The District of Sechelt council wants to see an 8 p.m. noise limit placed on a new waterfront restaurant under construction on East Porpoise Bay, but those decisions are made by the province, explained Ian Holl, the district’s development planning manager.
If approved the Breeze, a new restaurant to be located within the Telus Marina development, will have a 135-seat capacity with 60 dedicated to a rooftop patio and another 60 for an indoor event space. It’s music on the rooftop patio, which would be subject to the 8 p.m. limit.
“We forwarded a number of public comments we received to council late afternoon, otherwise, it's here for your decision,” Holl told council at a regular meeting, July 16. “I would note that we can certainly include that council can propose conditions to the province, if there's concerns around noise or events or things like that, we can certainly make our recommendations to the province.”
Holl added Telus will also need to apply to the district for a business license for the restaurant.
“So, we can also consider conditions for the business license too. There are a few different ways of getting out any issues,” said Holl.
As part of the BC Liquor Control and Licencing Act and Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, the district is required gather public feedback prior to a decision being made. In this case an ad was placed in Coast Reporter newspaper July 4, and letters were distributed to residents living within 100 metres of the project. The deadline for feedback was July 10.
According to a staff report, the district has received no negative feedback from the RCMP, or the district’s building or bylaw enforcement departments.
Before making a decision, council was asked to consider the location of the establishment, capacity and hours of liquor service, the impact of noise on the community in the vicinity of the establishment, and the general impact on the community if the application is approved.
Council voted unanimously in favour of the liquor licence application, with the 8 pm. caveat included — Coun. Brenda Rowe was absent from the meeting. The liquor-licence application still has to be approved by the province.
Once complete, Telus Marina, located at 5981 Sechelt Inlet Rd., will include the Breeze, four suites for vacation rental, a new multi-purpose hall for community use, marine shop and boat slips.
Patio expansion proposed for Driftwood Inn
Meanwhile, the Driftwood Inn on Trail Avenue wants to increase outdoor capacity from 135 seats to 174 and create a new street patio on the Boulevard.
The district is considering a liquor licence amendment application (structural change) referred by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulations Branch. As part of the process, the district must collect public input from nearby residents.
The application will be considered at the July 30 regular meeting of council at 7 p.m. The deadline for comments is noon, July 24. File number: 4350-2025-02.
Street patio proposed for Sechelt Legion
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 140 has applied to create a new street patio at its location at 5546 Inlet Avenue.
The district is considering a liquor licence amendment application (structural change) referred by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulations Branch. As part of the process, the district must collect public input from nearby residents. The application will be considered at the July 30 regular meeting of council at 7 p.m. The deadline for comments is noon, July 24. File number: 4350-2025-01.
Resident can attend meetings at municipal hall, located at 5797 Cowrie St. They can also offer their opinion by email to Ian Holl, development planning manager, at [email protected] or by mail, to PO Box 129, 5797 Cowrie St., second floor, Sechelt, BC, VON 3A0.
District meetings can also be attended online. For information and instructions on how to attend a district meeting, visit Sechelt.ca/meetings.
