 | BOARD OF VARIANCE | |
| Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | ||
| Minutes of the meeting of the Comox Valley Regional District Board of Variance held on September 25, 2019 in the boardroom of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC commencing at 1:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | J. Schommer | Board of Variance |
| Member: | C. Halbert | Board of Variance |
| A. Thomas | Board of Variance | |
| Staff: | T. Trieu | Manager of Planning Services |
| J. MacLean | Rural Planner | |
| L. Dennis | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES | ||||||
| The Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. | ||||||
| REPORTS: | ||||||
| BOARD OF VARIANCE BACKGROUNDER | ||||||
| Chair Schommer reviewed the background information regarding the Board of Variance role and process. [Item] | ||||||
| ELECTORAL AREA A - BOARD OF VARIANCE APPLICATION BV 2A 19 - 5624 4TH STREET (MILBURN/STEFANSON) | ||||||
| The board reviewed the following material: | ||||||
| • Report dated September 4, 2019 regarding Board of Variance Application BV 2A 19 to allow retaining walls over 2.0 metres in height to be sited anywhere on the subject property at 5624 4th Street (Milburn/Stefanson). [Item] | ||||||
| • Correspondence dated September 17, 2019 from Jim and Debbie MacKay, 5619 4th Street, regarding BV 2A 19 - 5624 4th Street (Milburn/Stefanson). [Item] | ||||||
| J. MacLean, Rural Planner, provided an overview of application BV 2A 19 for 5624 4th Street (Milburn/Stefanson). | ||||||
| Dawson Milburn, applicant, and Jason Formosa, applicant's agent, were in attendance and provided information regarding the application. | ||||||
| No members of the public were in attendance to speak to the application. | ||||||
| After deliberation, the board rendered the following decision: | ||||||
| C. Halbert/A. Thomas: THAT Section 403(3) of the "Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw, 2005" be varied to allow retaining walls up to 3.0 metres in height within the setback areas as described in the Site Plan included as page 3 of 6 in Appendix A of the staff report dated September 4, 2019, and that construction must start within two years from the date of approval. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| TERMINATION: | ||||||
| C. Halbert/A. Thomas: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 1:38 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed by: ____________________________________ Joe Schommer Chair | |
| Recorded by: ____________________________________ Lisa Dennis Recording Secretary |