Quadra McKenzie Plan

At a Council Meeting on February 24, 2025, staff presented the Phase 3 Community and Stakeholder Engagement Summary for Council deliberation.  
Following an overview of the key themes drawn from public feedback, Council directed staff to:  

• Revise the Draft Plan land use framework, with a focus on reducing density in the Quadra North area;  
  
• Defer any modification of McKenzie Avenue vehicle lanes and specific transit priority measures to a future process in consultation with BC Transit; and  
  
• Bring a revised Draft Plan to Council for another check-in, before launching another round of public engagement.  

Based on Council direction, a revised Draft Quadra McKenzie Plan was presented for information to Council on July 7th, 2025, and was followed by public engagement sessions from September to October 2025. Engagement was comprised of an online survey, open houses, online webinars, and community pop-up events.  

Following this round of engagement, the Proposed Plan was presented to Council on January 19, 2026, and deliberations continued to a Council meeting on February 2, 2026. At this meeting Council directed staff to:  

• Remove the Quadra Street cross-sections and lane reductions from the Plan, anticipating this corridor will be examined as part of a future process on the broader regional transportation network;  
  
• Eliminate the Chatterton and Beckwith Hubs;  
  
• Re-designate areas in Quadra North, north of Saanich Road on the west and Ian Road/Tuxedo Drive on the east to a maximum of 4 storeys;  
  
• Apply an Urban Townhome designation to the area designated as Corridor between Nicholson Street, Borden Street, Willow Street and the Lochside Trail;  
  
• Remove the Corridor designation from the Greenridge “Hump” and replacing it with the Urban Townhome designation unless properties are directly facing Saanich Road or Annie Street;  
  
• Direct staff to consider stronger incorporation of climate-related content and Bowker Creek directions for inclusion in the implementation plan; and  
  
• Evaluate the Centre, Corridor and Village (CCV) planning process to determine what is working well and what is in need of improvement. 

Based on Council direction, a Revised Proposed Quadra McKenzie Plan was presented to Council on April 13, 2026. Council directed specific changes to the Plan, including:  

• Re-designating areas in Quadra North, north of Saanich Road on the west and Ian Road/Tuxedo Drive on the east to a maximum of 4 storeys;  
  
• Removing parcels between Kathleen Street and Craigmillar Avenue from the Plan area;  
  
• Re-designating areas in Quadra South, between Tattersall Drive, Saanich Road, Dunn Avenue and Savannah Avenue (Tolmie Park), to Urban Townhome or Apartment; and   
  
• Re-designating areas in Quadra South, between Tattersall Drive, Savannah Avenue, Falmouth Road, and Quadra Street, to Urban Townhome or Apartment.   

Staff conducted these changes and Council advanced the QMP through First Reading at a Council meeting on May 25th, 2026.  

The Plan was brought forward to a Public Hearing on June 16th, 2026, where members of the public had an opportunity to share their views directly with Mayor and Council. After public input was concluded, Council deliberated on the Quadra McKenzie Plan and directed the following changes to the Plan: 

• Add a new Key Plan Goal E. Environment and Biodiversity - Protect, restore and steward ecosystems, with the goal of balancing land use change with implementation of the Biodiversity Conservation Strategy, conservation of Garry Oak ecosystems, and including Indigenous stewardship and knowledge; and 
  
• Add a new Policy 5.1.9 - Work with Indigenous communities to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into Garry Oak restoration approaches, monitoring, and culturally appropriate interpretation and education within parks and along trails. 

Council then advanced the Plan through second and third reading, bringing the final Quadra McKenzie Plan back to Council on July 6, 2026, where the Plan was formally adopted and is now a part of the Official Community Plan Bylaw.