Rezoning Coming to Council Saanich Council · May 12, 2026 in 13 days

3984 & 3986 Gordon Head Road

Applicant Seba Construction Ltd. Units 78 Storeys 6 CAC $279,640 High confidence
Application submitted
Staff review complete
First reading at Council
Public hearing
Final decision
Summary

Seba Construction Ltd. is proposing a 6-storey, 78-unit market ownership apartment with two levels of underground parking on two consolidated lots fronting Gordon Head Road. The application requires rezoning from RS-6 (single family) to RA-11 (multiple-family residential), an OCP amendment to redesignate from Residential — Low Density to Residential — Medium Density, and a development permit for form and character. Staff are recommending the application proceed to public hearing.

Current stage

Item 14 on the May 12, 2026 Saanich regular council agenda. Staff are recommending first reading and advancing to public hearing.

Next expected steps

  1. First reading at Council — May 12, 2026
  2. Public hearing scheduled — anticipated Q3 2026
  3. Second & third reading following hearing
  4. Building permit application — anticipated Q1 2027
Timeline

Apr 14, 2026

Application submitted

File CRZ-2026-0042 opened with Saanich Planning

Apr 22, 2026

Staff review complete

Director of Planning recommends advancing to Council

May 12, 2026

First reading at Council

Item 14 on regular agenda — Coming to Council

Q3 2026

Public hearing

Date to be set following first reading

Q4 2026

Final decision

Second & third reading + adoption

Contractor brief

Six-storey wood-frame over Type I concrete podium. Two levels of underground parking suggest shoring and dewatering scope (high water table on Gordon Head Rd corridor). Likely consultants: structural, geotech, civil, landscape, traffic, arborist (mature Garry oaks on parcel).

Structural Concrete podium + 5 storeys of wood-frame above
Geotechnical Shoring & dewatering for two underground levels
Civil Servicing connections to Gordon Head Rd ROW
Landscape Mature Garry oak retention plan required
Traffic Site access study for Gordon Head / Ferndale
Arborist Tree protection plan — heritage Garry oaks on parcel
Public correspondence 47 letters received
Support (12) Oppose (31) Neutral (4)
building heighttraffic concernsneighbourhood charactertree retentionparking adequacy

Most common objection cites loss of single-family character on Gordon Head Rd corridor; several letters request building be capped at 4 storeys.

Structured fields
Applicant Seba Construction Ltd. extracted
Owner 1234567 BC Ltd. extracted
Units 78 extracted
Storeys 6 extracted
Lot area 3,612 m² extracted
Gross floor 6,840 m² inferred
Use Market apartment extracted
Tenure Strata inferred
CAC total $279,640 extracted
Construction Wood-frame / Type I inferred
Location
Gordon Head Road

48.4827°N, 123.3145°W

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Source

Source: saanich.ca · Council agenda 2026-05-12 · Staff report, Item 14

Retrieved: 2026-04-30 05:14 PDT

Signal ID: CP-SAANICH-REZ-3984-GOR