Gabriola LTC Regular Meeting Addendum

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Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee
Regular Meeting Addendum
 
 
Date:February 11, 2016
Time:10:15 am
Location:Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre
476 South Road, Gabriola Island, BC
Pages
7.APPLICATIONS AND REFERRALS10:35 AM - 11:00 AM
7.2GB-DVP-2015.1 (Da Fonseca - Mudge Island)
7.2.2Additional Correspondence from Mr. Da Fonseca2 - 3
15.NEW BUSINESS1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
15.4Briefing from Clare Frater, Islands Trust Policy Advisor, regarding BC Hydro
Woodpole Test and Treat Program 2016
4 - 6
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From: joaquim da fonseca  
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2016 7:04 PM 
To: Teresa Rittemann 
Cc: Warren Dingman; Heather O'Sullivan; Melanie Mamoser 
Subject: re: File No.: GB-DVP-2015.1 (Da Fonseca) 
 
re: File No.: GB-DVP-2015.1 (Da Fonseca) 
 
This email is in regards to the 3rd meeting coming up on February 11, 2016. Unfortunately, I am not able to 
attend this meeting in-person due to unexpected medical reasons. I have reviewed the staff reports and all 
the current by-laws in detail. There appears to be some misinterpretations which I have addressed below.  
 
#1A - Buildings: House and all accessory buildings were constructed 2001-2006, prior to the 228-2007 
ByLaw being implemented for Mudge Island.  
 
#1B - Land covered by all buildings is 10.56% calculated by the RMS Company (see attached page 31).  
 
#2 - Waterfront structures: ramp and erosion protection walls were built in 2003 and then improved in 2009. 
This was constructed and permitted by the B.C. Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, with the 
approval by Coast Guard under the Navigable Waters Protection Act. 
 
#3 - Fence: Installed according to the sitting and setback regulations 3.2.2 & 5.3.5. Fences can be installed 
at "0" meters without any other requirements up to 2 meters high (as per land use By-Law). 
 
#4 - Stairs & Walkways: The floor and bottom of stairs (including steps) are below 0.3 Meters (average 
maximum elevated floor height) as per exceptions 3.3.4. The top of the stairs are attached to a walkway at 
2.13 meters high from the waterside. As per the by-laws, Structures can be as high as 9 meters according to 
3.4.1a but footings can be "0" meters from the water boundary. In my case the structure is 0.3 - 1 M which 
is inside the range. The regulations state that the width of the walkway is up to 3 meters (5.3.3 in water 
general). On the water side of the water boundary it is 3 meters high from top of the hand rail to the 
waterside footing. The opposite side is flush with the natural land. The land under the walkway was never 
disturbed for ecological reasons - which is always a big concern of mine. In the front, there are some 
concrete parts that support the end of the structure. 
 
#5 - The lot coverage of the work done at the waterfront is less than the previous calculation (it is smaller). 
The vertical height was calculated instead of the width x length and the reverse applies for the stairs (length 
x width was calculated instead of vertical height). 
 
Please

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