{"title":"M-2DW zone in Saanich: Douglas Street West Warehouse & Office Zone","code":"M-2DW","slug":"m-2dw","name":"Douglas Street West Warehouse & Office Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"906","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Industry, Warehousing, Wholesale and Warehouse Distribution, Research, Office, and 9 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Industry","Warehousing","Wholesale and Warehouse Distribution","Research","Office","Commercial Instruction and Education","Restaurant","Servicing, Testing and Repair of Goods","Food Processing","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) Industry","(b) Warehousing","(c) Wholesale and Warehouse Distribution","(d) Research","(e) Office","(f) Commercial Instruction and Education","(g) Restaurant","(i) Servicing, Testing and Repair of Goods","(j) Food Processing","(m) Cable Hub Site","(n) Rental and Repair of Household Items, Tools,","(o) Beverage Container Depot","(p) Cannabis Production","(q) Non-Medical Cannabis Producer Retail Store"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Unenclosed Storage","Retail Sales Incidental to a Permitted Use","Accessory Residential"],"quotes":["(h) Accessory Unenclosed Storage","(k) Retail Sales Incidental to a Permitted Use","(l) 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)."]},"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":["0 m from a rear lot line which does","or within, 0.5 m (1.6 ft) of the rear lot","line, it shall be sited not less that 3.0","(9.8 ft) from the rear lot line."]},"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","Unenclosed storage of salvage, scrap or junk may not be stored higher than 2.5 m (8.2 ft) above ground","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"],"quotes":["12.0 m (39.4 ft) from any lot line abutting","12.0 m (39.4 ft) from any lot line","an A, RS, RD, RC, RT, RM, RA, or RP","as to extend more than 2.5 m (8.2 ft) above finished","extend more than 2.5 m (8.2 ft) above finished","exceed 25% of the gross floor area of any","(a) No area outside a building shall be used for the"]}},"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=263","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-2dw/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/m-2dw.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/m-2dw.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}