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

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

In short

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 (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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