{"title":"M-5 zone in Saanich: Food Processing Zone","code":"M-5","slug":"m-5","name":"Food Processing Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"925","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Food Processing, Cable Hub Site, Cannabis Production, Non-Medical Cannabis Producer Retail Store, Apartment, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Food Processing","Cable Hub Site","Cannabis Production","Non-Medical Cannabis Producer Retail Store","Apartment","Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"],"quotes":["(a) Food Processing","(b) Cable Hub Site","(c) Cannabis Production","(d) Non-Medical Cannabis Producer Retail Store","(e) Apartment","(f) Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child"]},"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 which abuts","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","shall be sited 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","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 which abuts","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","Apartment only on storeys above the first storey, and no more than nine (9) dwelling units"],"quotes":["12.0 m (39.4 ft) from any lot line abutting","12.0 m (39.4 ft) from any lot line","or RP zone.","(a) Buildings and Structures for Apartment shall be","limited exclusively to storeys above the first storey of","a building.","shall not exceed nine (9) dwelling units."]}},"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=269","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-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/m-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/m-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}