District of Saanich-Official Community Plan

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4.2.7 IndustrialIndustrial land uses comprise a significant part ofSaanich’s built environment (Map 8) and play animportant role in our local economy. Next to theCity of Victoria, Saanich has the second largestamount of industrial square footage in the region.Industrial areas include the Royal Oak IndustrialPark and Douglas Street West Industrial Area. Inaddition to these areas, industrial-type uses occuron a number of properties in Saanich, includingthe Hartland Landfill, operated by the CapitalRegional District.Saanich Public Works yardThe Royal Oak Industrial Park and Douglas StreetWest Industrial Area are almost fully developed,and few opportunities remain to accommodate newbusinesses without substantial redevelopment. Inrecent years, industrial area vacancy rates have beendeclining in the region, with Saanich having thelowest rate for all municipalities. Finding suitableindustrial space is a region-wide concern.Industrial uses, like institutional uses, frequently impact immediate neighbours, and need to besensitively integrated with their surroundings. Key elements such as traffic generation, access, lotsize, and building scale and design, together within an understanding of the proposed use, need to beconsidered in their siting.Policies1. Preserve the integrity of our industrial land base by:• making better, more efficient use of existing industrial properties;• limiting retail activity in industrial parks to service commercial which meets thebasic needs of employees, for example a café or corner store; and• permitting office only as an ancillary use to the main industrial activity.2. Support the preparation of a regional industrial and high tech strategy dealing withissues of future trends, related infrastructure requirements, transportation, freighthandling, and land requirements, and options for growth.3. Use the following criteria when assessing development applications for industrial uses:access, traffic generation, transit routes, lot size, scale, neighbourhood context,accessibility, environmental impacts, economic impact and employment generation.4. Ensure that the zoning and regulatory controls respecting industrial areas continue toencourage and support their economic viability.4-24
Whitehead Park ~ Tod Creek4.2.8 Parks, Trails, Open Spaces & VistasSaanich is fortunate to have a broad range and number of open spaces. These open spaces includewoodlands, pastures, working landscapes, gardens, plazas, play areas, parks, golf courses, multi-usetrails, and viewpoints.Open spaces enhance the community’s liveability, health, and environmental sustainability byproviding respite in built-up areas, neighbourhood character, landmarks, gathering places, areas ofbeauty, historic and cultural landscapes, safe active and passive outdoor recreation, alternative routesfor recreation, transportation, exploration, connection to neighbourhoods, animal and plant habitat,biodiversity, and cleaner air and water.Saanich’s more than 150 municipal, community, and neighbourhood parks and kilometres of trails servecurrent needs well. However, the need to preserve unique natural areas and enhance environmentalsustainability, combined with population and density increase, mean that further acquisitions will benecessary.The acquisition of parks and trails is achieved using a variety of approaches. These include purchase,dedication at the time of subdivision, easements over private lands, donations, and natural statecovenants negotiated with owners. Saanich has adopted standards to guide these acquisitions.View corridors to vistas of hill tops, lakes, the ocean, and open spaces add to the character and beautyof our community – for example, the view of the Olympic Mountains from many public roads or theview of Cadboro Bay from the top of Sinclair Hill. To ensure views from public places and roadwaysare not lost or blocked, the impact of new development needs to be carefully considered.Well managed open spaces, parks, and trails are a source of pride and focus in Saanich. Public input andinvolvement, education, and awareness are key to their stewardship, conservation, and restoration.4-25
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