REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008, AT 6:00 PM

IN THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS

 

Present:

                                     Director G. Holme                                        Chairperson

                                     Director J. Burnett                                        Electoral Area A

                                     Director M. Young                                        Electoral Area C

                                     Director L. Biggemann                                 Electoral Area F

                                     Director J. Stanhope                                    Electoral Area G

                                     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

                                     P. Thompson                                                Manager, Long Range Planning

                                     G. Garbutt                                                      Manager, Current Planning

                                     N. Tonn                                                         Recording Secretary

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The Chairperson welcomed Alternate Director Heenan to the meeting.

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held March 11, 2008 be adopted.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60730 and Request for Acceptance of a Combination of Park Land and Cash in-lieu-of Park Land – Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of Pardiac – Adjacent to Gainsberg and Pearl Roads - Area ‘H’.

 

The Manager of Current Planning noted that Condition No. 5 within Schedule No. 1 is amended to read as follows:

 

                “5.            Through the subdivision process, the legal status of the existing accessory building labeled “shop” on Schedule No. 2, will be established to ensure compliance with the requirements of RS2 zone in “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 500, 1987”.”

 


MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED Director Burnett, that Development Permit Application No. 60730 submitted by Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of P. Pardiac, in conjunction with the subdivision of the parcel legally described as Lot 17, District Lot 27, Newcastle District, Plan 38181 and designated within the Environmentally Sensitive Features, Development Permit Area, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2, as amended, of the corresponding staff report.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the combination of park land and cash in-lieu-of park land proposal, in the amount and location as shown on Schedule No. 2 of the staff report, be accepted subject to the conditions set out in Schedule No. 3 of the staff report.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. 60812 and Request for Relaxation – M. Wilson on behalf of Gilchrist – 1458 Raines Road – Area ‘A’.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that Development Permit Application No. 60812, submitted by M. Wilson, on behalf of T. & M. Gilchrist, in conjunction with the subdivision of the parcel legally described as Lot 1, Section 18, Range 7, Cranberry District, Plan 20029, Except Parts in Plans 28748, 28749 and VIP82999 and designated within the Streams, Nest Trees and Nanaimo River Floodplain 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 Young, that the request for relaxation of the minimum 10% frontage requirement for the Proposed Remainder of Lot 1, as shown on the plan of subdivision of Lot 1, Section 18, Range 7, Cranberry District, Plan 20029, Except Parts in Plans 28748, 28749 and VIP82999, be approved.

CARRIED

Development Permit Application No. 60815 – Henn – 4307 Eva Road – Area ‘H’.

 

The Manager of Current Planning noted that Condition No. 6 of Schedule No. 1 is amended to add the words “and relocation of storage shed” after the word “construction”.

 

MOVED Director Heenan, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60815, to construct a dwelling unit and recognize the siting of an existing garage within the Natural Hazards Development Permit Area pursuant to “Electoral Area ‘H’ Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1335, 2003” for the property legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 36, Newcastle District, Plan 27764 be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 to 3 as amended.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Electoral Area ‘G’ Official Community Plan – Bylaw No. 1540, 2008.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the Report of the Public Hearing containing the Summary of Minutes and Submissions of the Public Hearing held Tuesday, March 18, 2008, together with all written submissions to the Public Hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area ‘G’ Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1540, 2008” be received.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Burnett, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area ‘G’ Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1540, 2008” be granted 3rd reading with amendments as recommended in Schedule No. 1 of the staff report.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Burnett, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area ‘G’ Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1540, 2008” be forwarded to the Ministry of Community Services for consideration of approval.

CARRIED

Electoral Area ‘A’ Official Community Plan Land Inventory Results.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that the Board receive the Electoral Area ‘A’ Cedar Village Centre and Suburban Residential land use designations land inventory attached as Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

 

 

TIME:  6:13 PM

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              

CHAIRPERSON