Juan de Fuca Community Planning

The Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee (LUC) directed staff to initiate the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area Official Community Plan (OCP) Consolidation and Willis Point OCP/Local Area Plan Update project in accordance with the project Terms of Reference at its meeting of July 15, 2025.

Terms of Reference [PDF/195KB]

Al Wickheim, Director of the Juan de Fuca Electoral Area, has appointed the following persons as members of the Advisory Group for the Willis Point Official Community Plan Update:

1. Rod Cameron 
2. Joel Cotter
3. Dana Hayden
4. Daniel Kenway
5. Brent Kornelson
6. Nikki Macdonald
7. Devon McDonald 
8. Robert Scott
9. George Turner

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• Karl Ablack
• Daniel Behrens
• Colby Benty
• Ken Calvert
• Cassidy Childs
• Tynan Jones
• Jocelyn Lees
• Kaitlyn Monteith
• John Rathwell
• and Roy McIntyre, Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee member
• Citizens' Committee Terms of Reference [PDF/127KB]
• Learn More About the OCP Update

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The Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee (LUC) considered a request to amend the Juan de Fuca Land Use Bylaw, Bylaw No. 2040, to rezone the property from the Rural (A) and Forestry (AF) zones to the Rural 2 (RU2) zone for the purpose of facilitating a two-lot subdivision and permitting agriculture and farm buildings (Bylaw No. 4716) at its meeting of November 18, 2025. 

At that meeting the LUC recommended that the proposal be referred to agencies and to the Shirley-Jordan River Advisory Planning Commission (APC).

The proposal was presented at a public information meeting and then considered by the Shirley-Jordan River APC at its meeting of January 13, 2026.

The LUC recommended that Bylaw No. 4716 be given first, second, third and fourth readings at its meeting of March 17, 2026. 

The CRD Board gave Bylaw No. 4716 first, second, third and fourth readings at its meeting of April 8, 2026. 

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The Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee (LUC) considered a request to amend the Shirley-Jordan River Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 4001, by redesignating a 0.5 ha portion of the subject property from Coastal Uplands (CU) to Commercial (CO), and a 3.5 ha portion from CU to Pacific Acreage (PA) (Bylaw No. 4705) and to amend the Juan de Fuca Land Use Bylaw, Bylaw No. 2040, to support the request to split-zone a 0.5 ha portion from the Forestry (AF) zone to a new Commercial Rural Market (C-2) zone, and the remaining 3.5 ha from the AF zone to the Rural Residential 3 (RR-3) zone (Bylaw No. 4706) at its meeting of September 16, 2025. 

At that meeting the LUC recommended that the proposal be referred to agencies and to the Shirley-Jordan River Advisory Planning Commission (APC).

The proposal was considered at a public information meeting and a meeting of the Shirley-Jordan River APC on December 2, 2025. 

The LUC recommended that Bylaw No. 4705 and Bylaw No. 4706 be given first and second reading and direction to proceed to public hearing at its meeting of February 17, 2026. 

The CRD Board recommended that Bylaw No. 4705 and Bylaw No. 4706 be given first and second reading and direction to proceed to public hearing at its meeting of March 11, 2026.

A public hearing is scheduled for:

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Shirley Community Hall, 2795 Sheringham Point Road, Shirley, BC

Written submissions should be sent to Juan de Fuca Community Planning before noon on March 30, 2026, to ensure receipt prior to the public hearing.

Should you have any questions or for further information, please email jdfinfo@crd.bc.ca or call 250.642.8100.