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title: "C-1C zone in Saanich: Local Commercial Aquatic Rental Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: C-1C
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-1c/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-1c.json"
---

# C-1C zone in Saanich: Local Commercial Aquatic Rental Zone

Main uses: Retail Sales of Groceries, Perishable Items and Sundry Household Items, Personal Service, Restaurant, Repair of Household Furnishings and Appliances, Office, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Retail Sales of Groceries, Perishable Items and Sundry Household Items; Personal Service; Restaurant; Repair of Household Furnishings and Appliances; Office; Rental of Canoes, Sailboards, Aqua bikes, and Kayaks
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential; Cable Hub Site
- **Minimum lot area:** 550 m² (standard lot); panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (standard lot)
- **Maximum density:** Gross Floor Area of 275 m² (2960 ft²)
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m from a lot line abutting a street (may be reduced to 3.75 m where the area is landscaped and not used for off-street parking)
- **Rear setback:** 0 m from a rear lot line not abutting a street (if not built within 0.5 m of the line, at least 3.0 m); 7.5 m where the rear lot line abuts an A, RS, RD, RC, RT, RM, RA or RP zone
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m from an interior side lot line (if not built within 0.5 m of the line, at least 3.0 m); where it abuts an A, RS, RD, RC, RT, RM, RA or RP zone: 3.0 m for a one-storey building, 6.0 m for a building of more than one storey
- **Other rules:** Accessory residential must be inside the building containing a permitted commercial use; Prohibited: lumber and building supply yard; sale, servicing, retail or repair of vehicles, trailers, mobile homes, recreation vehicles, watercraft not permitted, farm and industrial machinery and engines

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 804](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=202) (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-1c/_