The Saanich Development Permit Guidelines are currently undergoing review. You can find more information about the Draft Updated Development Permit Area Design Guidelines here: DPA Design Guidelines
You will find Development Permit Areas defined in Appendix N of the Official Community Plan. It lays out development permit area objectives and guidelines. It also covers the means of protecting the natural environment.
The referenced schedules included in the Development Permit Guidelines can be found here:
- Schedule 1: Floodplain Development Permit Area [PDF - 9.3 MB]
- Schedule 2: Streamside Development Permit Area [PDF - 16 MB]
Development Permit Areas
Saanich is divided into development permit areas.
Specific Development Permit Areas apply to:
- Major commercial
- Industrial
- Multi-family residential areas
- Areas which may be subject to flooding or hazardous conditions
General Development Permit Area includes:
- Scattered commercial
- Industrial
- Multi-family dwelling uses, including two-family dwellings
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 Area Maps
Click the links to download the below PDFs. If a map doesn’t load, try refreshing your browser.
- Index of Development Permit Areas Map 1 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
- Floodplain Map 2 [PDF - 308 KB]
- Applications – Hamsterly Road Map 3 [PDF - 90 KB]
- Mattick's Farm Map 4 [PDF - 123 KB]
- Cordova Bay Village Map 5 [PDF - 395 KB]
- Elk Lake Drive Map 6 [PDF - 267 KB]
- West Saanich Road Map 7 [PDF - 234 KB]
- Broadmead Map 8 [PDF - 259 KB]
- Strawberry Vale Map 9 [PDF - 98 KB]
- Royal Oak Industrial Park Map 10 [PDF - 194 KB]
- Blenkinsop Map 11 [PDF - 92 KB]
- Christmas Hill Map 12 [PDF - 108 KB]
- Swan Lake Map 13 [PDF - 164 KB]
- Quadra / McKenzie Map 14 [PDF - 178 KB]
- Shelbourne / McKenzie Map 15 ( [PDF - 108 KB]
- Cadboro Bay Village Map 16 [PDF - 108 KB]
- Portage Road Map 17 [PDF - 128 KB]
- Tillicum Road Map 18 [PDF - 207 KB]
- Obed South Map 19 [PDF - 185 KB]
- Little Eldon / Burnside Map 20 [PDF - 191 KB]
- Saanich Core Map 21 [PDF - 228 KB]
- Sayward Hill Map 22 [PDF - 261 KB]
- Trio Gravel Pit Map 23 [PDF - 139 KB]
- South Wilkinson Valley Form and Character Map 26 [PDF - 542 KB]
- Streamside Development Map 27 [PDF - 673 KB]
- Rural Saanich Fire DPA Map 28 [PDF - 503 KB]
- Garden Suites DPA Map 29 [PDF - 43 MB]