LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT
Role of the MVCCA in the development process
The role of MVCCA is changing as a result of new provincial legislation. Many redevelopment projects will not require a re-zoning application or a Public Hearing. Community engagement is still valuable, MVCCA will meet with developers at any stage of the process to encourage dialog. See our Information for Developers (community engagement) and our Wish list of improvements needed in our area. For current applications see Saanich's: Permit and Development Tracker. or refer to SaanichMap which links from a specific property to Planning Dep't applications.
Pre-application and 'In Process' rezoning current as of: 3 Sept. 2024
Cadillac Ave. 305 - subdivision TO REZONE FROM RS-6 TO RS-1 TO CREATE ONE ADDITIONAL LOT
Canterbury Rd., 665 - garden suite application
Canterbury Rd., 669 - garden suite application
Carey Road, 3950 (site of 6 Mile Bakery) - Abstract Developments no information available
Nigel valley multi-phase project - 811 units see separate page
Nora Place, 591 subdivision to create two lots - last update 2019 location site map
Raymond St. South, 3656 - see separate page
Tennyson Ave., 3304-08, 3312 two lots, rezoning to M-1DW Zone to construct 8 storey mixed use light industrial
and commercial building referral document
Tillicum Road, 3745 - rezoning application to create one additional lot site plan
request for comments due by Sept 29 referral
Tolmie Ave., 760 (old bowling alley site) three towers 21-24 storey, mixed use rental referral document
see separate page
Transit Hub housing project link
Whittier/Harriet - a 3/5 storey purpose built rental (57 units) (Rizzo Developments) 3 lots
3383 Harriet Rd. and 3442/3444 Whittier Ave. (just south of the Abstract townhouse project) see separate page
Approved (but not yet built)
Canterbury Rd, 665 subdivide lot info from developer Planning report approved 2 Feb 2021
covenant amendment request approved March 13, 2023 property now is For Sale
Douglas St, 3201 hydrogen dispenser at gas station at Tolmie map site landscaping elevation
Douglas St, 3415 (old gas station site in front of Uptown) - rezoning to build two storey commercial building with above ground
parking. site picture site map elevations landscape Planning dep't report application approved Dec. 14, 2021
Kamloops Ave., 220 subdivision to create one additional lot site map application approved 5 June 2023
Nora Place, 591 subdivision to create two lots - last update conditional approval 2019 location site map
Seaton, 3901, convert an accessory building to a garden suite on a medium lot. site plan
Tillicum Rd, 3661 subdivision to create one additional lot site map elevations landscaping approved 9 Feb. 2021
Uptown Phase Four 3440 Saanich Road see separate page
Under construction (or recently completed)
Crease Ave, 86 rezoning application to create one additional residence final Planning Report
Whittier Townhouses (3446-50 Whittier and 3421-31 Harriet) 23 - three-storey townhouses revised elevations
revised site revised landscape Planning Report April 2021 revisions FINAL Planning report link Project approved March 15, 2022
The role of MVCCA is changing as a result of new provincial legislation. Many redevelopment projects will not require a re-zoning application or a Public Hearing. Community engagement is still valuable, MVCCA will meet with developers at any stage of the process to encourage dialog. See our Information for Developers (community engagement) and our Wish list of improvements needed in our area. For current applications see Saanich's: Permit and Development Tracker. or refer to SaanichMap which links from a specific property to Planning Dep't applications.
Pre-application and 'In Process' rezoning current as of: 3 Sept. 2024
Cadillac Ave. 305 - subdivision TO REZONE FROM RS-6 TO RS-1 TO CREATE ONE ADDITIONAL LOT
Canterbury Rd., 665 - garden suite application
Canterbury Rd., 669 - garden suite application
Carey Road, 3950 (site of 6 Mile Bakery) - Abstract Developments no information available
Nigel valley multi-phase project - 811 units see separate page
Nora Place, 591 subdivision to create two lots - last update 2019 location site map
Raymond St. South, 3656 - see separate page
Tennyson Ave., 3304-08, 3312 two lots, rezoning to M-1DW Zone to construct 8 storey mixed use light industrial
and commercial building referral document
Tillicum Road, 3745 - rezoning application to create one additional lot site plan
request for comments due by Sept 29 referral
Tolmie Ave., 760 (old bowling alley site) three towers 21-24 storey, mixed use rental referral document
see separate page
Transit Hub housing project link
Whittier/Harriet - a 3/5 storey purpose built rental (57 units) (Rizzo Developments) 3 lots
3383 Harriet Rd. and 3442/3444 Whittier Ave. (just south of the Abstract townhouse project) see separate page
Approved (but not yet built)
Canterbury Rd, 665 subdivide lot info from developer Planning report approved 2 Feb 2021
covenant amendment request approved March 13, 2023 property now is For Sale
Douglas St, 3201 hydrogen dispenser at gas station at Tolmie map site landscaping elevation
Douglas St, 3415 (old gas station site in front of Uptown) - rezoning to build two storey commercial building with above ground
parking. site picture site map elevations landscape Planning dep't report application approved Dec. 14, 2021
Kamloops Ave., 220 subdivision to create one additional lot site map application approved 5 June 2023
Nora Place, 591 subdivision to create two lots - last update conditional approval 2019 location site map
Seaton, 3901, convert an accessory building to a garden suite on a medium lot. site plan
Tillicum Rd, 3661 subdivision to create one additional lot site map elevations landscaping approved 9 Feb. 2021
Uptown Phase Four 3440 Saanich Road see separate page
Under construction (or recently completed)
Crease Ave, 86 rezoning application to create one additional residence final Planning Report
Whittier Townhouses (3446-50 Whittier and 3421-31 Harriet) 23 - three-storey townhouses revised elevations
revised site revised landscape Planning Report April 2021 revisions FINAL Planning report link Project approved March 15, 2022
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Pet Hospital 760 Roderick St. Dec. 2020
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3415 Douglas St. (old gas station site in front of Uptown)
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Overview
Development in Saanich neighbourhoods takes place in the context of municipal and regional policies. There is the CRD Regional Growth Strategy and each municipality has an Official Community Plan (OCP). Most of the area of the MVCCA lies within the Uptown Douglas Plan area, which has a separate section within the OCP. A smaller area, lies within the Carey Area. This is somewhat confusing because the bulk of the Carey Area is represented by the Carey Area Residents Assoc. (CARA) (formerly the Marigold CA).
MVCCA both understands and supports urban densification. We understand also that densification can happen in a beneficial way or it can destroy a community. The Colquitz part of the MVCCA is a suburban landscape, rolling down to the Colquitz River. It has not seen development itself, but has been impacted by development at the nearby Tillicum centre. The "Mount View" part of the community, however, has seen constant major development.
ln 2007, when the Mt. View Colquitz Community Association was first incorporated as a society, the neighbourhood that stretched from Douglas at Saanich Road north up Carey to McKenzie Avenue and west to the Island Highway was very different than it is now. Large pieces of undeveloped land existed, including a transitional school district property that graced the neighbourhood with stands of trees, large fields for ball games and dog walking, rocky outcrops affording views of the Olympics, and, on a clear day, Mt. Baker. Most of these properties, while designated for some form of high density development in the Local Area Plans, had yet to be rezoned.
The rezoning and repurposing of these lands were ushered through the Saanich Municipal planning process piecemeal, with the result that residents were not able to adequately consider the cumulative impact of the developments. At meeting after meeting, we asked for an Action Plan for our neighbourhood.
The new and the old