{"title":"P-3 zone in North Saanich: Education and Research Facility","code":"P-3","slug":"p-3","name":"Education and Research Facility","group":"Public","section":"507.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Land for education and research.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Land for education and research.","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide land for education and research."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["College","University","Research Facility","Education Training and Conference Use","ALR cannabis production and sale","Farm Uses on land within ALR"],"quotes":["(i) College","(ii) University","(iii) Research Facility","(iv) Education Training and Conference Use","(v) ALR cannabis production and sale [See Section 209]","(vi) Farm Uses on land within ALR"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Food Services","Temporary Accommodation","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"note":"Food services and temporary accommodation are only for people registered or employed in programs tied to the principal use.","quotes":["(i) Food Services","(ii) Temporary Accommodation","(iii) Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","(iv) Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"20 hectares (49.4 acres)","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 20 hectares (49.4 acres)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 10%"]},"max_height":{"value":"15.5 metres (50.9 ft.)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 15.5 metres (50.9 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 metres (14.7 ft.)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 4.5 metres (14.7 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"30 metres (98.4 ft.)","quotes":["(i) Front 30 metres (98.4 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"30 metres (98.4 ft.)","quotes":["(ii) Rear 30 metres (98.4 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"30 metres (98.4 ft.)","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 30 metres (98.4 ft.)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"30 metres (98.4 ft.)","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 30 metres (98.4 ft.)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 30 metres, rear 30 metres, interior side 30 metres, exterior side 30 metres (98.4 ft. each)","quotes":["(i) Front 30 metres (98.4 ft.)","(iv) Exterior Side 30 metres (98.4 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["Food services may be open to limited public use if clearly ancillary, with no public advertising."],"quotes":["(b) Limited public use of the facilities in subsection (a) is permitted provided it is"]}},"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=114","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/p-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/p-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}