---
title: "C-8 zone in Saanich: Service Station Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: C-8
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-8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/c-8.json"
---

# C-8 zone in Saanich: Service Station Zone

Main uses: Service Station, Servicing and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Auto Wash, Taxi Office, Cable Hub Site.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Service Station; Servicing and Repair of Motor Vehicles; Auto Wash; Taxi Office; Cable Hub Site
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Storage and Rental of Trucks (under 5000 kg) and Utility Trailers, accessory to a Service Station; Retail Sale of Groceries, Perishable Items and Sundry Household Items, accessory to a Service Station; Restaurant accessory to a Service Station Use
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft)
- **Front setback:** 10.5 m (34.4 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
- **Rear setback:** 0 m where the rear lot line does not abut a street, but at least 3.0 m (9.8 ft) unless the building is within 0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the rear lot line; 7.5 m (24.6 ft) where it abuts an A, RS, RD, RC, RT, RM, RA or RP zone
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m where the interior side lot line does not abut a street, but at least 3.0 m (9.8 ft) unless the building is within 0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the lot line; where it abuts an A, RS, RD, RC, RT, RM, RA or RP zone: 3.0 m (9.8 ft) for a one-storey building, 6.0 m (19.7 ft) for a building of more than one storey
- **Street side setback:** 10.5 m (34.4 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
- **Other rules:** Canopies: 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from all lot lines; Gasoline pump stands, compressed air connections and other equipment: 4.5 m (14.8 ft) from all lot lines; Not permitted: Body Shop, Paint Shop, Welding Shop, Machine Shop

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 868](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=243) (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-8/_