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<br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> Water Quality: Issues and Initiatives <br />rd <br />o Community engagement rescheduled to May 3 <br /> <br /> Ch. 172 – Regulations 25 (LSCSF) Performance Standards – Draft 8 <br />o Overview & Undeveloped Lots <br /> Distribution to commissioners focusing on undeveloped lots after previous <br />version only addressed developed lots <br /> Bylaw review subcommittee established a percentage requirement for <br />undeveloped lots: 20% for lots under 5,000 sqft, scaling to 30%, 40%, and <br />50% for larger lots, based on upgrading existing Regulation 12 <br />requirements <br /> Subdivision concerns raised about future lot subdivision, where current <br />undeveloped land could be subdivided and sold, making current regulation <br />writing challenging <br /> Commission discretion maintained for case-by-case review and ability to <br />impose additional requirements beyond standard percentages <br />o Definition Updates & Clarifications <br /> Building and structure definition revised to include patios and hardscaping <br />as structures within Wetland Bylaw jurisdiction, Mr. McManus adding <br />language about flood storage area reduction <br /> Patio classification debate – raised vs. flush patios, with agreement that <br />raised patios with retaining walls impede flow, but flush patios at grade do <br />not <br /> Terminology change from ‘structures’ to ‘alterations’ suggested for <br />hardscaping elements like patios, fire pits, and retaining walls to avoid <br />confusion with building code definitions <br /> Appurtenances vs. structures discussion on whether hardscaping should be <br />listed under the appurtenances definition rather than duplicated under <br />structures <br /> Naturally vegetated areas definition – removed ‘undisturbed’ qualifier and <br />changed from ‘indigenous’ to ‘native’ vegetation for broader applicability, <br />considering climate change <br />o Performance Standards Update <br /> Critical characteristics statement moved directly under performance <br />standards, requiring all efforts to reduce impacts on land subject to coastal <br />storm flowage <br /> 50 vs. 5,000 sqft error discovered in existing Regulation 25 – typo <br />showing 500 sqft threshold when it should be 5,000 sqft <br />o Building & Development Standards <br /> Case-by-case evaluation for building footprint increases, allowing <br />commissioner discretion for special circumstances like handicap <br />accessibility, while protecting resource areas <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />