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LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT
                                                  Role of the MVCCA in the development process
   The MVCCA will meet with developers at any stage of the process, to encourage development in line with the form and character of our neighbourhoods and to encourage developers to thoroughly consult with the community through meetings with directly affected neighbours.
    Saanich Planning formally asks the MVCCA to respond in writing, to rezoning applications within our boundaries. The MVCCA is asked whether it:
        • Supports;  • Objects;  • Has no position on the application.  It is the policy of the MVCCA to reflect what we have heard from the community.


See also our Information for Developers which outlines community engagement. 
Saanich current applications information is under 'Saanich Core' and 'Carey Area' at    Active Developments                 

 and applications made after Aug. 2022 can be found at  Permit and Development Tracker.               
                                   
                             Pre-application and 'In Process' rezoning      
current as of: 30 Nov. 2023
     Carey Road, 3950  (site of 6 Mile Bakery)  - Abstract Developments in pre-application  stage
     Crease Ave, 50/54 (Budget property) 15 & 5 storey condos total 159 units plus commercial  application "active" since 2015
    
Douglas St, 3319 purpose-built rental, Aryze Developments
  project is no longer viable - property will be put up for sale
     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   pre-application stage    -    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      details found at Permit and Development Tracker
    
Tolmie Ave., 760  (old bowling alley site)  three towers 21-24 storey,  mixed use  referral document
                                
details found at Permit and Development Tracker     see also separate page

      Uptown Phase Four  3440 Saanich Road            see  separate page
     Whittier/Harriet  - a 3/5 storey purpose built rental  (56 units)  (Rizzo Developments) 3 lots - in pre-application stage
                              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, 3366 (Red Lion Inn) development permit amendment, renovations which include 7 new rooms  site map    elevations
                 addition approved via consent agenda 24 Oct 2022
     
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     details found at Permit and Development Tracker
                        
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   
                                                                                                                                     property is For Sale

Under construction (or recently completed)
      Crease Ave, 86  rezoning application to create one additional residence         final Planning Report
      Dupplin Rd., 472 &476      two storey office/warehouse/sales building within zoning    site map   elevations   
               landscape       NEW site map       revised elevations      revised landscape  
  Planning report  23 March 2021   DP approved 12 April 2021     
      Kamloops
Ave.,195  duplex  approved 14 July 2020     final reading           new addresses will be 3765 & 3767 Seaton Ave.
      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
     

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 a Official Community Plan (OCP).  Most of the area of the MVCCA lies within the Uptown Douglas Plan area, (formerly the Saanich Core).  A smaller area, lies within the Carey Local Plan Area.  This is somewhat confusing because the bulk of the Carey Local 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.

     Some very positive changes have been the installation of crosswalks all the way down Carey Road, road redesigns at Ralph and Carey, and a "complete street" modification to Tillicum Road that includes sidewalks, bike lanes and street trees between Carey and the TransCanada Highway.                                 
                                                                                     updated to Nov. 2022


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