{"title":"RA-6 zone in North Saanich: Rural Agricultural 6","code":"RA-6","slug":"ra-6","name":"Rural Agricultural 6","group":"Agricultural","section":"501.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Rural land in the Agricultural Land Reserve for farming (including research), residential and limited commercial uses","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Rural land in the Agricultural Land Reserve for farming (including research), residential and limited commercial uses","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide regulations for rural land, with agricultural (including","research), residential and limited commercial uses (or either), within the Agricultural Land"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Farm uses","Agricultural Research Facility","Horse Riding Stables","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Single family residential","ALR cannabis production and sale"],"quotes":["Farm uses","Agricultural Research Facility","Horse Riding Stables","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Single family residential","ALR cannabis production and sale","Farm uses","Agricultural Research Facility","Horse Riding Stables","Nurseries & Commercial Greenhouses","Single family residential","ALR cannabis production and sale [See Section 209]"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Farm Retail Sales","Farm Worker Housing","Packaging and Shipping of Cookware (only as an accessory use to Mixing, Packaging and Shipping of Herbs and Spices, in the same building)","Home Occupation","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Guest cottage","Agri-Tourism Activity","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Farm Retail Sales","Farm Worker Housing","Packaging and Shipping of Cookware, but only as Accessory Use to the Mixing,","Home Occupation [See Section 203]","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]","Guest cottage [See Section 204]","Agri-Tourism Activity","Secondary Suite, subject to Section 206.1"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"10 hectares","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 10 hectares (24.7 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":"9.15 m for single family dwellings; 11.5 m otherwise","quotes":["(i) 9.15 metres (30 ft.) for single family residential dwellings","(ii) 11.5 metres otherwise"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(b) Maximum Height 4.5 metres (14.76 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","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 7.6 metres (25 ft.)"]},"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","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.)"]},"other":{"value":["One single family dwelling per lot, up to 500 m²","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":["(a) Maximum Number (i) 1 single family residential dwelling","(i) 500 m² (6004 ft²) for single family residential dwelling","(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=62","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-6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/ra-6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/ra-6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}