847 Towner Park Road

A Board of Variance application at 847 Towner Park Road in North Saanich seeks to reduce the exterior side setback from 7.6 metres to 4.6 metres to accommodate a new 464.4 m² single-family dwelling. No correspondence was received, and the matter is unopposed. The applicant is Ryan Hoyt of Hoyt Design Co., a local design firm recently featured in Seaside Magazine for a custom home project on the Peninsula. The variance is minor and routine for North Saanich’s Board of Variance, where side-yard relaxations on irregular Deep Cove lots rarely attract resistance. The property was listed at $2.695 million, and the 464.4 m² floor area points to a high-end custom build. While the project is a single dwelling, it reflects continued investment in the Deep Cove custom home segment, an area where site constraints often generate variance applications. Once the board issues its decision—likely in a single hearing without deferral—the applicant can submit for a building permit. The timeline between variance approval and permit issuance for a custom home of this scale in North Saanich is typically measured in months, not years. The Seaside Magazine coverage ties Hoyt Design Co. to a full-service approach that includes early interior designer involvement, a pattern that may repeat on this project and influence trade sequencing if the firm remains the owner’s agent through construction.

A development permit has been submitted for 847 Towner Park Road in North Saanich. The applicant, Ryan Hoyt of Hoyt Design Co., will present the application at a municipal meeting on May 21, 2026.