AGENDA
BOARD OF VARIANCE MEETING

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Board Room, Service and Resource Centre,
411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC

[Note:  This meeting will be live streamed and video recorded for the public.]

Minutes of the Open Board of Variance Meeting held in the Board Room, Service and Resource Centre, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo BC, on Thursday, 2021-MAR-04, at 4:00 p.m.

Legal description:  Lot 13, District Lot 50, Wellington District, Plan VIP77213

The applicant is requesting a variance to construct a single residential dwelling with a flat roof up to 9m in height. This represents a variance of 2m.

Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 requires that a single residential dwelling with a flat roof (<4:12 pitch) within the Single Dwelling Residential (R1) zone not exceed a height of 7m.

The applicant is requesting to vary the perimeter wall height from 7.32m to 9.30m on the east and west elevations, and to vary the perimeter wall height from 9.14m to 9.50m on the south elevation. This represents a variance of 1.98m on the east and west elevations, and 0.36m on the south elevation.

Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 permits a perimeter wall height up to 7.32m in the R1 zone, except on rear and internal side yard elevations where a perimeter wall height of 9.14m is permitted when the wall face does not exceed 7.32m in width.

Legal description:  Lot  A, Section 5, Wellington District, Plan 46541

The applicant is requesting to reduce the required setback for a garage door from 6m to 4.47m in order to legalize the existing dwelling setback and allow for a proposed addition (east side) to an existing attached garage. This represents a variance of 1.53m.

Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 requires a minimum setback of 6m for all garage doors and carport entrance ways facing a street on a single residential dwelling.