RU-S zone in Central Saanich: Rural - Shoreline

Central Saanich, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Main uses: Residential - Single Detached, Agriculture, excluding Feed Lots.

Zone rules

Main uses	Residential - Single Detached Agriculture, excluding Feed Lots Agriculture may not exceed 25% of the total lot area.
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Agricultural Retail Stand Equestrian or Riding Stable Home Occupation - Rural Secondary Dwelling Unit(s)
Extra uses on specific lots	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%
Minimum lot area	2.0 ha (minimum and average, for subdivision)
Minimum lot width	10% of the Lot perimeter (for subdivision)
Maximum lot coverage	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)
Maximum density	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
Maximum height	8.0 m for Residential - Single Detached
Maximum height, accessory buildings	4.5 m
Front setback	7.5 m
Rear setback	7.5 m
Interior side setback	1.5 m
Street side setback	6.0 m
Other rules	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

Source: Central Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 2270, 2026, s. 6.31 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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