Galiano Island Board of Variance - Agenda

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Galiano Island Board of Variance 
Meeting Agenda 
 
 
Date:  August 19, 2021 
 
Time:  11:30 a.m. 
 
Location: Electronic Meeting 
 
 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER     
 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
 
3. SELECTION OF BOARD OF VARIANCE CHAIR 
 
 
4. MINUTES 
 
 4.1 February 15, 2016 (attached) 
 
 
5. APPLICATIONS      
 
 5.1 GL-BOV-2021.1 (Gathercole) - Staff Report (attached)  
 
 
6. ADJOURNMENT 

Galiano Island Board Of Variance 
Hearing Record 
February 15, 2016                                        1 
 
GALIANO ISLAND BOARD OF VARIANCE  
                                         RECORD OF HEARING 
REGARDING GL-BOV-2015.1 (ROBSON) & GL-BOV-2015.2 (NEW) 
 
Date:    February 15, 2016, 10:00 am 
South Community Hall  
141 Sturdies Bay Road, Galiano Island 
 
Members Present:  Sarah Steil, Chair 
  Jim Petrie, BOV Member 
  Priscilla Ewbank, BOV Member 
   
Staff Present:  Kim Stockdill, BOV Secretary  
  Sharon Lloyd-deRosario, Recorder 
 
Members of the Public There were four (4) members of the public, and three (3)  
and Media Present: applicants in attendance at the start of the meeting; there         
was no media.  
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
BOV Secretary, Kim Stockdill called the meeting to order at 10:00 am and introduced the 
panel. 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
The agenda as presented was amended by adding (prior to item 3) – a new Item 3 – 
Selection of Board of Variance Chair; thereby numerically reordering the rest of the 
agenda as appropriate. 
 
 By general consent the agenda as amended was approved. 
 
3. SELECTION OF BOARD OF VARIANCE CHAIR 
 
Board of Variance member, Priscilla Ewbank nominated member Sara Steil for Chair; 
Board of Variance member, Jim Petrie seconded that nomination; hearing no other 
nominations Sara Steil agreed to stand as Chair and was so appointed Chair of the 
Galiano Island Board of Variance. 
 
Chair Steil then welcomed the community members in attendance. 
 
4. APPLICATIONS 
 
4.1 GL-BOV-2015.1 (ROBSON) 
 
Planner Stockdill presenting the staff report informed the board members that the 
application was to vary the Galiano Island LUB, specifically the setback to the 
rear lot line, and the setback for the exterior lot line, to allow for the siting of a 
septic disposal field within 5.40 metres of the rear lot line and 3.05 metres of an 
exterior lot line, she added that this is considered to be a minor variance. 
 

Galiano Island Board Of Variance 
Hearing Record 
February 15, 2016                                        2 
 
 
 
Planner Stockdill explained the applicant’s rationale, stating that the location of 
the neighbours’ wells and the required minimum separation would result in 
hardship if required to site the absorption field in compliance with the exterior and 
rear lot line setbacks.  She referred the members to Figures one and two of the 
report (being the site content & survey) explaining more detail.   
 
She reviewed Sections 536, 540 & 542 of the Local Government Act (LGA) 
addressing the establ

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