{"title":"C-18 zone in Saanich: West Saanich Mixed Use Zone C-18","code":"C-18","slug":"c-18","name":"West Saanich Mixed Use Zone C-18","group":"Commercial","section":"893","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment, Assembly, Attached Housing, Cable Hub Site, Congregate Housing, and 14 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Assembly","Attached Housing","Cable Hub Site","Congregate Housing","Daycare, Adult","Daycare, Child","Home Occupation Office","Medical Services","Office","Personal Service","Public Utility (Transportation Uses Only)","Recreation Facility","Recreation Health Facility","Rental and Repair of Household Items, Tools, and Appliances","Restaurant","Retail Sales of Goods and Services","Tourist Accommodation","Veterinary Clinic"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Assembly","(c) Attached Housing","(d) Cable Hub Site","(e) Congregate Housing","(f) Daycare, Adult","(g) Daycare, Child","(h) Home Occupation Office","(i) Medical Services","(j) Office","(k) Personal Service","(l) Public Utility (Transportation Uses Only)","(m) Recreation Facility","(n) Recreation Health Facility","(o) Rental and Repair of Household Items,","(p) Restaurant","(q) Retail Sales of Goods and Services","(r) Tourist Accommodation","(s) Veterinary Clinic"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Wholesaling Accessory to Retail Sales"],"quotes":["(t) Wholesaling Accessory to Retail Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["(b) An area less than 1,000 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"37.0 m frontage on West Saanich Road","quotes":["(a) A frontage on West Saanich Road of less than","37.0 m."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 4.0; at least 50 percent of total Gross Floor Area must be residential per lot","quotes":["Floor Space Ratio of 4.0.","must be allocated for residential uses per","(b) A minimum of 50 percent of total Gross Floor"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 storeys per building (a storey used only for mechanical servicing or a common amenity area is not counted)","quotes":["not exceed a Height of more than 12-storeys.","(b) A Storey which is solely utilized for mechanical"]},"setback_front":{"value":"With non-residential uses at ground level: 2.0 m from West Saanich Road, 3.0 m from Patricia Bay Highway (Highway 17). With residential uses at ground level: 4.0 m from West Saanich Road, 6.0 m from Patricia Bay Highway (Highway 17)","quotes":["(i) 2.0 m from a lot line abutting West Saanich","(ii) 3.0 m from a lot line abutting Patricia Bay","(i) 4.0 m from a lot line abutting West Saanich","(ii) 6.0 m from a lot line abutting Patricia Bay","Highway (Highway 17)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.0 m","quotes":["less than 4.0 m from an Interior Side Lot Line."]},"other":{"value":["Short Term Rentals are prohibited in all residential uses","Residential uses are not allowed in the first storey for 11.0 m depth from the face fronting West Saanich Road, except entrances to the residential portion (non-market housing developments may use all of the first storey)","Landscaped buffer of at least 2.0 m depth between buildings and Patricia Bay Highway","Canopies and awnings may project to 0.0 m from a lot line next to West Saanich Road"],"quotes":["(a) Short Term Rentals are prohibited in all","(b) Residential uses are prohibited within the first","storey of a building, for a depth of 11.0 m","(c) Notwithstanding Section 893.3.b, Non-Market","buffer no less than 2.0 m in depth.","minimum distance to an abutting lot line adjacent","to West Saanich Road may be reduced to 0.0 m."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)","url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=256","place":{"path":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-18/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-18.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-18.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}