---
title: "U2 zone in Sidney: Regional Transportation (Land)"
place: Sidney, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sidney
zone: U2
bylaw: "Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/u2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/zoning/u2.json"
---

# U2 zone in Sidney: Regional Transportation (Land)

Land for transportation facilities that serve the needs of the region.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Land for transportation facilities that serve the needs of the region.
- **Main uses:** Airport Runway and Lighting; Cemetery; Class 1 Restaurant (conditional); Class 2 Restaurant (conditional); Emergency Services (conditional); Outdoor Retail (conditional); Outside Storage (conditional); Parking Lot; Public Works Facility (conditional); Retail Sales; Visitor Information Centre
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory, Building, Structure, or Use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Outside Storage, Public Works Facility and Emergency Services: only on Lot B, Section 10, Range 3 East, North Saanich District, Plan 38759 (9660 Eighth Street)
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m where an interior side lot line directly abuts land designated Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential by the OCP
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m where a rear or interior side lot line directly abuts land designated Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential by the OCP
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m where a rear or interior side lot line directly abuts land designated Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential by the OCP
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m where a rear lot line directly abuts land designated Neighbourhood Residential, Intensive Neighbourhood Residential or Multi-Unit Residential by the OCP
- **Other rules:** Outdoor Retail: vending area at most 10 m² per vendor and 15% of the lot, set back 1 m from any property line

## Source

- [Town of Sidney Zoning Bylaw No. 2275 (in force July 1, 2024; consolidated for convenience July 21, 2025), s. 4.7](https://www.sidney.ca/wp-content/uploads/2275-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=46) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Sidney: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sidney/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/sidney/zoning/u2/_