{"title":"P-1A zone in Saanich: Church Zone","code":"P-1A","slug":"p-1a","name":"Church Zone","group":"Public","section":"1005","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Church, Daycare, Adult, Daycare, Child, School, Pocket Farm Market.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Church","Daycare, Adult","Daycare, Child","School","Pocket Farm Market"],"quotes":["(a) Church","(b) Daycare, Adult","(c) Daycare, Child","(d) School","(g) Pocket Farm Market"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Residential","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Produce Sales"],"quotes":["(e) Accessory Residential","(f) Accessory Buildings and Structures","(h) Accessory Produce Sales"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (4.9 ac) for a standard lot; panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["area 2 ha (4.9 ac)","(b) Panhandle Lot","not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"60 m (196.9 ft) for a standard lot; panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["width 60 m (196.9 ft)","(b) Panhandle Lot","not permitted"]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area of all buildings 1900 m² (20452 ft²) at most; church use 1500 m² (16146 ft²); residential use 400 m² (4306 ft²); school use 325 m² (3498 ft²)","quotes":["structures shall not exceed 1900 m2 (20452 ft2).","exceed 1500 m2 (16146 ft2)","not exceed 400 m2 (4306 ft2).","exceed 325 m2 (3498 ft2)."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m (32.8 ft) for a church or daycare","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 10.0 m (32.8 ft)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft) for an accessory residential building; 3.75 m (12.3 ft) for all other accessory buildings and structures","quotes":["(b) Shall not exceed a height of 7.5 m (24.6 ft) for","an accessory residential building nor a height of","3.75 m (12.3 ft) for all other accessory buildings"]},"setback_front":{"value":"29.0 (95.2 ft) for a church or daycare (the bylaw does not show a unit for the 29.0)","quotes":["(i) 29.0 (95.2 ft) from a front lot line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.0 m (32.8 ft) for a church or daycare","quotes":["10.0 m (32.8 ft) from a rear and an"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m (19.7 ft) for a church or daycare","quotes":["6.0 m (19.7 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10.0 m (32.8 ft) for a church or daycare","quotes":["10.0 m (32.8 ft) from a rear and an"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings and structures or accessory residential building: 10.0 m (32.8 ft) from front, rear and exterior side lot lines; 6.0 m (19.7 ft) from an interior side lot line","quotes":["10.0 m (32.8 ft) from a front, a rear, and","6.0 m (19.7 ft) from an interior side lot"]}},"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=276","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/p-1a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/p-1a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/p-1a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}