{"title":"C-V zone in Central Saanich: Commercial Village","code":"C-V","slug":"c-v","name":"Commercial Village","group":"Commercial","section":"6.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, Arts and Culture, Assembly Use, Child Care Facility, Civic Use, and 19 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing","Arts and Culture","Assembly Use","Child Care Facility","Civic Use","Commissary Kitchen","Education Services","Financial Services","Fitness Centre","Healthcare and Wellness Services","Hotel","Laundromat and Drycleaners","Liquor Primary Establishment","Minor Repair Shops","Offices","Parks","Personal Service Establishments","Post Office","Professional Services","Residential - Apartment (above the ground floor only)","Restaurant","Retail","Shopping Centre","Veterinary Practice"],"note":"Apartment dwelling units may be on the ground floor where fronting a lane or private road.","quotes":["Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing","Commissary Kitchen","Laundromat and Drycleaners","Post Office","Residential - Apartment, located above the ground floor only","Shopping Centre","Veterinary Practice"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation - Minor"],"quotes":["Home Occupation - Minor in accordance with Section 5.4"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot A, Plan 44295 (1932 Mt. Newton X Road): FAR up to 3.79; uses limited to Healthcare and Wellness Services and Residential - Apartment above the ground floor","PID 027-208-206 (Strata Lot 2, Plan VIS6382): rear and side yard setbacks of 0.5 m","Lot 4, Plan VIP3920 (2476 Mount Newton Cross): Hotel uses permitted on the ground floor","Lot 1, Plan VIP31358 (1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road): also Residential - Apartment and Residential - Attached; front and exterior side 1.0 m, rear 7.5 m, side 2.5 m, 7.5 m next to residential; height 20.0 m (5 Storeys), 16.0 m within 20 m of residential; FAR 2.5"],"quotes":["Lot A, Section 5 Range 2","maximum FAR is","3.79","Strata Lot 2 Section 11 Range 1 West","a Rear Yard setback of 0.5m","ground floor or first Storey","1903 Mt. Newton Cross Road","Residential - Apartment and Residential - Attached","Rear Yard setback: 7.5 m","Building Height: 20.0 m (5 Storeys)","Floor Area Ratio: 2.5"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1200 m² (minimum and average, for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum and Average Lot Area minimum of 1200 m²"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"22 m (for subdivision)","quotes":["Lot Frontage minimum of 22 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["Lot Coverage maximum of 60 %"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio maximum 1.6","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio maximum 1.6"]},"max_height":{"value":"16.0 m","quotes":["Building Height maximum of 16.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.0 m","quotes":["Front Yard minimum of 1.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Rear Yard minimum of 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (side yard abutting a residential zone)","quotes":["Side Yard, abutting a residential zone minimum of 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.0 m","quotes":["Side Yard Exterior minimum of 1.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Commercial or Civic uses are required along the ground floor frontage (and exterior side streets on a corner lot)","Residential building access must be separate from other uses"],"quotes":["Commercial or Civic 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=65","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-v/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/c-v.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/c-v.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}