REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008, 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

                            Director G. Holme                        Electoral Area E

                            Director L. Biggemann                  Electoral Area F

                            Alternate

                            Director L. Derkach                      Electoral Area G

 

Also in Attendance:

 

                            M. Pearse                                      Senior Manager, Corporate Administration

                            G. Garbutt                                     A/General Manager, Development Services

                            N. Tonn                                        Recording Secretary

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The Chairperson welcomed Alternate Director Derkach to the meeting.

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held January 8, 2008 be adopted.

CARRIED

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60703 (reconsideration) – Ring Contracting Ltd. – 470 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that Development Permit Application No. 60703 submitted by Ring Contracting Ltd., in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcel legally described as Lot 2, Section 6, Range 5, Cranberry District, Plan VIP55807 and located at 470 Nanaimo River Road in Electoral Area ‘C’ and designated within the Watercourse Protection and Fish Habitat Protection Development Permit Areas, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

 


Development Permit Application No. 60735 (reconsideration) and Request for Relaxation and Request to Discharge a Section 219 Covenant – Fern Road Consulting Ltd. on behalf of Meade – Lundine Lane – Area G.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Derkach, that Development Permit No. 60735 submitted by Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of M & C Meade, in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcel legally described as Lot 6, District Lot 49, Nanoose District, Plan VIP52245 and designated within the Fish Habitat Protection Development Permit Area pursuant to OCP Bylaw No. 1115, 1998, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Derkach, that the request from Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of M & C Meade, to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage requirement for Proposed Lots 2 and 3 in conjunction with the proposed subdivision of Lot 6, District Lot 49, Nanoose District, Plan VIP52245 be approved.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Derkach, that the request from Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of M & C Meade, to discharge the section 219 covenant concerning no further subdivision be approved subject to the conditions set out in Schedule No. 1 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60742 and Request for Relaxation – Chris Everett, BCLS, on behalf of Davidson – Adjacent to Norman Road – Area ‘A’.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60742, submitted by Chris Everett BCLS, on behalf of F & P Davidson, in conjunction with the subdivision of the parcel legally described as Lot 1, Section 3, Range 4, Cedar District, Plan VIP53412 and designated within the Watercourse Protection and Fish Habitat Development Permit Areas, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the request for relaxation of the minimum 10% frontage requirement for Proposed Lots A and B in conjunction with the subdivision of the property legally described as Lot 1, Section 3, Range 4, Cedar District, Plan VIP53412 be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60743 – Fern Road Consulting Ltd. on behalf of Foulds – Henry Morgan and Maple Guard Drives – Area ‘H’.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60743 submitted by Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of J & L Foulds, in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcel legally described as Lot 2, District Lot 36, Newcastle District, Plan VIP61726 and designated within the Environmentally Sensitive Features and Natural Hazards Development Permit Areas pursuant to the Electoral Area ‘H’ Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1335, 2003, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

 


MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that staff be directed to prepare required amendments to “Regional District of Nanaimo Building Inspection Extended Service Establishment Bylaw No. 787, 1989” to include the parent parcel within a Building Inspection Service area.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that staff be directed to pursue, with the Ministry of Transportation and the developer of Lot 2, VIP61726, District Lot 36, Newcastle District, and 85 Henry Morgan Drive, the connection of the gazetted road link between Henry Morgan Drive and Sundry Road in the Village Node of Bowser to enhance mobility, emergency response and safety.

CARRIED

Director Holme left the meeting citing a possible conflict of interest with the next item.

 

Development Permit Application No. 60802 – JE Anderson & Associates, BCLS, on behalf of Dubyna – 2520 and 2528 East Wellington Road – Area ‘C’.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that Development Permit Application No. 60802 submitted by JE Anderson, BCLS, on behalf of R Dubyna, in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcel legally described as Parcel A (DD9237N) of Section 13, Range 5, Mountain District with Exceptions and designated within the Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Fish Habitat Protection Development Permit Areas pursuant to the East Wellington – Pleasant Valley OCP Bylaw No. 1055, 1997, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

Director Holme returned to the meeting.

 

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90715 – D’Angelo – 335 Butler Avenue – Area ‘G’.

 

The Chairperson noted that this item has been tabled.

 

Mr. D’Angelo submitted correspondence to staff with respect to this application.

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90802 – Murray Hamilton on behalf of the Horne Lake Strata No. 5160 – Horne Lake – Area ‘H’.

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Derkach, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90802 submitted by Murray Hamilton on behalf of the Horne Lake Strata Corporation Plan VIS5160, in conjunction with the subdivision on the bare land strata lots legally described as Strata Lots 1 – 400, District Lot 251, Alberni District, VIS5160 be approved subject to Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report and to the notification procedure pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Request for Relaxation – McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. on behalf of 547808 BC Ltd. – 2298 Pylades Drive– Area ‘A’.

 

This Chairperson noted that this item has been removed from the Agenda.

 


Request for Relaxation and Request to Discharge a Section 219 Covenant– Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Lundine – Lundine Lane – Area ‘G’.

 

MOVED Director Derkach, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the request from Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of J Lundine to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage requirement for Proposed Lots 1 and The Remainder of Lot A, in conjunction with the proposed 2 lot subdivision of Lot A, District Lot 49, Nanoose District, Plan VIP81015, be approved.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Derkach, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the request from Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of J Lundine, to discharge the section 219 covenant concerning no further subdivision be approved subject to the conditions set out in Schedule No. 1 of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Young, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

 

 

TIME:  6:15 PM

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

CHAIRPERSON