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title: "C-5LRS zone in Saanich: Civic Core / Liquor Retail Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: C-5LRS
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-5lrs/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-5lrs.json"
---

# C-5LRS zone in Saanich: Civic Core / Liquor Retail Zone

Main uses: Assembly, Medical Services, Office, Personal Service Establishment, Restaurant, and 9 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Cable Hub Site
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 37.0 m for apartments, tourist accommodation and congregate housing; 28.0 m for all other land uses
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m from any lot line abutting a street
- **Rear setback:** 0 m from an interior side or rear lot line where it does not abut a street
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m from an interior side or rear lot line where it does not abut a street
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 854](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=236) (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-5lrs/_