Final Draft - Saanichton Village Design Plan

The Saanichton Village Design Plan is being presented to Council on Monday, November 16, 2020.

The District is doing its part to avoid public gatherings, all Council meetings are being broadcast live here. If you wish to speak or make a submission to Council, you can email municipalhall@csaanich.ca, call 250-652-4444 or deliver via the drop box at the front door prior to 12:00 noon on the day of the meeting. Questions to Council will be placed under correspondence for action.

The draft SVDP provides a framework for creating a vibrant, compact, walkable, mixed-use village, through policies, guidelines and an implementation strategy. The Saanichton Village Design Plan will inform development applications within Saanichton, and be integrated into the Official Community Plan as part of the OCP Review Project.

The fourth and final phase of the project, 'Implementation' will occur as the SVDP is incorporated into the OCP and other municipal operational procedures are updated. The draft SVDP includes an implementation strategy identifying action steps into those that are ongoing, for the short term, or for the medium to long term, and a financial strategy summarizing various funding methods.

At the October 19 Council meeting the following resolution was passed "That the Saanichton Village Design Plan be considered for funding in the 2021- 2025 municipal budget and grant or external funding opportunities be identified during that discussion", which may advance implementation of the identified action steps.

You can view the report here