Friday Harbour - 3740 Sunreef Avenue - Official Plan Amendment (D09-2024-002) and Zoning By-law Amendment (D14-2024-001)
Official Plan Amendment (File: D09-2024-002) and Zoning By-law Amendment (File: D14-2024-001) Applications have been received to facilitate proposed development within the Hotel and Conference Facility and Beach Precincts of Friday Harbour Resort, and to permit resort amenities within the Environmental Protection Area designation of the lands, including a racquet academy, sports zone, forest canopy walk, spa and forest school. The amendments propose to permit an increase in height for the hotel to 15 storeys, a reduction of hotel units to 200, an increase in height in the Beach Precinct ranging from 4 to 8 storeys and 14 storeys, an increase in overall Resort Residential units to 3,500 and an increase in overall combined Resort Residential and Resort Hotel units to 3,700 units. The Zoning Amendment proposes to establish site-specific standards to facilitate development of the Beach Precinct and Hotel and Conference Facility and permit the proposed racquet academy and forest amenities within areas of the Environmental Protection Area (EPA) and Rural Open Space (ROS) zones.
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The Public Meeting for the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications was held on June 19, 2024 in the Council Chambers. Please use the following links to access the Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting, the Public Meeting Minutes from June 19, 2024 and the Public Meeting Staff Report DSR-083-24.
The application will be returning to Council on Wednesday August 13, 2025 for a decision on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment at the regularly scheduled Council Meeting. The Staff Recommendation Report will be posted with the August 13, 2025 Council Agenda on the Town's Council and Committee Meeting Portal on August 6, 2025. Additional supporting materials can be accessed from the below links:
Additional Supporting Materials:
- Concept Plans
- Cross Sections
- Revised Hotel and Conference Centre Renderings
- Updated Functional Servicing Report
- Planning Addendum Letter
- Updated Transportation and Parking Assessment
- Amenities Edge Management Plan
- Racquet Academy Rendered Landscape Concept
Supporting Materials:
- Cover Letter
- Draft Official Plan Amendment
- Draft Zoning By-law Amendment & Schedule
- Planning Opinion Report
- Consolidated OPA 17 Secondary Plan
- Consolidated Zoning By-law 029-05
- Concept Plan and Architectural Drawings (Hotel and Conference Facility)
- Concept Plan and Architectural Drawings (Beach Precinct)
- Concept Plan (Resort Amenities)
- Concept Plan (Racquet Academy)
- Unit Allocation Map
- Code Compliance Letter
- Resort Amenity Study
- Commercial Needs Assessment
- Economic and Fiscal Impact Report
- Stage 3 Archaeological Study
- Environmental Noise Report
- Edge Management Plan, Tree Canopy Removal and Planting Plan
- Geotechnical and Hydrogeological Review Letter
- Transportation and Parking Assessment
- Urban Design Study
- Functional Servicing Report
- Environmental Impact Study
- Natural Heritage Assessment
