If you havenB次元官网网址檛 driven down Veterans Memorial Parkway recently, you may not have noticed the big B次元官网网址渇or saleB次元官网网址� signs that have sprouted up just south of Sooke Road.
Four properties are on the market in the area known as Allandale Pit. They range in size from 2.22 to 6.38 acres and are priced from $3.86 million to $9.22 million.
While the overgrown rocky soil is a popular spot for West Shore residents to walk their dogs and partake in recreational activities, the majority of the area is privately owned.
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The mayor isnB次元官网网址檛 sure where the properties sit on potential developersB次元官网网址� radar and isnB次元官网网址檛 aware of City staff being approached about the area. B次元官网网址淣obodyB次元官网网址檚 heard anything,B次元官网网址� she said.
The Ridley family and their realtor could not be reached for comment at the time of the GazetteB次元官网网址檚 press deadline.
In ColwoodB次元官网网址檚 planning and development guide, the Allandale Pit area is listed as a mixed-use employment centre and an intended growth area. It is zoned as a general industrial area.
While the CityB次元官网网址檚 Official Community Plan spells out a pedestrian friendly strategy for development on the site that includes a mix of business and residential, Hamilton noted that could change.
B次元官网网址淲e are going to be heading into an OCP review.B次元官网网址� That review could get underway as early as this summer.
While Hamilton said the City conducts regular reviews of the OCP, which was prepared in 2008 by the Holland Barrs Planning Group with staff from Colwood and Langford, this one will be quite extensive and gives the City the opportunity to re-evaluate the potential uses of a number of properties. B次元官网网址淚t keeps us able to keep an open mind,B次元官网网址� she added.
As for the old OCP, Hamilton said, B次元官网网址渢hatB次元官网网址檒l be the basis we have our discussion around.B次元官网网址�
While the future of Allandale Pit is still uncertain, Hamilton said she could see a business park going in, as there isnB次元官网网址檛 much surrounding development and it is close to Veterans Memorial Parkway and Sooke Road.
As for the gravel road currently running through the pit that acts as an access to infrastructure in the area, she said B次元官网网址渢hereB次元官网网址檚 opportunity to make a few connectors there,B次元官网网址� adding that pedestrians and cyclists already use it.
katie@goldstreamgazette.com
