North Pender BOV Hearing Notice

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NORTH PENDER ISLAND BOARD OF VARIANCE 
 
NOTICE OF HEARING - RENOTIFICATION 
 
NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 541 of the Local Government Act to the persons who deem that their 
interest in property is affected that there will be an electronic hearing of the North Pender Island Board of 
Variance held on September 28, 2023 starting at 10:00 a.m. 
 
The Board will re-consider the following appeal for application NP-BOV-2023.1 (Cameron). 
 
An initial hearing for this application was held on July 26, 2023, and at that hearing the Board deferred a decision in 
light of proposed revisions to the original variance requests made by the applicant to address concerns raised by 
the Board at the hearing.     
 
NP-BOV-2023.1 (Cameron) 
 
Re: 1604 Chart Drive, North Pender Island BC 
 
Legally described as:  Lot 74, Section 9, Pender Island, Cowichan District, Plan 22335 
(PID: 003-222-691) 
 
The purpose of the appeal is to: 
 
Allow for variance to North Pender Island Land Use Bylaw 224 (LUB) respecting the siting, size or 
dimensions of a building or other structure. The proposed variances are to Subsection 3.3 ‘Siting and 
Setback Regulations’ in the ‘General’ regulations of the LUB, and to Subsection 5.1.5 (a) ‘Siting and 
Size’ in the Rural Residential 1 (RR1) regulations of the LUB, as shown on the attached Schedule ‘A’ and 
specifically as follows:  
 
1) Clause 3.3(1)(a) which states that no building or structure, other than those in Subsection 3.3(2), may 
be sited, nor fill placed to support a building or structure, within: (a) 15 metres upland of the natural 
boundary of the sea; is varied to permit: 
 
a) The siting of replacement septic tanks within 10.01 metres of the natural boundary of the sea (#2 
in Schedule A); 
b) The construction and siting of a 5.0 metre long boulder stack retaining wall (northeast side of 
dwelling) within 10.69 metres of the natural boundary of the sea (#3a in Schedule A). 
c) The construction and siting of an interconnected 15.3 metre long boulder stack retaining wall and 
a 5.7 m long boulder stack retaining wall (northwest side of dwelling) within 8.61 metres of the 
natural boundary of the sea (#3b and C in Schedule A). 
d) The construction and siting of two floors of covered decks 11.48 m in length (upper and lower 
floor) within 12.24 metres of the natural boundary of the sea (#4 in Schedule A). 
 
2) Clause 5.1.5 (a) which states that the minimum setback for any building or structure shall be: (a) 7.6 
metres from any front or rear lot line, is varied to permit: 
 
a) The construction and siting of the southwest corner of the proposed dwelling within 5 m of the 
front lot line (#1 in Schedule A). 
 

 
 
 
The general location of the subject property is shown on the sketch below: 
 
 
 
 
 
Any person whose property may be affected by an appeal to a Board of Variance has the right to be heard and 
give evidence at the hearing, or to be represented by some other person authorized by them in writin

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