REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO

 

MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011 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                                 Sr. Mgr., Corporate Administration

P. Thorkelsson                         Gen. Mgr., Development Services

D. Lindsay                                Mgr., Current Planning

N. Hewitt                                 Recording Secretary

 

 

MINUTES

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Burnett, that the minutes of the regular Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held October 11, 2011 be adopted.

CARRIED

PLANNING

 

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT WITH VARIANCE APPLICATIONS

 

Development Permit with Variance Application No. PL 2011-170 – Couverdon Real Estate – Pratt Road – Area ‘F’.

 

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

CARRIED

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Holme, that Development Permit with Variance Application No. PL2011-170 subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1-2, be approved.

CARRIED

Development Permit with Variance Application No. PL2010-186 – Rowe – 2648 East Side Road – Area ‘H’.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit with Variance Application No. 2010-186 to permit fill, and re-vegetation of the subject property within the 15.0 m setback to Horne Lake be approved in accordance with the Riparian Areas Assessment prepared by Streamline Consulting Ltd., dated August 24, 2011.

CARRIED


MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the requested variance to the setback from the creek from 15.0 m to 3.0 m, be approved.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the requested variances to vary the number of storeys, and permit enclosed occupiable storage space, be denied.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

 

Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2011-123 – Jordan Desrochers – 2347 and 2419 Cedar Road – Area ‘A’.

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that Development Variance Permit Application No. PL2011 -123 to vary the minimum setback from 5.0 metres to 0.0 metres from an exterior side lot line fronting Cedar Road, be approved.

CARRIED

OTHER

 

Subdivision Application No. PL2011-130 – Request to Relax the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement and Request to Accept Park Land Dedication – Glencar Consultants Inc. – 702 and 714 Wembley Road, and 916 Island Highway West – Area ‘G’.

 

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme, that the request to relax the minimum 10% perimeter frontage requirement for proposed Lots 30 and 31, be approved.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme, that the request to accept the dedication of park land, as outlined in Schedule No. 1, be accepted.

CARRIED

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Holme, that the Summary of the Public Information Meeting held on October 20, 2011, be received.

CARRIED

NEW BUSINESS

 

Chairperson Bartram thanked the staff for their support.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

MOVED Director Burnett, SECONDED Director Young, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

 

TIME:  6:38 PM

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

CHAIRPERSON