{"title":"C-5 zone in North Saanich: Sandown Commercial","code":"C-5","slug":"c-5","name":"Sandown Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"505.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A broad array of commercial and other uses on a portion of the Sandown Racetrack property","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A broad array of commercial and other uses on a portion of the Sandown Racetrack property","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide regulations for a broad array of commercial and other","uses on a portion of the property known as Sandown Racetrack."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Restaurants","Service station","Movie theatre","Light industrial","Research facility","Professional offices","Office","Motel/hotel","Retail Sales","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Automobile sales/service","Boat sales/service/storage (dry docks)","Warehousing/distribution","Mini-storage","Equipment sales","Agricultural supplies and feed","Educational, training and conference use","Lounges and pubs","Grocery store","Convenience store","Building supplies","Bank/Credit Union","Veterinary Clinic","Furniture and Appliance store","Off-farm Farmer’s Market","Catering Establishment","Pharmacy store","Print Shop"],"note":"Uses are only permitted subject to the conditions of use in Subsection 505.5.7","quotes":["Restaurants","Service station","Movie theatre","Light industrial","Research facility","Professional offices","Office","Motel/hotel","Retail Sales","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Automobile sales/service","Boat sales/service/storage (dry docks)","Warehousing/distribution","Mini-storage","Equipment sales","Agricultural supplies and feed","Educational, training and conference use","Lounges and pubs","Grocery store","Convenience store","Building supplies","Bank/Credit Union","Veterinary Clinic","Furniture and Appliance store","Off-farm Farmer’s Market","Catering Establishment","Pharmacy store","Print Shop","Only permitted subject to Subsection 505.5.7"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4047 m² (one acre)","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 4047 m2 (one acre)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 25 metres (82ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 40 %"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.15 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 9.15 metres (30 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres (25 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"2.0 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear 2.0 metres (6.56 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2 m","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 2 metres (6.56ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["No retail or commercial unit or store may exceed 4,645 m²","No casinos, gaming or comparable entertainment"],"quotes":["(1) No retail or commercial unit or store may exceed 4,645 sq.m. (50,000 sq.ft.).","(2) For certainty, no casinos, gaming or comparable entertainment is permitted."]}},"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=105","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-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/c-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/c-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}