{"title":"M-2 zone in Saanich: Wholesale, Warehouse & Office Zone","code":"M-2","slug":"m-2","name":"Wholesale, Warehouse & Office Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"910","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Warehousing, Wholesale and Wholesale Distribution, Research, Office, Commercial Instruction and Education, and 5 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Warehousing","Wholesale and Wholesale Distribution","Research","Office","Commercial Instruction and Education","Cable Hub Site","Rental and Repair of Household Items, Tools, Appliances and Small Equipment","Beverage Container Depot","Cannabis Production","Non-Medical Cannabis Producer Retail Store"],"quotes":["(a) Warehousing","(b) Wholesale and Wholesale Distribution","(d) Research","(f) Office","(g) Commercial Instruction and Education","(i) Cable Hub Site","(j) Rental and Repair of Household Items, Tools,","(k) Beverage Container Depot","(l) Cannabis Production","(m) Non-Medical Cannabis Producer Retail Store"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Retail Sales Incidental to a Warehouse or Wholesaling Function","Accessory Unenclosed Storage","Accessory Residential"],"quotes":["(c) Retail Sales Incidental to a Warehouse or","(e) Accessory Unenclosed Storage","(h) Accessory Residential"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m (32.8 ft)","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 10.0 m (32.8 ft).","(b) Shall not exceed a height of 10.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft) from lot lines abutting a street; 3.75 m (12.3 ft) where the area between the building and lot line is landscaped and not used for off-street parking","quotes":["(i) 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line","7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line abutting","3.75 m (12.3 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"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","quotes":["not less than 3.0 m (9.8","0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the rear lot line, it","0 m from a rear lot line which does","(1.6 ft) of the rear lot line","0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the rear lot line","be sited not less than 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from","sited not less than 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m (19.7 ft); may be reduced to 0 m on one side only","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft) from an interior side lot","line provided that the minimum setback","may be reduced to 0 m on one side only.","reduced to 0 m on one side only."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft) from lot lines abutting a street; 3.75 m (12.3 ft) where the area between the building and lot line is landscaped and not used for off-street parking","quotes":["(i) 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line","7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line abutting","3.75 m (12.3 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["12.0 m (39.4 ft) from any lot line abutting an A, RS, RD, RC, RT, RM, RA or RP zone","Retail sales area may not exceed 25% of the gross floor area used by the business, and no goods may be displayed or stored outside a building","Not permitted: Lumber and Building Supply Yard; direct sale of motor fuels to customers on site"],"quotes":["12.0 m (39.4 ft) from any lot line","abutting an A, RS, RD, RC, RT, RM, RA","or RP zone.","exceed 25% of the Gross Floor Area of any","(a) No area outside a building shall be used for the","(a) Lumber and Building Supply Yard.","(b) The direct sale of motor fuels to customers on"]}},"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=265","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/m-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/m-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/m-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}