REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010, 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

 

Also in Attendance:

 

                                C. Mason                                                 Chief Administrative Officer

                                M. Pearse                                                Senior Manager, Corporate Administration

                                P. Thorkelsson                                        General Manager, Development Services

                                D. Lindsay                                               Manager, Current Planning

                                T. Osborne                                              General Manager, Recreation Services

                                N. Tonn                                                   Recording Secretary

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

The Chairperson welcomed Alternate Director Van Eynde to the meeting.

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held November 10, 2009 be adopted.

CARRIED

COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE

 

Mel & Carolynne Spotswood, re Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-850 – Structure Design & Management – Huntington Place – Area ‘E’.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that the correspondence from Mel & Carolynne Spotswood regarding Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-850 be received.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS

 

Bylaw No. 500.354 for Zoning Amendment Application No. PL2009-493 – Pacific Coast Waste Management – 4299 Biggs Road – Area ‘C’.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the minutes of the Public Information Meeting held on December 7, 2009 be received.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.354, 2010” be given 1st and 2nd reading.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the Public Hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.354, 2010” be delegated to Director Young or her alternate.

CARRIED

 

Bylaws No. 1148.05 & 500.353 for OCP & Zoning Amendment Application No. PL2009-502 – Williamson & Associates – Virostko Road & Midora Road – Area ‘C’.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the minutes of the Public Information Meeting held on November 19, 2009 be received.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Arrowsmith Benson – Cranberry Bright Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1148.05, 2010” be given 1st and 2nd reading.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that Application No. PL2009-502 to rezone the subject property from Rural 1 Subdivision ‘D’ (RU1D) to Residential 2 Subdivision District ‘M’ (RS2M) be approved subject to the conditions included in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.353, 2010” be given 1st and 2nd reading.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the Public Hearing on “Regional District of Nanaimo Arrowsmith Benson – Cranberry Bright Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1148.05, 2010” and “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.353, 2010” be delegated to Director Young or her alternate.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit Application No. PL2009-012 – Thomas Hoyt, BCLS – 1949 Akenhead Road – Area ‘A’.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that Development Permit Application No. PL2009-012, in conjunction with a section 946 subdivision application, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that staff be directed to review the section 946 provisions as per “Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 500, 1987” and “Regional District of Nanaimo Zoning and Subdivision Bylaw No. 1285, 2002” and report back to the Electoral Area Planning Committee.

CARRIED


 

Development Permit Application No. PL2009-848 – Wessex Enterprises Ltd. – Extension Road – Area ‘C’.

 

MOVED Director Young, SECONDED Director Burnett, that Development Permit Application No. PL2009-848, in conjunction with a six lot subdivision application, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2.

CARRIED

 

Development Permit Application No. PL2009-852 – Peter Mason, BCLS – 1055 Spider Lake Road – Area ‘H’.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. PL2009-852, in conjunction with a two lot subdivision, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-805 – Fern Road Consulting Ltd. – 6360 Island Highway West – Area ‘H’.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that staff be directed to complete the required notification.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Van Eynde, that Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-805 to legalize the location of two existing accessory buildings, be approved.

CARRIED

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-807 – Fern Road Consulting Ltd. –1969 Seahaven Road – Electoral Area ‘E’.

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that staff be directed to complete the required notification.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-807 to permit the construction of a dwelling unit with height and setback variances be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 to 4.

CARRIED

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-845 – Clark & Wick – 3415 Beldon Place – Area ‘E’.

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that staff be directed to complete the required notification.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-845 to vary the maximum height in order to permit the construction of a single dwelling unit be approved.

CARRIED


 

Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-850 – Structure Design & Management – Huntington Place – Area ‘E’.

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that staff be directed to complete the required notification.

CARRIED

 

MOVED Director Van Eynde, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2009-850 be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 to 3.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Request for Frontage Relaxation on Subdivision Application No. PL2009-832 – Thomas Hoyt, BCLS for Hemer – 2570 Tiesu Road – Area ‘A’.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that the request to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage requirement for proposed Lot 2 be approved.

CARRIED

 

Consideration of Park Land Dedication and/or Cash-in-Lieu of Park Land on Subdivision Application No. PL2009-793 – Fern Road Consulting Ltd. – 6360 Island Highway West – Area ‘H’.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that cash-in-lieu ($20,000 based on current assessment) of parkland and an additional $5,000 community contribution toward park improvements be accepted.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

 

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

CARRIED

 

 

TIME:  6:47 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                              

CHAIRPERSON