REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED
Director Young, that the request to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage
requirement for proposed
CARRIED
Consideration of
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
CHAIRPERSON