{"title":"C-5LRS zone in Saanich: Civic Core / Liquor Retail Zone","code":"C-5LRS","slug":"c-5lrs","name":"Civic Core / Liquor Retail Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"854","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Assembly, Medical Services, Office, Personal Service Establishment, Restaurant, and 9 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Assembly","Medical Services","Office","Personal Service Establishment","Restaurant","Retail Sales of Goods and Services","Tourist Accommodation","Apartment","Congregate Housing","Beverage Container Depot","Liquor Retail Store","Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store","Daycare, Adult","Daycare, Child"],"quotes":["Assembly","Medical Services","Office","Personal Service Establishment","Restaurant","Retail Sales of Goods and Services","Tourist Accommodation","Apartment","Congregate Housing","Beverage Container Depot","Liquor Retail Store","Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store","Daycare, Adult","Daycare, Child"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Cable Hub Site"],"quotes":["Cable Hub Site"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 2.0 for apartment, congregate housing or tourist accommodation; 1.5 for any other use; Liquor Retail Store or Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store limited to 275 m² of gross floor area","quotes":["2.0 and buildings and structures for any other","use shall not exceed a floor space ratio of 1.5.","275 m2 (2960 ft2)."]},"max_height":{"value":"37.0 m for apartments, tourist accommodation and congregate housing; 28.0 m for all other land uses","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 37.0 m (121.4 ft","for Apartments, Tourist Accommodation,","28.0 m (91.8 ft"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m from any lot line abutting a street","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft","from any lot line abutting"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m from an interior side or rear lot line where it does not abut a street","quotes":["0 m from an interior side or rear lot line"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m from an interior side or rear lot line where it does not abut a street","quotes":["0 m from an interior side or rear lot line"]},"other":{"value":["Buildings must be at least 5.0 m from the surface of parking areas, roadways and driveways","Liquor Retail Store limited to one per shopping centre; Non-Medical Cannabis Retail Store limited to one per parcel","Where a building has mixed uses, the use with the largest gross floor area decides the maximum height and density","Prohibited: lumber and building supply yard; vehicle, boat and machinery sales or repair (except as accessory to a department or hardware store); neighbourhood public house"],"quotes":["5.0 m (16.4 ft.) from the surface of","Shall be limited to one per shopping centre.","Shall be limited to one per parcel.","the land use having the","Lumber and Building Supply Yard","Neighbourhood Public House"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)","url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=236","place":{"path":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-5lrs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-5lrs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-5lrs.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}