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title: "C-18 zone in Saanich: West Saanich Mixed Use Zone C-18"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: C-18
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-18/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-18.json"
---

# C-18 zone in Saanich: West Saanich Mixed Use Zone C-18

Main uses: Apartment, Assembly, Attached Housing, Cable Hub Site, Congregate Housing, and 14 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Wholesaling Accessory to Retail Sales
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 37.0 m frontage on West Saanich Road
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 4.0; at least 50 percent of total Gross Floor Area must be residential per lot
- **Maximum height:** 12 storeys per building (a storey used only for mechanical servicing or a common amenity area is not counted)
- **Front setback:** 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)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 893](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=256) (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-18/_