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C-13 zone in Saanich: School / Commercial Zone

Saanich, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 densityFloor Space Ratio of 0.60
Maximum height15.0 m (49.2 ft)
Front setback7.5 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 setback0 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 setback0 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 setback7.5 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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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