---
title: "RM-1 zone in North Saanich: Multiple Family Residential 1"
place: North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-saanich
zone: RM-1
bylaw: District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (consolidated for convenience only, as of February 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-1.json"
---

# RM-1 zone in North Saanich: Multiple Family Residential 1

Low density multiple family housing on large tracts of land with community water

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density multiple family housing on large tracts of land with community water
- **Main uses:** Townhouse Complex; Farm uses on land within ALR
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation; Accessory Buildings and Structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 20 hectares
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter of the lot
- **Maximum density:** 2.5 units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, interior side 7.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [District of North Saanich Zoning Bylaw No. 1255 (consolidated for convenience only, as of February 2023), s. 503.1](https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf#page=75) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in North Saanich: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-1/_