Saanich aims to ease the rules to build non-market housing

Development permit approvals could be delegated to staff, and non-market housing providers would be able to build to the upper limit in the Official Community Plan without having to go through rezoning

Following the City of Victoria’s example, Saanich has taken steps to make it easier for developers to build non-market housing by delegating development permit approvals to staff.

Mayor Dean Murdock said providing more non-market housing is a priority and finding ways to expedite that is at the top of the to-do list. The Saanich changes follow a similar move in Victoria, which created a program that expedites and prioritizes non-market development, moving such applications to the top of the pile.

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