Lance & Nicoli Nikolic have submitted a Development Variance Permit application which requests the approval of the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) to vary requirements related to paving of off-street parking areas, screening of parking and outdoor storage areas and landscaping adjacent to Pleasant Valley Road associated with an auto detailing business on the property legally described as Lot 1, Sec 14, Twp 8, ODYD, Plan 7360, Except Plan 17141 and located at 6303 Pleasant Valley Road, Electoral Area “B”. If approved, the Development Variance Permit would permit variances to the following sections of the Regional District of North Okanagan Zoning Bylaw No. 1888, 2003:
- Section 701.10.e.iii by reducing the requirement that off-street parking areas be paved with asphalt or concrete to being paved with a mix of asphalt and recycled asphalt;
- Section 701.10.e.iv by reducing the requirement that parking and outside storage areas be screened with a solid 2.5 m high fence or an evergreen hedge not less than 2 m high to being partially screened with an existing cedar hedge along the portion of the property which fronts Pleasant Valley Road;
- Section 701.10.e.v by reducing the requirement that a 3 m wide strip adjacent to Pleasant Valley Road be landscaped with a grass to shrubbery ratio of 6:4 to 8:2 to being landscaped with the existing landscaping, including the cedar hedge and four willow trees as shown on the attached site plan.
The Electoral Area Advisory Committee (EAAC) will be considering this application at their Regular Meeting to be held in the Board Room of the Regional District of North Okanagan (9848 Aberdeen Road, Coldstream, BC) on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 1:00 pm.
If you believe that your interest in property is affected by this proposal, you will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present a written submission respecting matters contained in the subject Development Variance Permit application. Verbal submissions may be provided by attending the above noted EAAC meeting in person or via Zoom. Please contact our Corporate Services Department at corp@rdno.ca to be provided a Zoom link. Written submissions may be hand delivered or mailed to the address below or they may be emailed to publichearing@rdno.ca. In order to compile all written submissions prior to the start of the meeting, all written submissions must be received by 11:00 am, Thursday, April 7, 2022. Please be advised that your name and residential address must be included with your submission and written submissions are subject to public disclosure.