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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICTDEVELOPMENT SERVICES

REPORT ON SUBDIVISION WITHIN THEAGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE

FILE NO. 096/2014

OWNER: Brian R. Haddow DATE: May 20, 2014AREA: Electoral Area DLEGAL: Lot 1, Section 24, Township 78, Range 16, W6M, PRD, Plan 28507LOT SIZE: 64 ha (160 acres )LOCATION: ~ 3 kms west of Dawson CreekPROPOSALTo subdivide an 11 ha (27 ac) parcel from the remainder quarter section that is divided by a creek onthe west side and a tree line on the south side for the owner’s retirement residence.

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 authorize the application to proceed to the AgriculturalLand Commission as the proposal is consistent with the Official Community Plan.

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): Agriculture (AG), South Peace Fringe Area Official CommunityPlan Bylaw No. 2048, 2012.

ZONING: A-2 (Large Agricultural Holdings Zone) Peace River RegionalDistrict Zoning Bylaw No. 1343, 2001

AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE (ALR): WithinBUILDING INSPECTION AREA: Within the voluntary building permit areaSITE CONTEXT

The subject property is located approximately 3 kms west of The City of Dawson Creek along the 210Road. The area consists mainly of quarter sections in agricultural use and has medium densityresidential properties to the east and south and low density residential properties on the section to thewest.SITE FEATURES

LAND: Based on aerial photograph interpretation, the property is mainly in agricultural production.STRUCTURES: There is a house, steel Quonset, storage shed, electrical building wood shed, a log shed

with lean-to, granaries, and two old uninhabitable mobile homes.ACCESS: The subject property is accessed from 210 and 225 RoadsSOIL: Class 2c. Class 2 soils have moderate limitations that restrict the range of crops or require

moderate conservation practices. Subclass c denotes adverse climate.FIRE: Within the Dawson Creek Fire Protection ZonePREVIOUS APPLICATIONS – SUBJECT PROPERTY

No previous applications found on subject property

ALL MEMBERSPARTICIPATE

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PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS – PROPERTIES WITHIN 100 M

APPLICANT: Mrs. Linda McQueenLEGAL: SW ¼ of Section 30, Township 78, Range 15, W6M, PRDPROPOSAL: To subdivide the 62.37 ha into one parcel of 2.025 ha and one parcel of 60.35 haDECISION: ALC refused application #201-W-81-12196 by resolution #1050/81 but allowed the

placement of a second dwelling (mobile home)

APPLICANT: Mr. and Mrs. Victor AltwaterLEGAL: NW ¼ of Section 19, Township 78, Range 15, W6M, PRDPROPOSAL: To subdivide a panhandle from the 53.7 ha parcel and consolidate it with the 1.8 ha

parcel of Lot 4, Plan 18910DECISION: ALC allowed application #22-W-82-15832 by resolution #77/83

APPLICANT: Mr. and Mrs. MaddenLEGAL: SW ¼ of Section 24, Township 78, Range 16, W6M, PRD, except Plan H572PROPOSAL: To subdivide the parcel into 4 x 40 acre parcelsDECISION: ALC refused application #114-W-76-03200 by resolution #5396/77

COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS

APPLICANT It is the intent of the landowners to create a parcel around the existing homesite sothat they can retire in place while selling the agricultural land.

ALR: The subject property lies within the Agricultural Land Reserve. Therefore, AgriculturalLand Commission approval is required.

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 Agriculture (AG) within the South Peace FringeArea Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 2048, 2012.This designation has minimumparcel size of 63ha (155 acres), however Section 5.0 Policy 5.1.2.c.v. the subdivisionis being made for the purpose of providing residence to the landowner, or a relative ofthe landowner, the subdivision is limited to not more than one lot per parent parcel,such a subdivision may be approved on a one time only basis per parent parcel.Therefore an amendment to the OCP is not required.

ZONING: The subject property is designated as A-2 (Large Agricultural Holdings Zone) withinthe Peace River Regional District Zoning Bylaw No. 1343, 2001. This zone has aminimum parcel size of 63 ha (155 ac), however should the proposal meet therequirements of subdivision under Section 946 of the Local Government Act, a zoningamendment would not be necessary.

IMPACT ANALYSIS

AGRICULTURE: The proposal would have minimal impact on the agricultural use of the land as thebuildings and house use will not change and the current agricultural use of the land(grain farming) will not change.

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CONTEXT: This area consists of large agricultural quarter sections, however observations of thegeneral area shows residential subdivisions within the larger parcels. To note, theadjoining properties to the east and south have multiple residential lots and the sectionto the west also has multiple residential lots.

POPULATION &TRAFFIC:

The proposed subdivision may increase the population of the area by 2.7 people (basedon Stats Can 2011 census estimate) per dwelling in Electoral Area D and about 2vehicles per dwelling if someone were to build on the remainder in the future.

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ALR SUBDIVISION REPORT

MAPSFILE NO. 096/2014

South Peace Fringe Area Official Community Plan Bylaw No.2048, 2012 (Map 2)

Peace River Regional District Zoning Bylaw No. 1343, 2001 (Schedule B Map 8)

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ALR SUBDIVISION REPORT

MAPSFILE NO. 096/2014

Agricultural Land Reserve

CLI-Soil Classification

2c

3w

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ALR SUBDIVISION REPORT

MAPSFILE NO. 096/2014

Air Photo

APPLICATION BY LAND OWNER

NOTE: The information required by this form and the documents you provide with it are collected to process your applicationunder the Agricultural Land commission Act and regulation. This information will be availablefor review by any member of thepublic. If von have any questions about the collection or use of this information, contact the Agricultural Land commission andask for the staffmember who will be handling your application.

TYPE OF APPLICATION (Check appropriate box)

EXCLUSIONunder Sec. 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

INCLUSIONunder Sec. 17(3) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

APPLICANT

SUBDIVISION in the ALRunder See. 2 1(2) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

Non-farm USE in the ALRunder Sec. 20(3) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

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DECLARATION

I/we consent to the use of the information provided in the application and all supporting documents to process theapplication in accordance with the Agricultural Land Commission Act and regulation. Furthermore, I/we declare thatthe information provided in the application and all the supporting documents are, to the best of my/our knowledge,true and correct. I/we understand that the Agricultural Land Commission will take the steps necessary to confirm theaccuracy of the information and documents provided.

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Please ensure the following documents are enclosed with your application:

Application fee payable to the Local Government Map or sketch showing proposal & adjacent uses• Certificate of Title or Title Search Print • Proof of Notice of Application *(See instructions)• Agent authorization (if using agent) • Photographs (optional)

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