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Attachment 5: Form 1 - Riparian Areas Protection Regulation - Qualified Environmental Professional - Assessment Report

February 8, 2022Pages 427–4302 sections

A professional assessment of the riparian area at 221 Atkins Road to ensure the development proposal meets protection standards.

9.2.3.a Draft Community Climate Action Strategy
Date: January 28, 2022QEP: Tim AdamDeveloper: David McAllisterSubject: 221 Atkins Road

FORM 1

Riparian Areas Protection Regulation - Qualified Environmental Professional - Assessment Report

Photo 7 View of a run downstream of transect 1 (Figure 1). Spawning habitat for coho salmon.

View of a run downstream of transect 1, showing spawning habitat for coho salmon.
View of a run downstream of transect 1, showing spawning habitat for coho salmon.

Photo 8 Three adult coho salmon spawning downstream of transect 1 (Figure 1).

Close up of three adult coho salmon spawning in the creek downstream of transect 1.
Close up of three adult coho salmon spawning in the creek downstream of transect 1.

Photo 9 Mature trees located along the top of ravine bank at the north end of the property.

Mature trees located along the top of a ravine bank with fallen autumn leaves.
Mature trees located along the top of a ravine bank with fallen autumn leaves.

Photo 10 View looking up the ravine along the north property line.

View looking up a wooded ravine area filled with ferns and fallen logs.
View looking up a wooded ravine area filled with ferns and fallen logs.

Photo 11 View of the upstream extent of the ditch along Atkins Road from the existing driveway access.

View looking upstream along the edge of Atkins Road showing a ditch and adjacent trees.
View looking upstream along the edge of Atkins Road showing a ditch and adjacent trees.

Photo 12 View looking downstream at the ditch along Atkins Road from the existing driveway access.

View looking downstream along Atkins Road showing the roadside ditch covered in fallen leaves next to large trees.
View looking downstream along Atkins Road showing the roadside ditch covered in fallen leaves next to large trees.
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Section 7. Professional Opinion

Qualified Environmental Professional opinion on the development proposal’s riparian assessment.

Date January 28, 2022

  1. I Tim Adam,

hereby certify that: a) I am/We are qualified environmental professional(s), as defined in the Riparian Areas Protection Regulation made under the Riparian Areas Protection Act; b) I am/We are qualified to carry out the assessment of the proposal made by the developer David McAllister, which proposal is described in section 3 of this Assessment Report (the “development proposal”), c) I have/We have carried out an assessment of the development proposal and my/our assessment is set out in this Assessment Report; and d) In carrying out my/our assessment of the development proposal, I have/We have followed the specifications of the Riparian Areas Protection Regulation and assessment methodology set out in the minister’s manual; AND

  1. As qualified environmental professional(s), I/we hereby provide my/our professional opinion that: a) N/A the site of the proposed development is subject to undue hardship, (if applicable, indicate N/A otherwise) and b) [X] the proposed development will meet the riparian protection standard if the development proceeds as proposed in the report and complies with the measures, if any, recommended in the report.

[NOTE: "Qualified Environmental Professional" means an individual as described in section 21 of the Riparian Areas Protection Regulation.]

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Extracted from: 2022 02 08 Committee of the Whole Agenda - Agenda - Pdf