Welcome to the Juan de Fuca
Electoral Area
Juan de Fuca encompasses the west coast of Vancouver Island from the community of Otter Point all the way to Port Renfrew, and also includes the geographically separate communities of East Sooke and Willis Point.
Read more 
The Juan de Fuca communities of Willis Point, Malahat, East Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley, Jordan River and Port Renfrew make up an unincorporated rural Electoral Area under the jurisdiction of the Capital Regional District (CRD). The CRD provides many of the local government functions and services normally found in a municipality or town, but most administrative functions are handled from offices in Sooke or Victoria.
Hot Topics
The proposed bylaw, Bylaw No. 3605, was given second reading at the December 9, 2009 CRD Board meeting and directed to public hearing. The proposed bylaw incorporates motions from the Land Use Committee meeting on November 17, 2009. VIHA has indicated that the title of the person responsible for septic systems be changed and three minor typographical corrections have been made to the bylaw and these are indicated in red.
The Public Hearing is tentatively scheduled as follows:
- Tuesday February 9, 2010, starting at 7pm
- District of Sooke Council Chambers, 2225 Otter Point Road, Sooke
For the purposes of this Public Hearing phase of the consultation on the bylaw, all written submissions must be submitted by the date of the hearing and must be directed to:
In Person
- Juan de Fuca Planning Office at #2 - 6868 West Coast Road, Sooke, BC
By Mail
- PO Box 283, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0S9
By Fax or Email
- 250.642.5274
email
Submissions will also be accepted at the hearing.
If you require further clarification, please contact June Klassen, Manager Local Area Planning at 250.642.1500 ext 206.
The proposed bylaws were given second reading at the December 9, 2009 CRD Board meeting and directed to public hearing. The hearing for both proposed bylaws was held on Tuesday January 26, 2010 at the District of Sooke Council Chamber.
The bylaws are scheduled to go to the February 10, 2010 CRD Board meeting for third reading. Several typographical errors were noted and several changes were requested by referral agencies to the bylaws. The proposed bylaws have been revised and will form part of the CRD Board report.
The proposed Rural Resource Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 3591 to be considered at the CRD Board meeting includes:
- Proposed Bylaw No. 3591 (PDF
) - Map No. 1 - Location (PDF )
- Map No. 2 -Land Use Designations (PDF )
- Map No. 3 - Development Approval Information Area (PDF )
- Map No. 4 - Development Permit Areas (PDF )
The proposed Rural Resource Lands Land Use Bylaw, Bylaw No. 3602 to be considered at the CRD Board meeting includes:
- Proposed Bylaw No. 3602 (PDF )
- Map No. 1 - Location (PDF )
- Map No. 2 - Official Land Use Zoning Map (PDF )
Please note that no further comments or submissions can be considered by the CRD Board as the Public Hearing has been completed.
If you require further clarification, please contact June Klassen, Manager Local Area Planning at 250.642.1500 ext 206.
JDF Land Use Committee to Consider Allowing Detached Accessory Suites - Proposed Bylaw No. 3605- Revised November 17, 2009
The JDF Electoral Area Land Use Committee (LUC) at the November 17, 2009 meeting, considered a revised version of Bylaw No. 3605, an amendment to the Sooke Land Use Bylaw 2040, which would allow a suite to be located in an accessory building, if a certain set of conditions were adhered to. At the meeting the LUC amended the proposed bylaw prepared by staff. The amendment was incorporated into the document and the revised proposed amendment bylaw, Bylaw No. 3605, and was considered at the December 9, 2009 CRD Board meeting.
The CRD Board gave the revised proposed bylaw, Bylaw No. 3605, first and second reading and directed that it be forwarded to a Public Hearing. The Public Hearing will be scheduled for February 2010.
In addition, the LUC directed staff to take the revised Bylaw back to the East Sooke Advisory Planning Commission for consideration. The APC meeting is scheduled for Wednesday January 13, 2009.
Should you have any questions, please contact June Klassen at 250.642.1500 local 206.
Juan de Fuca Bylaw Appeal Unsuccessful
The Capital Regional District has been unsuccessful in an appeal of the BC Supreme Court's December 2008 decision regarding Juan de Fuca Electoral Area (JDFEA) local area planning bylaws and the voting arrangement in the area.
The appeal's decision renders a number of interim bylaws invalid, which were passed in response to the release of 28,000 hectares of land, owned by Western Forest Products (WFP) from Tree Farm Licenses 6, 19 and 25 on Vancouver Island by the Minister of Forests.
Status of Development Permit Applications Subject to Delegation Bylaw No. 3462
At their May 13, 2009 meeting the CRD Board approved a recommendation by the Land Use Committee (LUC) to delegate the authority to staff to expedite those Development permits applications which meet the development permit guidelines of the Official Community Plans (OCPs). Read more
Bylaw Amendments for Rural, Resource and Forestry Lands in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area
In 2007 the CRD proposed several amendments to official community plans, land use and subdivision use regulations dealing with the zoning of rural, resource and forestry land within the Electoral area. Read more
Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission
Bylaw No. 3517 to create an Agricultural Advisory Planning Commission in the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area was given final reading by the Regional Board on March 12, 2008
Reports of Public Hearing
- Z-02-08 - Lot A, DL 39, Malahat District, Plan VIP71814 - From Forestry (AF) to Rural A
- Z-04-08 - Strata Lots 1,2 and 4, Section 109, Sooke District, Plan VIS6519 - from Rural B to Rural A
Reports of the Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee
Reports are available online in the CRD Document Library.
© Top image courtesy of Mary Sanseverino