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Printed on: __________________________________ ____________________________ 02-Jan-13 3:56:47 PM Department Head CAO Report prepared by: Ken Kalirai, Asst Manager of Development Services

PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

REPORT ON EXCLUSION FROM THE AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE (ALR)

FILE NO. 248/2012 OWNER: 487161 BC LTD DATE: December 18th, 2012 AGENT: Rich Petersen AREA: Electoral Area D LEGAL: Parcel A (P39008) of NE ¼ of Sec 1, Twp 80, Rge 17, W6M, PRD LOT SIZE: 23.7 ha ( 58.5 ac) LOCATION: Farmington

PROPOSAL To exclude the property from the Agricultural Land Reserve in order to facilitate an RV park.

RECOMMENDATION: OPTION 1 THAT the Regional Board support and authorize the application to proceed to the Agricultural Land Commission on the basis that the proposal is consistent with the PRRD Rural Official Community Plan Bylaw 1940, 2011.

OPTIONS OPTION 1: THAT the Regional Board support and authorize the application to proceed to the Agricultural Land

Commission on the basis that the proposal is consistent with the PRRD Rural Official Community Plan Bylaw 1940, 2011.

OPTION 2: THAT the Regional Board refuse authorization for the application, as submitted, to proceed to the Agricultural Land Commission.

LAND USE POLICIES AND REGULATIONS OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN (OCP): “Commercial” PRRD Rural Official Community Plan Bylaw No.

1940, 2011 ZONING: C-4 (Rural Commercial Zone), By-law No. 479, 1986 AGRICULTURAL LAND RESERVE (ALR): Partially within BUILDING INSPECTION AREA: Within

SITE CONTEXT The subject property is adjacent to the Alaska Highway, north of Dawson Creek, south of Parkland Road within the Farmington rural area. This property services the Farmington area for petroleum products, general store, post office and liquor store.

SITE FEATURES LAND: The land is cleared and currently used for commercial purposes. STRUCTURES: The Farmington Store, small sheds, gas bar, propane tank ACCESS: Alaska Highway 97N SOIL: Class 3w and 76

tr64t. Class 3 soils have moderately severe limitations that restrict the range of crops

or require special conservation practices. Class 7 soils have no capacity for arable culture or

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permanent pasture. Class 6 soils are capable only of producing perennial forage crops, and improvement practices are not feasible. Subclass w denotes Excess water. Subclass t denotes topography. Subclass r denotes consolidated bedrock.

FIRE: Outside all Fire Protection Areas.

COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS APPLICANT: It is the wish of the landowner to construct and maintain an RV park on the property. This

property already maintains a convenience store, gas bar, post office and government liquor store on site.

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

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

OCP: Pursuant to the Peace River Regional District Rural Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1940, 2011 (OCP), this property is designated Commercial. The following is an extract from this Bylaw:

Thus, this proposal would be consistent with the OCP.

ZONING: Approximately 3.5 acres of the property in the vicinity of the Farmington Store is zoned C-4 (Rural Commercial Zone) with the remainder zoned A-2 (Large Agriculture Holding Zone) pursuant to PRRD Zoning Bylaw No. 479, 1986. A re-zoning application is required to develop a larger area for commercial use, so that an RV park may be accommodated.

IMPACT ANALYSIS AGRICULTURE: The proposal would reduce the agricultural potential of the property over time as it is converted

to commercial use. Little adverse impact on surrounding agricultural activity is envisaged as a result of the proposal.

CONTEXT: This site has been a major hub for community residents and the traveling public along the Alaska Highway for many years and will support economic growth in the area.

POPULATION: The population will increase on correlation with the number of RV’s using the site. Much of this population will be transient.

TRAFFIC: Traffic will increase consistent with the types of business likely to locate here.

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ALR EXCLUSION REPORT MAPS

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Peace River Regional District Official Community Plan Bylaw No.1940, 2011 (Map 21)

PRRD Zoning Bylaw No. 479, 1986 (Map 12 )

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ALR Map

ALR CLI-Soil Classification (Map #93P/15)

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ALR EXCLUSION REPORT MAPS

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Air Photo

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APPLICATION BY LAND OWNER

NOTE: The iiformation required by thisform 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. Jfyou have any questions about the collection or use of this information, contact the Agricultural Land Commission andaskfor the staffmember who will be handling your application.

TYPE OF APPLICATION (Check appropriate box)

EXCLUSION SUBDIVISION in the ALRunder Sec. 30(1) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act under Sec. 21(2) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

INCLUSION Non-farm USE in the ALRunder Sec. 17(3) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act under Sec. 20(3) of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

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LAND UNDER APPLICATION (Show land on plan or sketch)

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OWNERSHIP OR INTERESTS IN OTHER LANDS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY(Show information on plan or sketch)

If you have interests in other lands within this community complete the following:

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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 Ag icultural Land Commission will take the steps necessary to confirm theaccuracy of the information and documl ts p ovided.

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• Application fee payable to the Local Government• Certificate of Title or Title Search Print

Agent authorization (if using agent)

• Map or sketch showing proposal & adj acent usesa Proof of Notice of Application *(See instructions)a Photographs (optional)

Date Signature of Owner or Agent

Please ensure the following documents are enclosed with your application:

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Application by a Land Owner 2 2003

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