{"title":"R-1 zone in North Saanich: Single Family Residential 1","code":"R-1","slug":"r-1","name":"Single Family Residential 1","group":"Residential","section":"502.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density single family housing on land with community water and sewer","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density single family housing on land with community water and sewer","quotes":["This zone is intended solely for the purpose of low density single family residential","housing on land that is serviced by both community water and community sewer systems."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Residential"],"quotes":["Single Family Residential","Single Family Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary Suite","Home Occupation","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Secondary Suite","Home Occupation","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Secondary Suite [See Section 206]","Home Occupation [See Section 203]","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 1, Section 1, Range 3 East, Plan 17888 (8513 Bourne Terrace): minimum lot size 1353 m²"],"quotes":["Plan 17888 District of North Saanich (8513 Bourne","(a) Minimum lot size 1353m2 (14,563.6ft2)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1400 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 1400 m2 (15,069.4 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"26 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 26 m (85.3 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 25%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.30","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.30"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.5 m; 9.15 m if lot width is 20 m or less","quotes":["(i) 11.5 metres (37.7 ft.), or","(ii) 9.15 metres (30 ft.) if lot width is 20 metres (65.6 ft.) or less."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.6 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 5.6 metres (18.4 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m; one side may be 1.5 m on a lot 20 m wide or less if the two sides total at least 4.5 m","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 3 metres (9.8 ft.)","(A) For a lot with two interior side lot lines that has a lot width of 20","reduced to a minimum of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft.) provided that the total","of the two interior side yard setbacks must not be less than 4.5"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m; 4.5 m on a corner lot 20 m wide or less","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side (A) 7.6 metres (25 ft.), or","(B) 4.5 metres (14.7 ft.) if a corner lot with a lot width of 20 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.6 m, rear 7.6 m, interior side 3 m (1.5 m for buildings under 14 m²), exterior side 7.6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","(ii) Rear 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","(A) 3 metres (9.8 ft.)","(B) 1.5 metres (4.92 ft.) for accessory buildings that are less than 14","(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres. (25 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["One principal building per lot, up to 465 m²","Accessory buildings: combined floor area up to 100 m² (up to three buildings under 10 m² are exempt)","Fence height: 1.2 m in the front yard, 1.9 m elsewhere","Accessory buildings must be at least 3 m from any other building or structure"],"quotes":["(a) Maximum Number 1","(b) Maximum Size 465 m2 (5003 ft2)","(a) Maximum combined 100 m² (1076 ft²)","(i) Front Yard – 1.2 metres (4 ft.)","(ii) All other areas – 1.9 metres (6.23 ft.).","No accessory building or structure may be located within 3 metres (9.8"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (consolidated for convenience only, as of February 2023)","url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District says this consolidation is for convenience only and anyone using it should confirm the content against the original bylaws; it covers amendments through Bylaw 1538/1535 as of February 2023, so later amendments (if any) are not in it. The District's Zoning page says Bylaw 1255 remains in force while a rewrite (draft Zoning Bylaw No. 1606) is under Council review as of October 2026; the draft is not adopted and is not used here. Zone C-6 and CD-5 to CD-7 are in the text but not in the bylaw's own zone list (s. 500)."},"source_url":"https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf#page=66","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-saanich","name":"North Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/r-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/r-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/r-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}