Official Community Plan

The OCP is an expression of the fundamental values and goals of the community and establishes directions for achieving a collective vision for Saanich.

Local Area Plans

Local Area Plans supplement the OCP by creating a local context and specific policies and guidelines which will help guide the future of individual neighbourhoods.

Saanich Action Plans

Action Plans are issue-driven, small area planning studies.

Special Studies

Special Studies are prepared on an ongoing basis to review and analyse issues of municipal significance.

Development Permit Guidelines

Areas requiring special consideration for the natural environment, hazardous conditions, commercial-industrial and multi-family development or the protection of farmland.

Legal Secondary Suites

Special Studies are prepared on an ongoing basis to review and analyse issues of municipal significance.

Backyard Chickens

Chickens are now permitted in residential backyards in Saanich. Owners must register their flocks by following the links within.

Agriculture and Food Security

Settlers of the late 1800s and early 1900s transformed the forested land of the Saanich Peninsula into one of the oldest agricultural settlements in British Columbia.