AGENDA

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
3:00 p.m. to Proceed "In Camera", Open Meeting to Reconvene at 7:00 p.m. in the Shaw Auditorium
Location:
SHAW AUDITORIUM, VANCOUVER ISLAND CONFERENCE CENTRE
80 COMMERCIAL STREET, NANAIMO, BC

SCHEDULED RECESS AT 9:00 P.M.


That the meeting be closed to the public in order to deal with agenda items under the Community Charter:

Section 90(1) A part of the Council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to or is one or more of the following:

(a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;

(c) labour relations or other employee relations;

(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the Council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;

(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the Council, could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality if they were held in public; and,

(n) the consideration of whether a Council meeting should be closed under a provision of this subsection or subsection (2).

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting (Public Hearing) held in the Shaw Auditorium, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC on Thursday, 2018-JUN-07 at 7:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC on Monday, 2018-JUN-11 at 7:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting held in the Shaw Auditorium, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC on Monday, 2018-JUN-18 at 4:00 p.m.

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Boardroom, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC on Tuesday, 2018-JUN-19 at 2:30 p.m.

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Boardroom, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC on Thursday, 2018-JUN-21 at 9:00 a.m.

Minutes of the Special Council Meeting held in the Douglas Rispin Room, 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC on Monday 2018-JUN-25 at 3:00 p.m.

To be introduced by Sheila Gurrie, City Clerk.

To be introduced by Wendy Fulla, Manager, Business, Asset and Financial Planning.

Purpose:  To have Council approve an internal borrowing resolution for Sanitary Sewer project DCC SS45: Chase River Pump Station and Forcemain.

Recommendation:  That Council approve internal borrowing from the Development Cost Charge (DCC) City Wide Drainage Reserve in the amount of $4,915,000 to fund the Sanitary Sewer DCC project DCC SS45: Chase River Pump Station and Forcemain, for a 20 year term at an interest rate of 2% with repayment of the internal borrowing to be from sewer operations.

To be introduced by Bill Sims, Director of Engineering and Public Works.

Purpose:  The purpose of the report is to provide Council with an opportunity to install sanitary sewer on Morningside Drive.

Recommendation:  That Council authorize the installation of sanitary sewer along Morningside Drive, provided the property owners sign a formal petition to contribute $12,200 per lot towards the cost of extending the service.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To obtain Council approval for the sale of City-owned land known as Part in Plan 174RW of Lot 7 – Nanaimo River Road.

Recommendation:  That Council:

  1. approve the disposition of City-owned land known as Part in Plan 174RW of Lot 7 – Nanaimo River Road to Lafarge Canada Inc. for the sum of $16,500; and,
  2. direct the Mayor and Corporate Officer to execute the necessary documents to effect the transaction.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To present Council with an application to rezone the property located at 215 Sabiston Street from Single Dwelling Residential (R1) to Townhouse Residential (R6) in order to allow a five-unit multiple-family townhouse development.

Recommendation: That:

  1. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2018 No. 4500.125” (To rezone 215 Sabiston Street from Single Dwelling Residential [R1] to Townhouse Residential [R6]) pass first reading;
  2. “Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2018 No. 4500.125” pass second reading; and,
  3. Council direct Staff to secure the community contribution prior to the adoption of the bylaw, should Council support the bylaw at third reading.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development permit application for a six-storey, 90-unit condominium development with underground parking.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1073 at 20 Barsby Avenue with the following variances:

  • increase the maximum building height from 14m to 19.6m;
  • reduce the minimum required front yard setback (Barsby Avenue) from 6m to 3m;
  • reduce the minimum required front yard setback for an underground parking structure from 1.8m to 0m;
  • reduce the minimum required flanking side yard setback (west) from 4m to 3m;

 

 

  • reduce the watercourse setback measured from the top of bank from 30m to 0m; and,
  • reduce the required number of parking spaces from 90 to 85 spaces.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development permit application for a ten-unit, fee-simple row house development at 3598 Norwell Drive.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. 1075 at 3598 Norwell Drive with the following variances:

  • reduce the minimum lot depth requirement from 27m down to 19.46m and as outlined in the terms of the development permit;
  • increase the maximum height for Units B and C from 9m to 9.97m; and,
  • increase the maximum height for Units D and E from 9m to 9.36m.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration a development permit for a 28-unit multiple-family development at 3425 Uplands Drive.

Delegations:

Graham Morry, Executive Director, Nanaimo Association for Community Living, and John Jessup, Project Manager, Nanaimo Association for Community Living, to speak regarding the background of project concerning developmentally disabled young adults and low to moderate income renters, as well as the social and economic factors underlying sustainability.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. 1088 at 3425 Uplands Drive with the following variances:

  • increase the maximum allowable height for Building A from 9m to 10.21m;
  • increase the maximum allowable height for Building B from 9m to 9.88m;
  • increase the maximum allowable height for Building C from 9m to 10.87;
  • increase the maximum permitted projection of the eaves into the east side yard setback from 0.75m to 1.12m;
  • reduce the Minimum Landscape Treatment Level 2d buffer width along the west property line from 1.8m to 1m; and,
  • reduce the required onsite parking from 46 to 17 parking spaces.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To present for Council’s consideration, a development permit application for an 86-unit multiple-family development consisting of two four-storey buildings at 4775 Uplands Drive.

Recommendation:  That Council issue Development Permit No. DP1093 at 4775 Uplands Drive with the following variance:

  • increase the maximum building height for Building A and B from 14m to 16m.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To introduce the BC Energy Step Code Implementation Strategy for the City of Nanaimo.

Recommendation:  That Council endorse the implementation strategy for the BC Energy Step Code as outlined within the report titled “BC Energy Step Code Implementation Strategy” dated 2018-JUL-09.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To provide Council with information regarding Zoning Bylaw regulations related to the siting of a federally regulated and recognized Supervised Consumption Service, and to request that Council refer the relevant Zoning Bylaw amendments to the Community Planning and Development Committee and the Public Safety Committee for review.

Recommendation:  That Council refer the review of Zoning Bylaw amendments related to Supervised Consumption Services to the Community Planning and Development Committee and the Public Safety Committee for recommendation.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To obtain Council endorsement of a request for financial support from the Provincial Government for a daytime drop-in resource centre for homeless individuals in Nanaimo.

 

 

 

 

Recommendation:  That Council direct Mayor McKay to send correspondence to Mr. Leonard Krog, MLA, regarding the City of Nanaimo’s request for financial support from the Provincial Government for a daytime drop-in resource centre for homeless individuals in Nanaimo, and ask that this request be brought forward to an inter-ministerial forum for consideration.

To be introduced by Dale Lindsay, Director of Community Development.

Purpose:  To provide Council with recommendations of the Cannabis Task Force regarding the regulation of production, distribution and consumption of cannabis in the City of Nanaimo.

Recommendations:

1.  That Council direct Staff to prepare and introduce Zoning Bylaw amendments to clarify that Cannabis Retail Stores are separate use from retail.

2.  That proposed Cannabis Retail Stores be required to submit site-specific rezoning applications.

3.  That the attached rezoning criteria, including recommended minimum 300m from another Cannabis Retail Store, be considered for endorsement subject to receiving input from the Nanaimo School Board regarding recommended guidelines for separation from schools.

4.  That specific business license fees for Cannabis Retail Stores not be established at this time and that business license fees for Cannabis Retail Stores be considered as part of any future review of liquor license fees.

5.  That Council direct Staff to prepare and introduce Zoning Bylaw amendments to replace the existing use of “Medical Marihuana Growing and Production” with “Cannabis Production and Processing” and permit this as a use in the I4 (Industrial) Zone.

6.  That Council direct Staff to prepare and introduce Zoning Bylaw amendments to allow small scale cannabis production in the I1 (Highway Industrial) and I2 (Light Industrial) zones subject to the development of an odour abatement strategy.

7.  That cannabis production not be permitted in the Agricultural Rural Residential Zones (AR1 and AR2).

8.  That no further restrictions be placed on the personal production of cannabis beyond those established by the Federal and Provincial Governments.

9.  That Council adopt an updated and revised smoking bylaw to regulate the smoking of cannabis in public areas.

 

10.  That Council direct Staff to refer the recommendations provided by the Cannabis Task Force to the School Board for input.

11.  That Council direct Staff to complete a review of the cannabis-related bylaws and regulations one year following the adoption of the associated bylaws.

[Note:  Request for reconsideration from Councillor Yoachim.  Adoption requires 2/3 affirmative vote of all Council Members.]

That Council reconsider "Park Dedication Bylaw 2018 No. 7259."

That "Park Dedication Bylaw 2018 No. 7259" (To dedicate land for park purposed) be adopted.

That "Zoning Amendment Bylaw 4500.117" (RA378 – To rezone a portion of 2560 Bowen Road to allow a site-specific use permitting automobile sales, service and rental in the Community Corridor Zone [COR3]) be adopted.

That "Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2018 No. 4500.121" (To rezone 2202 Meredith Road from Single Dwelling Residential [R1] to Townhouse Residential [R6] with site-specific provisions to increase the maximum permitted building height to 9.2m and increase the maximum allowable floor area ratio to 0.7) be adopted.