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

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

In short

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 densityFloor 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 height37.0 m for apartments, tourist accommodation and congregate housing; 28.0 m for all other land uses
Front setback7.5 m from any lot line abutting a street
Rear setback0 m from an interior side or rear lot line where it does not abut a street
Interior side setback0 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 (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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