{"title":"P-1 zone in North Saanich: Community Use","code":"P-1","slug":"p-1","name":"Community Use","group":"Public","section":"507.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Education, administration, recreation and servicing needs of the public, and farm uses within the ALR","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Education, administration, recreation and servicing needs of the public, and farm uses within the ALR","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide land for the education, administration, recreation","servicing needs of the general public, and also for farm uses for lands within the ALR."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Farm uses on lands within ALR","School","Public Administration","Community Care Facility","Utility","Boat Ramp","ALR cannabis production and sale"],"quotes":["Farm uses on lands within ALR","School","Public Administration","Community Care Facility","Utility","Boat Ramp","ALR cannabis production and sale [See Section 209]"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker’s Unit","Open Area Recreation","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Caretaker’s Unit [See Section 205]","Open Area Recreation","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8000 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 8000 m2 (86,080 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"46 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 46 metres (150.8 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 20%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.25","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.25"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.5 m","quotes":["(b) Maximum Height 11.5 metres (37.7 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(b) Maximum Height 4.5 metres (14.7 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear 7.6 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 7.6 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres"]},"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","(ii) Rear 7.6 metres","(iii) Interior Side 7.6 metres","(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres"]},"other":{"value":["One principal building per lot","Accessory buildings: 1 for a caretaker’s unit, no limit otherwise"],"quotes":["(a) Maximum Number 1","(i) 1 for caretaker’s unit","(ii) No restriction otherwise"]}},"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=110","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/p-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/p-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/p-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}