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MFC-CH zone in Saanich: Multi-Family Commercial Christmas Hill Zone

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

In short

Main uses: Apartment, Retail Sales of Goods and Services, Office, Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child, Daycare, Adult, and 1 more.

Zone rules

Main uses
  • Apartment
  • Retail Sales of Goods and Services
  • Office
  • Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child
  • Daycare, Adult
  • Daycare, Child
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory Buildings and Structures
  • Accessory Produce Sales
Maximum lot coverage40% of the lot area for buildings and structures
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio 1.20; at most 79 apartment units and 585 m² (6297 ft²) of commercial floor area
Maximum height11.5 m (37.7 ft)
Maximum height, accessory buildings3.75 m (12.3 ft)
Front setback3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line abutting a street; 4.5 m (14.8 ft) from Douglas Street; 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from Pat Bay Highway
Rear setback3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street
Interior side setback3.0 m (9.8 ft) from an interior lot line which abuts a street
Street side setback3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
Accessory building setbacks6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line abutting a street; 1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot line and a rear lot line not abutting a street
Other rules
  • Surface parking areas may cover at most 30% of the lot area
  • Accessory buildings and structures together may cover at most 10% of the lot

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1500 (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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