{"title":"M-1 zone in North Saanich: Commercial Wharf","code":"M-1","slug":"m-1","name":"Commercial Wharf","group":"Commercial","section":"504.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Land and water for the operation of B.C. Ferries","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Land and water for the operation of B.C. Ferries","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide land and water for the operation of B.C. Ferries"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Ferry Terminal"],"quotes":["Ferry Terminal","(i) Ferry Terminal"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Breakwaters and Groynes","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Breakwaters and Groynes","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4000 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 4000 m2 (43,040 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter of the lot","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 10% of the perimeter of the lot"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% on land; 30% on water","quotes":["(i) 30% (land)","(ii) 30% (water)"]},"max_height":{"value":"20 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 20 metres (65.6 feet)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 10 metres (32.8 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":"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":["Setback is 30 m if abutting a Residential Zone"],"quotes":["(v) Exception 30 metres (98.4 ft.) if abutting a Residential Zone"]}},"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=82","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/m-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/m-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/m-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}