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C-17 zone in Saanich: Neighbourhood Mixed Use Zone C-17

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

In short

Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Day Care, Adult, Day Care, Child, Congregate Housing, and 6 more.

Zone rules

Main uses
  • Apartment
  • Attached Housing
  • Day Care, Adult
  • Day Care, Child
  • Congregate Housing
  • Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child
  • Personal Service
  • Retail Sales of Goods and Services
  • Restaurant
  • Medical Services
  • Office
Also allowed (secondary uses)Accessory Residential
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio of 3.55
Maximum height21.5 m
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 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 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, rear, exterior side and interior side lot lines for the part of a building used for apartment or congregate housing
  • Apartment or congregate housing only where no advertising use is on, above or attached to the storeys used
  • Not permitted: Lumber and Building Supply Yard; Beverage Container Depot except as an accessory use with all activity inside a building

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 892 (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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