{"title":"C-1 zone in North Saanich: Local Commercial","code":"C-1","slug":"c-1","name":"Local Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"505.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Convenience shopping, offices or a service station near residential areas, and farm uses within the ALR","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Convenience shopping, offices or a service station near residential areas, and farm uses within the ALR","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide land for convenience shopping, offices or service station","(or combination) near residential areas, and also for farm uses within the ALR."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Farm uses on lands within ALR","Convenience Store","Service Station","Office"],"quotes":["Farm uses on lands within ALR","Convenience Store","Service Station","Office"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker’s Unit","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Caretaker’s Unit [See Section 205]","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2000 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 2000 m2 (21,520 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 30 metres (98.4 feet)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"15%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 15%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.3","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.3"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 7.6 m (25 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(b) Maximum Height 4.5 metres (14.7 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.6 m, rear 7.6 m, interior side 7.6 m, exterior side 7.6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","(ii) Rear 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","(iii) Interior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["One principal building per lot; convenience store up to 350 m²","One accessory building"],"quotes":["(a) Maximum Number 1","(b) Maximum Size 350 m2 (3766 ft2) for convenience store"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (consolidated for convenience only, as of February 2023)","url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District says this consolidation is for convenience only and anyone using it should confirm the content against the original bylaws; it covers amendments through Bylaw 1538/1535 as of February 2023, so later amendments (if any) are not in it. The District's Zoning page says Bylaw 1255 remains in force while a rewrite (draft Zoning Bylaw No. 1606) is under Council review as of October 2026; the draft is not adopted and is not used here. Zone C-6 and CD-5 to CD-7 are in the text but not in the bylaw's own zone list (s. 500)."},"source_url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf#page=96","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-saanich","name":"North Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/c-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/c-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/c-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}