Welcome to the Pre-Application request process.
Please note the following application conditions:
- You must have a MySaanich profile to make an application. If you do not have a profile, register for one before starting.
- Ensure you have all required documentation, as per the Pre-Application Project Submission Details.
- The application will timeout after 30 minutes of inactivity; draft applications will be saved for 15 days (and accessible through MySaanich Draft Applications
- Pre-Application fee must be paid via credit card (2.4% convenience fee applies) upon application submission
Pre-Application Fee's:
- Minor - $750.00. A minor development is a residential development with 20 or fewer housing units
- Major - $1500.00. A major development is:
- Residential development of 21 housings units or more
- Commercial development
- Industrial development
- Institutional development
- Development requiring an OCP amendment
Required Materials
To submit a Pre-Application, the following digital plan materials are required at a conceptual level.
Please review the
Pre-Application Project Submission Details for more information on each of the following elements:
- Technical Data Summary
- Context Plan
- Site Plan
- Floor Plans
- Streetscape Elevations
- Elevation Plans
- Sections
- Servicing
- Block Massing
Digital Plan Submission Requirements
- Consolidate all plans into ONE document (maximum 30 MB)
- PDF file format in metric scale, sized at 24" x 36"
- Files to be unsealed/unlocked
- Flattened vector layers
- Plan resolution 72 dpi (minimum)
- Do not include layer information, hyperlinks, bookmarks or comments
- Do not capture fonts used in drawing
- Follow PDF file naming convention "YYYY-MM-DD-File Description-Address"
- Example: 2024-06-25 Plans-234 Blue Corner Ave