REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
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,
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 –
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’
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
CHAIRPERSON