{"title":"M-5 zone in North Saanich: Non-Commercial Marine 1","code":"M-5","slug":"m-5","name":"Non-Commercial Marine 1","group":"Public","section":"504.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Non-commercial marine activities on the water","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Non-commercial marine activities on the water","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide for non-commercial marine activities on the water."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Marine Recreation","Boat Moorage","Non-Commercial Moorage Facility"],"note":"Boat Moorage and Non-Commercial Moorage Facility are only permitted subject to the conditions of use in Subsection 504.5.7","quotes":["Marine Recreation","Boat Moorage","Non-Commercial Moorage Facility","Only permitted subject to Subsection 504.5.7"]},"setback_front":{"value":"2 m; 0 m for a structure on the water that physically connects to the land","quotes":["(i) Front 2 metres (6.5 ft.)","0 metres for a structure on the water which provides a physical"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"2 m; 0 m for a structure on the water that physically connects to the land","quotes":["(ii) Rear 2 metres (6.5 ft.)","0 metres for a structure on the water which provides a physical"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2 m; 0 m for a structure on the water that physically connects to the land","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 2 metres (6.5 ft.)","0 metres for a structure on the water which provides a physical"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2 m; 0 m for a structure on the water that physically connects to the land","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 2 metres (6.5 ft.)","0 metres for a structure on the water which provides a physical"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 2 m, rear 2 m, interior side 2 m, exterior side 2 m; 0 m for a structure on the water that physically connects to the land","quotes":["(i) Front 2 metres (6.5 ft.)","(ii) Rear 2 metres (6.5 ft.)","(iii) Interior Side 2 metres (6.5 ft.)","(iv) Exterior Side 2 metres (6.5 ft.)","0 metres for a structure on the water which provides a physical"]},"other":{"value":["One principal building; size and height set by the conditions of use in Subsection 504.5.7","Piers or jetties: up to 1.5 m wide and 15 m long; ramps: up to 1.5 m wide and 10 m long; floats: up to 40 m², and no more than one float per pier or ramp","Non-commercial Moorage Facility: maximum size 40 m² and maximum length 30 m","No commercial activities from moorage facilities or moored boats; breakwaters and groynes are not permitted"],"quotes":["(a) Maximum Number 1","(b) Maximum Size See Subsection 504.5.7","(i) Piers or Jetties: Width 1.5 metres (4.9 ft.) and length 15 metres","(ii) Ramps: Width 1.5 metres (4.9 ft.) and length 10 metres (32.8 ft.)","(iii) Floats: Maximum area of 40 m2 (430.4 ft2) and not to extend more","(b) No more than one float may be attached to a pier or a ramp.","(a) Maximum size – 40 m2 (430.4 ft2).","(b) Maximum length – 30 metres (98.4 ft.).","(5) For certainty, no commercial activities are permitted from moorage facilities or","not permitted uses or structures."]}},"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=91","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-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/m-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/m-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}