{"title":"RA-7 zone in North Saanich: Veterinary Clinic","code":"RA-7","slug":"ra-7","name":"Veterinary Clinic","group":"Agricultural","section":"501.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small veterinary clinics in a rural residential setting","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small veterinary clinics in a rural residential setting","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide land for small veterinary clinics in a rural residential"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Veterinary Clinic","Single Family Residential"],"quotes":["Veterinary Clinic","Single Family Residential","Veterinary Clinic [See Section 207]","Single Family Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Retail Sales","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Accessory Retail Sales","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Accessory Retail Sales","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4000 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 4000 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 30 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"15%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 15%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.3","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.3"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 7.6 m (25 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 4.5 m (14.76 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m (15 m for a Veterinary Clinic where the property line is next to ALR land)","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 m (25 ft.)","(v) Exception Veterinary Clinic - 15 m (50 ft.) where the property line (or portion) is"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m (15 m for a Veterinary Clinic where the property line is next to ALR land)","quotes":["(ii) Rear 7.6 m (25 ft.)","(v) Exception Veterinary Clinic - 15 m (50 ft.) where the property line (or portion) is"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.6 m (15 m for a Veterinary Clinic where the property line is next to ALR land)","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 7.6 m (25 ft.)","(v) Exception Veterinary Clinic - 15 m (50 ft.) where the property line (or portion) is"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m (15 m for a Veterinary Clinic where the property line is next to ALR land)","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 7.6 m (25 ft.)","(v) Exception Veterinary Clinic - 15 m (50 ft.) where the property line (or portion) is"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.6 m, rear 7.6 m, interior side 6 m, exterior side 6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 m (25 ft.)","(ii) Rear 7.6 m (25 ft.)","(iii) Interior Side 6 m (19.68 ft.)","(iv) Exterior Side 6 m (19.68 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["One principal building per lot; Veterinary Clinic up to 300 m², single family dwelling up to 465 m²","Up to 2 accessory buildings, maximum size 56 m²"],"quotes":["(a) Maximum Number 1","(i) 300 m2 (3229.2 ft2) for Veterinary Clinic","(ii) 465 m2 (5003.4 ft2) for Single family residential dwelling","(a) Maximum Number 2","(b) Maximum Size 56 m2 (602.56 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=64","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-7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/ra-7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/ra-7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}