{"title":"MFI-CH zone in Saanich: Multi-Family Institutional Christmas Hill Zone","code":"MFI-CH","slug":"mfi-ch","name":"Multi-Family Institutional Christmas Hill Zone","group":"Residential","section":"1505","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Apartment, Assembly, Church, Congregate Housing, Office, and 6 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Assembly","Church","Congregate Housing","Office","Research","Restaurant","Delicatessen","Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","Daycare, Adult","Daycare, Child"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Assembly","(c) Church","(d) Congregate Housing","(e) Office","(f) Research","(g) Restaurant","(h) Delicatessen","(i) Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child","(j) Daycare, Adult","(k) Daycare, Child"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(l) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(m) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the lot area for buildings and structures","quotes":["structures shall be 40% of the lot area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 1.20; 1 church and 40 apartment units, or 1 church and a commercial building (office at most 5556 m² (59804 ft²); restaurant or delicatessen at most 139 m² (1500 ft²))","quotes":["exceed a Floor Space Ratio of 1.20.","1 church and 40 apartment units","1 church and a commercial building","shall not exceed 5556 m2 (59804 ft2).","exceed 139 m2 (1500 ft2)."]},"max_height":{"value":"11.5 m (37.7 ft)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 11.5 m (37.7 ft)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m (12.3 ft)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m (12.3 ft)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 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","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which","4.5 m (14.8 ft) from a lot line which","7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a lot line which abuts"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line which"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (9.8 ft)","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line abutting a street","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line which"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"6.0 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","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft) from any lot line which","1.5 m (4.9 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["Prohibited: medical, dental and real estate offices, financial institutions, and bingos, casinos or other gambling","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"],"quotes":["(a) Medical, Dental and Real Estate Offices.","(b) Financial Institutions.","areas shall be 30% of the lot area.","Together shall not exceed a lot coverage of 10%."]}},"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=343","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/mfi-ch/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/mfi-ch.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/mfi-ch.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}