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Council gave 2021-2025 Financial Plan Bylaw No. 261, 2020, Amendment Bylaw No. 288, 2021 first three readings. The original 2021-2025 Financial Plan was adopted in December, 2020 with amendments in March and May, 2021. Bylaw No. 288 incorporates additional amendments required to the Plan from previous Council motions and events that occurred in 2021, including Phase III sewer debt servicing costs and establishment of Phase III reserve fund, establishment of parkland reserve fund, parks survey costs, 2021-2022 waterworks capital projects costs, human resource allocations, grant funding, purchase of rescue pumper, firehall/public works building design, Municipal Hall equipment modifications for improved virtual meetings, pedestrian safety enhancement, and authorization for various COVID-19 Restart Funds expenditures. None of the Financial Plan Bylaw No. 288 amendments will impact the 2021 property taxation rate.

The Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 was adopted in March, 2020 and it is the best practice in municipal planning to consider minor municipally initiated amendments and update the bylaw every one to two years.

Council gave first and second readings to Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020, Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bylaw No. 290, 2021, as amended in 2.g)(1) by adding "/hull" after "autobody". The miscellaneous amendments include to the mobile home park zone, the village commercial zone, the agriculture zone, the home business regulations, the definitions, and rezoning of four properties. Council in this instance used their authority under the Local Government Act to waive the holding of a public hearing as the proposed amendments are consistent with the Official Community Plan and are minor in nature.

Council passed a motion to accept the Board of School Trustees of School District 68 (Nanaimo Ladysmith) proposed eligible school site requirements. The School District will adopt a bylaw to collect charges at the subdivision stage or at the building permit stage for a building that contains four or more self-contained dwelling units, and noted the municipality has the discretion to apply the charge to a building with less than four self-contained dwelling units.

Council gave first three readings to the District of Lantzville School Site Acquisition Charges Bylaw No. 291, 2021, that when adopted would authorize also charging a school site acquisition charge to a building permit for a building that contains one or more self-contained dwelling units.

School site acquisition charges are established under the Local Government Act. These charges are established by the School District but are collected by the local government at the subdivision and building permit stage and remitted back to the School District.

The School District has determined that at least two additional school sites are required that will likely be located in the Hammond Bay and Pleasant Valley neighbourhoods, at a land cost of approximately $10.5 million.

Council authorized Development Variance Permit No. DVP21-3 for 7452 Lantzville Road. The variance will reduce the minimum exterior side parcel line setback from 13.0 m to 6.2 m for the property owners to construct a garage addition to the existing house.

Council authorized Development Variance Permit No. DVP21-4 for 6979 Dickinson Road. The variance will reduce the front parcel line setback from 6.0 m to 5.1 m to regularize the siting of a secondary building on the property.

Council passed a motion that a road name change bylaw to rename the west section of Sunbury Road (off of Hall Road) be brought forward to Council for consideration.

Council resolved that Staff prepare and include an update to residents about the progress of municipal water service in a future Community Update newsletter.

Council consented on behalf of the District of Lantzville electors for the RDN Board to adopt the “Regional District of Nanaimo Regional Parks and Trails Service Area Amendment Bylaw” that will reflect the current budget year to allocate acquisitions and capital costs among service participants on the combination (50-50) of converted assessment and population, rather than number of parcels, and to allocate operations and maintenance costs among service participants on the combination (50-50) of converted assessment and population, rather than population alone.