{"title":"R-NS zone in Central Saanich: Residential Neighbourhood (Small Lot)","code":"R-NS","slug":"r-ns","name":"Residential Neighbourhood (Small Lot)","group":"Residential","section":"6.24","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential - Single Detached, Residential - Duplex.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential - Single Detached","Residential - Duplex"],"quotes":["Residential - Single Detached","Residential - Duplex"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary Dwelling Units","Home Occupation - Major"],"quotes":["Secondary Dwelling Units in accordance with Section 4.5","Home Occupation - Major in accordance with Section 5.4"]},"site_specific":{"value":["8026, 8034, 8042 and 8054 East Saanich Road (Plan 3123): special setbacks by proposed lot","1044 Clarke Road (PID 003-827-585): FAR 0.3 for principal dwelling on proposed Lot A","7129 Hagan Road / 1005 Clarke Road / 7119 Hagan Road: FAR 0.504 (proposed Lot 1) and 0.72 (proposed Lot 2)","6895 Woodward Drive: maximum floor area 256 m² (Lot 1) and 261 m² (Lot 2)","7895 East Saanich Road (Plan 43703): front 1.5 m, rear 2.0 m, interior side 3.0 m (total two sides), exterior side 1.5 m, coverage 33%, FAR 0.6"],"quotes":["the setbacks are as follows","Proposed Lot:","0.3.","0.504","256 m² for Lot 1 and 261 m² for","7895 East Saanich Road","maximum of 33%"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"300 m² for any lot created by subdivision","quotes":["The minimum Lot Area for any Lot created by Subdivision is 300 m²"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10 m (for subdivision)","quotes":["Lot Frontage minimum of 10 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Lot Coverage maximum of 50 %"]},"max_density":{"value":"Maximum 4 dwelling units per lot; Floor Area Ratio maximum 0.60","quotes":["maximum 4 Dwelling Units","Floor Area Ratio maximum of 0.60"]},"max_height":{"value":"8.0 m","quotes":["Height maximum of 8.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Front Yard minimum of 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.0 m; 3 m for habitable dwellings under 4.5 m in height with no roof portion above 5.5 m","quotes":["Rear Yard minimum of 7.0 m","3 m: for habitable dwellings less than 4.5 m in Height with no portion of the roof","above 5.5"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Side Yard Interior minimum 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Side Yard Exterior minimum of 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum 2 residential buildings on a lot","Detached dwelling units must be at least 2.5 m apart"],"quotes":["Number of Residential Buildings on a Lot maximum 2","A minimum separation of 2.5m between detached Dwelling Units"]}},"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=99","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-ns/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/r-ns.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/r-ns.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}