Gambier Assc Islands Subdivision Bylaw No. 103

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Islands Trust

EXCERPT FROM:

SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT BYLAW NO. 103 SUBDIVISION REGULATION

PROVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY

SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS FOR ASSOCIATED ISLANDS IN THE SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT (E.G. NORTH AND SOUTH THORMANBY, ANVIL, TRAIL, MERRY ISLANDS)

OTHER BYLAWS MAY AFFECT THESE ISLANDS

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE GAMBIER ISLAND LOCAL TRUST AREA PLANNER AT (250) 247-2063

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SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT

SUBDIVISION BY-LAW NO. 103 AS AMENDED BY GAMBIER ISLAND TRUST COMMITTEE

BY-LAWS NO.: 8, 13

NOTE! This By-law is consolidated for convenience only and

ig not to be construed as a legal document. Certified copies of the Subdivision By-law are available from the Islands Trust Office, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C., V8 3E1.

January, 1983

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SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT °° Fatih

INDEX

1. Interpretation’ and Administration l.l. Declaration oo lelil. Title : 1.1.2. Application 1.2. Interpretation . 1.2.1. Definitions - 1.2.2. Measurements 1.2.3. Zone Designation 1.2 Average Parcel Size 1.3. Administration 1.3.1. Prohibition 2.3.2. Penalty 1.3.3. Enactment ot 1.4. . Amendments . el. Amendment Application oo +2. Amendment Fees os :

2. ° Subdivision Procedure 2.1. Subdivision Application 2.1.4. Information Required

Examination Tentative Approval Final Approval

3. General Regulations

3.1. Suitability 3.1.3. Generality

3.2. Characteristics not Approvable 3.2.1. Erosion and ‘Landslip 3.2.2. Flooding and Drainage 3.2.3. Airports 3.2.4, Covenant

3.3. Performance

3.4, Other Legislation 3.4.1. Responsibility of Applicant

4, Services Required Dependence upon Average Parcel Size 4.2. Grouping of Smaller Parcels

4.3, Dependence upon Individual Parcel Size

ign and Servicing Standards Access

Access: Mode

Parcel Access

Other Accesses

Access not Approvable Shape

Dep Frontage

Side Lot Lines Panhandles Area Contiguity Applicability

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INDEX ~ By-law No. 103 cont'd

5.3. Roads and Allowances 5.3.1. Width 5.3.2. Layout 5.3.3. Intersections 5.3.4. Culs-de-sac 5.3.5. Vehicle Access 5.3.6. Road Names 5.3.7. Other Standards 5.4. Sewage Disposal 5.4.1. Independent Disposal 5.4.2. Common Sanitary Sewer 5.5. Water Supply 5.5.1. Independent Supply 5.5.2. Common Water Supply 5.6. Street Lighting and Visual Assistance 6. Regulations for Each Zone Type 6.1. A Zones 6.2. B Zones 6.3. ¢ Zones 6.4. D Zones 6.5. E Zones 6.7. G Zones 6.9. J Zones 6.11. L Zones 6.13. N Zones 6.15. P Zones 6.18. xX Zones 6.19. Y¥ Zones 6.19.A ¥(1) Zone 6.20 Z Zones

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A by-law rrange® ovisi . cieg and other services, pursuant to Section 798A of the Municipal

@ part VI of the Land Registry Act, in order to ensure that

Act

SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRECT

vision of land, including the size, shape land, and the provision of roads,

nt of par

Gavelopment in the Regional District is orderly, economical, and to the

general bene

The Board of th assembled enacts as follows:

fit of the community.

e Sunshine Coast Regional District in open meeting

pretation and Administration

1.2.

Declaration

@his by-law may be cited as "The Simshine Coast Reg- fonal District Subdivision Regulation By-law No. 103, 1975", .

1.1.2. Applicat

This by-law shall be appliceble to Electoral Areas A, B, C, D,-E.and F of the Sunshine Coast Regional Digrict, as defined in the letters patent and amend~

oo ments thereto.

Interpretation 1.2.1. “Definitions In this by-law, unless the context otherwise requires?

APPLICANT means a person who is entitled to subdivide land or his duly appointed. representative;

APPROVAL means approval in writing from the authority having jurisdiction;

APPROVING OFFICER means the approving officer designated as such pursuant to the Land Registry Act;

COMMON SEWER SYSTEM means a common sewer or system Of sewerage or sewage disposal which serves two or more, parcels;

COMMON WATER SYSTEM means a system-of water works which serves two or more parcels;

CUL-DE-SAC means a length of local highway made for vehicular use, the end of which is designed to be closed so that there is no alternative primary vehicular route to another highway;

TAGE means that length of a parcel boundary which S a public road for access purposes;

HIGHWAY includes a street, road; lane, bridge, viaduct and any other way open to the use of the public, but does not include a private right-of-way on private land.

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IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT means an improvement district pursuant to the Water Act or the Municipal Act;

LAKE means a body of. water other than the sea having a surface area of at least 2 hectares (4.941 acres) for at least six months of the year

LANE means a narrow highway which provides secondary vehicular access to any abutting parcel

LOT or PARCEL means a piece of land registered in the Land Registry Office or with the Department of Lands, Forests & Water Resources, under a separate title from all.other land, except that a lot divided only by a strata title subdivision shall be considered undivided for the purposes of this bylaw;

LOT. LINE, FRONT means.a lot line common to the lot

and an abutting road or, for a panhandle lot, the

line separating the body of the lot from a panhandle and where there is more than one such line’ the shortest such line shall be considered as the front lot line;

LOT LINE, SIDE means a lot line or series of lines of which one or both ends intersect a front lot line or @ rear lot line, or which bounds a panhandle;

MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER means the Medical Health Officer appointed under the Health Act who has jurisdiction over the area of which a subdivision is located;

NATURAL BOUNDARY of a body of water means the visible high water mark of that body of water, where the pre- sence and action of the water are so common and usual, and so long continued in all ordinary years, as to mark upon the soil of the bed of the body of water a character distinct from that of the banks ‘thereof, in respect to vegetation as'well as in respect to the nature of the soil itself;

R means the registered owner of the land to be subdivided;

PARCEL means the same as Lot;

PATHWAY means a narrow highway to allow for the pro- vision of a path for the use of unmotorized traffic only;

POTABLE WATER means water which is approved for drinking purposes in accordance with the Health’ Act;

REGIONAL DISTRICT menas the Sunshine Coast’ Regional District;

REMAINDER means that portion of a parcel being sub- divided which is shown on the same title be ex the subdivision;

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1.2.2.

1.2.3.

ROAD means a highway, constructed to the standards of the Department of Highways for the passage of motor vehicles, excluding lanes;

SLIP meens the downward or outward movement of slope forming materials composed of natural rock, soils, aetificia) fill, of combinations of these materials;

SUSDIVISION means any change in the existing size, Shape, number or errengement of registereé parcels.

Measurements,

Metric units shall be used for all measurements and Standards in this by-law. The approximate equivalents ee metric standards in the British Engineering System Gf units, shown in brackets following the metric Standards, are for convenience only and do not form part of this by-law.

Zone Designation

1. For the purpose of this by-law, the area incor porated into Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, © and © of the Sunshine Coast Regional” District is Classified and divided into zones.

ghe extent of each zone is described.in Schedule ‘A, which is attached to end forms parts of this $y-lew, and which bears the words "Schedule A™ and is signed and dated by the Chairman and Secretary-Treasurer of the Regional District and approved by the Director of each Electoral Area to which the Schedule epplies.

When the zone boundary is designated as following 2 road allowance or creek, the centre line of such a road allowance or creek shall be the zone

poundary.

a zone boundary does not follow a legally

and where the distances are not ated, the location of the Poundary shall be determined from the map included in Schedule A.

5. In all cases, the natural boundary of the sea and of any lake Shall be a zone boundary.

6. All land within Electeral Areas A, B, C, D, E and f included in no other zone by Schedule A shall be deemed to be in an "A" zone, except where such .. jan forms part of en island in which Case it shall be deamed to be ina "BY zone, and except where such jand forms part of an island in the Islands Tiust area other than Keats Island or Gembier Islend, in Gaich case it shall be deemed to be. in al¥"zone unless otherwise specifically designated.

7. The name of each type of zone shall consist of one or more capital letters. These letters shall be preceded by one or more arabic numerals which shall be preceded again by one or more capital letters, put these other numbers and letters shall be deemed not to form part of the zone type name for the purposes of this by-law.

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1.2.6, Average Parcel Size

1. The sverege parcel sizé of a subdivision shall be the sum of the ereas of each parcel or remainder created by the subdivision, divided by the number of such parcels or remainders, except as specified in section 1.2.4.2. and 1.2.4.3.

2. where the lend to be subdivided is currently div- ided into. separate areas by other land other than a highway, or by a zone boundary, 2 separate cal- cul2tion of the everage parcel size shall be made for each such are2.and the average parcel size of such area shall comply with provisions of this by ing to the average parcel size of the subdivision as a whole.

3. Whe

@ zone boundary crosses a proposed new parcel or remainder, the portions of the parcel or remain- ger in each zone shall be considered as separate parcels for average parcel size calculation purposes only.

4, Where a subdivision creates a parcel or remainder having an areé, more than twice the average parcel size parmitted in the zone concerned, the approv- ing officer may recuire the registration of a restrictive covenant, pursuant to section 24A of the Land Registry Act, to limit, the future density of use within that parcel.

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Prohibition

Subject to the provisions of Section 713A of the Municipal Act, land shall not be subdivided contrary to this ‘bylaw.

1.3.2, Enactmen:

1, This bylaw shall come into force and take effect upon the adoption thereof.

2. A subdivision in process and the subject of valid tentstive approval at the time of adoption of this byley or amendment thereto shall, not withstanding any other provisions of this bylaw, be granted final approval upon compliance with the conditions of the tentative approval, provided that the tentstive approval has remained in force contin- uously between the time of adoption of this bylaw or amendment and the time of application of final approval, that the tentative approval has-not Been in force for more than two years.

3, Sunshine Cozst Regional District Subdivision Con- trol Eylaw No, 28, 1970 > repealed upon the adoption of this bylaw.

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mendment Application :

Application for amendment to this bylaw shall be mede in writing to the Secretary-Treasurer, describing the proposed change 2n¢ furnishing reasons in support of the application.

Amendment.

Amendment fees shall be recuired to accompany each application for amendment to this bylaw, es specified in the Sunshine Coast Regional District Bylaw Amendment Fees Bylay No, 105 and amendments thereto.

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parcel of land, or the duly auth- owner, may apply for subdivision

cation for subdivision shall be. submitted , Stating the name and address. of the

and the complete legal description of ° to be subdivided. :

icant is not the ower of the land to! led; the application for subdivision

companied by a statement signed by the

land, authorizing the applicant to, agent for the subdivision, ang giving! name and address.

cation for subdivision shall be accompanied ‘A plah or plens, drawn to a suitable early showin

the scale of cach plan and. the dicection of ‘ parth therean;, and

nt of all parcels (including remainders), roads, easements and. rights-of- vey to bé created; and :

(ce)

mensions of all parcels (including > roads, easements and rights-of-

to be created, including: the length of property boundary lines and arcs; the

of all roads, easements and rights—-of- and the area ef all parcels (including

remainders); and :

i water courses or water frontage within or! adjacent to the land to be subdivided; and

(e)

steap banks or slopes within or adjacent 6 lend to be subdiviced; end _

(2)

ildings, sources of domestic water, and gisposel fields, identified and approx- located, existing within the land to vided; and

(g) nded use of each parcel to be cr: sects

(mh)

xisting property lines or roads + be and

(3) roximate location of all. proposed

S and services; and

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2.1.6.

(4) the location of percolation test holes; and (x) the relationship of the proposed subdivision to adjacent roads, and the connections of proposed new roads thereto; and (1) proposed names for’ all new roads; and

(m) a unique number or letter identifying each lot to be created.

Each subdivision application shall be accompanied by an application fee, payable to the Regional District, of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the first parcel and ten dollars ($10.00).for each additional parcel

to be created by the proposed subdivision, in addition to any fees required pursuant to Section 89 of the Land Registry Act.

No’ subdivision application shall be accepted for pro- cessing unless it includes all documents, information and fees required in section 2.1.

Examination

2.2.1.

2.2.3.

The approving officer shall examine each complete application for subdivision, and shall notify the applicant in writing either that the subdivision is approved, tentatively approved or disapproved.

For the purpose of carrying out his duties under section 2,2.1.,the approving officer may:

(a) xequire the applicant to provide any additional relevant information, including but not limited to topographic and soil condition data;

(b) conduct inspections and tests in the vicinity of the site of the proposed subdivision;

(c) hear objections to the proposed subdivision from the owners of neighbouring property, other public bodies or officials, or utility companies.

If the approving officer disapproves a proposed sub- @ivision, he shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for disapproval.

Tentative Approval

2.3.2.

The approving officer may grant tentative approval to a proposed. subdivision, which shall authorize the applicant to apply for final approval, subject to compliance with conditions specified in the notice of tentative approval and based on provisions of this bylaw or relevant provincial legislation.

Tentative approval, whether conditional or unconditional shall be considered as acceptance in principle only.

Tentative approval shall not exempt the applicant from obtaining final approval prior to deposit of the subdivision plan in. the Land Registry Office. The granting of tentative approval shall not bind the approving officer to grant final approval.

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3. Subject to section 1,3.3.2., tentative approval shall become invalid upon the coming into effect of any law which final approval of the subdivision would contravene.

4.. Tentative approval shall be effective for a period of 180 days only, provided that it may be renewed by the approving officer for further periods of not more than 90 days each.

Final Approval

2.4.1.' Bach application for final approval of a subdivision shall be accompanied by all documents required by the approving officer concerning compliance with the Land Registry Act: and the conditions of any tentative approval.

Final approval shall remain valid for sixty days only.

2.4.3. No subdivision shall be accepted by the Land Registry unless the subdivision is the subject of valid final approval by the approving officer.

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~ approved if, in the opinion the anticipated develop:

the cstablist propertic

(>) impose a cost, of providing public utilities or

nst the public ipterest. 3.1.2, No subdivision shall be approved unless:

(2) it 4s suited.to the configuration of the land being subdivided; and

(5) it is © suited to the use to which it is imténdeas and (<) t does riot make impracticable the further sub—

the land within the preposed sub— of any adjacent land; and

it complies with this by-lew.

ity

No provision of section 3.2. or any other sectior, shall £ the generality of section 3.1.

3.2. Charact:

not_ipprovabli

3.2.1. Exosion and Tandslip

5 i ) proving may refuse to approve a subdivision the lend to be subdivided (2) contains. land which is subject te erosion which renders any parcel to be created unsuitable fot its intended use; or i H (>) conteins land which may slip when developed, used or eccupied; or

(c) contains land which, when developed, used or occupied, may causc adjacent land to slip, or

(¢) conteins land which may be inundated if land on another parcel slips.

rainage ca

approving officer may refuse to apprave a subdivisi the land to be subdivided contains lend which

we

is subject to flooding so as to render it unsuit- ble for its inte use; Or

is unsuitable for its intended use because of inadequate drainage.

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3.2.3. Airports

The approving officer may refuse to approve a sub~ division if the land to be subdivided is adjacent to an airport.

3.2.4, Covenant

A subdivision which is disapproved solely because the land to be subdivided is subject to any condition des~ cribed in section 3.2.may be approved if a convenant

is registered at the time of registration of the subdivision, pursuant to section 24A of the Land Registry Act, in favour of the Crown, and satisfactory to the approving officer, restricting or prohibiting the construction of buildings or structures on, or the use of, the land to be subdivided which is. subject to the condition referred to.

Performance

All required works shall be completed at the sole expense of the applicant prior to the granting of final approval, unless a bond cr other agreement has been executed for the completion of the required works after the granting of final approval.

3.4.. Other Legislation 3.4.1. Responsibility of Applicant

eee Nothing contained .in this-bylaw shall relieve the applicant from the responsibility to seek out and comply with other legislation applicable. to. his undertaking, with particular reference to the Land Commission Act, the Islands Trust Act, and the Local Services Act.

3.4.2. Except where a setback in respect of a road is con- cerned, the approving officer shall not approve any subdivision which would cause the contravention of any building, land use, or”other regulation in force xegarding the land concerned.

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4, Services Ret

uired

pendence upon Average Parcel Size

The average parcel size shall determine the types of utilities and services that are required as a condition of final approval of the subdivision.

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4.1.2.

4.1.4.

The dedication of all necessary road, access, path and other allowances or rights-of-way, and the clear- ing, construction and surfacing of all roads necessary for access to all parcels to be created by the sub- @ivision, shall be required for all subdivisions, although gravel road surfacing shall be sufficient unless otherwise stated in this bylaw.

In addition, where the average parcel size is 5 hectares (12.36 acres) or less, the approving officer may re- quire the clearing, construction and surfacing of any or all roads or accesses dedicated within the land being subdivided,

In addition, where the average parcel size is 2 hectares (4.941 acres) or less, asphaltic or cement paving may be required for any or all roads within the land to be subdivided.

In addition, where the average parcel size is one hec~ tare (2.470 acres) or less, each parcel to be created smaller than one hectare (2.470 acres) shall be served by,_a_cammon ,water, system.

In. addition, where, cave cel size if 0.5 hec— tarés (1.236 acres) or les: pathways within the land to be subdivided shall be made usable, with surfacing suitable to ground and traffic conditions.

In addition, where the average parcel size is 1000

sq. metres (0.2480 acres) or less, each parcel to be created 1000..sq. metres, (0.2480 acres) or less in

area shall be served by a common sanitary sewer system.

In addition, where the average parcel size if 500 sq. metres (0.1236 acres) or less,

(a) roadway curbs, gutters, and underground piped drainage of surface runoff water, shall be pro~ vided, and

(b) all utility wiring shall be placed underground except where, in the opinion of the approving officer, the terrain renders such placement infeasible, or where the electricity utility recommends against underground installation for technical reasons.

(c) sidewalks and paths shall be provided for the safe passage of unmotorized traffic, and

(a) the planting of trees along roads and: allowances shall be undertaken at the direction of the approving officer.

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Smaller Parcels

subdivider takes e@vantage of parcel size averaging

ate a group of 4 or more parcels, whether contiguous

, smaller than the average parcel size of the subdivision, erage parcel size computed by dividing the area of the mallest convex closed curve enclosing all parcels of the

rous by the number of parcels completely within that curve

nal! be used for determining the servicing requirements

arcels within the group for the purposes of section 4.1.

ence upon Individual Parcel Size

Each parcel to be created 2000 sg. metres. (0.4950 acres) or less in area shall be served by a common water system.

. Each parcel to be created 700 sq. metres (0.1730 acres), or Less in area shall be served by a common sewer system.

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5.

Design and Servicing Standards

5.1 Ace.

5.1.2.

5.1.3.

Access Node

Access to-the land tobe subdivided shall be provided by a sufficient public highway, or other necessary

and reasonable land surface access as specified in section 5.1.2., unless, in the opinion of the approving officer, the terrain and the absence of public high ways in the surrounding vicinity in the foreseeable future xenders the land to be subdivided suitable for access by air or water only

Parcel Access

Except as allowed in section 5.1.1., access to each new parcel shall be provided by

(a) @ sufficient public highway, or (b) a panhandle, or (c), a common lot pursuant to B.C. Regulation 199/70

except that access by means described in section 5.1.2. (by or 5.1.2. (c) shall be approved only if, in the opinion of the approving officer, a significant decrease in the amount of land needed for access purposes would result from the use of such alternative access, and if future resubdivision is not rendered impracticable by such an arrangement.

Other Accesses Access to bodies of water and to surrounding lands shall be provided pursuant to sections 86 and 87 of the Land Registry Act.

Access not Approvable

1. The approving officer may disapprove the creation of any parcel having direct access to a controlled access highway or other main traffic artery.

2. The approving officer may disapprove the creation of any parcel, other. than a corner parcel, abutting more than one road other than a controlled access highway or other main traffic artery.

5.2 Parcel Shape

5.2.1.

Depth

The depth of each new parcel, being the distance be~ tween the front lot line and. the most distant part of the rear lot line shall not exceed 40% of the length

of the perimeter of the parcel, excluding any panhandle, unless

(a) the parcel being subdivided does not comply with the above provision, and

(b) the proposed subdivision will create parcels sub~ stantially closer to compliance with the above provision than is the parcel being subdivided.

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Frontage

1. The minimum frontage for each new parcel with highway access shall be 5 metres (16.41 feet).

No new parcel shall have less than one tenth of

its perimeter fronting on a road, except that the Regional District Board may, by an affirmative vote of at least two thirds of all the members thereof, exempt a subdivision applicant from this limitation. sia

Lot Lines

Unless the pattern of existing subdivision prectudes it, side lot lines shall, wherever practicable, be created perpendicular or radial to'the adjoining road allowance.

Panhandles

No panhandle shall be created narrower than 5 metres (16.41 feet), and a width of at least

6 metres (19.69 feet) may be required in difficult terrain.

2. Where a panhandle lot is capable of further sub- division, the approving officer shall be satisfied that the panhandle is adequate to provide for a future road.

3. A panhandle shall be used for parcel access only, and shall not be considered part of a parcel for area calculation purposes.

Area

1. The minimum area permissible for a new parcel shall be determined by

(a) any. regulations pertaining to the minimum average parcel size, or minimum individual parcel size, applicable in the zone containing the land concerned, and

(b) any land use regulations pertaining to the minimum site area, for the declared proposed use of the parcel, and

(c) the servicing to be provided, as established in section 4.1,

2. The area of a parcel for the purposes of this bylaw shall include only land that is usable for the declared intended use of the parcel, and, without limiting the-generality of this section, shall not include land

(a), within a panhandle, or

(b) liable to conditions described in sections 3.2.1. or 3.2.2. related to erosion, landslip, flooding or drainage problems.

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5.2.6. Contiguity

No parcel or remainder shall be created which is divided into two or more non-contiguous portions by land not included within the parcel or remainder, except that it is permissible to create’a remainder divided into. non- contiguous portions only by the width of a road allowance provided that

{a) such a road allowance was in existence prior to the subdivision, and

(b) it is impracticable to establish the non-contiguous portions as separate parcels.

5.2.7. Applicability

1. Regulations in section 5.2., or any other sections, referring to parcel sizes, shall not apply to parcels

(a) to be used solely for an unattended public service use, of

(b) | dedicated as public green belt or park, or

(c) created pursuant to section 4(b) of B.C. Regulation 199/70, or

(a) for which the owner agrees in writing to the registration of a covenant pursuant to section 24K of the Land Registry Act, in favour of the Regional District or Department of Highways, and satisfactory to the approving officer, restricting or prohibiting the construction of buildings or structures on, or the use-of, the parcel concerne:

2. Provided that the Medical Health Officer states in writing that the requirements of section 5.4.1. can be met, minimum parcel area and parcel servicing regulations shall not apply to a subdivision

(a) combining two or-more parcels inta a single parcel or

(b) where the effect of subdivision would not be to increase’the number of parcels, provided no area of land is placed by the subdivision into a parcel smaller than that which contained the area prior to subdivision except for required road allowance dedication, or

(c) adding a natural accretion to a parcel.

s_and. Allowances 5.3.1. Width

1. The minimum width of a road allowance to be created shall be 20 metres (65.63 feet) except

(a) where, because of the terrain, a road cannot be built to Dept. of Highways" standards within the otherwise required. allowance, in which case a sufficient width of allowance shall be provided for the construction of such a road, or

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5.3.2.

5.3.3.

(b) where the allowance lies at the boundary of the land to be subdivided, and it is reasonable to expect the future dedication of an adjoining road- allowance during subdivision of the ad- joining land, in which case the minimum width Shall be 10 metres (32.81 feet) or

(c) where the allowance is for the provision of a cul-de-sac, in which case the minimum width shall be 15 metres (49.23 feet), or

(a) ‘where curbs, gutters, and underground piped drainage of surface water runoff is to be provided, or where one-way roads are to be created, or where the approving officer deems a lesser minimam width better suited to use or to local conditions, in which case the minimum width shall be specified by the approving officer.

he minimum width of an allowance for a pathway shall be 3 metres (9.844 feet).

Layout 1.

Inter:

Where an official community plan is in effect for the land to be subdivided, road layout may be required

‘o comply with that plan, and the plan may override other layout considerations specified in section 5.3.2.

Tha road layout ‘shall.take into account the topography of the land, to avoid unnecessarily steep road grades.

New roads shall tie in smoothly with any road system in adjacent lands.

Where possible, minor roads shall be arranged to discourage their use by through traffic, by means of the use of culs-de-sac, loops, or other methods.

The safety of the. users of the road system shall be con~ sidered when establishing the number, placement, and design of intersections.

1.

The number of intersections, in particular between a minor road and a controlled access highway or other major traffic artery, shall be kept to a practical minimum.

Intersections shall be of a three legged "T" shape where practical.

Wherever practicable, no intersection shall be within 40 metres (131.25 feet) of another intersection, or likely future intersection, measured along the centre line of the road connecting the two inter- sections.

No intersection shall be located on or near a sharp curve ox the crest of a rise.

Unless, in the opinion of the approving officer, extremely difficult terrain precludes it, intersecting roads shall meet at right angles and shall not curve within 15 metres (49,22 feet) of an intersection.

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Corner cutoffs shall be dedicated, measuring 6 metres (19.69 feet) along each intersecting road.

Culs-de-sac

1. Each cul-de-sac shall terminate in a turning area of ngt less than 15 metres (49.22 feet): radius.

2. Where the length of a cul-de-sac, measured from.the intersection to the commencement of the turning area along the centre line of the road, exceeds 100 metres (328.1 feet), the approving officer may require that a secondary access, for emergency vehicles to the turning area, at least 5 metres (16.41 feet) in width be provided.

Vehicle. Access

Unless otherwise permitted by the approving officer:

(a) parking space for two vehicles shall be cleared and made usable on each parcel to be created,

(b) vehicle access shall be provided to the parking spaces referred to in section 5.3.5. (a), from the road serving the parcel containing the parking spaces.

Road Names

The names of new roads shall be subject to the approval of the approving officer.

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Standards

Standards of the Department of Highways pertaining to drainage, grades, and the materials and methods to be used for road construction shall be adhered to.

Independent Disposal

Where a parcel to be created is not to be served by a common sanitary sewer, the parcel shall comply with the provisions of B.C. Regulation 262/70 and amendments thereto and B.C. Regulation 577/75, pertaining to the sewage disposal capability of the parcel.

Common Sanitary Sewer

1. Each common sanitary sewer system shall bé designed and constructed in compliance with'the Pollution Control Act, and the Health Act, and.to the standards of the Regional District.

2. Where a discharge of sewage from ox within a proposed subdivision is within the terms of the Pollution Control Act, a provisional permit for that discharge shall be obtained prior to, and be in force at the time of, final subdivision approval.

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‘Unless a release is obtained from the Regional istrict all works constructed or installed as part.of a common sanitary sewer system shall bo- come the property of the Regichal District as soon as the work has been satisfactorily installed and tested, and all such works shall be maintained by the Regional District.

5.5, Water Supply Independent supply

5.5.1.

5.5.2,

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Where a parcel to be created is not to be served by a conmon water system, the approving officer shall require proof by a qualified person of a minimum year round independent potable water supply of 2000 litres (440.0 gallons} per day available on that parcel,

Each independent water source shall be at least 30 metres (98.44 feet) from a sexzage disposal ficld or property boundary,

Common Water Supply . .

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Each common water system shall be constructed in compliance with the Health Act and as a minimum to the standards of the Regional District, and shall be approved by the Regional District prior to construction, . Lon

An extension toa common water system shall only be connected to an existing common water system if the water sources used for the combined system are adequate to serve each parcel to. be served by the combined system with at least 1,000 litres (220.0 gallons) of water per day year round,

Where a new comnon water system is not to be connected to an existing system,

(a) the water’ seurces to be uséd ‘by the system shall -be adequate to serve each parcel to be served to the system with dt least 1000.° litres (220.0 gallons) of water per day, and

(b) when 2 water source to be used comes under the terms of the Water Act, a licence to divert and use the amount of water required to serve the subdivision shall be obtained by the applicant and be in force at the time of final approval.

All works constructed or installed as part of a common water system shall become the property of the Regional District, or of any Improvement Dis- trict having the function of water supply to the land being subdivided, as soon as the works havo been satisfactorily installed.and tested, and shall be maintained by the Regional District or Improvement District respectively, except where the works form an extension to an existing wator utility within the meaning of the Water Utilities Act.

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Visual Assistance

here the installation of street lighting, road striping; or road reflectors is required, it shall be carried out to the standards of the Regional District and of the Department of Highways.

1s to Department of Highways’ standards showing name of each intersecting road shall be installed at each road intersection created by a subdivision.

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6.19 ¥ Zones

6.19.1. Every subdivision in a ¥ zone shall conform with the provisions of section 6.19.

6.19.2. The minimum size of a parcel created within a Y zone shall be 10 acres, notwithstanding section 1.2.2.

6.19.3. No subdivision shall be approved within a ¥ zone contrary to the authority of the Islands Trust,

6.19.A ¥(1) Zone

6.19.Al Every subdivision in a ¥(1) zone shall conform with the provisions of section 6.1.9.A.

6.19.A2 The average size of a parcel created within a ¥(1) zone shall be 10 acres, notwithstanding section 1.2.2.

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READ A FIRST TIME this “acth . day of Mey 1875

READ A, SECON TIME this 17th | day of October 1975

READ A THIRD TIE. this 20d

ye 1B7S Approved by the Lieutenant Govérnor-in-Council this 28th day of October 19

RECONSIDERED ¢ ADOPTED this Lith day of Movember 1974

"A. G. PRESSLEY "

Secretary~Treasurer

I hereby certify the forer Bylay Mo. 103, Cited as the "Sun: division Regulation Bylaw io. 10: Boaré on the 20¢t vy of May 1975,"

correct copy of

al District Sub-~ , 1975 as read a third time by @ay of May 1975, Dated at Sechelt, B.C

Certified true copy of Bylaw No. 103 cited as the "Sunshine Coast Regional District Subdivision Regulation Bylaw No. 103, 1975" as adopted by the Board of Directors on the 12th day of November 1976.

Dated at Sechelt, B.C. this 11th day of January 1978.

Secretary?