Brentwood Bay Management Plan
What is the Brentwood Bay Management Plan?
The District of Central Saanich has made application for a Licence of Occupation for Brentwood Bay from the Province of B.C. in coordination with Tsartlip First Nation and supported by other First Nations. If granted this licence, the District will be overseeing the number and location of mooring buoys in the Bay. An area will also be designated where sewage cannot be dumped.
The shaded green represents the Licence of Occupation area; the yellow areas are proposed navigational channels.
The plan was created with consideration of community feedback to enhance environmental and community well-being to the area. The proposed solutions are based on the successes of other jurisdictions, such as Bowen Island and Port Moody.
We are implementing the plan in three phases:
1st Wave: Mooring Registration
If you own a mooring buoy and wish to continue to keep it in the licence of occupation area, we want to communicate with you and are asking you to register with the District. To register:
- Register your mooring buoy and vessel by filling out the registration form and submitting to the District by email or in person
2nd Wave: Mooring Application
If you own or lease a mooring buoy in Brentwood Bay and have not made application, you are encouraged to do so. Council has established a list of priorities for the mooring buoys, including liveaboards and length of tenure in the Bay.
For those whom have registered with the District, we will be contacting you when the Licence of Occupation is granted to complete your application.
3rd Wave: Mooring Leases
The final stage is to:
- Enter into an annual lease agreement with the District
- Pay an annual fee to cover the cost of regulating mooring (the program will be cost neutral)
- Ensure your mooring buoy and vessel are safe, seaworthy and in compliance with Federal and Provincial regulations
- Ensure the use of your vessel complies with applicable bylaws, including the restrictions related to floating storage units and docks