3070 Henry Road, Chemainus

A single-storey commercial building addition of 167 square metres is proposed at 3070 Henry Road in Chemainus, within North Cowichan’s industrial area. The applicant is seeking a development variance permit (DVP00134) to reduce the required side-yard setback and landscaped area, the only regulatory obstacles to the expansion. Council is being asked to authorize issuance; no public correspondence has been recorded, and the variance appears routine for an existing industrial parcel. The applicant, Denesha Doman, is a member of the family that owns Centurion Lumber Manufacturing Ltd., a third-generation Cowichan Valley lumber remanufacturer and access mat producer that has operated at this address for years. The modest addition fits a pattern of incremental facility investment by industrial owner-operators in Chemainus. The project does not require rezoning or an OCP amendment, which keeps the approval timeline tight: DVP authorization clears the path for a building permit application, with construction possible later in 2026 if the variance is granted without delay. Because no staff report opposition or correspondence appears in the file, council is likely to approve the variance. Two administrative steps remain after DVP issuance — a development permit application and then building permit — though the variance itself is the substantive entitlement. The scope is small, but the approval sequence worth tracking for anyone with an interest in Chemainus industrial construction starts: a straightforward variance on an existing lot generally translates to a brief council agenda item and minimal conditions.

A single-storey commercial building addition of 167 square metres is proposed at 3070 Henry Road in Chemainus, within…