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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICTDEVELOPMENT SERVICES

REPORT ON EXCLUSION FROM THEAGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE

FILE NO. 156/2014

OWNER: Dennis and Janice Large DATE: July 25, 2014AGENT: N/AAREA: Electoral Area CLEGAL: Lot A, Section 26, Township 83, Range 18, W6M, PRD, Plan 24064LOT SIZE: 5.36 ha (13.3 acres)LOCATION: North of Highway 97 on the 257 Road, ~ 2 km east of Fort St JohnPROPOSALTo exclude the 13.3 acres parcel from the Agricultural Land Reserve.

RECOMMENDATION: OPTION 1THAT the Regional Board support and authorize the application to proceed to the Agricultural LandCommission as the proposal is consistent with the Official Community Plan.OPTIONS

OPTION 1: THAT the Regional Board support and authorization the application to proceed to theAgricultural Land Commission

OPTION 2: THAT the Regional Board refuse authorization for the application to proceed to theAgricultural Land Commission.

LAND USE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN (OCP): Medium Density Rural Residential (MDR), North Peace FringeArea Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1870, 2009

ZONING: R-5 (Residential 5 Zone) Peace River Regional District ZoningBylaw No. 1343, 2001

AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE (ALR): Within the ALRBUILDING INSPECTION AREA: VoluntarySITE CONTEXT

The subject property is located just north of the Alaska Highway ~2 km east of the City of Fort St Johnon the 257 Road. The subject property has residential properties to the immediate north, south, eastand west.SITE FEATURES

LAND: The property is mostly treedSTRUCTURES:Single family residential home and two car garage.ACCESS: The subject property is accessed from the paved 257 Road.SOIL: Class 2c soil. Class 2 soils have moderate limitations that restrict the range of crops or

require moderate conservation practices. Subclass c denotes adverse climate-The mainlimitation is low temperature or low or poor distribution of rainfall during the croppingseason, or a combination of these.

FIREPROTECTION:

Within the Taylor fire protection zone

ALL MEMBERSPARTICIPATE

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PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS – SUBJECT PROPERTY

APPLICANT: Raymond AlexanderLEGAL: Lot A, Plan 24062, Section 26, Township 83, Range 18, W6M, PRDPROPOSAL: To subdivide the 5.31 ha (13.10 acres) into two lots of 1.82 ha (4.5 acres) and 2.67 ha

(6.6 acres).DECISION: ALC refused application #201-W-80-113.4 by resolution #2358/80

PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS – PROPERTIES WITHIN 100 M

APPLICANT: Mr. and Mrs. WatsonLEGAL: Lot 3, Block 2, Plan 16715, Section 27, Township 83, Range 18, W6M, PRDPROPOSAL: Rezoning application from RR-1 “Rural Residential to G-1 “General Use”.DECISION: PRRD adopted Zoning Bylaw No. 1034, 1995, February 22, 1996

APPLICANT: Mrs. Shirley AlexanderLEGAL: Lot B, Plan 24062, SW ¼ , Section 26, Township 83, Range 18, W6M, PRDPROPOSAL: To subdivide the 10.04 ha parcel into two equal parcelsDECISION: ALC refused application #114-W-79-09572 by resolution #98/80

APPLICANT: Mrs. Shirley AlexanderLEGAL: Lot B, Plan 24062, SW ¼ , Section 26, Township 83, Range 18, W6M, PRDPROPOSAL: To subdivide 4 ha into two 2 ha lots.DECISION: ALC refused application #201-W-80-11134 by resolution #1814/80

APPLICANT: Mrs. Shirley AlexanderLEGAL: Lot B, Plan 24062, SW ¼ , Section 26, Township 83, Range 18, W6M, PRDPROPOSAL: To subdivide 4 ha into two 2 ha lots.DECISION: ALC refused application #201-W-80-11134 by resolution but allowed a leasehold by

explanatory plan by resolution #2178/80COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS

APPLICANT The applicant wishes to sell the house and keep the remaining land.

ALR: The subject property lies within the Agricultural Land Reserve. Therefore, AgriculturalLand Commission approval is required. The applicant has applied for exclusion andinclusion and has submitted copies of the required notification and advertisements.

Note: Pursuant to the Agricultural Land Commission Act, an application may not beconsidered by the ALC unless the Regional Board authorizes the proposal to proceedto the ALC. This is intended to provide local governments with latitude to consider andweigh the local community interests of each application, in addition to its zoning andofficial community plan. Should the Regional District forward the application to theALC, the information and recommendation offered by the Regional District is takeninto consideration by the Commission but should not be construed as being binding onthe Commission’s opinions or decisions.

OCP: The subject property is designated ‘Medium Density Rural Residential (MDR)’ withinthe North Peace Fringe Area OCP Bylaw No. 1870, 2009. The minimum parcel size is16 ha (4 acres).Policy 15.9 states:2) The Advisory Committee of the North Peace Fringe Area Official Community Planis recommending that the Regional Board consider ALR Exclusion by pursuingpolicies i) and ii) for those areas designated for non-farm use in this OCP.Designations recommended for ALR exclusion are; ‘Residential’, ‘Commercial’ and‘Industrial as outlined below:

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Policy i) Submit an ALR Exclusion application for all existing subdivision areasgenerally located in close proximity to the City of Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, alongRed Creek Road and those areas identified for sewer services, described in Sec. 11of the plan; andPolicy ii) Require that future subdivision proposals be excluded from the ALR, ratherthan accepting applications for subdivision within the ALR, for those lands that aredesignated for non-farm use in this OCP.Therefore an amendment to the OCP would not be required.

ZONING: The subject property is zoned R-5 (Residential 5 Zone) within the PRRD Zoning BylawNo. 1343, 2001. The minimum parcel size is 4 ha (10 acres).Therefore a zoning amendment would be required.

IMPACT ANALYSIS

AGRICULTURE: This proposal will reduce the agricultural capacity of this property.

CONTEXT: The subject property is located just north of the Alaska Highway and east of the City ofFort St John on the 257 Road. This is a mixed use area with residential properties to theimmediate north, south and west, and agricultural properties to the east.

POPULATION &TRAFFIC:

The proposed number of dwelling units is unknown but may increase the population ofthe area by 2.8 people and about 2 vehicles per dwelling.

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ALR EXCLUSION REPORT

MAPSFILE NO. 156/2014

North Peace Fringe Official Community Plan Bylaw No.1870, 2009 (Map 6)

Peace River Regional District Zoning Bylaw 1343, 2001 (Map 16)

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ALR EXCLUSION REPORT

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Agricultural Land Reserve

CLI-Soil Classification

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Air Photo

ALR EXCLUSION REPORT

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