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title: "C-3UH zone in Saanich: Shopping Centre University Heights Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: C-3UH
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-3uh/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-3uh.json"
---

# C-3UH zone in Saanich: Shopping Centre University Heights Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Shopping Centre (may include assembly, congregate housing, daycare, fast food restaurant, home occupation, liquor retail store, medical services, non-medical cannabis retail store, office, personal service, research, restaurant, retail).

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Shopping Centre (may include assembly, congregate housing, daycare, fast food restaurant, home occupation, liquor retail store, medical services, non-medical cannabis retail store, office, personal service, research, restaurant, retail)
- **Maximum density:** Development Area A: Floor Space Ratio of 2.12, no more than 597 dwelling units; Development Area B: Floor Space Ratio of .39, dwelling units prohibited
- **Maximum height:** Development Area A: 66.00 m; Development Area B: 40.84 m
- **Front setback:** Development Area A: 3.00 m from a lot line abutting McKenzie Avenue, 0 m from Cedar Hill Road, 1.00 m from Shelbourne Street; Development Area B: 13.5 m from Cedar Hill Road, 50 m from Shelbourne Street
- **Interior side setback:** Development Area A: 0 m from an interior lot line; Development Area B: 33 m from the northern interior lot line
- **Other rules:** Liquor Retail Store and Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store limited to one per shopping centre; each limited to 799 m² of Gross Floor Area; Apartment and congregate housing limited to storeys above the first storey; Within Development Area A, no building within 5.00 m of Cedar Hill Road lot line within 32.5 m of McKenzie Avenue lot line, as shown on the plan; Height is measured from sea level to the highest point of a building (excluding chimneys, vents, equipment and similar)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 821](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=217) (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-3uh/_