Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Addendum

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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee
 
Regular Meeting Addendum
 
Date:June 25, 2020
Time:10:30 am
Location:Electronic Meeting
Pages
8.APPLICATIONS AND REFERRALS
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
8.3GB-DVP-2020.3 (McCaw) - Staff Report
2 - 24
13.REPORTS
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM
13.3Trust Conservancy Report dated May 26, 2020
25 - 26
islandsTrust

  STAFF REPORT 
GB-DVP-2020.3 McCaw 
Islands Trust Staff Report 1 of 6 
File No.: GB-DVP-2020.3 
 (McCaw) 
DATE OF MEETING: June 25, 2020 
TO: Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee 
FROM: Ian Cox, Planner 1 
Local Planning Services 
SUBJECT: Development Variance Permit application GM-DVP-2020.3 
 Owners: 
Applicant: 
James and Elaine McCaw 
Owner is applicant 
 Location: PID: 003-969-380 
Lot 21, Plan VIP176698, Section 18, Nanaimo Land District, 
Gabriola Island 
RECOMMENDATION 
1. That the Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee approve issuance of Development Variance Permit GB-
DVP-2020.3 as presented in Attachment 1.  
REPORT SUMMARY 
The  Gabriola  Island  Local  Trust  Committee  (LTC)  is  asked  to  consider  Development  Variance  Permit  (DVP) 
application GB-DVP-2020.3 (McCaw) as presented in Attachment 1. The  applicant seeks to vary to the Gabriola 
Island  Land  Use  Bylaw (LUB) regulations to  reduce  the required  setback  from  the natural  boundary  of  the  sea 
from 30 metres to 21.4 metres, in  order to  permit the  siting  of  a Type  2 septic system.  The  variance would 
facilitate  compliance with the BC  Sewerage  System  Regulation, which requires  a  30  metre  separation between 
sewerage systems and drinking water sources. Considering the system design and specifications as developed by 
the  Registered  Onsite  Wastewater  Professional  (ROWP)  (see Attachment 2 – Septic  Filing  and  System  Design), 
the  existing  drinking  water  well  on  the  subject  property and the  wells on neighbouring properties would  be 
within  30.0 metres  of  the septic system if  strict  compliance  with  the LUB was required. Staff  is  recommending 
issuance of the proposed DVP (Attachment 1). 
BACKGROUND 
The applicant has constructed and installed a Waterloo Biofilter Septic Treatment (WBST) system, designed by a 
Registered  Onsite  Wastewater  Professional  (ROWP), within 21.4 metres  of  the  natural  boundary  of  the  sea on 
Lot 21, The Strand. Per the “Variance Purpose Letter” supplied by the applicant (Attachment 3), it appears that 
relocation of the installed WBST system would not be possible given the location of nearby water wells. 
The fact that the system was installed in the location prior to obtaining a DVP for its siting is a question 
for the applicant. It is the understanding of staff that the applicant may have been legitimately unaware 
of  the  30  metre  bylaw  setback given  that the WBST  was  approved  by  Island  Health  in  its  current, 
constructed location under certification by the ROWP and in accordance with the BC Public Heath Act 
and Sewerage System Regulation. See Attachm

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