{"title":"R-3 zone in North Saanich: Single Family Residential 3","code":"R-3","slug":"r-3","name":"Single Family Residential 3","group":"Residential","section":"502.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density single family housing on land with community water but no community sewer","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density single family housing on land with community water but no community sewer","quotes":["This zone is intended solely for the purpose of low density single family residential","housing on land that is serviced by a community water system but not a community sewer"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Residential"],"quotes":["Single Family Residential","Single Family Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Guest Cottage","Home Occupation","Breeding and Boarding of Cats or Dogs","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Guest Cottage","Home Occupation","Breeding and Boarding of Cats or Dogs","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Secondary Suite","Guest Cottage [See Section 204]","Home Occupation [See Section 203]","Breeding and Boarding of Cats or Dogs","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]","Secondary Suite, subject to Section 206.1"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4000 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 4000 m2 (43,055.6 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"46 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 46 metres (150.9 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"15%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 15 %"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.25","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.25"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.15 m; 7.6 m if lot width is under 20 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height (i) 9.15 metres (30 ft.),","(ii) 7.6 metres (25 ft.) if lot width is less than 20 metres (65.6 ft.)."]},"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; 1.5 m on a corner lot 20 m wide or less; 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 (A) 3 metres.","(B) 1.5 metres (4.9 ft.), if a corner lot with a lot width of 20 metres","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 metres (14.8 ft.)."]},"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.","(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.)","(iii) Interior Side (A) 3 metres","(B) 1.5 metres (4.9 ft.) for accessory buildings that are less than","14 m2 (150.6 ft2)","(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres."]},"other":{"value":["One principal building per lot, up to 558 m²","Accessory buildings: combined floor area up to 150 m² (up to three buildings under 10 m² are exempt)","Fence height: 1.2 m in the front yard, 1.9 m elsewhere"],"quotes":["(a) Maximum Number 1","(b) Maximum Size 558 m2 (6004 ft2)","(a) Maximum combined 150 m² (1615 ft²)","the lot under 10 m² in size","(i) Front Yard 1.2 metres (4 ft.)","(ii) All other areas 1.9 metres (6.23 ft.)"]}},"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=71","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/r-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/r-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}