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

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

In short

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 area550 m² (standard lot); panhandle lots not permitted
Minimum lot width18 m (standard lot)
Maximum densityGross Floor Area of 275 m² (2960 ft²)
Maximum height7.5 m
Front setback7.5 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 setback0 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 setback0 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 (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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