COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL REPORT Development Services Department For the April 23, 2019 Council Meeting
DATE: April 23, 2019 File No. Z-2019-15
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Christopher Garrish (Contract Planner)
RE: Review of Dock Regulations – Zoning Bylaw 1380
RATIONALE:
The purpose of this report is to seek direction from Council with regard to the possible regulation of docks through Zoning Bylaw 1380.
OPTIONS:
1. Council may choose to support the recommendation. 2. Council may choose to refer back to staff for additional information. 3. Council may choose not to support the recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council direct staff to prepare draft zoning regulations governing docks on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake.
RECOMMENDATION IMPLICATIONS:
It is understood that the federal government will restrict the use of a boat or vessel on a body of water for reasons related to the enhancement of public safety, protecting the environment and/or protecting the public interest.
While staff are not currently aware which of these considerations informed the prohibition of motorized boats on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake (or when), during the recent review of the OCP Bylaw, the lake was strongly valued by residents for its environmental and recreational values.
Accordingly, the current prohibition against motorized vessels on the lake is seen to speak to a preference for low-intensity uses. For these reasons, staff believe the use of the province’s “General Permission” dock regulations – which have been drafted to accommodate the needs motorized and non-motorized vessels – may not be suitable for Tuc-el-Nuit Lake.
While staff recognise that dock structures can and do facilitate recreational use of the lake, in the absence of motorised vehicles it is not clear that structures up to 42 metres in length are necessary.
For these reasons, staff favour initiating a review in order to examine potential alternative zoning regulations to the province’s “General Permission” regulations. This could take the form of limiting the length of dock structures on the lake to no more than 10.0 metres and requiring that they be seasonal (i.e. removable from the lake during winter months).
Alternately, Council could direct staff to explore the option of prohibiting docks entirely from the lake as this more closely corresponds to historic trends (i.e. of the province having not previously issued a dock approval on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake prior to 2019).
Conversely, Council could also resolve to maintain the status quo and defer decisions regarding docks on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake to the province.
General:
Organizational:
Financial:
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Strategic Plan:
BACKGROUND:
On April 4, 2019, the Town of Oliver received notification from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development regarding a proposal to construct a dock on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake fronting the property at 7160 Tuc-el-Nuit Drive (legally described as Lot 1, Plan KAP18488, District Lot 2450S, SDYD).
While a recent air photo analysis completed by staff indicates a number of docks on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake associated with adjoining residential uses (upwards of 6), it is understood that this is the first instance of the province issuing a formal approval for a dock on the lake.
Under the Province’s current Land Use Operational Policy for Private Moorage, an application to the province for approval to use Crown Land for the purposes of a dock is not required provided the dock meets the requirements specified in the “General Permission to Use Crown Land for a Private Moorage Dock” (see Attachment No. 1).
Amongst other things, a “General Permission” dock must not exceed the following:
i. extend beyond a distance of 42m from the point where the walkway begins, measured perpendicular from the general trend of the shoreline; ii. have more than a 3m wide moorage platform or float; or iii. have more than a 1.5m wide walkway connecting the platform or float to the shore; and iv. for mobile docks located in waterbodies that have seasonally fluctuating water levels, the outermost extent of the dock must not be more than a distance of 60m from the present natural boundary.
Such docks must also “be used for private residential moorage purposes only and the owner of the dock must not use the dock for commercial purposes or make the dock available to others for a fee.”
If a proposed dock fails to meet these requirements, a “Specific Permission” approval from the province is required.
Obtaining tenure for a commercial moorage (NOTE: there are commercial zones adjacent to Tuc-el-Nuit Lake) is a three-step process including securing a 1 year temporary licence from the Province to allow for time to seek the necessary approvals from other government agencies and to prepare a development plan.
Under the BC Local Government Act, local governments may designate zoning over the surface of water. In the South Okanagan, the following have been applied by local governments to the zoning of lakes and other water bodies:
• Town of Osoyoos: Foreshore and Lake Zoning Bylaw No. 1294 applies four different water zones 100 metres beyond the foreshore of Osoyoos Lake. Amongst other things, this bylaw limits the size of private docks to a surface area not greater than 24 m2 and width of 1.5 metres.
• District of Summerland: Zoning Bylaw No. 2000 applies three types of water zones to Okanagan Lake and also contains regulations that limit the size of private dock to 40.0 metres in length and 3.0 metres in width.
• Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen: Electoral Area “F” Zoning Bylaw regulates docks and boatlifts on the west side of Okanagan Lake. Docks are limited to a maximum length of 40 metres and width of 3.0 metres. NOTE: the RDOS is undertaking an update in order to apply zoning to those parts of the major lakes (i.e. Okanagan, Skaha, Vaseux and Osoyoos) that are within the rural areas.
• City of Penticton: does not currently regulate docks or moorage facilities.
Under the Town of Oliver’s Zoning Bylaw 1380, the area of land that comprises Tuc-el-Nuit Lake is not zoned, while the bylaw does not contain any definitions or regulations that pertain to docks or moorage.
At its meeting of May 26, 2008, Council adopted its “Motorized Boats on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake” Policy, which states that “it is council policy that all request for motor boats on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake for special events require council approval.”
Under Federal Regulation, motorized (i.e. gas powered) boats are prohibited from operating on Tuc-el-Nuit Lake.
CAO COMMENTS:
Concur with recommendation of Contract Planner.
Respectfully Submitted:
______Chris Garrish Contract Planner
Approved By: Department: Status: Cathy Cowan, Chief Administrative Officer Administration Approved - 16 Apr 2019 zrmzuoco20.”
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