Tracking Number: 100221121 | Version 1.1 | Submitted Date: Aug 22, 2017 Page 1 of 5
Crown Land Tenure Application
Tracking Number: 100221121 Application Information If approved, will the authorization be issued to an Individual or Company/Organization? Individual Are you the Individual this application will be issued to? No What is your relationship to the individual? Consultant APPLICANT CONTACT INFORMATION Applicant is an Individual or an Organization to whom this authorization Permit/Tenure/Licence will be issued, if approved. Name: Warren & Arlene Lance Phone: ‐ redacted ‐ Daytime Phone: ‐ redacted ‐ Fax: ‐ redacted ‐ Email: ‐ redacted ‐ Mailing Address: ‐ redacted ‐ REFERRAL / PUBLIC COMMENT CONTACT INFORMATION Company / Organization: Contact Name: Warren Lance Contact Address: 1370 Ivor Road Nanaimo BC V9X 1P7 Contact Phone: 250‐616‐7080 Contact Email: [email protected] CONSULTANT INFORMATION Please enter the contact information of the Individual/Organization who is acting on behalf of the applicant. Name: CASTOR CONSULTANTS LIMITED Doing Business As: Consultant Phone: 250‐816‐1234 ext. 0 Fax: Email: [email protected] BC Incorporation Number: BC0329472 Extra Provincial Inc. No: Society Number: GST Registration Number: Contact Name: Rob Douglas Waters Mailing Address: 13719 Jennifer Road Ladysmith BC V9G 1G4 Letter(s) Attached: Yes (Agent Letter Lance Feb 25 2015.doc) CORRESPONDENCE E‐MAIL ADDRESS If you would like to receive correspondence at a different email address than shown above, please provide the correspondence email address here. If left blank, all correspondence will be sent to the above given email address. Email: [email protected] Contact Name: Warren Lance CO‐APPLICANTS In addition to the principal applicant, Co‐applicant(s) is an Individual(s) or a Company/Organization(s) who wish to be listed as the Tenure holder(s). Are there co‐applicants for this application? Yes Co‐applicants who are Organizations must consent to providing their name, address and phone number and Individuals must consent to providing their Yesname and email address. Do you have permission from the co‐applicants to enter their personal information? You have indicated earlier in the application that there is one or more co‐applicant. Please add each co‐applicant by clicking on the 'Add Individual' or 'Add Organization' button below depending if the co‐applicant is an individual or an organization. Due to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act regulations you are only able to enter the name and email address for an individual. Name: Arlene P Lance Phone: ‐ redacted ‐ Daytime Phone: ‐ redacted ‐ Fax: ‐ redacted ‐ Email: ‐ redacted ‐ Mailing Address: ‐ redacted ‐ ELIGIBILITY
Question Answer Warning
Do all applicants and co‐applicants meet the eligibility criteria for the appropriate category as listed below? Applicants and/or co‐applicants who are Individuals must: 1. be 19 years of age or older and 2. must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. (Except if you are applying for a Private Moorage) Applicants and/or co‐applicants who are Organizations must either: 1. be incorporated or registered in British Columbia (Corporations also include registered partnerships, cooperatives, and non‐profit societies which are formed under the relevant Provincial statutes) or 2. First Nations who can apply through Band corporations or Indian Band and Tribal Councils (Band or Tribal Councils require a Band Council Resolution). Yes TECHNICAL INFORMATION Please provide us with the following general information about you and your application: EXISTING TENURE DETAILS Do you hold another Crown Land Tenure? No ALL SEASONS RESORTS The All Seasons Resorts Program serves to support the development of Alpine Ski and non‐ski resorts on Crown land. For more detailed information on this program please see the operational policy and if you have further questions please contact FrontCounter BC. Are you applying within an alpine ski resort? No WHAT IS YOUR INTENDED USE OF CROWN LAND? Use the "Add Purpose" button to select a proposed land use from the drop down menu. If you wish to use Crown land for a short term, low impact activity you may not need to apply for tenure, you may be authorized under the Permissions policy or Private Moorage policy. To determine if your use is permissible under the Land Act please refer to either the Land Use Policy ‐ Permissions or Land Use Policy ‐ Private Moorage located here.
Purpose Tenure Period
Tracking Number: 100221121 | Version 1.1 | Submitted Date: Aug 22, 2017 Page 3 of 5 Please describe how you plan to access your proposed crown land from the closest public road: Access from private land at 3915 Cove Road, Ladysmith, B.C. Lot 1 and 2 District Lot 93, Oyster District, Plan 32139 PRIVATE MOORAGE Private Moorage is the allocation of aquatic Crown land (inland and coastal) for private moorage facilities such as a dock or float. Moorage facilities for group or strata title/ condominium developments of over three berths are administered under the provisions of the Residential program where they have no related commercial facilities (e.g. gas bars) and are intended for private use of tenants. Group moorage with commercial activities are administered under the Marina program. Specific Purpose: Period: Tenure: Private dock to moor personal boat More than thirty years Specific Permission MOORING BUOY Is this only for a mooring buoy for private moorage? No TOTAL APPLICATION AREA Please give us some information on the size of the area you are applying for. Please specify the area: .183 hectares PROJECT DETAILS Please provide us with further details on your dock. Is the water freshwater or marine? Marine Are you proposing 4 or more slips? No Are you applying on behalf of a Strata corporation? No Are you the waterfront upland owner? Yes Are you planning to sell gas at the proposed marina? No SECTION 11 WATER AUTHORIZATION You may also require a Section 11 Water Sustainability Act authorization. Is this application for an existing structure? No IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS Selecting yes to any of the following questions may indicate that you will require further or additional authorizations under the Land Act or other legislation. Is your proposed activity within the Kootenay Region? No Is your proposed activity within the Okanagan, Kalamalka and Wood Lakes, Skaha Lake, Vaseux Lake, or Christina Lake areas? No Is your proposed activity within the Shuswap, Mara, Mable, or Little Shuswap Lake areas? No ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS In many cases you might require other authorizations or permits in order to complete your project. In order to make that determination and point you in the right direction please answer the questions below. In addition, your application may be referred to other agencies for comments. Is the Applicant or any Co‐Applicant or their Spouse(s) an employee of the Provincial Government of British Columbia? No Are you planning to cut timber on the Crown Land you are applying for? No
Are you planning to use an open fire to burn timber or other materials? No Do you want to transport heavy equipment or materials on an existing forest road? No Are you planning to work in or around water? Yes 1. If you will be working in or around fresh water, you will require a Water Sustainability Act Change Approval or Notification from the Province.2. The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans might need to review your project.3. Review the Transport Canada website if the Navigation Protection Act applies. Does your operation fall within a park area? No LOCATION INFORMATION LAND DETAILS Please provide information on the location and shape of your Crown land application area. You can use one or more of the tools provided. I will upload a PDF, JPG or other digital file(s) MAP FILES Your PDF, JPG or other digital file must show your application area in relation to nearby communities, highways, railways or other land marks.
Description Filename Purpose
Site Plan for Warren Lance Dock Application 14‐083‐DOCK APPLICATION‐REV... Private Moorage
ATTACHED DOCUMENTS
Document Type Description Filename
General Location Map General Location Plan 14‐083‐DOCK APPLICATION‐REV...
Management Plan Management Plan for Proposed Dock Lance 2017 Management Plan.pdf
Other CVRD Regional Government Advice RE_ Warren Lance Plans ‐ Co...
Other DFO Letter of Advice 2016‐01‐06 DFO Response.pdf
Other Google Earth Location Plan Proposed Lance Private
Moorage
2017 Location Plan Proposed...
Tracking Number: 100221121 | Version 1.1 | Submitted Date: Aug 22, 2017 Page 5 of 5
Other Stzuminus Email Letter of Advice STZ'UMINUS RE_ Lance Privat...
Side Profile Cross section 14‐083‐DOCK APPLICATION‐REV...
Site Photographs August 2017 Site Photographs Lance Site Photos.pdf
Site Plan Site Plan 14‐083‐DOCK APPLICATION‐REV...
PRIVACY DECLARATION Check here to indicate that you have read and agree to the privacy declaration stated above. SIGNATURES CO‐APPLICANTS You will have to obtain approval from all co‐applicants before you can proceed with your application. Please select one option for each. Name Status of Signature Request Arlene P Lance Email sent ‐ no response, Declaration Form uploaded IMPORTANT NOTICES Once you click 'Next' the application will be locked down and you will NOT be able to edit it any more. DECLARATION By submitting this application form, I, declare that the information contained on this form is complete and accurate. APPLICATION AND ASSOCIATED FEES
Item Amount Taxes Total Outstanding Balance
Crown Land Tenure Application Fee $250.00 GST @ 5%: $12.50 $262.50 $0.00 OFFICE Office to submit application to: Nanaimo PROJECT INFORMATION Is this application for an activity or project which requires more than one natural resource authorization from the Province of BC? No OFFICE USE ONLY Office Nanaimo File Number Project Number Disposition ID Client Number 1414450 931662 261405
Management/Development Plan
Proposed Tenure and Private Boat Dock, Mr. & Mrs. Warren Lance, Evening Cove, Ladysmith Harbour, B.C.
The following management plan explains the proposed use of the site including details about the site.
Project Purpose
To provide a private marine moorage in Evening Cove. Location, Size and Main Project Features
The project is located on the south side of Evening Cove as shown on the attached plan. The tenure is a rectangular area of 0.183 hectares.
Access Plans
The project will be accessed from Mr. & Mrs. Lance’s property at 3925 Cove Road, Ladysmith, B.C.
Construction Schedule
The proposed construction will be carried out as soon as practical in 2017/18 upon receipt of all regulatory approvals.
Description of existing features
There is an old concrete dock footing structure on the foreshore near the proposed water lot tenure. Based on a habitat assessment conducted in
November 2014 by Castor Consultants Ltd. the existing environment consists of a riparian zone composed of mature coniferous trees, native shrubs and lawn below which is the HWM and a sandstone bedrock bench which gives way to a gravelly beach characterizing the upper and mid intertidal zones. The lower intertidal zone appears to exhibit softer sediments with silty sands. In general, the hard substrate, supports aggregations of acorn barnacles, oysters and a few littorine snails. The subtidal area has a gentle slope with a substrate consisting of sands and silts with a few shell fragments. The biota in the subtidal zone consists of sparse algae dominated by Sargassum with a band of eelgrass (Zostera
marina) extending from near the LWM and shallow subtidal to approximately
minus 1.5 m (chart datum) within the proposed tenure area. Other fauna noted include kelp crab and Plumose anemones.
The area of the proposed trestle and float location is shown in the photographs and on the plans for the proposed works.
2 Size and dimensions of the existing and planned improvements
There is an existing old concrete abutment with a footprint of about 1 by 0.4 m and 1 m in height in the location of the proposed alignment. The proposed dock system will consist of a 1.5 m wide by 43 m long trestle and access ramp
extending to a piled 5 by 18.3 m concrete float with a 2.4 m extension on the south end to meet the access ramp. The trestle supports will be 12” steel piles or concrete pillars in the upper intertidal zone.
The proposed trestle and gangway will be constructed of tubular aluminum the latter of which will extend to a concrete float fixed in place by two or three - 18 inch steel piles. The design will include a 1.5 m wide concrete abutment, near the location of the old existing concrete abutment, to which the landward end of the trestle will be fixed as shown on the attached plan and section.
Environmental
a) Land Impacts
Land impacts relating to the tenure will be restricted to an existing narrow access down to the proposed trestle and float installation. It is not expected that lands will be markedly impacted since an existing access through the riparian zone will be used; with respect to the intertidal zone and subtidal zone the works will transit overhead of these features. It is considered that the design will not impact Commercial, Recreational or Aboriginal fisheries or fish habitat. The proposed structures will change the view from the upland and marine sides however it will create a seaward extension to an otherwise lineal shore, diversifying the form and structure of the foreshore. Inquiry with the BC Archeological Branch identified potential sites in the area. An archeological assessment by Baseline Archeological determined that there were no significant archeological or heritage features at the site.
The type of material used include:
Trestle and deck: Aluminum frame and wood and expanded metal mesh decking. Float: Timber concrete and metal mesh with steel piles.
Construction methods
Trestle: Form and pour marine concrete abutment, drive/socket trestle steel piles by derrick and associated equipment, place trestle by derrick. Place and connect ramp to float by derrick.
Floats: Standard marine construction methods (probably built offsite and towed in).
As appropriate works will be under the supervision of an environmental monitor standard marine mitigation methods will be employed to minimize impacts.
b) Atmospheric Impacts
Atmospheric impacts will be minimal. Under current conditions the site is rural and exposed mainly to occasional vehicle/boat traffic and home heating exhaust. In considering post project impacts the atmospheric impact would be negligible. Construction of the proposed ramp will require the use of heavy equipment for a limited period of time. In the long term it is anticipated that there will be a minor increase in local season vehicle and boat engine exhaust. It is anticipated that because of the location of the site and the open characteristic of the area any increase in exhaust would be readily dissipated. Vehicle and boat traffic control will likely be the most efficient way of minimizing atmospheric impacts by
ensuring idling is minimized in the area. c) Aquatic Impacts
As noted above the impacts will be minimal mainly in that the proposed works will pass over the intertidal and subtidal zones of the lands covered by water and have been addressed through the DFO process. Because of the form of the trestle and associated structures public access along the beach will not be disrupted. Since there is only one regular vessel mooring at the site and a few visitor vessels, it is expected that there would only be minor water quality effects due to increased boating activity. The sources for these effects include bilge water discharges, exhaust residues and un- or partly combusted fuels and oils as may be derived from outboard engines. Drainage in the immediate area is not expected to be modified by the structures. The trestle and dock are in part solid surfaces with metal mesh decking, which will allow precipitation flow directly to the marine environment. It is expected that most of these effects are minor and can be mitigated by taking guidance from available good boating standards and guidelines.
d) Fish and Wildlife Impacts
Fish and Wildlife impacts will be mainly related to the marine environs. It is anticipated that wildlife impacts will be minimal. The proposed project may
reduce waterfowl and marine mammal use in the immediate area where few anthropogenic structures presently exist and human activity is somewhat
restricted to the shore. This is a relatively small area compared to the available foreshore area in the vicinity of the project. Terrestrial fauna are not expected to be impacted by the project as the shore currently provides an access. There are no known endangered species in the area. It is anticipated that the work will be under taken following DFO work window specifications and operational
statements. Socio-Community
a) Land Use
The site is currently residential as is the adjacent land use with connecting roadways. The site is in the traditional territory of the Stz’uminus Nation. The
4 owner has secured the approval of the Stz’uminus via recent email
acknowledgement sent to FLNRO.
The proposed use is allowed under the current CVRD zoning and there is currently no restriction on dock size.
The main use of the area is understood to be fairly passive, and used mainly by people walking along the shore and the intertidal zone. This use will still be available along most of the shore and users will be able to transit beneath the trestle relatively easily to access the beaches on either side of the subject site. It is anticipated that the trestle and float will not increase vehicle traffic in the immediate area.
b) Socio-Community Conditions
It is anticipated that there will be minor impacts on socio-community conditions in that the view scape will be altered with the introduction of a new private dock. The proposed dock will be located in the same site as the old dock, at least as based on the location of the existing old concrete pylon. It is surmised that there will be no change in the amount of traffic.
The area demographics are largely rural in Stz’uminus Nation territory with small lot subdivisions in the area.
c) Public Health
It is not expected the proposed project will impact public health aspects. It is not anticipated that the proposed facility will result in waste disposal issues or site contamination. Domestic waste will be disposed of through contract waste disposal or CVRD services. There will be no toilets or sewage collection on the trestle or float. Sewage is domestic within the residence and will be handled through an existing septic system and field.
d) First Nations
The Stz’uminus Nation was contacted about the proposed project and the chief and staff visited in the site April 24, 2017. Upon review of the site it was indicated that it was preferred that the proposed dock be located in the vicinity of the old dock. Chief John Elliot followed up with a confirmatory email to Mr. Lance and the province.
Agency Contacts and Supplementary Checklist Information
Agency requirement checklist information is included as are several photographs, which provide a view of the site that the proposed trestle and float will occupy as well as views of the shoreline in both directions.
As shown on the plan there is one other seasonal dock to the north of the subject trestle and float.
Public access is maintained along the beach as the trestle structure overarches the existing intertidal topographic features.
Type of use is private and it is anticipated that it will be used by pleasure craft with seasonal visitor use, mainly in the spring, summer and early fall.
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2 View of old and currently proposed access showing concrete steps in bottom centre of photograph with old concrete footing in centre beyond logs.
Lance Site Photos
Proposed Private Moorage August 2017
View looking easterly across Evening Cove with old and currently proposed access point to proposed dock from Lance property showing top step in foreground and old footing (just above log) in photograph centre.
3 View of old and currently proposed access from old footing (immediate lower right) to stairs located in grassy zone in photograph centre.
View north into Evening Cove showing old footing on right in rocky intertidal zone and riparian zone on left.
5 View south (seaward) showing old footings and potions of the intertidal and riparian zones.
