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: 3 June 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 (site of Island Outfitters) purpose-built rental, Aryze Developments planning referral project website
project is no longer viable - property will be put up for sale
Kamloops Ave., 220 subdivision to create one additional lot site map details found at Permit and Development Tracker
application on council agenda for 5 June 2023
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
Seaton, 3901, convert an accessory building to a garden suite on a medium lot. Variances are requested for
separation space and rear yard lot coverage. site plan
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 six storey rental (Rizzo Developments) 3 lots - in pre-application stage
3444/3383 Harriet Rd. and 3442 Whittier Ave. (just south of the Abstract townhouse project)
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
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
Nora Place, 591 subdivision to create two lots - last update conditional approval 2019 location site map
Tillicum Rd, 3661 subdivision to create one additional lot site map elevations landscaping approved 9 Feb. 2021
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
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.
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: 3 June 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 (site of Island Outfitters) purpose-built rental, Aryze Developments planning referral project website
project is no longer viable - property will be put up for sale
Kamloops Ave., 220 subdivision to create one additional lot site map details found at Permit and Development Tracker
application on council agenda for 5 June 2023
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
Seaton, 3901, convert an accessory building to a garden suite on a medium lot. Variances are requested for
separation space and rear yard lot coverage. site plan
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 six storey rental (Rizzo Developments) 3 lots - in pre-application stage
3444/3383 Harriet Rd. and 3442 Whittier Ave. (just south of the Abstract townhouse project)
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
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
Nora Place, 591 subdivision to create two lots - last update conditional approval 2019 location site map
Tillicum Rd, 3661 subdivision to create one additional lot site map elevations landscaping approved 9 Feb. 2021
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
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.
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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 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