{"title":"R-A zone in Central Saanich: Residential - Apartment","code":"R-A","slug":"r-a","name":"Residential - Apartment","group":"Residential","section":"6.27","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential - Apartment, Community Care Facility.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential - Apartment","Community Care Facility"],"quotes":["Residential - Apartment","Community Care Facility"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation - Minor"],"quotes":["Home Occupation - Minor in accordance with Section 5.4."]},"site_specific":{"value":["7701 East Saanich Road (PID 000-260-215): all dwelling units limited to Residential Rental Tenure","7005 East Saanich Road (Parcel B DD1920861): use restricted to Community Care Facility only; lot coverage up to 72% and FAR up to 3.7","7247 West Saanich Road (PID 000-156-591): Short Term Rental Accommodation also permitted","851 Brentwood Drive (Strata Plan VIS6969): Short Term Rental Accommodation also permitted"],"quotes":["limited to","Residential Rental Tenure only","restricted to Community Care Facility only","a maximum of 72%","maximum of 3.7","7247 West","Short Term Rental Accommodation is also permitted","851 Brentwood Drive"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1200 m² (minimum and average, for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum of average Lot Area 1200 m²"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"22 m (for subdivision)","quotes":["Lot Frontage minimum of 22 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"65%","quotes":["Lot Coverage maximum of 65%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio maximum of 1.75","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio maximum of 1.75"]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 m (four Storeys)","quotes":["Height maximum of 15.0 m (four Storeys)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Front Yard minimum of 6.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.5 m","quotes":["Rear Yard minimum of 10.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Side Yard Interior and Exterior minimum of 6.0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Side Yard Interior and Exterior minimum of 6.0m"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026","url":"https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202270%2C%202026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The bylaw PDF is posted on the District's Resource Library (https://www.centralsaanich.ca/municipal-hall/resource-library/central-saanich-zoning-bylaw-no-2270-2026). No consolidation date is stated; the text is the full bylaw, and its zone list (s. 6.1) shows CD-BC where the zone section is headed CD-BSC. The water zones (W, W-BH, W-M, W-MB) are filed under group Rural for want of a closer group."},"source_url":"https://www.centralsaanich.ca/sites/default/files/2026-07/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202270%2C%202026.pdf#page=104","place":{"path":"ca/bc/central-saanich","name":"Central Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/r-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/r-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/r-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}