{"title":"CS-1 zone in North Saanich: Light Industrial","code":"CS-1","slug":"cs-1","name":"Light Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"506.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Light industrial activities that are compatible with the surrounding areas","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Light industrial activities that are compatible with the surrounding areas","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide for light industrial activities that are compatible with the","surrounding areas."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Light Industrial","Mini Storage","Research Facility"],"quotes":["Light Industrial","Mini Storage","Research Facility"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker’s Unit","Storage Facility Use","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"note":"Storage Facility Use is only permitted subject to Section 506.1.8","quotes":["Caretaker’s Unit [See Section 205]","Storage Facility Use1","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]","Only permitted subject to Section 506.1.8"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Veterinary Clinic, only on Lot 9, Section 13, Range 2 East, North Saanich District, Plan 6652 (1986 Mills Road)"],"quotes":["(iv) Veterinary Clinic1","(3) A veterinary clinic is only permitted on the property legally described as Lot 9,","Section 13, Range 2 East, North Saanich District, Plan 6652 (1986 Mills Road)"]},"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 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage (i) 60%"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.15 m","quotes":["(b) Maximum Height 9.15 metres (30 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(b) Maximum Height 4.5 m (14.76 ft.)"]},"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 if abutting a Rural Agricultural Zone or Residential Zone","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.) if abutting Rural Agricultural Zone or Residential"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"7.6 m on the front, rear, interior side and exterior side, if abutting a Rural Agricultural Zone or Residential Zone","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres (25 ft.) if abutting a Rural Agricultural Zone or Residential","(ii) Rear 7.6 metres (25 ft.) if abutting a Rural Agricultural Zone or Residential","(iii) Interior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.) if abutting a Rural Agricultural Zone or Residential","(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.) if abutting a Rural Agricultural Zone or Residential"]},"other":{"value":["One principal building, or 2 if the lot is larger than 2000 m²","Storage Facility Uses must meet the setbacks for a principal building","A shipping container used for storage may stay in the zone no longer than 90 consecutive days"],"quotes":["(i) 1","(ii) 2 if lot size is greater than 2000 m2 (21,520 ft2)","(1) Storage Facility Uses must comply with the setbacks as if it were a principal","in no case may be","in the zone for longer than 90 consecutive days."]}},"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=108","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/cs-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/cs-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/cs-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}