Agenda
File: 0360-20/ Area B APC
Notice of meeting of the
Lazo North (Area ‘B’)
Advisory Planning Commission
Thursday, August 25, 2016
To be held in the Comox Valley Regional District boardroom
Located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC
Commencing at 7:00 p.m.
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Receipt of the minutes of the May 26, 2016 Lazo North (Area ‘B’) advisory
planning commission meeting.
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2.
Memorandum prepared by Connie Halbert, planner, dated August 17, 2016,
regarding development variance permit – 2679 Huband Road - That part of
Section 23, Comox District, shown outlined in red on plan 553R (Sereda)
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Next meeting date: Tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 29, 2016.
Distribution:
Area ‘B’ APC members
Area director
Alternate area director
Chief administrative officer
General manager of planning and development services branch
Manager of planning services
Corporate legislative officer
Manager of legislative services
Planners
CVRD website
File copy
Reception notice board (cover page)
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Minutes of the meeting of the Electoral Area ‘B’ Lazo North Advisory Planning Commission of the Comox Valley
Regional District held on Thursday, May 26, 2016 in the Comox Valley Regional District boardroom, located at
550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC, commencing at 7:00 p.m.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
ALSO PRESENT:
Chair
Stan Hartfelder
Members
David Battle
Danielle Fortosky
Norman Reader
Janet Crockett
Dean Maxwell
Members
Electoral Area Director
Alternate Director
Proponents for 5140 Headquarters Road
Manager of Planning Services
Rod Nichol
Andrew de Burgh Whyte
Lorne Rennison & Dan Bowen
Alana Mullaly
Agenda Items
Minutes of Advisory Planning Commission Meeting
FORTOSKY/ BATTLE:
THAT the minutes of the Electoral Area ‘B’ (Lazo North) advisory planning
commission meeting held on Thursday, March 31, 2016 be received.
CARRIED
Staff report dated May 5, 2016 regarding non-farm use within the agricultural land reserve at 5140
Headquarters Road (Rennison)
READER / CROCKETT: THAT the Area ‘B’ advisory planning commission support the application regarding
non-farm use with the agricultural land reserve ALR 1B 16 for 5140 Headquarters Road (Rennison).
CARRIED
3090-20/ DV 6B 16 – Development permit application – 10-1310 Wilkinson Road – (Cameron)
BATTLE / READER:
THAT the Area ‘B’ advisory planning commission support development permit
application DV 6B 16 for 10-1310 Wilkinson Road (Cameron) as proposed.
CARRIED
Nay: Hartfelder
Next Meeting Date
The next Electoral Area ‘B’ (Lazo North) advisory planning commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 23,
2016 in the Comox Valley Regional District boardroom, located at 550B Comox Road, Courtenay, BC, commencing
at 7:00 p.m.
Termination
CROCKETT / FORTOSKY: THAT the meeting terminate.
CARRIED
Time: 8:25 p.m.
Recording Secretary:
Chair:
A. de Burgh Whyte
S. Hartfelder
Andrew de Burgh Whyte
Stan Hartfelder
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Memo
File: 3090-20/DV 7B 16
DATE:
August 17, 2016
TO:
Advisory planning commission
Electoral Area ‘B’ (Lazo North)
FROM:
Planning and Development Services Branch
RE:
Development variance permit – 2679 Huband Road (Sereda)
That part of Section 23, Comox District, shown outlined in red on plan 553R
The attached development proposal is for commission members’ review and comment.
An application has been received to consider a development variance permit for a 0.2 hectare
property located at 2679 Huband Road (Figures 1 and 2). The property is zoned residential rural
(R-RU) (zoning information attached) and is surrounded by R-RU properties. It is bounded by
Huband Road to the north and R-RU properties on the east, west and south. The property is
developed with a single family residence and a garage (Figure 3). The owner has applied to vary the
rear and side lot line setbacks in order to build a carriage house on the existing garage footprint.
Appendix A is a written brief provided by the applicant for their reasons for applying for a variance.
Regional growth strategy and official community plan analysis
The subject property is designated “settlement expansion area” in both the regional growth strategy
(RGS), Bylaw No. 120, being the “Comox Valley Regional District Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw
No. 120, 2010” and official community plan (OCP), Bylaw No. 337 being the “Rural Comox Valley
Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 337, 2014”. The proposed carriage house use is supported by
RGS and OCP policy. The proposed siting does not conflict with residential policies established in
either of these documents.
Zoning bylaw analysis
The R-RU zone permits carriage houses (Appendix B). It establishes maximum height and minimum
setbacks for all structures on the property. The applicants propose to locate the carriage house on
the same footprint as the existing garage (Figure 4). See table 1 for a summary of the variance
requested. Note that the variance requested includes the proposed staircase for external access to the
carriage house.
Table 1: Variance summary
Zoning Bylaw
706
706
Variance
Side lot line setback
Rear lot line setback
Existing
3.5 metres
7.5 metres
Proposed
1.82 metres
6.55 metres
Difference
1.68 metres
0.95 metres
Please be advised that all adjacent properties within 100.0 metres of the subject parcel will be
notified via mail of the variance request and be given the opportunity to comment both prior to the
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application going forward to the electoral areas services committee (EASC) for consideration as well
as an opportunity at the EASC meeting.
Sincerely,
A. Mullaly
Alana Mullaly, MCIP, RPP
Manager of Planning Services
Planning and Development Services Branch
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Attachment:
Appendix A – “Written brief from applicant”
Appendix B – “R-RU zone, CVRD zoning bylaw”
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Figure 1: Subject property map
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Figure 2: Air photo
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Figure 3: Site Plan
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Figure 4: Proposed site plan
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Appendix A Page 1 of 1
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Appendix B Page 1 of 2
Bylaw No. 2781
“Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw, 2005”
706
1.
2.
Residential-Rural (R-RU)
PRINCIPAL USE
i)
On any lot:
a)
Residential use.
ii)
On any lot over 4000 metres² (1.0 acre):
a)
Agricultural use.
ACCESSORY USES
On any lot:
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
3.
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Secondary suite;
Home occupation use;
Accessory buildings;
Bed and Breakfast.
DENSITY
Residential use is limited to:
i)
4.
On any lot: One single detached dwelling and secondary suite, or one single
detached dwelling and one carriage house, or one single detached dwelling and one
secondary dwelling limited in area to 90.0 metres² (968.8 feet²).
SITING AND HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
The setbacks required for buildings and structures within the Residential Rural zone shall be
as set out in the table below.
Required Setback
Type of
Structure
Height
Front yard
Principal
10.0m (32.8 ft)
7.5m (24.6ft)
7.5m
(24.6ft)
Accessory
4.5m-or less (14.8ft)
7.5m (24.6ft)
1.0m (3.3ft)
1.0m (3.3ft)
1.0m (3.3ft)
Accessory
6.0m-4.6m (19.7ft)
7.5m (24.6ft)
7.5m
(24.6ft)
1.75m (5.8ft)
3.5m (11.5ft)
Rear yard
Side yard
Frontage <31m
Frontage >31m
1.75m (5.8ft)
3.5m (11.5ft)
Except where otherwise specified in this bylaw, no building or structure shall be located in any required front and side yard
setback areas. [Part 400, Siting Exceptions, of this bylaw and Bylaw No. 1836 being the “Floodplain Management Bylaw,
1997” may affect the siting of structures adjacent to major roads and the natural boundaries of watercourses and the sea,
respectively.]
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Appendix B Page 2 of 2
Bylaw No. 2781
“Comox Valley Zoning Bylaw, 2005”
5.
LOT COVERAGE
i)
6.
FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENTS
i)
7.
The maximum lot coverage of all buildings and structures shall not exceed 35% of
the total lot area.
The maximum combined gross floor area of all accessory buildings shall not exceed
200.0 metres² (2152.9 feet²).
SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS
i)
Despite any other provision of this bylaw, the minimum permitted lot area within
areas designated as “settlement expansion areas” under “Comox Valley Regional
Growth Strategy Bylaw No. 120, 2010” is 4.0 hectares.
ii)
Despite any other provision of this bylaw, for the purpose of subdivision, the
following sections of this bylaw do not apply to lots within areas designated as
“settlement expansion areas” under “Comox Valley Regional Growth Strategy Bylaw
No. 120, 2010”:
iii)
a)
Section 503 Subdivision Standards 1. AREA AND FRONTAGE
REQUIREMENTS i);
b)
c)
Section 503 Subdivision Standards 2. LOT SIZE EXCEPTIONS i) a); and
Section 503 Subdivision Standards 2. LOT SIZE EXCEPTIONS iii).
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Lot Area
The minimum lot area permitted shall be 0.8 hectares (2.0 acres)
Despite (iii), a subdivision with lots smaller than identified above may be created by
subdivision provided that the average lot area within the subdivision is equal to the
minimum lot area permitted.
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