Present:

Director E. HamiltonChairperson

Director H. KreibergElectoral Area A

Director D. HaimeElectoral Area D

Director P. BibbyElectoral Area E

Director L. BiggemannElectoral Area F

Director Joe StanhopeElectoral Area G

Director D. BartramElectoral Area H

Director L. SherryCity of Nanaimo

Also in Attendance:

B. LaphamGeneral Manager, Development Services

P. ShawManager of Community Planning

N. TonnRecording Secretary

DELEGATIONS

Dennis Shaw re DVP No. 90314 – Shaw – 3531 Vera Way – Area D.

Mr. Shaw was not in attendance.

MINUTES

MOVED Director Bartram SECONDED Director D. Haime, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held June 24, 2003 be adopted.

CARRIED

PLANNING

Request for Temporary Commercial Use Permit Application No. 0301 – Michael Rosen & Associates on Behalf of Englishman River Land Corporation – Kaye Road – Area G.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bibby, that Temporary Commercial Use Permit No. 0301, submitted by Michael Rosen & Associates on behalf of Englishman River Land Corporation for the property legally described as Lot A, Block 564, Nanoose District, Plan VIP75278, to allow a temporary realty sales office use be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2 and the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

Request for Park Land Dedication – Peter Mason, BCLS on behalf of G. Greer & K. Butchko – Davenham Road & Dolphin Drive – Area E.

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that the request, submitted by Peter Mason, BCLS, on behalf of George Greer and Kathleen Butchko, to dedicate park land be refused and the applicants be required to provide cash in-lieu-of park land dedication as part of the five-lot subdivision proposal of Lot 3, District Lot 137, Nanoose District, Plan 31921.

CARRIED

The Chairperson noted that the delegation was not in attendance.

Dennis Shaw re DVP No. 90314 – Shaw – 3531 Vera Way – Area D.

Mr. Shaw provided information with regard to his development variance permit application. Mr. Shaw also noted that the cost of his development variance permit application was greater than the value of the building for which the application was required and requested a review of Bylaw 500 with respect to application fees.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

DP Application No. 60307a – Heringa – Strata Lot 1, 799 Miller Road –Area G.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Application No. 60307a, to legalize the drainage works within the Watercourse Protection and Sensitive Lands Development Permit Areas on the property legally described as Strata Lot 1, District Lot 28, Nanoose District, Plan VIS4363, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Schedules No. 1 and 2.

CARRIED

DP Application No. 60329 – Friesen on behalf of Ming’s Stores Ltd. Inc. – 1694 Cedar Road – Area A.

MOVED Director Kreiberg, SECONDED Director Bartram, that Development Permit Application No. 60329, submitted by Friesen’s Rentals and Hardware on behalf of Ming’s Stores Ltd. Inc., to construct an addition to the principal building and allow for signage on a parcel located within the Cedar Village and Cedar Commercial/Industrial Properties Development Permit Area No. 3 for Lot A, Section 15 and 16, Range 8, Cranberry District, Plan VIP71569 be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in Schedule Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the corresponding staff report and to the notification requirements of the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

DP Application No. 60335 – Janes – 2353 Higginson Road – Area E.

MOVED Director Bibby, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Permit Application No. 60335 to construct a shoreline protection device in the form of a retaining wall for the property legally described as Lot 12, District Lot 102, Nanoose District, Plan 21022 be approved, subject to the conditions outlined in Scheduled Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the corresponding staff report and to the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

DVP Application No. 90314 – Shaw – 3531 Vera Way – Area D.

MOVED Director D. Haime, SECONDED Director Bartram,:

1.That Development Variance Permit Application No. 90314 to vary the minimum setback from a watercourse from 15.0 metres to 4.0 metres to legalize the siting of a recently constructed 5.5 m² pump house on the property legally described as Lot B, Section 17, Range 4, Mountain District, Plan 24600 be approved subject to the requirements outlined in Schedules No. 1, 2, 3 and 4 and subject to notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

2.That staff be directed to include the issue of exemptions from setbacks in the technical review of Bylaw No. 500.

CARRIED

DVP Application No. 90315 – Clan Oil Inc. – 1025 Qualicum Road – Area G.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Biggemann, that Development Variance Permit Application No. 90315 to vary the minimum setback from a watercourse from 15.0 metres to 0.0 metres to facilitate the construction of two pump houses on the property legally described as Remainder of Lot 1, Sections 3 and 4, District Lots 42 and 78, Newcastle District, and District Lot 144, Nanoose District, Plan 11091 Except Plan 38048 and 42931 be approved subject to the requirements outlined in Schedules No. 1, 2 and 3 and subject to notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

MOVED Director D. Haime, SECONDED Director Bartram, that this meeting terminate.

CARRIED

TIME: 6:46 PM

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CHAIRPERSON