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C-M zone in Central Saanich: Marina Commercial

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

In short

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 area0.8 ha (minimum and average, for subdivision)
Minimum lot width10% of Lot perimeter (for subdivision)
Maximum lot coverage40%
Maximum densityFloor Area Ratio maximum 0.4
Maximum height8.0 m, excluding boat hoists and mast stepping gantries
Front setback9.0 m
Rear setback9.0 m
Interior side setback6.0 m; 7.5 m where abutting a residential zone
Street side setback7.5 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 (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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