{"title":"W-BH zone in Central Saanich: Water Area (Boat House Zone)","code":"W-BH","slug":"w-bh","name":"Water Area (Boat House Zone)","group":"Rural","section":"6.33","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Docks, Boat House.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Docks","Boat House"],"quotes":["1. Docks","2. Boat House"]},"max_height":{"value":"6.4 m above any structure on which the building or structure is constructed","quotes":["Height a maximum of 6.4 m above any Structure on which the Building or Structure is"]},"other":{"value":["Boat House limited to 130 m² gross floor area","No private float or walkway over 30 m in length or 3 m in Width","Structures must not impede free pedestrian access along the waterfront; if a dock platform is raised more than 0.3 m, steps must be provided"],"quotes":["No Boat House shall exceed 130 m² Gross Floor Area.","No private float or walkway shall be over 30 m in length or 3 m in Width.","than 0.3 m above any point on the public foreshore, steps must be provided for public access"]}},"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=117","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/w-bh/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/w-bh.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/w-bh.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}