{"title":"W zone in Central Saanich: Water Area","code":"W","slug":"w","name":"Water Area","group":"Rural","section":"6.32","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Docks.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Docks"],"quotes":["1. Docks"]},"max_height":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Height maximum of 4.5 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory Building maximum 60 m² Gross Floor Area","quotes":["Accessory Building maximum of 60 m² Gross Floor Area"]},"other":{"value":["Structures at least 5 m from the projected side property line (6 m if adjacent to a Park or public beach Access) and 10 m from any existing Dock or Structure on the foreshore","No Boat House, shed or shelter in a W-1 zone","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","No private float or walkway over 30 m in length or 3 m in Width"],"quotes":["At least 5 m from the projected side property line.","At least 6 m from the projected side property line if adjacent to a Park","10 m from any existing Dock or Structure on the foreshore","No Boat House, shed or shelter shall be erected within a W-1 zone","In cases where the Dock","platform is raised by more than 0.3 m above any point on the public foreshore","No private float or walkway may be over 30 m in length or 3 m in Width."]}},"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/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/w.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/w.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}