REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 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

                        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

                        P. Thorkelsson                          General Manager, Development Services

                        D. Lindsay                                Manager, Current Planning

                        N. Hewitt                                 Recording Secretary

 

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that the minutes of the regular Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held May 11, 2010 be adopted.

CARRIED

DELEGATIONS

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that two late delegations be permitted to address the Committee.

CARRIED

Paul Fenske, Fairwinds Design Team, re Proposed Schooner Cove Neighbourhood Plan.

 

Mr. Fenske presented a verbal and visual presentation of the proposed Schooner Cove Neighbourhood Plan. The renewed vision for Schooner Cove centres on a maritime village offering accessible waterfront that unites the residential highlands with the ocean and serves as a portal to the Strait of Georgia.

 

Russell Tibbles, Fairwinds, re Proposed Lakes District Neighbourhood Plan.

 

Mr. Fenske continued a verbal and visual presentation of the proposed Lakes District Neighbourhood Plan.  The Lakes District Neighbourhood Plan wants to provide phased development for sustainable neighbourhoods of diverse housing forms structured around a network of regionally significant parks.

 


PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WITH VARIANCE APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit with Variances Application No. PL2010-102 - Sims – 664 Johnstone Road - Area ‘G’.

 

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

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme, that Development Permit with Variance Application No. PL2010-102 to recognize the siting of an existing storage shed and to vary the parcel averaging provisions in conjunction with a three lot subdivision be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule No. 1.

CARRIED

 

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2010-082 - O'Hara – 2230 Godfrey Road - Area ‘C’.

 

Director Young left the meeting noting a possible personal conflict of interest with this issue.

 

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

CARRIED

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2010-082, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1-3.

CARRIED

Director Young rejoined the meeting.

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Holme, SECONDED Director Stanhope, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

TIME:  6:53 PM

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

CHAIRPERSON