 | AREA B ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION | |
| Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | ||
| Minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Commission held on April 19, 2022 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 4:05 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | S. Hartfelder | Area B Advisory Planning Commission |
| Director: | A. Hamir | Lazo North (Area B) |
| Members: | M. Obal | Area B Advisory Planning Commission |
| F. Cochran | Area B Advisory Planning Commission | |
| B. Lowey | 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 |
| 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/B. Lowey: THAT the minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Committee meeting held March 8, 2022 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS | ||||||
| PROPOSED TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER – 1891 GUTHRIE ROAD CYPRESS LAND SERVICES/ FREEDOM MOBILE INC. | ||||||
| D. Thiessen, Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated April 4, 2022 regarding the proposed construction of a 31.0 metre tall telecommunications tower on the property located at 1891 Guthrie Road, zoned Rural ALR. [Item] | ||||||
| Chad Marlatt, Cypress Land Services/ Freedom Mobile Inc. representative, was in attendance. | ||||||
| A. Gibson/B. Lowey: THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission support the proposed construction of a 31.0 metre tall telecommunications tower on the property located at 1891 Guthrie Road application as proposed in the memorandum dated April 4, 2022 for the following reasons:
• The tower is as unobtrusive as it can be, located back from roads and within a treed area • The addition of this tower will benefit many in the community through added mobile connectivity | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DV 2B 22 – 5101 VENTURE ROAD (JOHNS/ MARSHALL) | ||||||
| D. Thiessen, Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated April 5, 2022 regarding Development Variance Permit DV 2B 22 – 5101 Venture Road (Johns/ Marshall) to increase the height of a nearly-completed carriage house from 8.00 metres to 8.34 metres. [Item] | ||||||
| John Johns, applicant, was in attendance. | ||||||
| F. Cochran/A. Gibson: THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission support the Development Variance Permit DV 2B 22 – 5101 Venture Road (Johns/ Marshall) application as proposed in the memorandum dated April 5, 2022 for the following reasons:
• The structure was built in a low-lying area which contributed to the height • The owner has covered all other building permit requirements. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DV 3B 22 – 737 SAND PINES DRIVE (FINNERON/TARALA) | ||||||
| D. Thiessen, Planner, provided an overview of the memorandum dated April 6, 2022 regarding Development Variance Permit DV 3B 22 – 737 Sand Pines Drive (Finneron/Tarala) to increase the height of a nearly-completed accessory building from 7.00 metres to 7.85 metres, and to decrease the side yard lot line setback from 1.75 metres to 1.48 metres for the foundation, and from 0.88 metres to 0.67 metres for the eaves. [Item] | ||||||
| Mike Finneron and Shannon Tarala, applicants, were in attendance. | ||||||
| F. Cochran/A. Gibson: THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission support the Development Variance Permit DV 3B 22 – 737 Sand Pines Drive (Finneron/Tarala) application as proposed in the memorandum dated April 6, 2022 for the following reasons:
• The structure was built in a low-lying area which contributed to the height • The owner has covered all other building permit requirements • The height of the structure is much lower on the side of the building closest to the lot line. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| F. Cochran/B. Lowey: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 5:16 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed By: ____________________________________ Stan Hartfelder, Chair | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Dylan Thiessen, Planner These minutes were received by the Electoral Areas Services Committee on the ______ day of __________20__. |