NOTICE OF AREA B ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION

Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Commission held on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 in the boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC commencing at 7:00 pm.
 
 
MINUTES
     
 
Present:
Chair:M. ObalArea B Advisory Planning Commission
Members:I. McIntyreArea B Advisory Planning Commission
 F. CochranArea B Advisory Planning Commission
 B. LoweyArea B Advisory Planning Commission
 S. HartfelderArea B Advisory Planning Commission
Staff:B. LabutePlanner
 
Absent:
Members:D. BattleArea B Advisory Planning Commission
 
   
CALL TO ORDER AND RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES
The Chair called the meeting to order and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation.
 
 
RECEIPT OF MINUTES
S. Hartfelder/B. Lowey: THAT the minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Committee meeting held June 18, 2019 be received. [Item
 Carried
 
REPORTS
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DV 7B 19 - 5956 ALDERGROVE DRIVE (CLARKE)
 
 
B. Labute, Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated July 8, 2019 regarding Development Variance Permit application DV 7B 19 at 5956 Aldergrove Drive (Clarke) to reduce the minimum side yard setback (from Eel Road) to accommodate a covered deck attached to the dwelling and to reduce the minimum front yard setback and side yard setback (north) to accommodate a standard length garage and have a roof pitch architecturally consistent with the dwelling. [Item
 
 
The applicants Dean and Deborah Clarke, were in attendance.
 
 
S. Hartfelder/B. Price: THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission support the Development Variance Permit application DV 7B 19 at 5956 Aldergrove Drive (Clarke) as proposed in the memorandum dated July 8, 2019 for the following reasons:

- the variance request is reasonable; and
- the lack of flexibility on such a restricted lot.
 Carried
 
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DV 9B 19 - 1919 THURBER ROAD (BARNSLEY)
 
 
B. Labute, Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated July 10, 2019 regarding Development Variance Permit application DV 9B 19 at 1919 Thurber Road (Barnsley) to reduce the rear yard setback from 7.5 metres to 5.0 metres to accommodate a secondary dwelling. [Item
 
 
The applicants, Pamela and Walter (Jaak) Barnsley, were in attendance.
 
 
B. Price/F. Cochran: THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission support the Development Variance Permit application DV 9B 19 at 1919 Thurber Road (Barnsley) as proposed in the memorandum dated July 10, 2019 for the following reasons:

- the variance request is reasonable; and
- there are no adverse effects from the variance.
 Carried
 
STATUS UPDATE ON APC RECOMMENDATIONS
 
 
B. Labute, Planner, provided an update regarding Electoral Area Services Committee and board decisions related to APC recommendations.
 
 
TERMINATION
B. Price/F. Cochran: THAT the meeting terminate.
 Carried
 
Time: 8:20 pm
 
 
 Confirmed By:


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Michael Obal, Chair
 
Recorded By:


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Ian McIntyre, Recording Secretary

These minutes were received by the Electoral Areas Services Committee on _____ day of August 2019.
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