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title: "M-2DW zone in Saanich: Douglas Street West Warehouse & Office Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: M-2DW
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/m-2dw/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/m-2dw.json"
---

# M-2DW zone in Saanich: Douglas Street West Warehouse & Office Zone

Main uses: Industry, Warehousing, Wholesale and Warehouse Distribution, Research, Office, and 9 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Unenclosed Storage; Retail Sales Incidental to a Permitted Use; Accessory Residential
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m (32.8 ft)
- **Front setback:** 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
- **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
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (19.7 ft); may be reduced to 0 m on one side only
- **Street side setback:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 906](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=263) (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/m-2dw/_