Development Application No. PL2019-081

The proposed amendment bylaw has received 3rd reading. The applicant is working on completing the conditions of approval prior to consideration of adoption by the Regional Board.

A public hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. electronically or by telephone through Zoom. The public may attend by joining the Zoom meeting via telephone or over the Internet via smartphone, tablet or computer. For information on how to register to attend or speak through Zoom visit rdn.bc.ca/public-hearings or phone 250-390-6510.

The application and draft Bylaw 500.430 is scheduled to be considered for 1st and 2nd reading by the Electoral Area Services Committee (EASC) at 1:30 pm on July 14th. To read the staff report, click here and navigate within the EASC Agenda to PL2019-081. Note, the agenda should be available by 4:30 pm on July 10th.

A report outlining the results of the virtual engagement process has been posted to the document library.

A draft Comprehensive Development Zone is available for public review and comment in the document library. Comments and questions on the draft zone are welcome until 4:30 pm on June 15th. After this date, staff will work with the applicant in response to public input which may result in amendments to the draft zone. Staff will also draft a report to introduce the proposed Bylaw for consideration of 1st and 2nd reading.

After June 15th, the public may continue to submit questions and comments which will be considered and presented to the Board at a later date at the same meeting that the report of the pubic hearing is received.

We appreciate the thoughts and concerns that participants have shared so far. We recognize that this process looks different than what the community is used to and appreciate your patience as we navigate this new tool. At the same time, we recognize that this tool offers a new and exciting opportunity to expand, improve, and modernize the way we engage with the community on development applications.

It is recognized that some participants want more time to consider the application as well as more details on the proposal including the opportunity to review a draft zone. We are targeting next week for having a draft zone available for public review. To ensure that participants feel heard and have ample time to ask questions and share their thoughts, we will post the draft zone in the document library as soon as it is available and provide an opportunity for public review prior to proceeding to the Board for consideration of 1st and 2nd reading.

In addition, please note that you may provide input at any time after May 22nd right up until the public hearing by using this tool. No date has been set for the public hearing. A public hearing date will not be set until and unless the bylaw receives 1st and 2nd reading. The methods available to ask questions and provide input now will be available to you through the process until the public hearing. All input provided will be summarized and will be presented to the Board. Input received after 1st and 2nd reading will be presented to the Board along with the summary of the public hearing.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic requirements for physical distancing and desire to support online opportunities for public feedback, a Public Information Meeting is not being held. Instead, the public is invited to provide feedback and ask questions online. The deadline for public feedback is May 22, 2020.