The Agricultural Land Commission doesn’t allow private landowners to apply directly, which means Saanich has been carrying the financial burden of the process
Saanich property owners seeking to exclude land from the Agricultural Land Reserve will now have to fork over nearly $4,000, after council opted to start charging to cover its costs of shepherding the applications through the process.
The change meant it was left to governments and First Nations to make such applications and Saanich has been acting on behalf of property owners since then. Saanich will now charge property owners making an application $2,000 to cover the staff time and other costs, $1,200 to cover the public hearing and advertising, and $750 for the commission application fee.
“Until now, we’ve had no fee to apply, which means it is getting covered out of general revenue — that’s property-tax revenue to pay for what are land-use applications,” he said.
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