AREA B ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION Printer version Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Commission held on February 16, 2021 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: M. Obal Area B Advisory Planning Commission Director: A. Hamir Lazo North (Area B) Members: F. Cochran Area B Advisory Planning Commission   B. Lowey Area B Advisory Planning Commission   S. Hartfelder Area B Advisory Planning Commission   A. Gibson Area B Advisory Planning Commission Staff: T. Trieu Manager of Planning Services   D. Thiessen Planner   Absent: Members: I. McIntyre Area B Advisory Planning Commission   C. McIntyre Area B Advisory Planning Commission         ATTENDANCE All the commission members attended via electronic means. T. Trieu, Manager of Planning Services, attended via electronic means.     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 A. Gibson/F. Cochran: THAT the minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Committee meeting held January 19, 2021 be received [Item]    Carried   REPORTS DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DV 1B 21 - 2086 HECTOR ROAD (WILLIS/ZIMMERMAN)     D. Thiessen, Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated February 4, 2021 regarding Development Variance Permit DV 1B 21 – 2086 Hector Road (Willis/Zimmerman) to reduce the front yard setback from 7.5 metres to 5.0 metres for the foundation of the building, and from 5.5 metres to 4.25 metres for the eaves to allow the construction of a carriage house. [Item]      Lawrence Willis, applicant, attended the meeting via electronic means.     A. Gibson/F. Cochran: THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission oppose the Development Variance Permit DV 1B 21, 2086 Hector Road (Willis/Zimmerman) application as presented in the memorandum dated February 4, 2021 for the following reasons: • The exact location of the septic field/tank is undetermined; • Having only an approximate location makes it difficult to assess the application with respect to the distance between the carriage house driveway and septic field; and • Concerns about accessing the garage behind the carriage house because of the location of the septic field.   Carried   STATUS UPDATE ON APC RECOMMENDATIONS     D. Thiessen, Planner, provided an update regarding Electoral Area Services Committee and board decisions related to APC recommendations.     TERMINATION A. Gibson/F. Cochran: THAT the meeting terminate.   Carried   Time: 7:57 pm.      Confirmed By: ____________________________________ Michael Obal, Chair   Recorded By: ____________________________________ D. Thiessen, Planner These minutes were received by the Electoral Areas Services Committee on the ______ day of __________20__.