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Juan de Fuca Electoral Area

Main Office Street Address:
2-6868 West Coast Road

Mailing Address:
PO Box 283
Sooke, British Columbia
Canada V9Z 0S9
Tel: 250.642.1500

Welcome to the Juan de Fuca
Electoral Area

Juan de Fuca Electoral Area

Juan de Fuca encompasses the west coast of Vancouver Island from the community of Otter Point all the way to Port Renfrew, and also includes the geographically separate communities of East Sooke, Malahat and Willis Point.
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The Juan de Fuca communities of Willis Point, Malahat, East Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley, Jordan River and Port Renfrew, and the Rural Resource Lands make up an unincorporated rural Electoral Area under the jurisdiction of the Capital Regional District (CRD). The CRD provides many of the local government functions and services normally found in a municipality or town, and most administrative functions are handled from offices in Sooke or Victoria.

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Exploring Otter Point's Heritage new

The community of Otter Point is reviewing its Official Community Plan and needs help updating its records of the early history of the area.

 

Past and present residents of Otter Point, as well as others who have an interest in the history of the community are invited to a workshop to review the historical information already collected and help with new, incomplete or incorrect information.

 

Date: Tuesday, May 22

Time: 1:30 - 4:00pm         

Place: Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Office. #2 - 6868 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC

 

Old pictures, maps and short stores of the area will be on display and guests are encouraged to bring along their memories and other information related to Otter Point's early years.

For additional information, please contact:

 

Arnie Campbell – Otter Point Resident

250.642.3113

Email email

 

Elida Peers – Sooke Region Historian

250.642.4200

Email email

Otter Point Official Community Plan Under Review

Meetings with the Otter Point Advisory Planning Commission are scheduled to review proposed Bylaw No. 3819, Otter Point Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1, 2012.

 

Meetings to be held at the Otter Point Fire Hall, 3727 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC at 7:00pm:


Wednesday, May 9
Wednesday, May 16
Wednesday, May 23
Monday, May 28

 

 

May 9, 2012 APC Meeting

The following items were distributed at the meeting. In addition, a revised version of Map 6 - Development Approval Information Area was provided. It has been inserted into the Revised Draft Mapping for Discussion posted above.

 

 

Note: The Comparison of Development Potential table compares development potential resulting from the existing 2007 OCP Land Use Designations, from the existing zoning, from the proposed Land Use Designations, and if all proposed settlement areas permitted an average parcel size of 1ha.

 

To add your email to our contact list or to submit a comment please contact us via Email email.

Proposed Amendments to the East Sooke Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 3353

The East Sooke Advisory Planning Commission will reconsider proposed amendments to the East Sooke OCP to revise the Steep Slope Development Permit designation, to provide additional development permit exemptions, to address the provincial requirement for a greenhouse gas reduction statement, to reflect adoption of the Parks Plan and to incorporate revised mapping which meets CRD standards.

 

 

The APC considered the proposed amendments at a meeting held at the East Sooke Fire Hall on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.

 

For further information, contact June Klassen, Manager, Local Area Planning at 250.642.1500 local 206 or Email email.

Port Renfrew Utility Services Committee Annual General Meeting - Postponed

You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Port Renfrew Utility Services Committee to be held:

 

When: TBD
Where: Port Renfrew Recreation Centre, Port Renfrew, BC

Proposed Amendments to the Juan de Fuca Soil Removal or Deposit Bylaw, Bylaw No. 3297

Amendments are proposed to the Juan de Fuca Soil Removal or Deposit Bylaw, Bylaw No. 3297 to incorporate changes suggested by the community and sand and gravel operators to streamline the permit process and to review the permit fees.

 

A staff report was considered at the October 19, 2010 Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee (LUC) and staff were directed to refer the proposed bylaw (Bylaw No. 3681) to agencies and to the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Advisory Planning Commissions for comments.

 

Bylaw No. 3681 describes the specific changes proposed to the Juan de Fuca Soil Removal or Deposit Bylaw. In addition, a copy of the Juan de Fuca Soil Removal or Deposit Bylaw with the proposed changes highlighted is also provided to assist the review of the amendments.

 

Meetings were held with the Otter Point, East Sooke and Shirley/Jordan River Advisory Planning Commissions to discuss the changes. Meetings with the Port Renfrew and Willis Point APC's will be scheduled in January. After all the APC meetings a staff report will go to the Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee for consideration.

 

For further information, contact June Klassen, Manager, Local Area Planning at 250.642.1500 local 206 or Email email.

Reports of Public Hearing

  • Z-02-08 - Lot A, DL 39, Malahat District, Plan VIP71814 - From Forestry (AF) to Rural A
  • Z-04-08 - Strata Lots 1,2 and 4, Section 109, Sooke District, Plan VIS6519 - from Rural B to Rural A
  • Bylaw No. 3605 - Detached Accessory Suites
  • Z-03-08 - North East ¼ Section of Section 12, Township 11, Renfrew District, Plan 44813 Except that Part in Plan VIP79251 and Lot 2, Sections 1 and 12, Township 11, Renfrew District, Plan 44813 except Part in Plan VIP79251 from Resource Land to Comprehensive Development Two zone.The Comprehensive Development Two zone would permit a proposed subdivision of lands into lots permitting a dwelling unit (Area A), and lots permitting either a dwelling unit or a tourist lodge (Area B).
  • Z-05-08 - Lot A, Section 7 & 8, Plan 49471, Otter District - from Rural A to Rural Residential Orveas Bay to permit an 8 lot strata subdivision
  • Z-07-07 - amend the Langford Zoning Bylaw, Bylaw No. 980, 1981 by rezoning Lot 5, District Lot 45, Malahat District, Plan 30862, from Greenbelt 3 (GB-3) Zone to a new zone Greenbelt 3A (GB-3A) for the purpose of legalizing three existing dwellings on the property to allow for a building conversion strata.
  • Z-01-10 - Lot 1, Section 89, Sooke District, Plan 26576 except part in Plan 35281 - (1381 Pike Road) - From Rural Residential 3 (RR-3) to Rural Residential 6 (RR-6) and to amend the RR-6 zone to permit lot averaging on subject parcel.
  • Marine Trail Holdings - Bylaw No. 3755 to rezone the following lands from Resource Lands to Marine Trail Resort Zone (Z-02-09/Z-03-09/Z-02-10/Z-03-10/Z-04-10/Z-05-10/Z-06-10) and Bylaw No. 3783 to authorize the CRD to enter into a Phased Development Agreement for lands in District Lot 564, Renfrew District Except Part in Plan VIP63203; District Lot 565, Renfrew District Except Part in Plan VIP63203; District Lot 566, Renfrew District Except Part in Plan VIP63204; District Lot 569, Renfrew District Except Part in Plan VIP63205; District Lot 570, Renfrew District Except Part in Plan VIP63205; District Lot 568, Renfrew District Except Part in Plan VIP63205; District Lot 567, Renfrew District Except Part in Plan VIP63204
  • Bylaw No. 3717, Maps for Bylaw No. 3717 and Report of Public Hearing for Bylaw 3717 - To repeal and replace Bylaw No. 3352 “Official Community Plan for Shirley/Jordan River Bylaw No. 1, 2006” and update the existing Official Community Plan (OCP) by including:
    • a Green House Gas Reduction statement,
    • an amendment to Development Permit Area No. 1:  Steep Slopes by changing the lands designated from areas having slopes exceeding 20 percent or 11 degrees over a minimum six metre run to areas having slopes exceeding 30 percent or 16.7 degrees in slope over a minimum 10 metre run,
    • additional exemptions for development permits,
    • reference to the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Community Parks Strategic Plan, and
    • revised mapping to meet corporate standards.
  • Bylaw No. 3719, Maps for Bylaw No. 3719 and Report of Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 3719 - To repeal and replace Bylaw No. 3354 “Official Community Plan for Otter Point Bylaw No. 1, 2006” and update the existing Official Community Plan (OCP) by including:
    • a Green House Gas Reduction statement,
    • an amendment to Development Permit Area No. 1:  Steep Slopes by changing the lands designated from areas having slopes exceeding 20 percent or 11 degrees over a minimum six metre run to areas having slopes exceeding 30 percent or 16.7 degrees in slope over a minimum 10 metre run,
    • additional exemptions for development permits,
    • reference to the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Community Parks Strategic Plan, and
    • revised mapping to meet corporate standards.
  • Bylaw No. 3721, Maps for Bylaw No. 3721 and Report of Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 3721 - To repeal and replace Bylaw No. 3228 “Official Community Plan for Malahat Bylaw No. 1, 2004” and update the existing Official Community Plan (OCP) by including:
    • a Greenhouse Gas Reduction statement,
    • an amendment to Development Permit Area No. 1: Steep Slopes by changing the lands designated from areas having slopes exceeding 20 percent or 11 degrees in slope over a minimum 6 metre run to areas having slopes exceeding 30 percent or 16.7 degrees in slope over a minimum 10 metre run,
      • additional exemptions for development permits,
      • reference to the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Community Parks Strategic Plan, and
      • revised mapping to meet corporate standards.
  • Bylaw No. 3797and Report of Public Hearing for Bylaw No. 3797 - Lot 1, Section 18, Otter District, Plan VIP53538, except part in Plan VIP77828 (Brow - 4460 Rannveig Place) - To amend the Sooke Land Use Bylaw, 1992, Bylaw No. 2040:
    • By adding two new zones Agricultural 1 (AG-1) and Rural A-1, and
    • By deleting lands from the Agriculture (AG) and Rural A (A) zones, and adding to the Agriculture 1 (AG-1) and Rural A-1 zones for the purpose of permitting a two-lot subdivision

Reports of the Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee

Reports are available online in the CRD Document Library.

© Top image courtesy of Mary Sanseverino