{"title":"RS-5 zone in Esquimalt: Single Family Large Lot Residential","code":"RS-5","slug":"rs-5","name":"Single Family Large Lot Residential","group":"Residential","section":"37.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate Single Family Dwellings on large individual Parcels of land, with the option of one additional dwelling unit as a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit or a Secondary Suite.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate Single Family Dwellings on large individual Parcels of land, with the option of one additional dwelling unit as a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit or a Secondary Suite.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to accommodate Single Family Dwellings on large","individual Parcels of land, with the option of one additional dwelling unit in the","form of Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit or a Secondary Suite."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Residential","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["Single Family Residential","Home Occupation"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary Suite (subject to Section 30.6)","Boarding (subject to Section 30.3)","Urban Hens (subject to Section 30.4)","Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (subject to Section 30.7)"],"quotes":["Secondary Suite: subject to the requirements of Section 30.6 of","Boarding: subject to the requirements of Section 30.3 of this bylaw.","Urban Hens: subject to the requirements of Section 30.4 of","Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit: subject to the requirements of","Section 30.7 of this bylaw."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"930 m² (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["930 square metres."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"21.3 m, measured at the Front Building Line (parcels created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum width of Parcels created by subdivision shall be 21.3","metres measured at the Front Building Line."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% for all buildings and structures combined; Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit plus accessory buildings and structures combined 10% of the parcel and 25% of the rear yard","quotes":["than 30% of the Area of the Parcel.","shall not exceed 10% of the","Buildings and Structures combined shall not cover more than 25%","of the Area of the Rear Yard."]},"max_density":{"value":"Base: 1 building containing dwelling unit(s), 2 Dwelling Units; with bonus conditions (covenant and housing agreement): 2 buildings, 2 Dwelling Units. Floor Area Ratio 0.35; Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit up to 65 m²","quotes":["(a) 1 building containing dwelling unit(s)","(a) 2 buildings containing dwelling unit(s)","(b) 2 Dwelling Units","The Floor Area Ratio shall not exceed 0.35.","The Floor Area of a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall not exceed","65 square metres."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.3 m","quotes":["No Principal Building shall exceed a Height of 7.3 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.6 m for accessory buildings; Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit 4.2 m or the principal building height, whichever is less","quotes":["No Accessory Building shall exceed a Height of 3.6 metres.","No Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall exceed a Height of 4.2","metres or the Height of the Principal Building, whichever is the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Front Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within","7.5 metres of the Front Lot Line."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within","7.5 metres of a Rear Lot Line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m from interior side lot line, total of both side yards at least 4.5 m; where there is no rear lane, one side yard at least 3 m","quotes":["Side Setback: No Principal Building shall be located within","1.5 metres of an Interior Side Lot Line, with the total Setback","of all Side Yards not to be less than 4.5 metres. In the case","where a Parcel is not served by a rear lane, one (1) Side","Yard shall not be less than 3 metres."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.6 m from exterior side lot line (corner lots)","quotes":["3.6 metres of an Exterior Side Lot Line."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings: not in front of the front face of the principal building; side 1.5 m interior, 3.6 m exterior; rear 1.5 m; 2.5 m from principal building and from a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit. Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit: not in front of the principal building; side 1.5 m interior (total of both sides 4.5 m), 3.6 m exterior; rear 1.5 m; 2.5 m from principal building","quotes":["Front Setback: No Accessory Building shall be located in","1.5 metres of an Interior Side Lot Line nor 3.6 metres of an","1.5 metres of a Rear Lot Line.","within 2.5 metres of a Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit.","Front Setback: No Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit shall","3.6 metres of an Exterior Side Lot Line.","be located within 1.5 metres of a rear Lot Line.","shall be located within 2.5 metres of a Principal Building.","total Setback of all Side Yards not to be less than 4.5 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit bonus density requires a Section 219 covenant (no subdivision or strata) and a Housing Agreement","The owner must live in either the Single Family Dwelling or the Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","Fences: up to 1.2 m in front of the front face of the principal building, 2 m behind it"],"quotes":["The owner shall grant a Covenant under Section 219 of the","The owner shall enter into a Housing Agreement with the","registered owner of the lot must occupy either the","Subject to Section 22, no fence shall exceed a Height of 1.2 metres","the front face of the Principal Building."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)","url":"https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; in case of discrepancy the original bylaw or amending bylaws must be consulted. Zone sections are in Part 5 (ss. 34 to 67); Comprehensive Development districts are s. 67.x. Abandoned, defeated and rescinded CD numbers are not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=62","place":{"path":"ca/bc/esquimalt","name":"Esquimalt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rs-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rs-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/rs-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/index.json"}}