{"title":"RU-S zone in Central Saanich: Rural - Shoreline","code":"RU-S","slug":"ru-s","name":"Rural - Shoreline","group":"Rural","section":"6.31","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":["8205 Lochside Drive: lot coverage 30%","8355 Lochside Drive: lot coverage 10.0%","8325 Lochside Drive: lot coverage 10.71%","Listed lots on McPhail Road, Senanus Drive and West Saanich Road, Westview Road: lot coverage for Agriculture 100%","559 Senanus Drive: lot coverage 15%"],"quotes":["(8205 Lochside Drive)","(8355 Lochside Drive), is 10.0%","(8325 Lochside Drive), is 10.71%","Lot Coverage for Agriculture","will be 100%","maximum Lot Coverage is 15%"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2.0 ha (minimum and average, for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum and average Lot Area minimum of 2.0 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","quotes":["One Residential - Single Detached Dwelling is permitted on a Lot","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","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","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=114","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-s/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/ru-s.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/ru-s.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/central-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}