North Pender BOV Hearing Agenda

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North Pender Island Board of Variance 
Meeting Agenda 
 
 
Date:  July 16, 2026 
 
Time:  10:00 a.m. 
 
Location: Electronic Meeting 
 
 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
3. SELECTION OF BOARD OF VARIANCE CHAIR 
 
4. MINUTES 
 
 4.1 September 28, 2023 (attached) 
 
5. UPDATE FROM SECRETARY 
 
6. APPLICATIONS 
 
 6.1 NP-PL-BOV-2026-0105 (De Sousa) - Staff Report (attached) 
 
7. ADJOURNMENT 

 
North Pender Board of Variance     
Minutes of a Hearing   
September 28, 2023 DRAFT 1 of 2 
 
North  Pender Island  Board  of Variance 
Minutes  of a Hearing 
 
 
 
Members Present: Andrew MacLean, BOV Member (Acting Chair) 
Bert Hol, BOV Member 
 
Staff Present: 
 
Brad Smith, Island Planner 
Sarah Shugar, Recorder 
Applicants: Heather Cameron 
 Kevin Zembik 
 
 
1. CALL TO ORDER 
 
Chair MacLean called the meeting to order at 10:03  a.m.   
 
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 
 
By general consent, the agenda was approved as presented. 
 
3. MINUTES 
 
 3.1 North Pender Board of Variance Minutes Dated September 13, 2023 
 
By general consent, the North Pender Board of Variance meeting minutes of September 
13, 2023 were adopted as presented. 
 
4. UPDATE FROM SECRETARY 
 
Island Planner Smith reported a notice to fill the vacancy on the Board of Variance (BOV) will 
close at the end of October 2023.  The membership applications likely will be considered at the 
November 24, 2023  North Pender Island Local Trust Committee meeting. There was a question 
regarding whether members of the public can be appointed to more than one Committee at a 
time. Island Planner Smith will look into this and report back to the Board of Variance Members. 
5. APPLICATIONS 
 
5.1  NP-BOV-2023.1 (Cameron) - Staff Report 
 Island Planner Smith presented a staff report dated September 28, 2023  regarding 
Board of Variance application NP-BOV-2023.1 (Cameron).The application is to vary the 
North Pender Island Land Use Bylaw No. 224, 2022 to permit the construction of a new 
Date: 
Location: 
September 28, 2023 
Electronic Meeting (Zoom Webinar) 
D R A F T 

 
North Pender Board of Variance     
Minutes of a Hearing   
September 28, 2023 DRAFT 2 of 2 
dwelling and decks along with associated retaining walls and the replacement of existing 
septic tanks, all to be located within lot setbacks at 1604  Chart Drive. Discussion ensued 
and the following comments were noted: 
 The applicants have addressed the concerns raised at the July 26, 2023  Board of 
Variance meeting 
 The requested variances are considered relatively minor 
 The BOV has determined there would be undue hardship if the variances were not 
granted due to the constraints of the building site 
 The applicant reported the design has been modified and Ryzuk Engineering has 
confirmed the applicants are following the best approach regarding the retaining 
walls and upgrading the existing concrete septic tanks for easier removal or repair if 
needed. The applicants and staff met with Capital Regional District an

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