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title: "I-L zone in Central Saanich: Light Industrial"
place: Central Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/central-saanich
zone: I-L
bylaw: Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/i-l/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/i-l.json"
---

# I-L zone in Central Saanich: Light Industrial

Main uses: Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing, Audio/Visual Production Facility, Cannabis Production - Industrial, Car Wash, Catering Establishment, and 13 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing; Audio/Visual Production Facility; Cannabis Production - Industrial; Car Wash; Catering Establishment; Cold Storage Facility; Commercial Display Lots; General Light Industrial; Fitness Centre; Innovation Industrial; Laundromat and Drycleaners; Offices (above the ground floor only; excluding Financial Institution, Medical/Dental Office, Realty Office, insurance office and travel agency); Photofinishing Services and Photography Studio; Printing and Publishing; Recycling Facilities; Restaurant; Sales, rental, service, storage and repair of agricultural equipment, boats and marine equipment, business and office equipment, construction and building equipment, farm, garden and pet supplies, furniture and appliances, tires; Veterinary Practice
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker's Dwelling (up to 130 m² Gross Floor Area); Indoor Storage and Storage Yard
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 2261 Keating Cross Road (PID 024-883-972): also Business Offices, Child Care Facility, Clothing Manufacturing and Sales, Equipment Sales, Storage, Service, and Rental, Furniture Manufacturing and Sales, Mobile Home and Trailer Sales; 6844 Oldfield Road, 1810 Verling Ave and 6588 Bryn Road: Food Waste Collection and Storage
- **Minimum lot area:** 1850 m² (minimum and average, for subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio maximum of 1.6
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m, total two sides; one side may be 0 m if the other side is at least 6.0 m wide
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Prohibited: outdoor wrecking, heavy industrial uses such as gravel processing, sawmills, oil refineries, primary processing of meat, wood, metals or chemicals; Cannabis Production - Industrial buildings must be 60 m from residential, comprehensive or mixed-use zones and 150 m from parkland, school or institutional land

## Source

- [Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026, s. 6.17](https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202270%2C%202026.pdf#page=87) (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/i-l/_