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QUESTION: |
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| Nov 2008 |
I
would like to get a copy of the Fairwinds By-laws, can the FCA give me a
copy? |
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The
response is two-fold. Do you want the Fairwinds Community Association
By-laws or the Regional District of Nanaimo By-Laws for Area E (Nanoose
Bay)? FCA By-Laws
can be viewed on-line or printed by
clicking here.
RDN By-Laws can be searched on
the RDN Website at
http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=370 As each RDN Area has
different by-laws you will need to search for Area E references. As
these by-laws are ever changing there is no way of receiving current
documentation on ALL of the by-laws. |
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| Oct 2008 |
I live on Andover
Road backing onto the military base and have recently heard that the base is
planning on clear cutting a large section along the fence. Talk of 30 - 50
metres deep. I am quite concerned about this as the property slopes
dramatically back from the house and the destabilization and risk of
flooding etc. needs to be considered as well as property value impact,
environment impact etc. Is there information
available for discussion on this issue |
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Late
in 2006 there was a very bad windstorm which blew down several trees from
the DND land. These trees fell close to the homes backing on the land,
one in particular going thru the roof of one home. At that time the
DND was approached by residents about taking the tree line back to prevent this from
happening again.
Now they are proceeding and some
residents are now upset because the removal of too many trees could impact
their properties. We have contacted the DND and they do plan to clear a
strip of land behind the fence to address three major concerns: the
falling trees; a fire break; and security issues.
Nov 1, 2008 -
UPDATE **For further updates see the October
2008 Newsletter |
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| April 2006 |
I have two concerns
regarding unnecessary noise in the early morning hours. The first with
the mowers on the fairways and the other with construction noise. What
are the noise bylaws for Fairwinds? |
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FROM
THE RDN BY-LAW DEPARTMENT: The RDN noise bylaws have two exemptions
which cover these items. Golf courses have no hour restrictions for
the use of their equipment. Due to the cost of large machinery, having
it sit idle at a construction site is high so it is also exempt from the
noise bylaw. Construction sites have a time restriction of 7:00am to
dusk, every day of the week. |
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| July 2008 |
The sidewalks in the
established phases are starting to show disrepair. Some sections are
broken and heaving. Most have grass and weeds growing thru any crack
of opening, which in turn make it worse. Who is responsible for the
maintenance of the sidewalks in Fairwinds? |
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This
is a difficult question to answer. When contacted the replies were:
- Regional District of
Nanaimo - "Fairwinds sidewalks are constructed within the highway
road allowance property and therefore fall under the exclusive
jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transportation."
- Ministry of Transportation
- "The MOT's rural subdivision standard for roads consists of open
ditch design. Fairwinds Development Corporation in the late 1980's,
wanted to have a community look and feel to their development, so the MOT
approved the subdivisions within Fairwinds with the agreement from the
Fairwinds Development Corp that they would be responsible for maintenance
and repairs."
- Fairwinds Development Corp
- "The agreement was made with a previous company. We did not
assume this responsibility when we purchased the development."
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