 | AREA C ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION | |
| Thursday, May 25, 2023 | ||
| Minutes of the Area C Advisory Planning Commission held on May 25, 2023 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 4:00 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | P. Gibson | Area C Advisory Planning Commission |
| Director: | E. Grieve | Puntledge/Black Creek (Area 'C') |
| Members: | K. Keylock | Area C Advisory Planning Commission |
| G. Gordon | Area C Advisory Planning Commission | |
| J. Yeomans | Area C Advisory Planning Commission | |
| R. von Kampen | Area C Advisory Planning Commission | |
| C. Scoville | Area C Advisory Planning Commission | |
| S. Varney | Area C Advisory Planning Commission | |
| Staff: | T. Trieu | Manager of Planning Services |
| B. Chow | Planner II | |
| Absent: | ||
| Members: | A. Burch | Area C Advisory Planning Commission |
| C. Davidson | Area C 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 | ||||||
| K. Keylock/S. Varney: THAT the minutes of the Area C Advisory Planning Committee meeting held April 20, 2023 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS | ||||||
| COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL (FORM AND CHARACTER) DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION DP 4C 23 - 8659 ISLAND HIGHWAY NORTH (1385723 B.C. LTD.) | ||||||
| B. Chow, Planner II, provided an overview of the letter dated May 16, 2023 regarding Commercial and Industrial (Form and Character) Development Permit Application DP 4C 23 - 8659 Island Highway North (1385723 B.C. Ltd.) for a proposed building on an undeveloped lot. [Item] | ||||||
| Nevin and Howard Zimmerman, applicants, were in attendance. | ||||||
| K. Keylock/G. Gordon: THAT the Area C Advisory Planning Commission support the Commercial and Industrial (Form and Character) Development Permit Application DP 4C 23 - 8659 Island Highway North (1385723 B.C. Ltd) application as proposed in the letter dated May 16, 2023 for the following reasons:
- The application falls within the current zoning requirements; - The owners have a previous record of following guidelines; - Special consideration was suggested for: - the storm water plan - the area where machinery is cleaned outside. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Prior to considering Rezoning Application RZ 4C 22 - Unaddressed Lot (CKW Capitol), K. Keylock recused himself from the meeting, declaring a potential conflict of interest due to business relations with the applicant. | ||||||
| REZONING APPLICATION RZ 4C 22 - UNADDRESSED LOT (CKW CAPITOL) | ||||||
| B. Chow, Planner II, provided an overview of the letter dated May 16, 2023 regarding Rezoning Application RZ 4C 22 - Unaddressed Lot (CKW Capitol) to facilitate an eight lot subdivision proposal. [Item] | ||||||
| Dan Bowen, applicant, was in attendance. | ||||||
| C. Scoville/S. Varney: THAT the Area C Advisory Planning Comnilssion support the Rezoning Application RZ 4C 22 - Unaddressed Lot (CKW Capitol) as proposed in the letter dated May 16, 2023 following reasons:
- The application is consistant with the Regional Growth Strategy and Official Community Plan; - It is exempt from the water service restrictions and new water connections; - Careful attention can be paid at individual permit application stage to address rainwater and septic field drainage as measures to avoid contamination of fish bearing water ways or tributaries of the Black Creek and Oyster River. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| K. Keylock returned to the meeting for the Status Update on APC Recommendations. | ||||||
| STATUS UPDATE ON APC RECOMMENDATIONS | ||||||
| B. Chow, Planner II, provided updates regarding Electoral Area Services Committee and Board decisions related to APC recommendations. | ||||||
| TERMINATION | ||||||
| S. Varney/R. von Kampen: THAT the meeting terminate. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 5:30 pm. | ||||||
| Confirmed By: ____________________________________ Peter Gibson, Chair | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Kip Keylock, Recording Secretary These minutes were received by the Electoral Areas Services Committee on the _____ day of _______________ 20___. |