We’ve made some changes to our previous Deposit of Fill and Soil Removal Bylaws and combined them into one that’s more modern and comprehensive. 

Key changes include:

• Soil placement, relocation, and removal volumes that can take place without a permit are proportional to lot area, with a lifetime maximum.
• All soil placement and removal activities must adhere to performance criteria whether a permit is required or not.
• Non-soil material, such as construction waste, may not be placed on any lot in the District of Saanich (except in specific circumstances).
• We removed overlapping requirements with other municipal and provincial legislation.
• New application fee, permit fee, and deposit amounts.

The new bylaw can be viewed here. [PDF - 172 KB]

Information about Deposit and Removal of Soil Permits and other Engineering permits is available on the Engineering Permits page.