{"title":"C-2 zone in North Saanich: Restaurant Commercial","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"Restaurant Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"505.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A restaurant, including with a single family residence","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A restaurant, including with a single family residence","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide for a restaurant, including with a single family residence."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Restaurant","Restaurant with Single Family Residential"],"quotes":["Restaurant","Restaurant with Single Family Residential"]},"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":"1.4 ha","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 1.4 ha (3.46 acres)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 30 m (98.4 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20% for restaurant with single family residential use; 5% for all other uses","quotes":["(i) 20% for restaurant with single family residential use","(ii) 5% for all other uses"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.25 for a single family residential dwelling","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.25 for a single family residential dwelling,"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.15 m for restaurant; 6.55 m for single family dwelling","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 9.15 m (30 ft.) for restaurant","6.55 m (21.5 ft.) for single family residential dwelling"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 4.5 m (14.76 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Restaurant 12 m; single family dwelling 7.6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 12 m (39.3 ft. 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Restaurant 12 m; single family dwelling 7.6 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear 12 m (39.3 ft.) 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Restaurant 12 m; single family dwelling 3 m (the bylaw also lists 15 metres for a corner lot 20 m wide or less)","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 12 m (39.3 ft.) (A) 3 metres. (9.8 ft.).","(B) 15 metres (49.2 ft.) if corner lot that has a","lot width of 20 metres (65.6 ft.) or less."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Restaurant 12 m; single family dwelling 7.6 m, or 4.5 m on a corner lot 20 m wide or less","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 12 m (39.3 ft.) (A) 7.6 metres.","(B) 4.5 metres (14.7 ft.), if a corner lot with a lot","width of 20 metres (65.6 ft.) or less."]},"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, or 2 if one is a restaurant and the other a single family dwelling","Restaurant up to 350 m²; single family dwelling up to 465 m²","Accessory buildings (single family use): up to 2 (3 if one is a carport or garage), up to 56 m² (65 m² with a carport or garage); other uses: 1 building up to 150 m²"],"quotes":["(i) 1","(ii) 2 if one is for a restaurant and the other is for single family","(b) Maximum Size 350 m2 (3766 ft2) for restaurant","465 m2 (5002.4 ft2) for single family residential dwelling, and a minimum","(i) 2 for single family residential use, unless (A) or (B) applies;","(A) 3 if one is a carport or garage;","(i) 56 m2 (602.5 ft2) for single family residential use, unless (A) or (B)","(A) 65 m2 (699.4 ft2) if at least one of the accessory buildings is a","(ii) 150 m2 (1614 ft2) for all other uses","(ii) 1 for all other uses"]}},"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=98","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-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}