{"title":"C-M zone in Central Saanich: Marina Commercial","code":"C-M","slug":"c-m","name":"Marina Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"6.11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Boat Hoists and Launching Ramps, Boat Rental and Sporting Equipment Rentals and Sales, Gift or Souvenir Shops, Hotel, Marina, and 10 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat Hoists and Launching Ramps","Boat Rental and Sporting Equipment Rentals and Sales","Gift or Souvenir Shops","Hotel","Marina","Marine Fuel Station","Liquor Primary Establishment","Parking Lots","Residential - Apartment (above the ground floor only)","Restaurant","Retail (limited to convenience merchandise for the travelling public and items of a marine nature)","Short Term Rental Accommodation","Water Taxi Services","Visitor Attraction Use","Yacht Club"],"note":"Apartment dwelling units may be on the ground floor where fronting a lane or private road.","quotes":["Boat Hoists and Launching Ramps","Boat Rental and Sporting Equipment Rentals and Sales","Gift or Souvenir Shops","Marine Fuel Station","Parking Lots","Residential - Apartment located above the ground floor only","Retail, limited to the following:","Water Taxi Services","Yacht Club"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation - Minor"],"quotes":["Home Occupation - Minor, in accordance with Section 5.4"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.8 ha (minimum and average, for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum and average Lot Area minimum of 0.8 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of Lot perimeter (for subdivision)","quotes":["Lot Frontage minimum of 10% of Lot perimeter"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Lot Coverage maximum of 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio maximum 0.4","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio maximum 0.4"]},"max_height":{"value":"8.0 m, excluding boat hoists and mast stepping gantries","quotes":["Height maximum of 8.0 m excluding boat hoists and"]},"setback_front":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["Front Yard minimum of 9.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["Rear Yard minimum of 9.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m; 7.5 m where abutting a residential zone","quotes":["Side Yard Interior minimum of 6.0 m","Side Yard abutting a residential zone minimum of 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Side Yard Exterior minimum of 7.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Commercial uses are required along the ground floor frontage (except lanes or private access roads) and exterior side streets on a corner lot","Residential building access must be separate from other uses"],"quotes":["Commercial uses are required along the Frontage of the ground floor level","Residential Building Access shall be separate from other uses"]}},"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=75","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/c-m/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/c-m.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/c-m.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}