{"title":"RU-A zone in Central Saanich: Rural - Agriculture","code":"RU-A","slug":"ru-a","name":"Rural - Agriculture","group":"Rural","section":"6.28","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Residential - Single Detached, Agriculture, excluding Feed Lots.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential - Single Detached","Agriculture, excluding Feed Lots"],"quotes":["Residential - Single Detached","Agriculture, excluding Feed Lots"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural Retail Stand","Equestrian or Riding Stable","Home Occupation - Rural","Secondary Dwelling Unit(s)"],"quotes":["Agricultural Retail Stand","Equestrian or Riding Stable","Home Occupation - Rural, in accordance with Section 5.4","Secondary Dwelling Unit(s), in accordance with Section 4.5"]},"site_specific":{"value":["2688 Tanner Road (Lot A, Plan VIP65747): lot coverage 30%","1610 Kersey Road (Lot 24, Plan 1296): lot coverage 8.5%; Carriage House up to 7.37 m high","1575 Kersey Road (Lot 17, Plan 1296): Carriage House up to 6.6 m high; lot coverage 5.5%"],"quotes":["maximum Lot","Coverage is 30%","(2688 Tanner Road)","is 8.5%","Height of 7.37 m","Height of 6.6 m","is 5.5%"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.8 ha (minimum and average, for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum and average Lot Area minimum of 0.8 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the Lot perimeter (for subdivision)","quotes":["Lot Frontage minimum of 10% of the Lot perimeter"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"By lot size: over 0.8 ha 5%; 0.72-0.79 ha 6%; 0.64-0.71 ha 7%; 0.56-0.63 ha 8%; 0.48-0.55 ha 9%; 0.40-0.47 ha 10%; 0.32-0.39 ha 11%; 0.24-0.31 ha 12%; 0.16-0.23 ha 13%; 0.08-0.15 ha 14%; under 0.08 ha 15% (principal residence and accessory buildings, excluding cottage or carriage house)","quotes":["> 0.8 ha 5%","0.72-0.79 ha 6%","0.64-0.71 ha 7%","0.56-0.63 ha 8%","0.48-0.55 ha 9%","0.40-0.47 ha 10%","0.32-0.39 ha 11%","0.24-0.31 ha 12%","0.16-0.23 ha 13%","0.08-0.15 ha 14%","<0.08 15%"]},"max_density":{"value":"One Residential - Single Detached dwelling per lot; on lots under 1 ha, one secondary suite, cottage or carriage house; on lots 1 ha or more, both a secondary suite and a cottage or carriage house","quotes":["One Residential - Single Detached","For Lots less than 1 ha","For Lots 1 ha or more"]},"max_height":{"value":"8.0 m for Residential Single Detached","quotes":["Residential Single Detached maximum of 8.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory Buildings maximum of 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Front Yard minimum of 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear Yard minimum of 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Side Yard Interior minimum of 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Side Yard Exterior minimum of 6.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Cottage or Carriage House: height 6.5 m, with no part of the roof above 7.5 m","Principal dwelling limited to 500 m² gross floor area","Residential buildings at least 2.5 m apart and no more than 50 m apart"],"quotes":["maximum of 6.5 m, with no portion","of the roof extending above 7.5 m","shall not exceed 500 m²","A minimum separation of 2.5m between residential Buildings","A maximum separation of 50m between Buildings"]}},"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=106","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/ru-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/ru-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/ru-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}