Six Storey Affordable Housing project – 104 units –  Cadillac Ave at Wascana St.
                         81, 83, 85, 89, 95 Cadillac Ave and 3691 Wascana St.       project website

           The six lots, owned by the Aboriginal Land Trust Society.
           The application is through the Rapid Deployment of Non-Market Housing Program (RDP)    link
           The height is consistent with the Official Community Plan (OCP)
           Referral (Dec. 2024) includes the following preliminary details: link
                   – unit mix of:  39 one bedrooms, 41 two bedrooms, 24 three bedrooms
                   – underground parking 47 residents stalls,  5 visitor stalls  ( .5 stalls per unit – approx.)

New Information provided at developers meeting with the Advisory Design Panel includes: project to meet BCBC 2024 Guidelines, new location for bike ramp down to underground parking, and the removal of path on south side of building. The Advisory Design Panel is supportive of the design but suggested restoring path and other amenity uses in the buffer zone on the south side. They also recommended the use of some conifer trees in the buffer zone.

      Timeline
      3 Dec. 2024  – received notice of application from Saanich Planning Dep’t and a referral form
                (request for MVCCA comments by Dec. 20)
      6 Dec – received answers to questions sent to Thomas Kempster – Saanich Planning 
    10 Dec. – received notice of project Open House to be held the next day
    11 Dec. – Open House   5:30-7:30 pm, Songhees Wellness Centre in Esquimalt
    17 Dec. – submitted comments to Saanich Planning (copied to developer) 
    18 Dec. – Saanich Planning confirmed there is no procedure in place to request that Saanich pay for needed improvements which could have been paid for with CAC contributions.

23 Jan. 2025 – MVCCA representatives meet with project Lu’ma Development representative.

5 March – project presented to Saanich Advisory Design Panel

information updated to 5 March 2025