This notice is provided in advance of Council’s consideration of first reading in respect of Bylaw No. 2269. The purpose of Bylaw No. 2269 is to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 2015 by creating two new Comprehensive Development zones to allow for a three-storey, mixed use multi-unit residential/commercial building and eight buildings containing a total of 48, 2.5 storey townhouses on the subject property shown below. In accordance with Section 464(3) of the recently amended Local Government Act, the Town is prohibited from holding a public hearing for this bylaw amendment as the proposed bylaw is consistent with the Town’s Official Community Plan and its purpose is to permit a residential development.
Council will be considering first reading of this bylaw on March 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 2240 Sidney Ave, Sidney, BC. Members of the public may provide written submissions or speak in person at the Council meeting on March 11, 2024. Members of the public wishing to speak to Council electronically (via Zoom) must register in advance by contacting the Administration Department at admin@sidney.ca or by calling 250-656-1139 by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. A live-stream of the Council meeting will be available through the Town’s website at www.sidney.ca.
Written comments can be submitted until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2024, by the following methods:
Email: admin@sidney.ca
Mail: 2440 Sidney Avenue, Sidney, BC V8L 1Y7
Drop Box: Main front entrance at Town Hall
All correspondence submitted will form part of the public record and may be published in a meeting agenda.
Copies of the proposed bylaw and background documentation can be viewed at Sidney Town Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding statutory holidays) from February 26 to March 11,2024, or online at www.sidney.ca/development. Further inquiries may be directed to the Development Services Department, at 250-656-1725 or developmentservices@sidney.ca.
Property Details
Civic Address: 9522 Lochside Drive
Legal Description: Lot 1, Section 8, Range 3 East and of Section 9, Range 3 and 4 East, North Saanich District, Plan 185, Except Plan 1696RW
RZ100109 (First Advertised: February 29 2024, Second Advertised: March 7, 2024)