C-15 zone in Saanich: Urban Mixed Use Zone

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

In short

Main uses: Retail Sales of Goods and Services, Personal Service, Office, Restaurant, Apartment, and 5 more.

Zone rules

Main uses	Retail Sales of Goods and Services Personal Service Office Restaurant Apartment Congregate Housing Cable Hub Site Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child Daycare, Adult Daycare, Child
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory Residential
Maximum density	Floor Space Ratio of 2.30
Maximum height	22 m (72.2 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 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 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, rear, exterior side and interior side lot lines for the part of a building used for apartment or congregate housing Landscape area equal to 10% of the site area required, outside the building setback and parking areas Underground parking not permitted within 3 m (9.8 ft) of a lot line abutting a street or public pedestrian right-of-way Apartment or congregate housing only where no advertising use is on, above or attached to the storeys used

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 890 (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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