REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
MINUTES
OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007, AT 6:00 PM
IN
THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS
Present:
Director D. Bartram 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
Director J. Stanhope Electoral
Area G
Also in Attendance:
M. Pearse Senior Manager,
Corporate Administration
P. Thorkelsson General
Manager, Development Services
P. Thompson Manager,
G. Garbutt Manager,
Current Planning
N. Tonn Recording
Secretary
DELEGATIONS
Chuck and Linda Addison, re Rezoning/OCP Amendment
Application No. A00604 –
Mr. and Mrs. Addison
provided information with respect to their application which has been held in
abeyance since November 2006. The property is zoned Resource presently, and the
property owners asked the Board of reconsider their application which would
include changing the property zoning to Rural Residential.
MINUTES
MOVED Director Stanhope,
SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee
meeting held September 11, 2007 be adopted.
CARRIED
PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
APPLICATIONS
Development Permit Application No. 60734 – Fern Road
Consulting Ltd. on behalf of C. Redman and J. Prescott – Redman & Malcolm
Roads – Area F.
MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED
Director Young, that Development Permit Application No. 60734 submitted by Fern
Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of C Redman and J Prescott, in conjunction with
the subdivision on the parcel legally described as the Northwest ¼ of Parcel A
(DD4504-N) of Lot 9, Cameron District, Except Part in Plans 16020 and VIP55971
and designated within the Watercourse Protection Development Permit Area
pursuant to OCP Bylaw No. 1152, 1999, be approved subject to the conditions
outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report and to the
notification requirements pursuant to the Local
Government Act with respect to the proposed variance.
CARRIED
OTHER
Terms of Reference – Electoral Area ‘A’
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director Stanhope, that the proposed Terms of Reference attached as Schedule
No. 1 be received and that staff be directed to proceed with the land inventory
as proposed.
CARRIED
Proposed Board Policy – Expression of Parcel Area in Land
Use Bylaws.
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Biggemann, that the Board of the Regional District of Nanaimo adopt
the Board Policy attached to the corresponding staff report, to establish the
General Survey Instruction Rules for Plan Deposits as the method to determine
the expression of parcel areas in relevant Regional District of Nanaimo bylaws.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Biggemann, that the Board of the Regional District of Nanaimo direct
staff to proceed to include Interpretation Sections to adopt the General Survey
Instruction Rules for Plan Deposits as the method to determine the expression
of parcel areas in “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw
No. 500, 1987” and “Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area ‘F’ Zoning and
Subdivision Bylaw No. 1285, 2002”.
CARRIED
BUSINESS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS OR COMMUNICATIONS
Rezoning/OCP Amendment Application No. AA00604 –
MOVED Director Young,
SECONDED Director Burnett, that the Electoral Area Planning Committee
reconsider Application No. AA00604 and the motion stated in the Electoral Area
Planning Committee’s minutes dated November 14, 2006 regarding the application.
MOVED Director Stanhope,
SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the application be referred back to staff for
a full report.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Young, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON