{"title":"RA-3 zone in North Saanich: Rural Agricultural 3","code":"RA-3","slug":"ra-3","name":"Rural Agricultural 3","group":"Agricultural","section":"501.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Rural lots with residential and limited commercial uses, not on a community sewer system but possibly on community water","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Rural lots with residential and limited commercial uses, not on a community sewer system but possibly on community water","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide for rural lots, with residential and limited commercial uses","(or either), that are not serviced with a community sewer system, but may be serviced by"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Farm uses","Horse Riding Stables","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Single family residential","ALR cannabis production and sale"],"quotes":["Farm uses","Horse Riding Stables","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Single family residential","ALR cannabis production and sale","Farm uses","Horse Riding Stables","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Single family residential","ALR cannabis production and sale [See Section 209]"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Guest Cottage","Farm Retail Sales","Home Occupation","Breeding and Boarding of Cats or Dogs","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Farm Worker Housing","Agri-Tourism Activity","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Guest Cottage","Farm Retail Sales","Home Occupation","Breeding and Boarding of Cats or Dogs","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Farm Worker Housing","Agri-Tourism Activity","Secondary Suite","Guest Cottage [See Section 204]","Farm Retail Sales","Home Occupation [See Section 203]","Breeding and Boarding of Cats or Dogs","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]","Farm Worker Housing","Agri-Tourism Activity","Secondary Suite, subject to Section 206.1"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 hectares","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 2 hectares (4.94 acres)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter of the lot","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 10% of the perimeter of the lot"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25% if lot is under 4000 m²; no restriction otherwise (greenhouses are exempt)","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage (i) 25% if lot is less than 4000 m2 (43,040 ft2)","(ii) No restriction otherwise","(iii) greenhouses are exempt from lot coverage"]},"max_height":{"value":"11.5 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 11.5 metres (37.7 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.6 m","quotes":["(b) 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":"7.6 m; 3 m for a single family dwelling if the two interior setbacks total at least 7.6 m or the lot is a corner lot","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","lot line setback for that dwelling may be reduced to 3 metres (9.84 ft.)","(A) the combined total of the two interior lot line setbacks is at","(B) the lot is a corner lot."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.6 m, rear 7.6 m, interior side 7.6 m, exterior side 7.6 m; 3 m for all if used for Farm Retail Sales","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","(ii) Rear 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","(iii) Interior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)","3 metres (9.8 ft.) for all setbacks if accessory building or structure is"]},"other":{"value":["Up to 2 principal buildings, but only 1 may be a single family dwelling","Single family dwelling floor area limit: 465 m² if lot is under 4000 m²; 500 m² if 4000 m² or more and in the ALR; 650 m² if 4000 m² or more and not in the ALR","In the ALR, the farm residential footprint must be within 60 m of the front lot line (lots narrower than 33 m are exempt) and is limited to 2000 m² plus 1000 m² for a guest cottage plus 35 m² for each farm worker housing space"],"quotes":["(i) 2, but","(ii) Only 1 may be a single family residential dwelling.","(i) 465 m² (5003.4 ft²) for a single family residential dwelling if lot less","(ii) 500 m² (5381 ft²) for a single family residential dwelling if the lot is","(iii) 650 m² (6994 ft²) for a single family residential dwelling if lot equal","(a) Maximum Setbacks from 60 metres (196.9 (i) Lots narrower than 33 metres are","maximum of 2000 m2","than 4000 m2 (43,040 ft2)","(i) 1000 m2 for a guest cottage; plus","(ii) 35m2 for each farm worker housing"]}},"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=54","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/ra-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/ra-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/ra-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}