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title: "C-11LRS zone in Saanich: Tourist Accommodation High Density / Liquor Retail Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: C-11LRS
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-11lrs/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-11lrs.json"
---

# C-11LRS zone in Saanich: Tourist Accommodation High Density / Liquor Retail Zone

Main uses: Tourist Accommodation, Congregate Housing, Recreation Facility, Cable Hub Site, Liquor Retail Store, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Tourist Accommodation; Congregate Housing; Recreation Facility; Cable Hub Site; Liquor Retail Store; Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Apartments Accessory to a Hotel Use; Accessory Residential
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 1.20 for tourist accommodation or congregate housing; 0.55 for apartments; apartments may not exceed 50% of total sleeping or dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** 20.0 m (65.6 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from lot lines abutting a street; 3.75 m (12.3 ft) where the area between the building and lot line is landscaped and not used for off-street parking
- **Rear setback:** 0 m where the rear lot line does not abut a street, but at least 3.0 m (9.8 ft) unless the building is within 0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the rear lot line; 7.5 m (24.6 ft) where it abuts an A, RS, RD, RT, RM, RA or RP zone
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m where the interior side lot line does not abut a street, but at least 3.0 m (9.8 ft) unless the building is within 0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the lot line; where it abuts an A, RS, RD, RC, RT, RM, RA or RP zone: 3.0 m (9.8 ft) for a one-storey building, 6.0 m (19.7 ft) for a building of more than one storey
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from lot lines abutting a street; 3.75 m (12.3 ft) where the area between the building and lot line is landscaped and not used for off-street parking
- **Other rules:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from front, exterior side and interior side lot lines and 10.0 m (32.8 ft) from the rear lot line for the part of a building used for sleeping or dwelling units; Liquor Retail Store and Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store: gross floor area not over 275 m² (2960 ft²) each, and limited to one per parcel; Recreation area of 10 m² (108 ft²) per sleeping or dwelling unit must be provided on the same parcel

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 881](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=247) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Saanich: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-11lrs/_