{"title":"A zone in Central Saanich: Agriculture","code":"A","slug":"a","name":"Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"6.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Cannabis Production - Agricultural Use, Controlled Environment Structures, Equestrian or Riding Stable, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Aquaculture","Cannabis Production - Agricultural Use","Controlled Environment Structures","Equestrian or Riding Stable","Plant Nursery","Residential - Single Detached"],"note":"Agricultural Land Commission Act may limit permitted uses.","quotes":["2. Aquaculture","Cannabis Production - Agricultural Use","Controlled Environment Structures","Plant Nursery","7. Residential - Single Detached"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural Processing Centre","Agricultural Retail Stand","Agri-Tourism","Bed and Breakfast","Composting - Agricultural","Home Occupation - Rural","Secondary Dwelling Unit(s)"],"quotes":["Agricultural Processing Centre","Agricultural Retail Stand","Agri-Tourism","Bed and Breakfast in accordance with Section 5.1","Home Occupation - Rural in accordance with Section 5.4","Secondary Dwelling Unit(s) in accordance with Section 4.5"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Strata Lot 2, Strata Plan VIS3427, Section 14, Range 3 East: parking for uses on the I-1 portion of the parcel","Lots 29 and 30, Block E, Section 13, Range 1 West, Plan 1314: minimum subdivision lot sizes of 0.7 ha and 1.0 ha","2598 Island View Road: secondary dwelling unit up to 186 m²","7779 West Saanich Road: secondary dwelling unit up to 186 m²","PID 004-366-646: Veterinary Practice permitted, accessory building height 4.5 m, lot coverage 25%, FAR 0.3","PID 008-009-643 and Lot 3 Plan 25623: Model Aircraft Aerodrome permitted","1649 Mt Newton X Rd: Civic Use, Arts and Culture, Child Care Facility, Community Care Facility, Education Services, Caretaker's Dwelling","1117 Greig Avenue: Farm Camping, up to 8 tent sites","2487 Mount St. Michael Road: 185 m² indoor lounge within a pavilion"],"quotes":["Strata Plan VIS3427, Section 14, Range 3 East","are 0.7 ha and 1.0 ha respectively","(2598","7779 West Saanich Road","PID 004-366-646, Veterinary","Model Aircraft Aerodrome is permitted","1649 Mt Newton X Rd","1117 Greig Avenue","2487 Mount St. Michael Road"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4.0 ha (minimum and average, for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum and Average Lot Area minimum of 4.0 ha."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of Lot perimeter (for subdivision)","quotes":["Lot Frontage minimum of 10% of Lot perimeter"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% for Cannabis Production - Agriculture buildings","quotes":["Lot Coverage for Cannabis Production - Agriculture Buildings is 35%"]},"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 a secondary suite and a cottage or carriage house","quotes":["One Residential - Single Detached","For Lots less than 1 ha","For Lots 1 ha or more"]},"max_height":{"value":"13 m for agricultural use; 8 m for non-agricultural and residential uses","quotes":["Height for Agricultural use maximum of 13 m","Height for non-agricultural and residential uses maximum of 8 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (residential and agricultural buildings)","quotes":["Front Yard minimum of 7.5 m","Front Yard minimum 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (residential buildings); 1.5 m (agricultural buildings)","quotes":["Rear Yard minimum of 7.5 m","Rear and Interior Side Yard minimum 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (residential and agricultural buildings)","quotes":["Side Yard Interior minimum of 1.5 m","Rear and Interior Side Yard minimum 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m (residential and agricultural buildings)","quotes":["Side Yard Exterior minimum of 6.0 m","Exterior Side Yard minimum 6.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Principal residence limited to 500 m² gross floor area","Accessory buildings at least 3 m from the principal building","Residential buildings must be no more than 50 m apart","Abattoir and Composting - Agriculture need 30.0 m setbacks; Cannabis Production facilities 100 m from the ALR boundary"],"quotes":["Gross Floor Area for Principal Residence maximum of 500 m²","Accessory Separation minimum of 3 m from Principal Building","A maximum separation of 50 m between Buildings","Front and Exterior Side Yard minimum 30.0 m","Yard abutting the ALR Boundary minimum 100 m"]}},"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=56","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/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}