{"title":"RU-F zone in Central Saanich: Rural - Forest","code":"RU-F","slug":"ru-f","name":"Rural - Forest","group":"Rural","section":"6.29","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"],"note":"Agriculture may not exceed 25% of the total lot area.","quotes":["Residential - Single Detached","Agriculture, excluding Feed Lots","Agriculture shall not exceed 25% of the total Lot Area."]},"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":["8133 Rae-Leigh Place (Lot 1, Plan VIP42418): Bed and Breakfast, 3 bedroom maximum","8069 Thomson Place (Lot 17, Plan 30146): minimum lot area for subdivision 1.3 ha","1251 Garden Gate Drive (Lot 54, Plan VIP66001): lot coverage 5.5%","Listed lots (including on Alec Road, Bardsey Lane, Mt Newton X Rd, Garden Gate, Haldon Road, Rae-Leigh Place): lot coverage for Agriculture 100%"],"quotes":["Bed and Breakfast – 3 Bedroom maximum","8133 Rae-Leigh Place","shall be 1.3 ha","maximum Lot Coverage shall be 5.5%","Lot Coverage for Agriculture","will be 100%"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 ha (minimum and average, for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum and average Lot Area minimum of 4 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 3.0 ha 2%; 2.0-3.0 ha 3%; 1.0-1.9 ha 4%; 0.8 ha-0.99 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":["> 3.0 ha 2%","2.0-3.0 ha 3%","1.0-1.9 ha 4%","0.8 ha-0.99 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 ha 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":["Secondary Dwelling Units: 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":["Secondary Dwelling Units 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 2.5 m between residential Buildings","A maximum separation of 50 m 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=108","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-f/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/ru-f.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/ru-f.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}