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C-I zone in Central Saanich: Intensive Commercial

Central Saanich, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 lotsSection 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 area1200 m² (minimum and average, for subdivision)
Minimum lot width22 m (for subdivision)
Maximum lot coverage60%
Maximum densityFloor Area Ratio maximum 1.6
Maximum height18.0 m
Front setback7.5 m
Rear setback6.0 m
Interior side setback6.0 m
Street side setback6.0 m

Source: Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026, s. 6.8 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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