NOTICE OF AREA C ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION

Thursday, April 16, 2020
Minutes of the Area C Advisory Planning Commission held on April 16, 2020 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 7:00 pm.
 
 
MINUTES
     
 
Present:
Chair:D. PacholukArea C Advisory Planning Commission
Director:E. GrievePuntledge/Black Creek (Area C)
Alt. Director:C. ScovillePuntledge/Black Creek (Area C)
Member:K. KeylockArea C Advisory Planning Commission
 G. GordonArea C Advisory Planning Commission
 M. PresleyArea C Advisory Planning Commission
 B. ThompsonArea C Advisory Planning Commission
 P. GibsonArea C Advisory Planning Commission
Staff:T. TrieuManager of Planning Services
 J. MacLeanRural Planner
 B. ChowRural Planner
 
Absent:
Member:M. LarockArea C Advisory Planning Commission
 C. GoldscheiderArea C Advisory Planning Commission
 
   
ATTENDANCE
The meeting was conducted via teleconference.
 
 
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
B. Thompson/M. Presley: THAT the minutes of the Area C Advisory Planning Committee meeting held January 16, 2020 be received. [Item
 Carried
 
REPORTS
VARY THE AGENDA
 
 
The agenda was varied to bring item C.3 ( Rezoning Application - 2491 Emmerson Road (Sturdi Construction) forward on the agenda.
 
 
REZONING APPLICATION – 2491 EMMERSON ROAD (STURDI CONSTRUCTION)
 
 
Jodi MacLean, Rural Planner provided an overview of the memorandum dated April 2, 2020 regarding Zoning Bylaw Amendment RZ 3C 19 to subdivide the property located at 2491 Emmerson Road into two lots that can be developed and sold with one house on each lot. [Item
 
 
The applicant, George Wiebe, was in attendance via teleconference.
 
 
K. Keylock/M. Presley: THAT the Area C Advisory Planning Commission support the application as proposed in the memorandum dated April 2, 2020 for the following reasons:

- The proposal meets all guidelines at this time; and
- A maximum of one dwelling unit per lot will be permitted with the rezoning of the property.
 Carried
 
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATION - 3780, 3786 AND UNADDRESSED LOT, COLAKE ROAD - (COURTENAY AND DISTRICT FISH AND GAME PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION)
 
 
B. Thompson recused himself from the meeting when this item was considered declaring a conflict of interest due to being a member of the Fish and Game Protective Association.
 
 
Brian Chow, Rural Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated April 2, 2020 regarding Development Variance Permit DV 1C 20 to reduce the minimum frontage requirements for a proposed subdivision (lot line adjustment) between two adjacent lots located on Colake Road. [Item
 
 
K. Keylock/P. Gibson: THAT the Area C Advisory Planning Commission support the application as proposed in the memorandum dated April 2, 2020 due to it being a simple lot line adjustment with no negative repercussions.
 CarriedNAY: G. Gordon
 
B. Thompson returned to the meeting.
 
 
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL (FORM AND CHARACTER) DEVELOPMENT PERMIT - 9022 CLARKSON AVENUE (1069585 BC LTD.)
 
 
Brian Chow, Rural Planner provided an overview of the memorandum dated April 6, 2020 regarding a Commercial and Industrial (Form and Character) Development Permit (DP 26C 19) application for a proposed 29 tourist commercial unit and one residential unit development on a property located at 9022 Clarkson Avenue. [Item
 
 
The applicants, Patrick Brandreth of IWCD, Ralph van der Walle, Warren Stevenson of Can. Corp. Properties, Neil Banich of WA Architects Jammy Arthur of WA Architects were in attendance via teleconference.
 
 
K. Keylock/M. Presley: THAT the Area C Advisory Planning Commission support the application as proposed in the memorandum dated April 6, 2020 for the following reasons:

- The form and character of the proposed development conforms to the Tourist Commercial One (TC-1) zone; and
- The zoning will not change.
 CarriedNAY: B. Thompson; G. Gordon
 
STATUS UPDATE ON APC RECOMMENDATIONS
 
 
There were no updates provided regarding Electoral Area Services Committee and board decisions related to APC recommendations.
 
 
TERMINATION
B. Thompson/K. Keylock: THAT the meeting terminate.
 Carried
 
Time: 8:51 pm.
 
 
 Confirmed By:



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David Pacholuk, Chair
 
Recorded By:




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Kip Keylock, Recording Secretary

These minutes were received by the Electoral Areas Services Committee on the _____ day of _______________ 20___.
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