Appendix N to the Official Community Plan contains objectives and guidelines affecting the form and character of commercial, industrial, or multi-family development within a designated development permit area (DPA).  These guidelines may also specify the means of protecting the natural environment, its eco-systems and biological diversity or areas of hazardous conditions.

Saanich is divided into development permit areas.  Specific development permit areas apply to major commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential areas, and areas which may be subject to flooding or hazardous conditions.  Scattered commercial, industrial, and multi-family dwelling uses, including two-family dwellings, are included within the Saanich General Development Permit Area.

If a commercial, industrial or multi-family development is deemed exempt from a development permit as outlined in the exemptions criteria in the document, but the building permit value would exceed $100,000, these developments will be considered by the Design Panel.

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Development Permit Areas :  Justification and Guidelines

Contact:  Community Planning  

• Development Permit Guidelines (460 KB)
• Map 1 (566 KB)
• Map 2 (307.6 KB)
• Map 3 (89 KB)
• Map 4 (122.7 KB)
• Map 5 (275.3 KB)
• Map 6 (264.3 KB)
• Map 7 (231.5 KB)
• Map 8 (259.6 KB)
• Map 9 (95.5 KB)
• Map 10 (191.5 KB)
• Map 11 (88.7 KB)
• Map 12 (105.5 KB)
• Map 13 (161.7 KB)
• Map 14 (210 KB)
• Map 15 (210.7 KB)
• Map 16 (90.3 KB)
• Map 17 (124.9 KB)
• Map 18 (201 KB)
• Map 19 (184 KB)
• Map 20 (188.5 KB)
• Map 21 (225 KB)
• Map 22 (225 KB)
• Map 23 (135.8 KB)
• Map 26 (539 KB)
• Map 27 - see Streamside Development Permit Area below
• Map 28 (498 KB)

Streamside Development Permit Area:

Contact: Environmental Services

• Map 27 (380 KB)
• Streamside Development Permit Area Guidelines (71 KB)
• Figure 1: DPA determination for a stream that is not located within a ravine (42 KB)
• Figure 2: DPA determination for a stream that is located within a ravine (97 KB)
• Figure 3: The Development Permit Area (130 KB)
• Figure 4: Streamside Protection and Enhancement Area (SPEA) determination for a stream that is not located within a ravine (64 KB)
• Figure 5:  SPEA determination for a stream that is located within a ravine (152 KB)

Appendices

• Bicycle Parking Guidelines (54 kb)
• Municipal Outdoor Lighting Standards (380 kb)
• Access to Transit (165 kb)

For more information please contact the Planning Department
at 250-475-5471 or email us at planning@saanich.ca.