REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO
MINUTES OF THE ELECTORAL AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE
MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2004, AT 6:30 PM
IN THE RDN BOARD CHAMBERS

Present:

Director E. Hamilton Chairperson
Director H. Kreiberg Electoral Area A
Alternate
Director B. Jepson Electoral Area D
Director P. Bibby Electoral Area E
Director L. Biggemann Electoral Area F
Director Joe Stanhope Electoral Area G
Director D. Bartram Electoral Area H

Also in Attendance:
B. Lapham General Manager, Development Services
N. Tonn Recording Secretary

LATE DELEGATIONS

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bibby, that Doug Lum be permitted to address the Committee as a late delegation.

CARRIED

Doug Lum, re DVP No. 90403 – Lehigh Cement/Lum – 920 Chatsworth Road – Area F.

Mr. Lum provided information with respect to his development variance permit application, noting the improvements which have been made to the original site.

MINUTES

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the minutes of the Electoral Area Planning Committee meeting held January 27, 2004 be adopted.

CARRIED

COMMUNICATION/CORRESPONDENCE

Mark Paulyshyn, re DVP 90402 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – M. Keen – 1012 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the correspondence from Mark Paulyshyn with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90402 be received.

CARRIED

Andrew deCunha, re DVP 90402 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – M. Keen – 1012 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the correspondence from Andrew deCunha with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90402 be received.

CARRIED

Daryl & Gail McDonald, re DVP 90402 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – M. Keen – 1012 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the correspondence from Daryl and Gail McDonald with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90402 be received.

CARRIED

Garry & Kathryn Seymour, re DVP 90402 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – M. Keen – 1012 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the correspondence from Garry and Kathryn Seymour with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90402 be received.

CARRIED

Stuart Fraser, re DVP 90402 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – M. Keen – 1012 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the correspondence from Stuart Fraser with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90402 be received.

CARRIED

Barbara Wheeler, re DVP 90402 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – M. Keen – 1012 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the correspondence from Barbara Wheeler with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90402 be received.

CARRIED

David Littlejohn, re DVP 90402 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – M. Keen – 1012 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the correspondence from David Littlejohn with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90402 be received.

CARRIED

Sheila Morley, re DVP 90402 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – M. Keen – 1012 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that the correspondence from Sheila Morley with respect to Development Variance Permit Application No. 90402 be received.

CARRIED

PLANNING

AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS

Zoning Amendment Application No. 9626 – Rondalyn Resort/Danron Holdings Ltd. – 1350 Timberlands Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Kreiberg,:

1. That the Report of the Public Hearing containing the Summary of the Minutes and Submissions held July 3, 2002 be received for information.

2. That the original Amendment Bylaw No. 500.287, 2002 which proposed to create the Rondalyn Resort Comprehensive Development Zone (CD13) with a maximum of 90 campsites be reconsidered and reintroduced as suggested in the staff report to reflect the existing legal non-conforming uses on the property and permit expansion of the facility to a maximum of 60 RV sites together with a number of existing accessory uses.

3. That "Regional District of Nanaimo Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 500.287, 2002" be given 1st and 2nd readings as amended subject to Conditions of Approval as outlined in Schedule No. 1 of the staff report and be referred to public notification.

4. That the Regional Board waive the requirement for a Public Hearing pursuant to Section 893 of the Local Government Act and further, that adjacent landowners within 200 metres of the subject property be notified of the revised Amendment Bylaw No. 500.287, 2004 by way of direct mail and display ad in the local newspaper.

5. That the applicants be provided two years to resolve the waste management issues with respect to the 30 additional unauthorized RV sites. Should the applicants be unable to obtain the necessary provincial approvals and commence the zoning amendment process, the additional 30 sites must be removed within two years of the date of adoption of Amendment Bylaw No. 500.287, 2004. During this period the campsites would not be occupied and the future use of these sites would be subject to successfully rezoning the subject property.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS

DP Application No. 60403 and Request for Relaxation of Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – G & B Duckett – 400 Lowry’s Road – Area G.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bibby, that the request, submitted by G & B Duckett to allow works associated with a subdivision proposal within a Watercourse Protection Development Permit Area and to relax the minimum 10% frontage requirement for the proposed parcels as shown on the plan of subdivision of Parcel A (DD 2666 N) of District Lot 20, Nanoose District, be approved subject to Schedules No. 1 and 2.

CARRIED

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATIONS

DVP Application No. 90402 & Request for Relaxation of the Minimum 10% Frontage Requirement – M. Keen – 1012 Nanaimo River Road – Area C.

MOVED Director Stanhope, SECONDED Director Bibby, that the request, submitted by Mark Keen to relax the minimum 10% frontage requirement for the Proposed Lots 1 and 2, as shown on the plan of subdivision of The West 40 Acres of Section 5, Range 3, Cranberry District as shown Coloured Red on Plan Deposited Under DD 1545-4F, Except Parcel A (DD 2849N) and Except Plans 3317, 25660 and 33499 and Except That Part Outlined in Red on Plan 450 RW, and Except Part in Plans 40918 and 41817, and to allow the creation of a non-contiguous parcel in conjunction with the proposed 3-lot subdivision, be approved subject to the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

DVP Application No. 90403 – Lehigh Cement/Lum – 920 Chatsworth Road – Area F.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bartram, that Development Variance Permit No. 90403 submitted by Doug Lum, project supervisor, to legalize a recently constructed silo and vary the maximum height requirements 15 metres to 23.72 metres for the property legally described as Lot A, District Lots 9 & 18, Cameron Land District, Plan VIP67169 be approved subject to notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

DVP Application No. 90404 – Lyle Hollingworth on behalf of Hollingworth & Jorgensen – 1410 & 1420 Price Road – Area F.

MOVED Director Biggemann, SECONDED Director Bibby, that Development Variance Permit No. 90404, submitted by Lyle Hollingworth, on behalf of James Hollingworth, Dorrie Jorgensen, Robert Jorgensen and Donna Jorgensen to vary the bylaw provision for lot exempts from minimum lot size requirements in conjunction with the proposed lot line boundary subdivision of Lot 1, Plan 50612 and the Remainder of Lot 52, Plan 1964, Both of District Lot 156, Nanoose District, be approved subject to the conditions set out in Schedule Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and the notification requirements pursuant to the Local Government Act.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

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

CARRIED

TIME: 6:52 PM

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CHAIRPERSON