REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
MINUTES
OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2009, AT 6:30 PM
IN
THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS
Present:
Director D. Bartram Chairperson
Director J. Burnett Electoral
Area A
Alternate
Director C. Pinker Electoral
Area C
Director G. Holme Electoral
Area E
Director L. Biggemann Electoral Area F
Director J. Stanhope Electoral Area G
Also in Attendance:
M. Pearse Senior Manager,
Corporate Administration
T. Armet A/General Manager, Development
Services
G. Garbutt Manager of Current
Planning
N. Tonn Recording
Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
The
Chairperson welcomed Alternate Director Pinker to the meeting.
DELEGATIONS
MOVED Director Stanhope,
SECONDED Director Holme, that late delegations be permitted to address the
Committee.
CARRIED
Grant Natland, re Development Variance Permit Application
No. 90818.
Mr. Natland provided a
written and verbal response to the staff report on Development Variance Permit
Application No. 90818 and requested that the Committee approve the application.
Lynda Robinson, re Zoning Amendment Application No. 0521.
Ms. Robinson summarized
the process they have followed in Zoning Amendment Application No. 0521 noting
the annual testing of their well and their application for a sewer system for
the property. The applicant is requesting that the Committee approve the
application without the proposed conditions.
MINUTES
MOVED Director Burnett,
SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee
meeting held April 14, 2009 be adopted.
CARRIED
PLANNING
AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS
Zoning Amendment Application No. 0521 – Linda Robinson for
P. & E. Robinson –
MOVED Director Pinker, SECONDED Director
Stanhope, that Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0521 as submitted by Linda
Robinson, on behalf of P. & E. Robinson to rezone Lot 3, Section 20, Range
3, Mountain District, Plan 31215 from Subdivision District ‘D’ to Subdivision
District ‘F’ be approved to proceed to public hearing subject to the conditions
included in Schedule No. 1.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Pinker, SECONDED
Director Stanhope, that “Regional District of
CARRIED
MOVED Director Pinker, SECONDED
Director Stanhope, that “Regional District of
CARRIED
MOVED Director Pinker, SECONDED
Director Stanhope, that the public hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo
Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.350, 2009” be delegated
to Director Young or her alternate.
CARRIED
Zoning Amendment Application No. 0809 – Focus Corporation
for Island Timberlands and
MOVED Director Pinker, SECONDED
Director Holme, that the minutes of the Public Information Meeting held on
March 25, 2009 be received.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Pinker, SECONDED
Director Holme, that Zoning Amendment Application No. ZA0809, as submitted by
Focus Corporation on behalf of Island Timberlands and Nanaimo & District
Fish and Game Protective Association, to rezone the portions of the properties
legally described as Section 19, Range 8, Douglas District, Except That Part
Shown Coloured Red on Plan 309RW and Lot 1, Section 20, Range 8, Douglas
District, Plan 3368, Except Parcel A (DD992451) of Said Lot, as shown on
Schedule No. 2, from Resource Management 4 (RM4) and Resource Management 5 to
Recreation 4 be approved to proceed to public hearing subject to the conditions
included in Schedule No. 1.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Pinker, SECONDED
Director Holme, that “Regional District of
CARRIED
MOVED Director Pinker, SECONDED
Director Holme, that “Regional District of
CARRIED
MOVED Director Pinker, SECONDED
Director Holme, that the public hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo Land
Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.349, 2009” be delegated to
Director Young or her alternate.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WITH
VARIANCE APPLICATIONS
Development Permit with Variance Application No. 60907 – Allen
& Heppell –
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED
Director Burnett, that Development Permit with Variances Application No. 60907
submitted by Walter Allen, on behalf of Robert and Wendy Heppell, to facilitate
the construction of a dwelling unit within Sensitive Ecosystem Development
Permit Area pursuant to “Regional District of Nanaimo Nanoose Bay Official
Community Plan Bylaw No. 1400, 2005”, on a lot legally described as Lot 6,
District Lot 78, Nanoose District, Plan VIP78139, be approved subject to the
conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 to 5 of the staff report and the
notification requirements pursuant to the Local
Government Act.
CARRIED
Development Permit with Variance Application No. 60913 – Delesalle
–
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Holme, that Development Permit with Variance Application No. 60913, to
permit the construction of a dwelling unit and attached garage with a maximum
height of 8.81 metres on the property legally described as Lot 1, District Lot
10, Newcastle District, Plan 22939, be approved subject to the conditions
outlined in Schedules No. 1 to 4 and the notification requirements of the Local Government Act.
CARRIED
Development Permit with Variance Application No. 60915 –
Knappett –
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Biggemann, that Development Permit with Variance Application No.
60915, to construct a dwelling unit and detached garage within the Hazard Lands
and Environmentally Sensitive Features Development Permit Area pursuant to
“Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area ‘H’ Official Community Plan Bylaw
No. 1335, 2003”, for the property legally described as Lot 38, District Lot 1,
Newcastle District, Plan 20442 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. 90818 –
127.0.0.1 Holdings Ltd. –
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED
Director Stanhope, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90818 to
vary the requirements of the WA1 Zone and the General Regulations 3.3.9(b) to
legalize a reconstructed set of beach access stairs and attached deck, as
submitted by 127.0.0.1 Holdings Ltd., for the property legally described as Lot
A, District Lot 78, Nanoose District, Plan VIP85344 be approved subject to the
conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Stanhope, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON