REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
MINUTES
OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEETING
HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 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
Director G. Holme Electoral
Area E
Alternate
Director D. Niwa Electoral
Area F
Director J. Stanhope Electoral Area G
Also in Attendance:
M. Pearse Senior Manager,
Corporate Administration
P. Thorkelsson General Manager, Development
Services
D. Lindsay Manager, Current
Planning
N. Tonn Recording
Secretary
CALL TO ORDER
The Chairperson welcomed
Alternate Director Niwa and Dale Lindsay, Manager of Current Planning, to the
meeting.
MINUTES
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED
Director Burnett, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee
meeting held July 14, 2009 be adopted.
CARRIED
PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
APPLICATIONS
Development Permit Application No. 60927 Cowen
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Young, that Development Permit Application No. 60927, to permit the
construction of two dwelling units on the property legally described as Strata
Lot 2, District Lot 129, Nanoose District, Strata Plan VIS6121 Together with an
Interest in the Common Property in Proportion to the Unit Entitlement of the
Strata Lot as shown on Form V, be approved subject to the conditions outlined
in Schedules No. 1 to 4.
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60919 Fern Road
Consulting Ltd. for Rothwell 231, 235 & 241 Hilliers Road Electoral
Area G.
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Young, that Development Permit Application No. 60919 submitted by Fern
Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of R. Rothwell, in conjunction with the
subdivision on the parcel legally described as Lot 1, District Lots 91 and 42,
Newcastle District and of District Lot 144, Nanoose District (situated in
Newcastle District), Plan 13306, Except Part in Plan VIP59597 and designated
within the Environmentally Sensitive Features Development Permit Area for
aquifer protection pursuant to the Electoral Area G Official Community Plan
Bylaw No. 1540, 2008, be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in
Schedules No. 1 and 2 of the corresponding staff report.
CARRIED
Development Permit Application No. 60933 Mardaga
MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED
Director Burnett, that Development Permit Application No. 60933, to construct a
dwelling unit and accessory building within the Environmentally Sensitive
Features Development Permit Area pursuant to Regional District of Nanaimo
Nanoose Bay Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1400, 2005, for the property
legally described as Lot 22, District Lot 78, Nanoose District, Plan 28595, be
approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 to 4.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WITH
VARIANCE APPLICATIONS
Development Permit with Variance Application No. 60932 &
Request for Frontage Relaxation Judge
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director Young, that Development Permit with Variance Application No. 60932,
submitted by Pauline Judge, in conjunction with the subdivision on the parcel
legally described as Lot 3, Section 1, Range 7, Cranberry District, Plan 725
Except Part in Plans VIP69195 and VIP69231, located at 1712 Vowels Road and
designated within the Fish Habitat Development Permit Area pursuant to the
Electoral Area A OCP Bylaw No. 1240, 2001, be approved subject to the
conditions outlined in Schedule No. 1 of the corresponding staff report and the
notification requirements pursuant to the Local
Government Act with respect to the proposed variances outlined in Schedule
No. 1.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director Young, that the request for relaxation of the minimum 10% frontage
requirement for proposed section 946 parcel in conjunction with the subdivision
of the property, be approved.
CARRIED
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE
PERMIT APPLICATIONS
Development Variance Permit Application No. 90904
Martindale & Collinge
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director Young, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90904, to
permit the conversion of an existing agriculture building to a residential
dwelling unit, and to legalize the siting of an existing equipment building, on
the subject property legally described as Lot A, Section 6, Range 5, Cedar
District, Plan 36559, Electoral Area A, be approved subject to the conditions
outlined in Schedules No. 1 to 3 and the notification requirements of the Local Government Act.
CARRIED
OTHER
Request for Frontage Relaxation Skelding
MOVED Director Young, SECONDED
Director Holme, that the request for relaxation of the minimum 10% frontage
requirement in conjunction with the two lot subdivision of the property legally
described as That Part of Lot 1, District Lot 35, Wellington District, Plan
3225, Lying Northerly of a Line Drawn Parallel to and Perpendicularly Distant
2.645 Chains Northerly From the Southerly Boundary of Said Lot, be approved.
CARRIED
Temporary Use Permit Applications No. 0901 & 0902
Earthbank Resource Systems and Fern Road Consulting Ltd. for Fritzsche and Wenngatz
Corner of Hodges and Fritzsche Roads Electoral Area G.
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Young, that the notes from the Public Information Meeting held on July
6, 2009 be received.
CARRIED
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Young, that Temporary Use Permit Applications No. 0901 and No. 0902,
submitted by Earthbank Resources Systems Ltd. and Fern Road Consulting Ltd. on
behalf of Irene Wenngatz and Volkhard Fritzsche, for the properties legally
described as District Lot 19, Nanoose District, Except That Part in Plan 13475;
and Lot C, District Lot 26, Nanoose District, Plan VIP80909, to permit a
commercial composting operation and accessory retail sales be approved, subject
to the conditions of permit outlined in Schedule No. 1, and subject to comments
received as a result of the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.
CARRIED
Building Strata Conversion Application
MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED
Director Holme, that the request from Fern Road Consulting Ltd., on behalf of
Andrew John Medd for the building strata conversion as shown on the Proposed
Strata Plan as Lot D, District Lot 78, Newcastle District, Plan VIP54784, be
approved subject to the conditions being met as set out in Schedules No. 1 and
2 of the corresponding staff report.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
MOVED Director Holme,
SECONDED Director Young, that this meeting terminate.
CARRIED
CHAIRPERSON