---
title: "P-1A zone in Saanich: Church Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: P-1A
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/p-1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/p-1a.json"
---

# P-1A zone in Saanich: Church Zone

Main uses: Church, Daycare, Adult, Daycare, Child, School, Pocket Farm Market.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Church; Daycare, Adult; Daycare, Child; School; Pocket Farm Market
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential; Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha (4.9 ac) for a standard lot; panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 60 m (196.9 ft) for a standard lot; panhandle lots not permitted
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m (32.8 ft) for a church or daycare
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft) for an accessory residential building; 3.75 m (12.3 ft) for all other accessory buildings and structures
- **Front setback:** 29.0 (95.2 ft) for a church or daycare (the bylaw does not show a unit for the 29.0)
- **Rear setback:** 10.0 m (32.8 ft) for a church or daycare
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (19.7 ft) for a church or daycare
- **Street side setback:** 10.0 m (32.8 ft) for a church or daycare
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1005](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=276) (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/p-1a/_