A mixed-use redevelopment is proposed at 6719 West Saanich Road, the corner site currently occupied by Sassy’s Family Restaurant at Keating Cross Road. The rezoning (Bylaw No. 2077) would change the zoning from C-5 to a site-specific zone permitting tourist commercial, residential attached (rental), offices, and short-term rental accommodation. The plan calls for two three-storey buildings and one two-storey building. The application is at third reading, with adoption as the next step after pre-public-hearing conditions have been fulfilled.
The location at the junction of West Saanich Road and Keating Cross Road places it on a high-visibility corridor near Butchart Gardens, a major tourist destination. The inclusion of both short-term rental and long-term rental housing in a single site-specific zone is uncommon and reflects Central Saanich’s dual priorities of tourism accommodation and housing supply. Media coverage (Business Examiner, VibrantVictoria forums) has tracked the proposal since it was first filed, indicating ongoing public interest. The applicant is not identified in the available data, but the site’s redevelopment has been in the pipeline long enough to reach third reading without a recorded applicant profile in the application metadata.
A discrepancy exists between the application data, which records 16 residential units, and media descriptions that refer to multiple buildings with apartments, suggesting the unit count may reflect only one building or a partial component. The correspondence themes—building height, neighbourhood character, traffic safety, permitted uses, and setbacks—are typical for a corner-site intensification but no support/opposition counts are available to gauge political risk. Third reading status implies council majority support. If adopted, the next deliverable will be a development permit application, at which point precise unit counts and building form will clarify.
A mixed-use redevelopment is proposed at 6719 West Saanich Road, the corner site currently occupied by Sassy’s Family…