---
title: "MFI-CH zone in Saanich: Multi-Family Institutional Christmas Hill Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: MFI-CH
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/mfi-ch/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/mfi-ch.json"
---

# MFI-CH zone in Saanich: Multi-Family Institutional Christmas Hill Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Assembly, Church, Congregate Housing, Office, and 6 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Assembly; Church; Congregate Housing; Office; Research; Restaurant; Delicatessen; Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child; Daycare, Adult; Daycare, Child
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot area for buildings and structures
- **Maximum density:** 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))
- **Maximum height:** 11.5 m (37.7 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1505](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=343) (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/mfi-ch/_