{"title":"C-13 zone in Saanich: School / Commercial Zone","code":"C-13","slug":"c-13","name":"School / Commercial Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"884","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: School, College, Assembly, Cable Hub Site, Daycare, Adult, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["School","College","Assembly","Cable Hub Site","Daycare, Adult","Daycare, Child"],"quotes":["(a) School","(b) College","(c) Assembly","(f) Cable Hub Site","(g) Daycare, Adult","(h) Daycare, Child"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Restaurant and Retail Sale of Books and Gifts incidental to a permitted use","Accessory Residential"],"quotes":["(d) Restaurant and Retail Sale of Books and Gifts","(e) Accessory Residential"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 0.60","quotes":["Space Ratio of 0.60."]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 m (49.2 ft)","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 15.0 m (49.2 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"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","quotes":["(i) 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line","7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line abutting","3.75 m (12.3 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"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, RC, RT, RM, RA or RP zone","quotes":["(24.6 ft).","not less than 3.0 m (9.8","be sited not less than 3.0 m (9.8 f t) from","0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the rear lot line, it","0 m from a rear lot line which does","(1.6 ft) of the rear lot line","0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the rear lot line","7.5 m (24.6 ft)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"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","quotes":["0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the interior side lot","(1.6 ft) of the interior side lot line","0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the interior side lot line","0 m from an interior side lot line which","3.0 m (9.8 ft) in the case of a one-","6.0 m (19.7 ft) in the case of a"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"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","quotes":["(i) 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line","7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line abutting","3.75 m (12.3 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["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","Restaurant and retail sale of books and gifts: combined area not over 5% of gross floor area of buildings on the parcel, and on the first floor","Accessory Residential must be within the building containing the school or college use"],"quotes":["portion of the building used for sleeping","or dwelling units.","7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front, exterior side","10.0 m","(32.8 ft) from a rear lot line for the","sale of books and gifts shall not exceed 5%","of the Gross Floor Area of any buildings","(b) Shall be located on the first floor.","Shall be located within the building containing the","school or college use."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)","url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District publishes the whole bylaw as one PDF and a separate Zoning Bylaw Amendment List (https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/Zoning%20Bylaw%208200%20Amendments.pdf). Each zone is a numbered Schedule (e.g. Schedule 101 = zone A-1); the 'section' field holds the schedule number."},"source_url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=250","place":{"path":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-13/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-13.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-13.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}