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C-8 zone in Saanich: Service Station Zone

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

In short

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 height7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Front setback10.5 m (34.4 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
Rear setback0 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 setback0 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 setback10.5 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 (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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