Developers argue Saanich council is sending a mixed message when it ignores its own staff’s recommendation to forgo public hearings for projects that fit the official community plan
Saanich says it’s trying to improve its processes for approving new housing amid criticism that it’s a bureaucratic quagmire for developers and homebuilders.
A 2020 housing-needs report prepared for the district by Urban Matters CCC showed Saanich could require 3,049 new homes by 2025 and the community could see 5,290 new households by that date. There was some evidence of that when recent staff reports on new developments that align with the official community plan went to council with the recommendation that they move ahead without public hearings.
“It’s important that we give them an opportunity to have input into that process. So, council has to strike a balance.” “Now we’ve got small groups of people who are flooding the council chambers and getting public hearings against the [district’s] professional staff recommendation,” he said.
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