{"title":"M-6 zone in North Saanich: Non-Commercial Marine 2","code":"M-6","slug":"m-6","name":"Non-Commercial Marine 2","group":"Public","section":"504.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A building-free and structure-free area on land and water for open marine recreation (stairs or landings up to 1.2 m by 1.2 m are allowed)","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A building-free and structure-free area on land and water for open marine recreation (stairs or landings up to 1.2 m by 1.2 m are allowed)","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide a building-free and structure-free environment on land","for open marine-recreation purposes with the following exemption:","encroachments for stairs or stair landings with a footprint up to 1.2 m. (4 ft.) by 1.2 m. (4"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Marine Recreation","Boat Moorage"],"note":"Boat Moorage is only permitted subject to Subsection 504.6.5","quotes":["Marine Recreation","Boat Moorage","Only permitted subject to Subsection 504.6.5"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"0","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 0"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0"]},"max_height":{"value":"0 (no principal buildings)","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 0","(a) Maximum Number 0"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"0 (no accessory buildings)","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 0","(a) Maximum Number 0"]},"other":{"value":["No pier, wharf, jetty, dock, float, boat ramp, boat launching facility or boathouse is allowed","Buoys must not protrude more than 1 metre above the water line or be larger than 1 m³","No commercial activities from moored boats"],"quotes":["(including no pier, wharf, jetty, dock, float, boat ramp, boat launching facility or","(a) must not at any time protrude above the water line more than 1 metre","(b) must not be of a volume greater than 1 m3 (35.3 cubic feet); and","(2) For certainty, no commercial activities are permitted from moored boats."]}},"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=93","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-6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/m-6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/m-6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}