REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009, AT 6:30 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

                                     Director T. Westbroek                                    Town of Qualicum Beach

                                     Director L. Sherry                                          City of Nanaimo

 

Also in Attendance:

 

                                     M. Pearse                                                       Senior Manager, Corporate Administration

                                     P. Thorkelsson                                               General Manager, Development Services

                                     G. Garbutt                                                      Manager of Current Planning

                                     N. Tonn                                                           Recording Secretary

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The Chairperson welcomed Alternate Director Van Eynde to the meeting.

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held January 13, 2009 be adopted.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS

 

Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0705 – Signal Road Pharmacy Ltd. & Walbern Ventures Inc. – Claudet & Prawn Roads – Area ‘E’.

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the minutes of the Public Information Meeting held on October 1, 2008 be received.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0705 as submitted by Sims Associates, BCLS, on behalf of Signal Road Pharmacy Ltd. (an Alberta Company) & Walbern Ventures Inc., Inc. No. A58712 to rezone Lot 1, District Lot 84, Nanoose District, Plan 47545 from Rural 5 Subdivision District ‘D’ (RU5D) and Lot 2, Plan 47545, and Lot A, Plan VIP80224, both of District Lot 84, Nanoose District, from Resource Management 3 Subdivision District B (RM3B) to Rural 10 (RU10) Subdivision District ‘Z’ (No Further Subdivision) be approved to proceed to public hearing subject to the conditions included in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.348, 2009” be given 1st and 2nd reading.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.348, 2009” proceed to Public Hearing.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the Public Hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.348, 2009” be delegated to Director Holme or his alternate.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. 60846 – Reid – 4179 Island Highway West – Area ‘G’.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Young, that Development Permit No. 60846 submitted by Helen Sims of Fern Road Consulting Ltd. for the development of two residential lots within the Hazard Lands Development Permit Area for the parcel legally described as Lot A, District Lot 73, Newcastle District, Plan 14420 be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WITH VARIANCE APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit with Variances Application No. 60901 – Brown/Reynolds – 1995 Walsh Road – Area ‘A’.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that Development Permit with Variances Application No. 60901, to legalize the siting of an existing garage on the property legally described as Lot 3, Section 16, Range 8, Cranberry District, Plan 25384, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 to 4 and the notification requirements of the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. 90817 – Dubyna – 2520/2528 East Wellington Road – Area ‘C’.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90817 submitted by JE Anderson, BCLS, on behalf of R. Dubyna, in conjunction with the parcel legally described as Parcel A (DD 9237N) of Section 13, Range 5, Mountain District With Exceptions be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report and to the notification procedure pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

 

TIME:  6:43 PM

 

 

 

                                                                                              

CHAIRPERSON