---
title: "C-I zone in Central Saanich: Intensive Commercial"
place: Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/central-saanich
zone: C-I
bylaw: Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/c-i/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/c-i.json"
---

# C-I zone in Central Saanich: Intensive Commercial

Main uses: Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, Car Wash, Cold Storage Facility, Convenience Store, Commercial Display Lots, and 12 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing; Car Wash; Cold Storage Facility; Convenience Store; Commercial Display Lots; Boat Building and Repair; Health Club and Fitness Centre; General Light Industrial; Innovation Industrial; Mini-Warehousing; Minor Repair Shops; Offices; Professional Services; Restaurant; Retail (limited to auction sales, building supply sales and Storage Yards, business and office equipment sales, clothing manufacturing and sales, farm, garden and pet supplies sales, home improvement sales); Printing and Publishing; Wholesalers
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Section 5 Range 2 East, Plan 44295 (6459 and 6430 Patricia Bay Highway) and Lot AOF3, Plan 2435 (6464 Gliddon Road): maximum height 8.0 m and General Light Industrial not permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 1200 m² (minimum and average, for subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 22 m (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio maximum 1.6
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m

## Source

- [Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026, s. 6.8](https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202270%2C%202026.pdf#page=70) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Central Saanich: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/c-i/_