Subdivision Process

The Subdivision Bylaw, as provided by the Local Government Act, regulates standards for highways, sidewalks, boulevards, and the installation of street lighting and underground wiring. The municipality may require that a subdivision is provided with water distribution, sewage collection, and storm drainage. In addition, the bylaw may require that a proposed subdivision shall be suited to the configuration of the land being subdivided and the use intended, and shall not make impracticable the future subdivision of the land within the proposed subdivision or adjacent land.

The subdivision Approving Officer is appointed by Council and has the responsibility to consider subdivisions in accordance with a variety of policies, bylaws, and statutes including the Local Government Act, the Land Title Act, and the Subdivision Bylaw.

Subdivision application forms are available on-line or from the Planning Department. To have an application mailed or faxed to you phone us at 475-5473 or 475-5474 or e-mail us at plansec@saanich.ca.