4065 Sahtlam Road

North Cowichan Council was scheduled to consider Development Variance Permit No. DVP00109 at 4065 Sahtlam Road on May 21, 2025, to regularize the siting of two kennel buildings and eight outdoor pens built without permits. A cancellation notice was issued prior to the meeting, removing the item from the agenda (https://www.northcowichan.ca/news/cancellation-notice-proposed-development-variance-permit-4065-sahtlam-road). The application itself remains listed as pending a council decision in the municipality’s system, but no new hearing date has been published. The subject property is a rural residential lot in the Sahtlam area of Duncan, owned by Anthony Todd Jackson. The unauthorized construction points to a small-scale kennel operation, and the variance would have addressed siting deficiencies that triggered the need for a permit after the fact. The cancellation suggests either a procedural deficiency in the notice, a withdrawal, or a decision to pursue compliance through an alternative path — such as seeking building permits without variance relief if the siting can be adjusted. No other applications or prior enforcement history on the parcel appear in the available data. Without a rescheduled date, the regularization remains in limbo and the structures are presumptively non-compliant with the zoning bylaw. The municipality’s handling of the cancellation may interest those tracking how North Cowichan manages unpermitted development outside its growth areas, though the scale of the project is such that it is unlikely to affect broader development economics or pipeline timelines.

North Cowichan Council was scheduled to consider Development Variance Permit No. DVP00109 at 4065 Sahtlam Road on May…