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

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

In short

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 (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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