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title: "C-16 zone in Saanich: Neighbourhood Mixed Use Zone C-16"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: C-16
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-16/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-16.json"
---

# C-16 zone in Saanich: Neighbourhood Mixed Use Zone C-16

Main uses: Apartment, Day Care, Adult, Day Care, Child, Congregate Housing, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child, and 3 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Day Care, Adult; Day Care, Child; Congregate Housing; Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child; Personal Service; Retail Sales of Goods and Services; Restaurant
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 2.0; may be increased to 3.2 where at least 80% of proposed parking is in a parking structure below grade
- **Maximum height:** 15 m (49.2 ft) where lot coverage is greater than 55%; 20 m (65.6 ft) where lot coverage is less than 55%
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m (16.4 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 5.0 m (16.4 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 5.0 m (16.4 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
- **Other rules:** Buildings may not exceed a continuous horizontal width of 55.0 m (180.4 ft); 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. 891](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=254) (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-16/_