AREA B ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION

Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Commission held on May 18, 2021 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 7:10 pm.
 
 
MINUTES
     
 
Present:
Director:A. HamirLazo North (Area B)
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
 A. GibsonArea B Advisory Planning Commission
Staff:T. TrieuManager of Planning Services
 B. ChowPlanner
 
Absent:
Chair:M. ObalArea B Advisory Planning Commission
Members:C. McIntyreArea B Advisory Planning Commission
 
   
ATTENDANCE
All commission members attended via electronic means.
 
 
APPOINTMENT OF ACTING CHAIR
 
 
T. Trieu, Manager of Planning Services, called the meeting to order and opened the floor to nominations for the position of acting-chair for the May 18, 2021 meeting. At the close of nominations, Ally Gibson was the only nomination and as such, was declared acting-chair by acclamation.
 
 
RECOGNITION OF TRADITIONAL TERRITORIES
The Acting-Chair acknowledged that the meeting was being held on the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation.
 
 
RECEIPT OF MINUTES
S. Hartfelder/F. Cochran: THAT the minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Committee meeting held April 28, 2021 be received [Item
 Carried
 
REPORTS
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DV 4B 21 - 347 BUTCHERS ROAD (GOTMANN)
 
 
B. Chow, Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated May 4, 2021 regarding Development Variance Permit DV 4B 21 – 347 Butchers Road (Gottmann) to reduce the rear yard setback from 7.5 metres to 6.75 metres for the construction of a proposed sundeck onto the rear portion of the house. [Item
 
 
Stefan Gottmann, applicant, was in attendance via electronic means.
 
 
THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission support the Development Variance Permit DV 4B 21 – 347 Butchers Road (Gottmann) application as proposed in the memorandum dated May 4, 2021 for the following reasons:

1. The variance is a non-issue;
2. There is no reason to oppose the variance;
3. It is a logical addition;
4. The addition does not impinge on height;
5. The neighbour is supportive.
 
 
ADDENDUM
DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DV 3B 21 - 1496 JACKSON DRIVE (RICHARDSON)
 
 
B. Chow, Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated May 13, 2021 regarding Development Variance Permit DV 3B 21 – 1496 Jackson Drive (Richardson) to reduce the rear yard setback and increase the ground floor area of an existing accessory building to facilitate its conversion to a carriage house. [Item
 
 
Tim and Rhoda Richardson, applicants, were in attendance via electronic means.
 
 
I. McIntyre/F. Cochran: THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission support the Development Variance Permit application DV 3B 21 – 1496 Jackson Drive (Richardson) as proposed in the memorandum dated May 13, 2021 for the following reasons:

1. Multi-family opportunity is a good reason;
2. The proposal will not change the neighbourhood;
3. There are no adverse impacts;
4. It is a good use of the property.
 Carried
 
STATUS UPDATE ON APC RECOMMENDATIONS
 
 
B. Chow, Planner, provided an update regarding Electoral Area Services Committee and board decisions related to APC recommendations.
 
 
TERMINATION
B. Lowey/S. Hartfelder: THAT the meeting terminate.
 Carried
 
Time: 8:00 pm.
 
 
 Confirmed By:


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Ally Gibson, Acting Chair
 
Recorded By:


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I. McIntyre, Recording Secretary

These minutes were received by the Electoral Areas Services Committee on the ______ day of __________20__.
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