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

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

In short

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 densityDevelopment 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 heightDevelopment Area A: 66.00 m; Development Area B: 40.84 m
Front setbackDevelopment 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 setbackDevelopment 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 (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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