During the Oct. 8 committee of the whole meeting, Sechelt council supported staff’s recommendation to issue two development permits for work at the Sechelt Golf and Country Club.
One permit was to expand the clubhouse and one was to build the first phase of a new hotel/resort on site.
Staff explained the expansion of the existing clubhouse could go ahead without a rezoning, while the permit for phase one of the hotel/resort was contingent on rezoning.
Currently the hotel site is zoned RR-2 and it must be changed to a CD zone to regulate a hotel.
The clubhouse expansion calls for a new basement level to house a staff room and lockers, renovation of the top level to include administration offices, an expansion of the pro shop, a new arrival area and patio addition.
Phase one of the hotel development consists of a four-storey structure with a ground floor footprint of 11,450 sq. feet.
Phase two will see another four-storey structure built, with a footprint of 19,000 sq. feet.
A total of 140 rooms are envisioned for the two structures, which will be arranged in an “L” shape on the property.
Council was in favour of granting the development permit for the clubhouse expansion and issuing the permit for the hotel build. The decision will have to come back to a regular council meeting for adoption.
Liquor
All of council was in favour of endorsing beverage cart liquor sales at the Sechelt Golf and Country Club at their regular council meeting on Oct. 8.
Council’s endorsement of the golf club’s new liquor primary licence will allow two beverage carts to serve alcoholic drinks to golfers while they’re on the course between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Lot L
A public hearing will soon be scheduled for the proposed rezoning of Lot L after council fulfilled its legal obligations at the Oct. 8 regular council meeting.
During the meeting councillors confirmed they had considered the zoning and official community plan amendments needed to rezone Lot L in conjunction with the District’s solid waste management plan.
According to staff, the acknowledgement had to be made before the process to rezone Lot L from rural residential to industrial could move forward.
All but Coun. Alice Lutes were in favour of confirming their consideration of the liquid waste management plan and referring the rezoning to a public hearing.
Forest funding
Council was unanimous in its support of two projects that will receive funding from the Sunshine Coast Community Forest Legacy Fund.
Council approved $7,000 from the fund for a new log transit shelter outside St. Mary’s Hospital and $37,350 for a new bridge and boardwalk at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden.
The $7,000 for the log shelter is in addition to an award of $22,000 from the legacy fund that council directed to the project in September, as the regional district asked for more money to complete the project.
