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Board Hears Central Saanich Land-Use Plan

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BUT REGIONAL PRIORITIES COME FIRST- CAMPBELL

By PAT MUNSON
Special To The Sidney Review _

JOHN BRUCE
SIDNEY
REALTY

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-of Central Saanich is devoted to
agriculture-roughly 4,000 acres of
land.

Another zone is devoted to
land other than agricultural but

occupied in rural purposes (lying
within marginal agricultural
soils).

“We have been most assidu-
ous in expansion of urban
. facilities without encroachment
on. agricultural . areas,” Spence-
“Sales said. :
’ Board chairman J. M. Camp :
bell. termed © the presentation
‘(most helpful’.

“T-think that as the regional
board we will have to adopt a .
somewhat different view of land
‘use than that which is. being
‘adopted by municipalities,” he
added.

“Central * Saanich
municipality’s zoning study was
explained to Capital Regional Dis-
trict directors Wednesday by pro-
‘fessional planner Harold Spence-

Sales.

- The hour-long talk, accom-
panied. by slides showing farm-
’~Jand and soil areas, backed. up

Mayor. Archie’: Galbraith’ s
*. remarks.

a “We recognize that we must
shave strong land: control. bylaws
“> “to protect our environment,”
Galbraith told the board. * .

-” Since last fall, he added, there

“has been continuous participation

by all members of council and the

“advisory planning commission

(APC) in Spence-Sales’ work.

Most aldermen,.the APC. and
individual-ratepayers from

Central Saanich filled the board’s
-* public gallery for the presenta-
_ : tion, the first in a series of discus-
__. Sions on the Agricultural Land

“=. Reserve plan..."

The Spence-Sales report was
detailed and’ comprehensive,
showing areas of controlled future

‘development in ‘the Brentwood,

-Keating,: Saanichton and ‘Tur-:

oo goose Point areas. .
=" Amore refined system of soil

Use by the provincial
authorities of the Canada Land
Inventory map does not make
allowance for small variations of
soil condition, Holmes said.

Campbell said the services of
a professional would be required
to verify accuracy of the Land
Reserve Plan in some areas.

But the cost of such staff and
the: responsibility for a. profes-
sional soil expert's salary has not
been. touched upon in directives
from the provincial Land Com-
mission, he added.

Galbraith moved thas the
chairman be given authority. to
employ’ additional staff to.assist.
investigation of lands involved in
appeals for exclusion from
agricultural reserve. _

Although some directors. felt
that the move should wait until
after the public. hearings (which.
are to be held in each regional
zone), Campbell agreed. with Gal-
braith.

On-site inspection could cor-
rect many inaccuracies, he said.
And since a great many. people 4
-are being adversely affected by. .
the freeze; the board ‘‘must help
them to get out of the position they
Should not be in,” he added. :

As an example of the regional
point of view, Campbell referred
to the Central Saanich plan -
which envisions urban growth in
the Keating Ridge area.

‘“‘Why does. Keating have to
grow?’’ he asked.

“In terms of regional needs,
we have to know, in some substan-
tial way, why itis better for people
to live on land of this soil.type

rather than jand in other parts of
the region.”’ a
“Because people want to live
‘there!’ Galbraith shot back.

The mayor acknowledged
there will be conflict between the
municipalities-and the board,
adding he felt the regional plan
was necessary. _

“But,;’’ he added, it will
never work unless there is flexi-
bility.

“We are dealing with people-
‘who will go where they want to
go. ”

Campbell said the board
faced problems larger. than those.
faced by. -Andividual
municipalities.

Board value judgements may
therefore not ‘always be satisfac-
tory .. to the member
‘municipalities, he added:

; All you have to do is look hard enough and you'll find
pit.

You have to decide what is significant and important.
and what is not.

; Most buyers take a pretty reasonable attitude when they °.
are “shopping” for.a house and seldom expect a house to be in
pertect image of the place they have always dreamed of living in.

But a buyer is making a mistake - to the detriment of
his own bargaining position - when he or she attempts to “pick

f holes" ina house ay blowing up an unimportant item into a major:

1. flaw. .

- Always remember that a cupboard door that swings the
wrong way, or one small window that. “looks'’: nowhere, or some
1 other flaw that probably went: unnoticed by the present owner, can
| often.be rectified at little cost.

: Keep in mind the important. things:. the structure, the
f plan, the location, the architectural appearance, and soon. These j
|. are the things you will have to live with after the trifles have been . 7
taken care of.

_- - Quibbling over incidentals is snot good bargaining: In fact;

it may make the realtor and.vendor suspect you are not serious.
- about buying: Or it may offend the vendor and make him uncoopera-

‘tive in finally settling ona mutually satisfactory price.
See you next week. 5

‘PUZZLED SPECTATOR looks around in attempt to locate her hus--
band, a cameraman for Victoria’s CHEK television.

Campbell explained that allo-°
cation of growth potential must be
based on regional rather than
municipal needs: ,

He said‘he recognized the
“dnherent conflict’ involved; but
said ‘‘we have a responsibility for
allocation of epEce for people:
‘within the region’:
eo STE AS difficult. to grasp that
expected growth: of.a municipality :

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7 classification. than that: shown in ‘depends upon uninhibited appeal. |: : Criticism: of the Agricultural ~The motion to hire extra staff . : a: 30 a.m. Malaview
the board’s Land: Reserve. Plan | by the municipality. to solicit ‘| band Reserve plans came from | was defeated after further discus-  § to10 p.m. - and | j
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