{"title":"A-H zone in Central Saanich: Historical Artifacts Agriculture","code":"A-H","slug":"a-h","name":"Historical Artifacts Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"6.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, excluding Feed Lots, Agri-Tourism, Equestrian or Riding Stable, Historical Artifacts Museum, Plant Nursery, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture, excluding Feed Lots","Agri-Tourism","Equestrian or Riding Stable","Historical Artifacts Museum","Plant Nursery","Residential - Single Detached"],"quotes":["Agriculture, excluding Feed Lots","Agri-Tourism","Equestrian or Riding Stable","Historical Artifacts Museum","Plant Nursery","Residential - Single Detached"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation","Accessory uses to the Historical Artifacts Museum (church, gift shop, Offices, Restaurant, maintenance, storage, parking)","Agricultural Retail Stand","Secondary Dwelling Units"],"quotes":["Home Occupation, in accordance with Section 5.4","Accessory uses, Buildings and Structures to the Historical Artifacts Museum","church, gift shop, Offices, Restaurant, maintenance, storage, parking","Agricultural Retail Stand","Secondary Dwelling Units, in accordance with Section 4.5"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"6.5 ha (minimum and average, for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum and Average Lot Area minimum of 6.5 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of Lot perimeter (for subdivision)","quotes":["Lot Frontage minimum of 10% of Lot perimeter"]},"max_density":{"value":"One Residential - Single Detached Dwelling per lot; on lots under 1 ha, one secondary suite, cottage or carriage house; on lots 1 ha or more, both","quotes":["One Residential - Single Detached Dwelling is permitted on a Lot","For Lots less than 1 ha","For lots 1 ha or more"]},"max_height":{"value":"13.0 m for agricultural use; 8.0 m for other uses","quotes":["Height for Agricultural use maximum of 13.0 m","Height for Other uses maximum of 8.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (uses other than the museum)","quotes":["Front Yard minimum of 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (uses other than the museum)","quotes":["Rear Yard minimum of 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (uses other than the museum)","quotes":["Side Yard Interior minimum of 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m (uses other than the museum)","quotes":["Side Yard Exterior minimum of 6.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Museum buildings must be within the Approved Siting Envelope","Accessory buildings at least 3.0 m from the principal building","Residential - Single Detached building limited to 500 m² gross floor area","Accessory structures limited to 200 m² gross floor area, except museum maintenance and storage"],"quotes":["located within the boundaries of the area shaded","Figure 14","Accessory separation minimum of 3.0 m from Principal Building","Gross Floor Area for a Residential - Single Detached Building maximum of 500 m²","Accessory Structure shall exceed 200m² Gross Floor Area."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026","url":"https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202270%2C%202026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The bylaw PDF is posted on the District's Resource Library (https://www.centralsaanich.ca/municipal-hall/resource-library/central-saanich-zoning-bylaw-no-2270-2026). No consolidation date is stated; the text is the full bylaw, and its zone list (s. 6.1) shows CD-BC where the zone section is headed CD-BSC. The water zones (W, W-BH, W-M, W-MB) are filed under group Rural for want of a closer group."},"source_url":"https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202270%2C%202026.pdf#page=61","place":{"path":"ca/bc/central-saanich","name":"Central Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/a-h/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/a-h.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/a-h.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}