 | AREA B ADVISORY PLANNING COMMISSION | |
| Monday, September 23, 2024 | ||
| Minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Commission held on September 23, 2024 in the Civic Room of the Comox Valley Regional District offices located at 770 Harmston Avenue, Courtenay, BC commencing at 3:41 pm. | ||
| MINUTES | ||
| Present: | ||
| Chair: | A. Gibson | Area B Advisory Planning Commission |
| Members: | D. Peardon | Area B Advisory Planning Commission |
| S. Martin | Area B Adivosry Planning Commission | |
| A. Rice | Area B Advisory Planning Commission | |
| Staff: | T. Trieu | Manager of Planning Services |
| C. Ruff | Planner I | |
| A. Baldwin | Legislative Services Assistant | |
| Absent: | ||
| Members: | C. Bouchard | Area B Advisory Planning Commission |
| E. Pearson | Area B Advisory Planning Commission | |
| R. Esterer | 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’o´moks First Nation. | ||||||
| RECEIPT OF MINUTES | ||||||
| A. Rice/S. Martin: THAT the minutes of the Area B Advisory Planning Committee meeting held July 15, 2024 be received. [Item] | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| REPORTS | ||||||
| DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DV 2B 24 – 561 ANDREW AVENUE (DUNSMORE) | ||||||
| T. Trieu, Manager of Planning Services, provided an overview of the report dated September 12, 2024 regarding Development Variance Permit DV 2B 24 - 561 Andrew Avenue (Dunsmore) to reduce the side yard setback of an existing single detached dwelling from 1.75 m to 1.58 m. [Item] | ||||||
| Rick and Colleen Dunsmore, applicants were in attendance. | ||||||
| A. Rice/A. Gibson: THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission support the Development Variance Permit DV 2B 24 - 561 Andrew Avenue (Dunsmore) as presented in the report dated September 12, 2024 for the following reasons:
- the variance is minor in nature; - the house is existing - the applicants are looking to retain the home on its foundation and to add additional living space for their family; - permission was requested before construction; and - the form and character are being retained in the neighbourhood. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT DV 3B 24 – 1150 PARRY PLACE (HANSON) | ||||||
| C. Ruff, Planner I, provided an overview of the report dated September 12, 2024 regarding Development Variance Permit DV 3B 24 – 1150 Parry Place (Hanson) to increase the maximum permitted height from 7 meters to 7.45 meters to enable the construction of an accessory building (garage). [Item] | ||||||
| A. Gibson/A. Rice: THAT the Area B Advisory Planning Commission support the Development Variance Permit Development Variance Permit DV 3B 24 – 1150 Parry Place (Hanson) as presented in the report dated September 12, 2024 for the following reasons:
- the variance is minor in nature; - the applicant's intent was not malicious; - the purpose of the variance is to raise the building above the water table and still retain the ability for the building to be used as intended; and - there is no over-riding effect on the neighbouhood due to the increase in height. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| STATUS REPORT | ||||||
| T. Trieu, Manager of Planning Services, provided updates regarding Electoral Areas Services Committee and Board decisions related to APC recommendations. | ||||||
| TERMINATION | ||||||
| A. Gibson/A. Rice: THAT the meeting terminate. | ||||||
| Carried | ||||||
| Time: 4:10 pm | ||||||
| Confirmed By: ____________________________________ Ally Gibson, Chair | |
| Recorded By: ____________________________________ Andrew Rice, Recording Secretary These minutes were received by the Electoral Areas Services Committee on the ______ day of __________20__. |