Description: The concept of urban containment as a means to manage growth
in the municipality was adopted by Council in the late 1960’s. The
Urban Containment Boundary (UCB) identifies the division between
the urban and rural area and is the main tool in the Saanich Growth
Management Program.It is supported by Official Community Plan policies to maintain large lots, primarily rural residential and agricultural land uses, and rural
service levels outside the boundary.
The Urban Containment Boundary, shown on Map 7.1, extends
diagonally across the municipality from southwest to northeast
and splits the municipality roughly in half. The Urban Containment
Boundary generally encompasses the sewered area of the
municipality. Rural Saanich remains mostly outside the boundary.
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Feature Long Description: <div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold;">What is an Urban Containment Boundary?</span></font></div><div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><font face="Arial, Verdana"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold;"><br/></span></font></div><div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><font face="Arial, Verdana">The Urban Containment Boundary (UCB) identifies the division between the urban and rural area and is the main tool in the Saanich Growth Management Program. It is supported by Official Community Plan policies to maintain large lots, primarily rural residential and agricultural land uses, and rural service levels outside the boundary.</font></div><div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><font face="Arial, Verdana">The Urban Containment Boundary extends diagonally across the municipality from southwest to northeast and splits the municipality roughly in half. The Urban Containment Boundary generally encompasses the sewered area of the municipality. Rural Saanich remains mostly outside the boundary.</font></div></div>