Council Pulse — CRD — 4 May–11 May 2026 (109 signals)

⭐ Signal of the Week

3800 Finnerty Road
District of Saanich · Development Permit · University of Victoria · 240 units · May 4, 2026

University of Victoria is seeking a development variance permit for an 18-storey, 240-unit (510-bed) student housing building at 3800 Finnerty Road, requesting variances for height, parking, and bicycle spaces. If approved, construction must substantially start within 48 months, after which a building permit application would follow.

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District of North Saanich

[Rezoning] 1620 Mills Road, North Saanich, BC
Council will consider an award to Emery Electric Ltd for supply, installation, and commissioning of a backup generator at the North Saanich Municipal Hall, 1620 Mills Road. The… — Source

[Development Permit] 1882 Hovey Road
Council is receiving public input on CRD Bylaw No. 4761, a loan authorization bylaw to fund a proposed recreation facility at 1882 Hovey Road in Central Saanich. The 10,000 sq ft… — Source

[Development Permit] 10972 Madrona Drive
Ralph and Kim Van Bruggen are seeking a development permit with variances at 10972 Madrona Drive for a new deck, sauna, and ocean access stairway, requiring relief from marine,… — Source

District of Central Saanich

[OCP Amendment] Brentwood Bay
A Central Saanich resident is asking council to create a compassionate-use exemption within the municipality's short-term rental regulatory framework. The request, submitted by… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
An upcoming council meeting includes an item described as development application bylaws, likely rezoning-related, but the available report text lacks details on address,… — Source

[Rezoning] 7012 East Saanich Road
A four-storey rental complex is proposed at 7012 East Saanich Road in Central Saanich, currently at the rezoning stage. Council is receiving correspondence from residents on the… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is considering a motion to direct staff to develop a plan for a free tree distribution program funded by tree removal fees. This is an exploratory referral, not a binding… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is authorizing staff to apply to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation program for funding to produce a Climate Risk… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to consent to Bylaw 4761, which authorizes the Capital Regional District to adopt a loan authorization bylaw for the DCS Recreation Facility, a project… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to consider a letter from the Island Corridor Foundation requesting that the E&N Reconciliation Corridor Initiative be included as a strategic priority for… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
A notice of motion before council directs staff to permit short-term rentals in primary residences and accessory buildings as part of the upcoming zoning bylaw update, alongside… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is considering a Notice of Motion directing staff to discuss with the owners of the Extraction Lands the option of including a food hub as part of the site’s rezoning.… — Source

[OCP Amendment] 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road
Council is being asked to adopt OCP and zoning amendment bylaws to permit a 6-storey mixed-use building at 1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road—the current site of the Central Saanich… — Source

[Development Permit] 1903 Mount Newton Cross Road
Council is being asked to adopt the Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2267, 2026, which updates Central Saanich’s fee schedules and includes specific fee discounts for a project… — Source

[Development Permit] 7480 Tomlinson Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 1S7
A single-family dwelling with 89.65 m² of gross floor area is proposed at 7480 Tomlinson Road in Central Saanich, within the Agricultural Land Reserve. Council is being asked to… — Source

[Development Permit] 7054 Brentwood Drive
A 5-unit, 3-storey development at 7054 Brentwood Drive in Central Saanich is entering the pre-decision phase. Council is being asked to refer the Development Permit with Variances… — Source

[Development Permit] 6929 Veyaness Road
A temporary use permit is under consideration for the Dheenshaw family farm at 6929 Veyaness Road, operating as Gobind Farms. The application is at the referral stage this month,… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is considering a motion to direct staff to explore amendments to shipping container regulations: removing limits for agricultural uses on agricultural properties (where… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council has directed staff to prepare options for amending the soil removal and deposit permit bylaw to account for the beneficial use of soil for agricultural quality. This is a… — Source

[Rezoning] 6719 West Saanich Road
A mixed-use redevelopment is proposed at 6719 West Saanich Road, the corner site currently occupied by Sassy’s Family Restaurant at Keating Cross Road. The rezoning (Bylaw No.… — Source

District of Saanich

[Rezoning] (address pending)
BC Transit presented the draft Victoria Regional Transit Plan to Saanich council as an informational item, outlining a 25-year network vision, service guidelines, and a set of… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to adopt the Saanich Zero Waste Strategy, a comprehensive policy document with waste reduction targets across four focus areas. Adoption is the current… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to receive the Draft Outdoor Sports Field Strategy report for information at this meeting, with no decision required. The document is a first reading, not a… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to give three readings to the 2026 Financial Plan Bylaw, Tax Rates Bylaw, Parcel Tax Amendment Bylaw, and four Loan Authorization Bylaws. This bundle adopts… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is being asked to approve a motion directing staff to explore extending the Density Bonus Framework to include doctors’ offices and medical clinics, and to consider… — Source

[OCP Amendment] (address pending)
Council is being asked to vote on a motion directing staff to prepare a report examining the future of public hearings and non-statutory engagement avenues in response to Bill 44.… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Saanich council is considering referral of a Notice of Motion to staff to prepare a draft Cell Tower Siting Policy. The policy would establish guidelines for new cell tower siting… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to give three readings to Bylaw Nos. 10283 and 10284, which together remove stormwater detention bonding requirements for new construction and instead… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
One Vancouver Island council is being asked to direct staff to apply for intervener status in the BC Utilities Commission review of FortisBC’s 2026 Long Term Gas Resource Plan.… — Source

[Development Permit] 957 Burnside Road West
Council is being asked to approve a $300,000 contribution agreement between Saanich and School District No. 61 toward an artificial turf field at Spectrum Community School, 957… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to give final reading to the Loan Authorization Bylaw for the Saanich Operations Centre Phase One redevelopment—a $93.4-million project to replace a… — Source

[Rezoning] 4457 Tyndall Avenue
City council is considering a rezoning of 4457 Tyndall Avenue from RS-10 to RS-6, allowing a two-lot subdivision on the property. The applicant, Salena Grewal-Parhar, is seeking… — Source

[Rezoning] 767 Audley Street
A small rezoning on Audley Street is proceeding to council with a staff recommendation to deny, reflecting concerns that this C-6UD to C-6DE change does not align with the Uptown… — Source

[Development Permit] 5010 Santa Clara Avenue
A 42 m telecommunications tower is proposed at 5010 Santa Clara Avenue by TELUS Communications Inc. Council is being asked to support the application, which has drawn health and… — Source

[Rezoning] 4931 Lochside Drive
A four-unit townhouse rezoning at 4931 Lochside Drive is before Council for Final Reading and ratification of a development variance permit. The applications seek to permit the… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is considering a motion to direct staff to explore a density bonus framework allowing developers to include doctors' offices and medical clinics in exchange for incentives… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
The City is being asked to refer a motion to its next Strategic Planning Check-In to direct staff to develop a Cell Tower Siting Policy. This motion would initiate a city-wide… — Source

[Development Permit] 5010 Santa Clara Avenue
Telus is seeking a Council resolution to support a 42m telecommunications tower at 5010 Santa Clara Avenue. The five letters of correspondence raise concerns about health, visual… — Source

[Development Permit] 3800 Finnerty Road
The University of Victoria is advancing an 18-storey, 240-unit student housing development at 3800 Finnerty Road through a Development Variance Permit for height, parking, and… — Source

[Development Permit] 4457 Tyndall Avenue
Salena Grewal-Parhar is seeking rezoning of 4457 Tyndall Avenue from RS-10 to RS-6 and a subdivision to create two lots. Subdivision negotiations with the city have produced… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
The City is advancing Bylaw amendments (10283 and 10284) that would eliminate stormwater detention bonding requirements from the Building and Subdivision Bylaws. Council is being… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
These two amendment bylaws — to the Building Bylaw and Subdivision Bylaw — would remove stormwater detention bonding requirements from both the building permit and subdivision… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to give three readings to paired bylaw amendments that would remove stormwater detention bonding requirements from both the Building Permit and Subdivision… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Councillors Phelps Bondaroff and Harper are bringing forward a policy direction motion asking Council to instruct staff to investigate expanding the city's density bonus framework… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Councillors Colin Plant and Nathalie Chambers are bringing forward a motion asking Saanich Council to direct staff to develop a municipal Cell Tower Siting Policy, with the matter… — Source

[Rezoning] 767 Audley Street
A rezoning application for 767 Audley Street, from C-6UD to C-6DE, is being recommended for denial by staff. Public feedback was split, with only two submissions received—one in… — Source

[Development Permit] 5010 Santa Clara Avenue
Telus Communications Inc., through Cypress Land Services Inc., is seeking Council support for a 42-metre telecommunications monopole at this Santa Clara Avenue site, with the… — Source

[Development Permit] 3800 Finnerty Road
The University of Victoria is seeking approval of a development variance permit for an 18-storey, 240-unit (510-bed) student housing complex on its campus at Finnerty Road,… — Source

[Rezoning] 4457 Tyndall Avenue
Salena Grewal-Parhar is seeking a rezoning from RS-10 to RS-6 at 4457 Tyndall Avenue to enable subdivision of the parcel into two lots. Council approval is conditional on… — Source

[Rezoning] 4931 Lochside Drive
A rezoning, development variance, and subdivision application at 4931 Lochside Drive seeks to enable a four-lot subdivision. Council is being asked to grant final reading to the… — Source

District of Metchosin

[Rezoning] (address pending)
The District of Metchosin is advancing formal park dedication of the Buffer Land, an ecologically sensitive parcel between Metchosin and a future high-density subdivision under… — Source

[Rezoning] 3767 Happy Valley Road
A Development Variance Permit application (DVP26-01) has been filed for 3767 Happy Valley Road in Metchosin, and council has received a letter of support from neighbours. The… — Source

[Rezoning] 3767 Happy Valley Road
A development variance permit at 3767 Happy Valley Road in Metchosin was approved unanimously by council, reducing the front yard setback from 7.5 metres to 3.2 metres to allow a… — Source

District of Sooke

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is being asked to give first, second, and third reading to a housekeeping zoning amendment bylaw that reinstates provisions for an additional residence on ALR parcels in… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
City staff are recommending Council implement ArcGIS Urban 3D modeling technology to modernize development review, following an informational report to the Land Use and… — Source

City of Duncan

[Rezoning] 130 Trans-Canada Highway
Council is being asked to give first three readings to a zoning bylaw amendment that would permit a cannabis retail store at 130 Trans-Canada Highway in Duncan. The property is a… — Source

Town of Sidney

[Development Permit] 10181 Wildflower Place
Council is being asked to approve a development variance permit at 10181 Wildflower Place in Sidney, retroactively permitting a fence height increase on an existing single-family… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
CoW has approved a trial conversion of one tennis court at Iroquois Park to two dedicated pickleball courts, funded by the pickleball associations with no taxpayer cost. The 5-1… — Source

City of Nanaimo

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is scheduled to adopt Financial Plan Amendment Bylaw 2026 No. 7436.01, which updates the 2026–2030 Financial Plan schedules. This is a routine annual adjustment, but the… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to adopt Bylaw 7440, which sets new amenity cost charges for multiple development types, at this week's meeting. The fee bylaw amendment will establish… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
CityWest is seeking City Council's endorsement of its Protection Island Broadband Project application to the Connecting Communities BC program. Council is being asked to direct… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council will vote on Bylaw 7445, which creates an Amenity Cost Charge Reserve Fund to collect development levies for community infrastructure. No specific project or unit count is… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to approve administrative changes from a Building Permit Function Review, including adding an Engineering Development Technician position and amending the… — Source

[Rezoning] 444, 450, 500 Comox Road, 55 Mill Street, and 1 Terminal Avenue
Council is being asked to abandon two rezoning bylaws for a large provincial and Snuneymuxw First Nation owned site at Comox Road, Mill Street, and Terminal Avenue, effectively… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is set to adopt Bylaw 7440, an unspecified rezoning, which has already passed three readings and will take effect January 1, 2029. The low-confidence signal offers no… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is considering directing staff to submit expressions of interest for four capital projects to the federal Build Communities Strong Fund Direct Delivery stream. This step… — Source

[Building Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to direct staff to implement changes from a Building Permit Function Review, including the addition of an Engineering Development Technician position. — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
A new Transportation Development Cost Charge Reserve Fund bylaw is being proposed for adoption by Council, covering the South Nanaimo area. The bylaw, which establishes the 2026… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is being asked to adopt Bylaw No. 7444, which establishes a dedicated reserve fund to segregate transportation development cost charges specific to the South Nanaimo area.… — Source

[Rezoning] 444, 450, 500 Comox Road, 55 Mill Street, and 1 Terminal Avenue
Council is being asked to formally abandon a rezoning application (RA475) and associated Land Use Contract Discharge Bylaw for the five-parcel assemblage at Comox Road, Mill… — Source

[Rezoning] 444, 450, 500 Comox Road, 55 Mill Street, and 1 Terminal Avenue
A joint rezoning application at the five-parcel Comox Road/Terminal Avenue site is being formally abandoned at the request of the new property owners, the Province of British… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is being asked to adopt the Amenity Cost Charge Reserve Fund Bylaw 2026 No. 7445 for the district. The bylaw establishes the framework for collecting and managing amenity… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
This is an administrative financial bylaw establishing a dedicated reserve fund to segregate transportation development cost charges collected specifically from the South Nanaimo… — Source

[Rezoning] 444, 450, 500 Comox Road, 55 Mill Street, and 1 Terminal Avenue
Snuneymuxw First Nation and the Province of British Columbia are seeking to formally abandon a 2022 rezoning application (RA475) across five parcels spanning Comox Road, Mill… — Source

Township of Esquimalt

[OCP Amendment] (address pending)
Council is reviewing a staff report on policy options to permit small-scale multi-family housing citywide, a move that could open many existing single-detached lots to duplexes,… — Source

[OCP Amendment] (address pending)
A Council review of the Development Capacity Study’s draft findings is underway to shape future OCP amendments and zoning across the municipality. This broad policy signal, not… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
The Township of Esquimalt is awarding the tender for the roof replacement at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre. The specific scope, contract value, and successful bidder will be… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Esquimalt Council is reviewing Phase 2 of the Active Transportation and Underground Improvements project on Esquimalt Road, a municipal-led undertaking. Public feedback has raised… — Source

[Development Permit] 942 Wollaston Street
Council will decide on a Development Variance Permit that would allow a 4.5 m to 1.5 m rear setback reduction, enabling conversion of an accessory building into a dwelling unit at… — Source

[Development Permit] 942 Wollaston Street
Alexander James Robinson and Hannah Larman are seeking a Development Variance Permit at 942 Wollaston Street to reduce the required rear setback from 4.5m to 1.5m in order to… — Source

City of Victoria

[Rezoning] (address pending)
The Committee of the Whole received a verbal update on the cycling network plan for Pandora, Begbie and Shelbourne corridors, an information item with no immediate decision… — Source

[Development Permit] 1019 Blanshard St and 26 other properties listed in Schedule A
Council is being asked to adopt the Development Potential Annual Property Tax Relief Bylaw, 2026, which sets reduced property tax rates for eligible Class 5 (light industrial) and… — Source

[Development Permit] (address pending)
Council is being asked to adopt the Five Year Financial Plan Bylaw No. 26-040 for the 2026-2030 period. Adoption is the final step; the bylaw comes into force immediately upon… — Source

[Rezoning] 19 Menzies Street
Council is being asked to give first, second, and third readings and adopt Zoning Bylaw Amendment No. 26-042 for 19 Menzies Street in James Bay, and simultaneously authorize a… — Source

[Rezoning] 1101 Yates Street
A rezoning and development variance permit for 1101 Yates Street in Victoria is before council for first, second, and third readings of the zoning amendment, alongside… — Source

Municipality of North Cowichan

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is adopting Business Licence Amendment Bylaw No. 4058, 2026, which introduces good neighbour agreement requirements for certain business licensees and expands the city’s… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council has given notice of a motion for the May 20, 2026 Regular Council Meeting that reaffirms the Urban Containment Boundary and directs staff to advance agricultural and rural… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is being asked to rescind a previous resolution that required shoulder pavement widening along Lakes Road as a condition of final adoption of a zoning amendment. The… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
North Cowichan council voted 4-3 to rescind a covenant condition that would have required Oak & Vine Estate—a wedding venue on Lakes Road—to fund $25,000 in shoulder widening as… — Source

[Rezoning] 4098 Cowichan Lake Road, Duncan, BC
A Non-Adhering Residential Use application at 4098 Cowichan Lake Road is before North Cowichan Council, which is being asked to forward the file to the Agricultural Land… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is considering a motion to direct staff to establish operating hours for pickleball courts at Andy Hutchins Park and to amend Noise Bylaw 2857 to incorporate those hours.… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is being asked to give first, second, and third readings to a bylaw amending the Reserve Funds Establishment Bylaw to create a dedicated Short-term Infrastructure Reserve… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Council is advancing an amendment to Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 4073 that would reduce the credit card convenience fee from 2.75% to 2.1% on municipal payments. First, second, and… — Source

[Development Permit] 3070 Henry Road
A 167.2 m² commercial building addition is proposed at 3070 Henry Road in North Cowichan, requiring a development variance permit to relax the side yard setback and landscape area… — Source

[Development Permit] 4063-4065 Sahtlam Road
Council is considering Development Variance Permit DVP00109 at 4063-4065 Sahtlam Road to permit use of an existing green building as a kennel. The applicant is the property owner,… — Source

[Development Permit] 4065 Sahtlam Road
A Development Variance Permit application at 4065 Sahtlam Road in North Cowichan seeks to regularize the siting of two kennel buildings and eight outdoor pens that do not meet the… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
Jas Bains has asked North Cowichan Council to place a reconsideration of previously denied building and development permits on a future agenda for 1415 Kingsview Road, a 4-bed,… — Source

[Rezoning] Evans Park (potential location)
A proposed 1,516 m² indoor sports facility is under initial consideration for Evans Park in North Cowichan. Council is being asked to confirm political support and authorize… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
The Comox Valley Regional District board is receiving a presentation from RC Strategies on the final Recreational Needs Assessment report. This is a strategic planning exercise… — Source

City of Courtenay

[OCP Amendment] (address pending)
Council is holding a public hearing on OCP Bylaw No. 3206, which repeals and replaces the entire Official Community Plan to bring it into compliance with provincial Bill 44… — Source

[OCP Amendment] (address pending)
The municipality is considering a comprehensive rewrite of its Official Community Plan through Bylaw 3206, which would repeal and replace the current OCP to align with provincial… — Source

[OCP Amendment] All lands within the City of Courtenay
The City of Courtenay is advancing a comprehensive Official Community Plan replacement — Bylaw No. 3206 — that repeals and replaces the 2022 OCP (Bylaw No. 3070) to align with… — Source

City of Colwood

[Development Permit] 392 Royal Bay Drive
A 25-unit townhouse development at 392 Royal Bay Drive in Colwood is before the Planning and Land Use Committee, which is being asked to recommend denial of a Development Variance… — Source

Town of Port McNeill

[Development Permit] 1748 Campbell Way
A temporary use permit application seeks to establish a food truck cluster at 1748 Campbell Way. The proposal is currently before the Advisory Planning Commission for review and… — Source

City of Langford

[Rezoning] 897 Walfred Road
A rural-zoned parcel at 897 Walfred Road is at final adoption stage for a bylaw rezoning it from RR5 to R2, enabling a two-lot subdivision. All pre-adoption conditions have been… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
This is a city-wide zoning bylaw amendment — Bylaw No. 2272 — updating off-street parking and bicycle parking standards across all land uses, now pending final adoption by Council… — Source

[Rezoning] (address pending)
This is a city-wide zoning bylaw amendment — not a site-specific project — updating off-street parking and bicycle parking regulations across all applicable zones via Bylaw No.… — Source

[Rezoning] 897 Walfred Road
A two-lot residential subdivision at 897 Walfred Road is at the final legislative step, with Council asked to adopt Bylaw No. 2235 rezoning the parcel from RR5 to R2. All pre-… — Source

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