNING
AMENDMENT
APPLICATIONS
Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0702 – Angela Quek,
Pacific Edge Architecture Inc. on behalf of Kijosa Investment Corporation –
1680 Timberlands Road – Area A.
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director Young,:
1. That the minutes of the Public Information Meeting held
on May 23, 2007 be received.
2. That Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0702, as
submitted by Angela Quek, Pacific Edge Architecture Inc. on behalf of Kijosa
Investment Corporation to discharge Land Use Contract No. 98 and to rezone the
property legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 15, Bright District, Plan
29967, Except Plan 38105 and located at 1680 Timberlands Road from Residential
6 Subdivision District ‘D’ (RS6D) to Comprehensive Development Zone 36 be
approved to proceed to public hearing subject to the conditions included in
Schedule No. 1 as amended to include a new condition No. 5 as follows:
“5. That
the building plans incorporate access for persons with disabilities in order to
provide full access to the 2nd floor hotel units subject to
compliance with the BC Building Code.”
3. That “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use Contract
Authorization Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 239.03, 2007” be given 1st
and 2nd reading.
4. That “Regional District of
5. That “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use Contract
Authorization Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 239.03, 2007” proceed to Public
Hearing.
6. That “Regional District of
7. That the Public Hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo
Land Use Contract Authorization Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 239.03, 2007” and
“Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw
No. 500.341, 2007” be delegated to Director Burnett or his alternate.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Development
Permit Application No. 60719 – Brandt Tractor Properties Ltd. –
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Young, that Development Permit No. 60719 to vary “Regional
District of Nanaimo Sign Bylaw No. 993, 1995”, for the property legally
described as Lot B, Section 14, Range 6, Cranberry District, Plan VIP72567, be
denied.
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60721 – Laidlaw/Shurvell
–
MOVED Director Young, SECONDED
Director Burnett, that Development Permit Application No. 60721, to vary
“Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 500, 1987”,
for the property legally described as Lot 2, Section 10, Ranges 4 and 5,
Mountain District, Plan 25557, be approved subject to the conditions outlined
in Schedules 1, 2 and 3, and subject to the Board’s consideration of comments
received as a result of public notification.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Development Variance Permit Application No. 90621 and
Request for Acceptance of Park Land in Conjunction with Subdivision Application
No. 26822 – Leigh Millan on behalf of BCAB Developments Ltd. – Whiting Way –
Area A.
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director Young,:
That Development Variance
Permit Application No. 90621, submitted by Leigh Millan, BCLS, on behalf of
BCAB Developments Ltd., in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcel
legally described as Lot 1, Section 1, Range 6, Cedar District, Plan VIP68894
Except Part in Plan VIP75488 and VIP80291 and located adjacent to Whiting Way
be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 3 of the
corresponding staff report and the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act with respect to the
proposed variance outlined in Schedule No. 2.
That the park land
proposal, in the amount and location as shown on Schedule No. 3 of the staff
report, be accepted subject to the conditions set out in Schedule No. 4 of the
staff report.
CARRIED
Development Variance Permit Application No. 90706 –
Armstrong/Clark –
MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED
Director Van Eynde, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90706, to
permit the height of a single family residence located at Lot 48, District Lot
28, Newcastle District, Plan 22249 to a maximum of 8.07 metres, according to
the terms outlined in Schedule No. 1, be approved subject to the Board’s
consideration of comments received as a result of public notification.
CARRIED
Development Variance Permit Application No. 90708 – Dave
Murray on behalf of Gaigher Holdings Inc. – 153 Jamieson Road – Area H.
MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED
Director Van Eynde, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90708,
submitted by David Murray, on behalf of Gaigher Holding Inc., in conjunction
with the property legally described as That Part of Lot 40, Newcastle District,
Lying to the Southwest of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company Right of
Way, Except Those Parts in Plans 15180 and 43604, be approved subject to the
conditions set out in Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3 and the notification
requirements of the Local Government Act.
CARRIED
Development Variance Permit Application
MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED
Director Burnett, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90709, to
vary “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 500,
1987”, for the property legally described as Lot A, District Lot 78, Nanoose
District, Plan 29682, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in
Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3, and subject to the Board’s consideration of comments
received as a result of public notification.
CARRIED
OTHER
Amendment to Impact Assessment Bylaw No. 1165.
This item was referred to
the Committee of the Whole meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Biggemann, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON