---
title: "C-13 zone in Saanich: School / Commercial Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: C-13
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-13/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-13.json"
---

# C-13 zone in Saanich: School / Commercial Zone

Main uses: School, College, Assembly, Cable Hub Site, Daycare, Adult, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** School; College; Assembly; Cable Hub Site; Daycare, Adult; Daycare, Child
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Restaurant and Retail Sale of Books and Gifts incidental to a permitted use; Accessory Residential
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 0.60
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m (49.2 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, RC, 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; 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 884](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=250) (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-13/_