December 14th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
There will be a Public Hearing on Thursday, December 14th, 2023, starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Shaw Auditorium at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre at 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC to consider amendments to the “City Plan Bylaw 2022 No. 6600”
and the “City of Nanaimo Zoning Bylaw 2011 No. 4500”. All persons who believe their interest in the property is affected by the proposed amendment bylaws will be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard. Members of the public can participate in-person or electronically by viewing the meeting live-streamed online with the opportunity to call-in to speak to an agenda item. The application and call-in number will be displayed on the live-stream when the amendment bylaws are being considered. A copy of the bylaws and related information may be inspected from November 30th to December 14th, 2023, from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday (excluding statutory
holidays), at the City of Nanaimo, Planning & Development, Service and Resource Centre, located at 411 Dunsmuir Street.
Please visit www.nanaimo.ca/publichearing for more information on how to participate in the Public Hearing and to view the proposed amendment bylaws and related information, or contact the Planning Department at (250) 755-4429.
1. OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW– 6600.001
Location: 502 Howard Avenue, as shown on Map A
File No.: Official Community Plan Amendment Application – OCP00103
The purpose of this bylaw is to amend the Official Community Plan (City Plan) to redesignate the subject property from Parks & Open Spaces to Mixed-Use Corridor.
The subject property is legally described as: SECTION 25, RANGE 7, OF SECTION 1, NANAIMO DISTRICT, PLAN 630 EXCEPT PARTS IN PLANS 5935 & EPP32575 (P.I.D. 008-734-437).
2. ZONING AMENDMENT BYLAW– 4500.213
Location: 564 Fifth Street, 502 & 505 Howard Avenue, as shown on Map B
File No.: Rezoning Application – RA000493
The purpose of this bylaw is to rezone the subject properties from Community Service One (CS1), Parks, Recreation and Culture Three (PRC3), and Low Density Residential (R6) to Comprehensive Development Zone 12 (CD12) to facilitate residential, commercial, institutional and recreational land uses.
The subject properties are legally described as: THAT PART OF SECTION 25, RANGE 6, SECTION 1, NANAIMO DISTRICT, PLAN 630, SHOWN COLOURED RED ON PLAN DD 18483-I (P.I.D. 008-744-700); SECTION 25, RANGE 7, OF SECTION 1, NANAIMO DISTRICT, PLAN 630 EXCEPT PARTS IN PLANS 5935 & EPP32575 (P.I.D. 008-734-437); LOT 1, SECTION 1, NANAIMO DISTRICT, PLAN 5935, EXCEPT PARTS IN PLANS 17471 AND 18147 (P.I.D. 001-568-795) LOT 1, SECTION 1, NANAIMO DISTRICT, PLAN 17471 (P.I.D. 001-568-761).
WANT TO MAKE A WRITTEN SUBMISSION?
Written submissions must be provided no later than 2:00 p.m. December 14th, 2023, to ensure they are received by Council, and can be provided by any of the following methods:
ONLINE: Submit comments at www.nanaimo.ca/publichearing or by email at public.hearing@nanaimo.ca
MAIL: City of Nanaimo, Planning & Development, 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo BC, V9R 5J6
IN-PERSON: Deposit in the drop box outside of the Service and Resource Centre, located at 411 Dunsmuir Street.
Any written submissions received after 2:00 pm or at the Public Hearing will not be accepted. Following the close of a Public Hearing, no further submissions from the public can be accepted by members of Council. This is necessary to ensure a fair Public
Hearing process and provide a reasonable opportunity for people to respond at the Public Hearing.
City of Nanaimo | Planning & Development
| Phone: (250) 755-4429
This Notice is published in accordance with Section 466 of the Local Government Act. Notice given by the Corporate Officer.