North Pender Board of Variance Agenda Package
· North Pender Island · Meeting Documents · 2023
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North Pender Island Board of Variance Meeting Agenda Date: July 26, 2023 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: Electronic Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. MINUTES 3.1 June 13, 2023 (attached) 4. UPDATE FROM SECRETARY 5. APPLICATIONS 5.1 NP-BOV-2023.1 (Cameron) - Staff Report (attached) 6. ADJOURNMENT North Pender Board of Variance Minutes of a Hearing June 13, 2023 DRAFT 1 of 3 North Pender Island Board of Variance Minutes of a Hearing Members Present: Priscilla Zimmerman, Chair Andrew MacLean, BOV Member Bert Hol, BOV Member Staff Present: Brad Smith, Island Planner Fran Munro, Recorder Emily Bryant, Administrator Applicant Representative: Mike McDonald via phone call 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Zimmerman called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. Chair Zimmerman acknowledged that the meeting was held on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, and is grateful to be on this land. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By general consensus the agenda was approved as presented. 3. MINUTES 3.1 North Pender Board of Variance Minutes Dated March 23, 2022 By general consent the Board of Variance meeting minutes of March 23, 2022 were adopted as presented. 4. UPDATE FROM SECRETARY Planner Smith advised he is presenting a staff report on the Variance Application before the board today. Planner Smith advised BoV Member MacLean, BoV Member Hol and BoV Chair Zimmerman (on line) attended a site visit at the property with him to view the proposed projection of the deck extension. The proposed deck is located within 5.64 m of the front lot setback line. The Bylaw provision allows an overhang of the deck of at least 0.6 m, so this reduces the variance they are seeking. The BoV will need to consider whether hardship is being caused in this case and if the variance is minor or not. Date: Location: June 13, 2023 Electronic Meeting (Zoom Webinar) D R A F T North Pender Board of Variance Minutes of a Hearing June 13, 2023 DRAFT 2 of 3 5. APPLICATIONS 5.1 NP-BOV-2023.3 (McDonald) - Staff Report BoV Member MacLean advised the footing extends another 0.29 m. It was discussed whether or not a hardship would be caused if the set back was reduced to 5.25 m or if this would be a minor variance. The elevation of the building design indicates the deck would be raised to the second level of the home and not be built on ground level. BoV Hol felt a 28% reduction would be a degree of minor variance. Planner Smith advised the owner is wanting to be within 5.64 m but another 0.29 m has to be added due to the extension of the footing. The Applicant MacDonald advised there was a deck plan and the information they needed to look at was at the bottom of the plan he sent them. It was a PDF image of the outside deck. He advised it was originally a square deck and the drawing has a 45 degree angle noted on it. He did advise he could reduce th
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