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PLEASE DIRECT YOUR QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/LETTERS/FEEDBACK ON THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY TO SAANICH PLANNING. CONTACT INFORMATION IS BELOW.
**ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR THIS APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND ON SAANICH’S WEBSITE IN THE DEVELOPMENT TRACKER www.saanich.ca Permit and Development Tracker**
Re: Application for Development:
| Applicant: | GERIC CONSTRUCTION LTD, MIKE |
| Site Address: | 2625 ARBUTUS RD |
| Legal: | LOT A SECTION 44 VICTORIA DISTRICT PLAN 12516 SEC 339 LGA. |
| Folder No.: | DPR01061 REZ00756 |
| Description: | TO REZONE FROM P-1 TO A SITE SPECIFIC ZONE TO CONSTRUCT AN APARTMENT BUILDING AND ATTACHED HOUSING |
The District of Saanich has received an application for a site within your Community Association area. The Planning Department is referring the proposed plans and relevant information to your Community Association for review and comment. Please note that requested variances may be subject to change based on the Planners detailed review of the file.
In a written letter or email to planning@saanich.ca, please provide your comments and indicate if you:
o Support the application
o Object to the application
o Have no position on the application
Additional Comments:
We would appreciate receiving your comments by January 31, 2024 so that they can be included in the package that will be forwarded to Council. If you cannot meet this timeframe, please email or call our office to indicate if and when you might be able to respond to the referral.
If you require further information about the proposed development please contact ERIC JOYAL Planner at eric.joyal@saanich.ca .
It is suggested that you periodically check our website, www.saanich.ca Permit and Development Tracker as any revised site plans for this application will be posted there.
That’s one ugly looking project! At the very least, they could have tried to have made this esthetically pleasing. It should be sent back to the drawing board. And yes, this up zoning has gone too far and it is time to push back.
I have reached out to Eric (Planner at Saanich) for clarification regarding the visitor parking and the parking situation entirely. It appears there are perhaps 5 guest spots—and a parkade but I could not verify the number of stalls. Perhaps this is in-line with Saanich guidelines, but I question it nevertheless. These questions were probably answered at the meeting I was unable to attend. Overall, I like the proposal and feel it would add needed housing to the area—and the church isn’t winning any beauty pageants or adding anything to the neighborhood in my opinion. My primary concern is the density the 3-story unit brings. I can’t speak for the adjacent neighbours, but if it were me, I would certainly not want a three-story building looking onto my backyard. I feel another set of townhome style buildings would be more congruent with neighborhood sitelines and density….while still adding housing…a bit of a compromise. I went on record opposing the 23 unit building…but if provides parking opportunities below grade, perhaps it’s necessary for the project to proceed?
This project is too big – too many units – too high. The neighbours agree that housing is needed and this is a good place to put some but 25, 2 story townhouse with surface parking will fit the LAP & OCP properly. As the development is proposed it (from everything I read) does not fit the area or those official plans. Also. underground parking is expensive, disruptive and unnecessary if it were a smaller development.