{"title":"W-M zone in Central Saanich: Water Area","code":"W-M","slug":"w-m","name":"Water Area","group":"Rural","section":"6.34","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Boat Building and Repair, Boat Hoists and Launching Ramps, Boat Rental and Sporting Equipment Rentals and Sales, Docks, Ferry and Water Taxi, and 6 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat Building and Repair","Boat Hoists and Launching Ramps","Boat Rental and Sporting Equipment Rentals and Sales","Docks","Ferry and Water Taxi","Fish Processing","Fish Charters and Marine Tours","Marine Fuel Station","Marinas","Temporary Moorage","Yacht Club"],"quotes":["Boat Building and Repair","Boat Hoists and Launching Ramps","Boat Rental and Sporting Equipment Rentals and Sales","4. Docks","Ferry and Water Taxi","Fish Processing","Fish Charters and Marine Tours","Marine Fuel Station","Marinas, in accordance with Section 5.3","Temporary Moorage","Yacht Club"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker's Dwelling"],"quotes":["Caretaker"]},"other":{"value":["All floats and structures (except geothermal systems) must be 6.0 m from the marine boundary of any water lot or foreshore lease","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":["set back","6.0 m from the marine boundary of any water Lot or foreshore lease","platform is raised by more than 0.3 m above any point on the public foreshore"]}},"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=118","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-m/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/w-m.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/w-m.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}