{"title":"RM-1 zone in North Saanich: Multiple Family Residential 1","code":"RM-1","slug":"rm-1","name":"Multiple Family Residential 1","group":"Residential","section":"503.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density multiple family housing on large tracts of land with community water","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density multiple family housing on large tracts of land with community water","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide for low density multiple family residential housing on","large tracts of land that is serviced by a community water system."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Townhouse Complex","Farm uses on land within ALR"],"quotes":["Townhouse Complex","Farm uses on land within ALR","Townhouse Complex"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Home Occupation","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Home Occupation [See Section 203]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"20 hectares","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 20 hectares (49.4 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_density":{"value":"2.5 units per hectare","quotes":["(a) Maximum Density 2.5 units per hectare"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 7.6 m (25 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 4.5 metres (14.7 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.5 metres (24.6 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear 7.5 metres (24.6 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 7.5 metres (24.6 ft.)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 7.5 metres (24.6 ft.)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, interior side 7.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.5 metres (24.6 ft.)","(ii) Rear 7.5 metres (24.6 ft.)","(iii) Interior Side 7.5 metres (24.6 ft.)","(iv) Exterior Side 7.5 metres (24.6 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["Principal building size limit: 240 m² per unit; no limit on the number of buildings","Townhouse Complex must provide open space: 46 m² per three-bedroom unit, 28 m² per two-bedroom unit, 19 m² per one-bedroom unit","Townhouse Complex with 30 or more units must provide indoor recreation space of 2.3 m² per unit","Fence height: 1.2 m in the front yard, 1.9 m elsewhere"],"quotes":["(a) Maximum Number No restriction","(b) Maximum Size 240 m2 (2,583ft2) per unit","(i) 46 m2 (494.9 ft2) for each three (3) bedroom dwelling unit","(ii) 28 m2 (301.2 ft2) for each two (2) bedroom dwelling unit; and","(iii) 19 m2 (204.4 ft2) for each one (1) bedroom dwelling unit.","the amount of 2.3 m2 (24.7 ft2) for each dwelling unit.","(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=75","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/rm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}