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MAYOR & COUNCIL PLANNING & BUILDING DEPARTMENT / ANNUAL UPDATE & INTRODUCTIONPLANNING DEPARTMENT
Cari St. Pierre, M.A., Senior Planner,
INTRODUCTION TO OUR DEPARTMENT & TEAM
INTRODUCTION TO OUR
PLANNING & BUILDING STAFF
Planning Clerk, (full-time – 4 days a week)
Sandi Laudrum
Experience:• Sandi has been a Bowen resident since 1980 was married and raised her
son’s here;
• Sandi has worked first with the GVRD for Bowen in 1993 as the coordinator of
Services for the Cove Bay Water System and in 1997 was hired as the fulltime
assistant to the Building Inspector; and
• After incorporation, Sandi became and has continued to be the full-time Building and Planning Clerk.
Role: 1. Sandi works closely with both the
Building Inspector and Senior
Planner.
2. She oversees all Department
inquiries, and planning referrals to
other departments and agencies.
3. Overseeing all records management
and title searches for both Building and Planning.
Planning Clerk, (part-time – 1 day a week)
Tyler Ruggles
Experience:• Has lived on Bowen Island since 2003;
• From 2003 to 2011 Tyler has successfully run his own business, with a strong
background sales, administration and website design;
• In 2001 Tyler began working with the Municipality in Community Recreation as an
administrator .
• Tyler’s skills in administration, organization and web design, has been a welcome
addition to the Planning Dept.
Building Inspector (2 days/week)
Konrad Jaschke, Member of the Building Officials Association of BC
Experience• Konrad has worked with the Municipality since 2001;
• He has been part of the Building Officials Association of BC
since 1982, completed his level 3 Inspector in 1991 and is a
certified Technician with the ASTT;
• Konrad has recently completed his WETT (wood Energy
Technical Training) and his HVCI (Heating, Ventilation and
Colling Industry); and
• Konrad’s 17years experience as a building inspector for North
Vancouver has given him a wide and varied history or working
on a range of buildings spanning from single-family
developments to shopping malls and industrial marine terminals.
INTRODUCTION TO OUR
PLANNING & BUILDING STAFF
Role:1. Answers Building and Building
Code Inquires. (includes, new
housing plans, renovations, pools,
additions, secondary suites,
accessory buildings, foundations).
2. Oversees all building application
and permits.
3. Conducts building and site
inspections.
4. Conducts final building plan
approval.
INTRODUCTION TO OUR
PLANNING & BUILDING STAFF
Planning Technician, (one day a week)
Tess Taylor
Experience• Tess has been working full-time as the Municipal Bylaw officer; and
• Her depth of knowledge of Municipal bylaws coupled with her organizational
skills gained from years of managing crews of 24-70 people has made her a
valuable addition to Planning. Role: 1. Tess conducts initial reviews and
comments on all Building
Permits.
2. Initial reviews on Crown land and
Crown Moorage referrals.
3. She conduct initial research and
responses on select inquiries.
4. Conducts long-range planning
research with the guidance of the Senior Planner.
INTRODUCTION TO OUR
PLANNING & BUILDING STAFF
Senior Community Planner (5 days/week)
Cari St. Pierre M.A. Urban DesignMember of the CIP and PIBC
Experience• A planner for 10 years;
• A Senior Planner for 5 years;
• Project Manager of teams from 2 to 50 people for approximately
15 years;
• Through her Ph.D. studies in planning, Cari specialized in
sustainable community planning;
• Cari’s planning background spans from Municipal, to Regional,
Federal and First Nations planning;
• As a consultant for two different Sustainability firms in BC, Cari
worked in rural, remote and Island communities; and
• Her background includes facilitating, developing and
implementing: Sustainable Community Plans, Official
Community Plans, Comprehensive Community Plans, Land Use
Plans, Park and Recreation Strategic Plans as well as
Development Plans.
Role: 1. Manage the Planning and Building dept.
and budget.
2. Oversee and manage all development
application/permits.
3. Conduct policy research and
development .
4. Conduct Planning long-range initiatives
research, development and
implementation for the Municipality.
INTRODUCTION TO OUR
BUILDING & PANNING STAFF
Planning Consultant (2 days/week)
Judy McLeod M.A. RPPMember of the CIP and PIBC
Experience• Judy has been contracted by the Municipality for her Senior Planning
expertise since 2012;
• Judy’s planning history and experience includes being the Director of
Corporation of Delta;
• Manager of Long Range for the City of Surrey; and
• As a private consultant Judy has worked with various Municipalities and institutions within the GVRD.
Role:1. Overseeing the previous
junior planner.
2. Overseeing and permitting
complex developments.
3. Policy development.
4. Deputy Subdivision
Approving Officer for Bowen.
WHAT IS INTEGRATED COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING?
WHAT MANY PEOPLE KNOW WE DO…..
THE THINKS WE DO…
WHAT WE ALSO
DO…..
HIGHLIGHTS FROM LAST YEAR
Development
Project
Asset 2013-2014 Status
Belterra, Sub-04-
2012
1.77 ha (4.4 acres) park along Terminal
Creek
210m of trail
5 non market units, strata managed
complete
Fairweather
Holdings, Sub 04-
2013 & RZ 06-2014
$100,000.00 to improve access to the sea
at CRC and towards facilities at Sandy
Beach
complete
Arbutus Ridge,
OCP 01-2012, RZ-
2010
Zoned 14.6 ha (36 acres) as municipal
parkland.
Will achieve approx. 1.4 km of trails of
which half have been installed.
Housing Agreement.
Pending
RZ 03-2008
Proctor
Zoned 2 ha (5 acres) of the site as natural
area which will be donated to BIM,
including approximately 320 metres of
pedestrian trail.
Pending
MUNICIPAL ASSET DEVELOPMENT FROM
DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
General Community Inquiries: 50/
week
to
2000+
/year
Development Permits, 4
Development Variance Permits 4
Subdivision Permits, 16
Lot Line Adjustments, 2
Land Use Bylaw Amendment, 5
OCP Bylaw Amendment, 2
Building Permit Planning Approvals 41
Crown Land & Moorage Referrals 10
Board of Variance 0
Total Permits & Referral Approvals 84
Building Permits,
Total Permits 41
BUILDING
DEPARTMENT
PERMITS
2013-14
PLANNING
DEPARTMENT
PERMITS
2013-14
CURRENT Planning &
Building Project List
Planning Permit Application: 14
Pre Application Files (soon to be
Permit Application): 11
Building Permits: 01
Planner Inquiries: 05
General Inquires: Ongoing
NEW CHANGES IN THE DEPARTMENT
1. All inquiries are going through a central location, the Planning
Clerk.
2. Developed new ‘inquiry form’ for applicants, so inquiries
needing planner support, have all necessary information to respond.
3. Recoded the digital and hardcopy file system, to improve
future, tracking capability.
4. Clearly identified role, responsibilities and project division
between planning staff.
5. Created a detailed file master tracker that incorporates all
types of projects underway, including inquiries.
Streamlining Planning Dept. Systems
MOVING FORWARD ~ ON THE HORIZON
1. Beginning a planning asset management system, so staff can
better track assets gained through development or other means.
2. Preparing for the new Park Master Plan, by consolidating all
current park material, researching relative best practices examples and
working with the PGTAC towards a priority and gaps workshop.
3. Updating the Planning web page, so more accessible, informative
and transparent for the public.
4. Setting up a ‘meet-the-planner’ community interest-group
meetings, to hasten the new Senior Planners understanding of local
issues and concerns and better connect with local community groups
and sectors.
Projects Underway
THANK YOU PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME
WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING
ANY MATERIAL FROM THE PRESENTATION
Cari St. Pierre M.A. Urban Design
Senior Planner