Salt Spring APC Meeting Minutes

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Salt Spring Island 
Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
September 16, 2021       ADOPTED Page 1 
 
Salt Spring Island  
Advisory Planning Commission 
 
Minutes of a Regular Meeting
 
 
 
Date of Meeting: Thursday, September 16, 2021 
 
Location:  Electronic Meeting 
 
Members Present:  Mairi Wellman, Vice Chair 
 Ron Cooke, Commissioner 
 Nancy Krieg, Commissioner   
 Leigh Large, Commissioner  
 Neil Morie, Commissioner  
 
Regrets: Jean Brouard, Commissioner  
 Francine Carlin, Commissioner  
 Stanley Shapiro, Commissioner 
   
Absent: Jeff Thompson, Chair 
   
Staff Present:  Kristine Mayes, Planner 1 
 Geordie Gordon, Planner 2 
 Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
 
Media and Others  Peter Grove, Local Trustee 
Present:  Applicant Fernando Dos Santos 
 Applicant Tami Dos Santos 
 Applicant Hans Hazenboom 
  
 
These minutes follow the order of the agenda although the sequence may have varied. 
 
Vice Chair Wellman called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m.   
 
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
 
By general consent the agenda was adopted. 
 
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 
 
2.1  Draft Minutes of the August 12, 2021 APC Meeting 
 
By general consent, the minutes of the August 12, 2020 Salt Spring Island Advisory Planning 
Commission meeting were adopted. 
 
 

 
 
Salt Spring Island 
Advisory Planning Commission Minutes 
September 16, 2021       ADOPTED Page 2 
3. BUSINESS ITEMS 
 
3.1         SS-DP-2021.3 & SS-DVP-2021.14 - H. Hazenboom Construction Ltd. - 317 Rainbow Road, SSI 
 
Planner Mayes presented a staff memorandum dated August 31, 2021 regarding a development 
permit application for  development of new  retail,  general employment or  commercial  space 
greater  than  185  square  metres  in gross  floor  area  in  DPA2  (Non-Village  Commercial  and 
Industrial)  and  a  development  variance  permit  application  to  make  lawful  the  siting  of  a 
retaining wall structure. 
 
In discussion the following comments and questions were noted: 
 There was a question regarding whether the application was referred to neighbours. Planner 
Mayes reported notification of the development variance permit was mailed to neighbours 
on August 16, 2021 and no responses have been received at this time. 
 There was a question regarding the vegetative buffers. Planner Mayes reported the cedar 
hedge that borders Knott Place is located on the neighbouring strata common property, the 
vegetation that is adjacent to the front and part of the exterior side lot line is located on the 
subject property and there is a portion of vegetative buffer along the undeveloped portion 
of Atkins Road that is located on the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) 
right of way. 
 There was a comment that there is one area of vegetative buffer that is on the subject 
property. 
 There was  a comment that  the storage facility  is out of sight and generally would  have 
minimal impact on neighbouring properties. 
 There was a question regarding whether the Garden Faire

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