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title: "C-M zone in Central Saanich: Marina Commercial"
place: Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/central-saanich
zone: C-M
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-m/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/c-m.json"
---

# C-M zone in Central Saanich: Marina Commercial

Main uses: Boat Hoists and Launching Ramps, Boat Rental and Sporting Equipment Rentals and Sales, Gift or Souvenir Shops, Hotel, Marina, and 10 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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 (Apartment dwelling units may be on the ground floor where fronting a lane or private road.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation - Minor
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.8 ha (minimum and average, for subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of Lot perimeter (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio maximum 0.4
- **Maximum height:** 8.0 m, excluding boat hoists and mast stepping gantries
- **Front setback:** 9.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 9.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m; 7.5 m where abutting a residential zone
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026, s. 6.11](https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202270%2C%202026.pdf#page=75) (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-m/_