{"title":"RM-2 zone in North Saanich: Multiple Family Residential 2","code":"RM-2","slug":"rm-2","name":"Multiple Family Residential 2","group":"Residential","section":"503.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density multiple family housing with community water and sewer; single family homes may continue","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density multiple family housing with community water and sewer; single family homes may continue","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide for low density multiple family residential housing that is","serviced with community water and sewer systems; single family residential uses may"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Residential","Townhouse Complex","Apartment"],"quotes":["Single Family Residential","Townhouse Complex","Apartment","Single Family Residential","Townhouse Complex","Apartment"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home Occupation","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Home Occupation","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Home Occupation [See Section 203]","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2000 m² for Single Family Residential; 4000 m² for all other uses","quotes":["(i) 2000 m2 for Single Family Residential","(ii) 4000 m2 for all other uses."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"26 m for Single Family Residential; 46 m for all other uses","quotes":["(i) 26 m (85.3 ft.) for Single Family Residential","(ii) 46 m (150.8 ft.) for all other uses."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 33%"]},"max_density":{"value":"30 units per hectare","quotes":["(b) Maximum Density 30 units per hectare"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(b) 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":"6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 6 metres (19.6 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear 6 metres (19.6 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 6 metres (19.6 ft.)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 6 metres (19.6 ft.)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6 m, rear 6 m, interior side 6 m, exterior side 6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 6 metres (19.6 ft.)","(ii) Rear 6 metres (19.6 ft.)","(iii) Interior Side 6 metres (19.6 ft.)","(iv) Exterior Side 6 metres (19.6 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["No limit on the number of principal buildings provided the lot is on a community sewer system","Townhouse Complex and Apartment must provide open space: 46 m² per three-bedroom unit, 28 m² per two-bedroom unit, 19 m² per one-bedroom unit","Developments 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":["No restrictions provided the lot is serviced with a community","sewer system","(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.","provide indoor recreation space in 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=78","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-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}