{"title":"RA-5 zone in North Saanich: Rural Agricultural 5","code":"RA-5","slug":"ra-5","name":"Rural Agricultural 5","group":"Agricultural","section":"501.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Rural lots with agricultural, residential and limited commercial uses, possibly on community water but not community sewer","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Rural lots with agricultural, residential and limited commercial uses, possibly on community water but not community sewer","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide land for rural lots, with agricultural, residential and limited","a community sewer system."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Farm uses","Horse Riding Stables","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Single family residential"],"quotes":["Farm uses","Horse Riding Stables","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Single family residential","Farm uses","Horse Riding Stables","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Single family residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Farm Retail Sales","Guest Cottage","Home Occupation","Breeding and Boarding of Cats or Dogs","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Agri-Tourism Activity","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Farm Retail Sales","Guest Cottage","Home Occupation","Breeding and Boarding of Cats or Dogs","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Agri-Tourism Activity","Secondary Suite","Farm Retail Sales","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]","Agri-Tourism Activity","Secondary Suite, subject to Section 206.1"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4000 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 4000 m2 (43,040 ft2)"]},"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; 558 m² if 4000 m² or more"],"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) 558 m2 (6004 ft2) for a single family residential dwelling if lot equal","than 4000 m2 (43, 040 ft2)"]}},"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=60","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-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/ra-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/ra-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}