{"title":"RM-3 zone in North Saanich: Multiple Family Residential 3","code":"RM-3","slug":"rm-3","name":"Multiple Family Residential 3","group":"Residential","section":"503.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Multiple family housing on land with community water and sewer","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Multiple family housing on land with community water and sewer","quotes":["This zone is intended to provide for multiple family housing on land that is serviced by","both a community water system and a community sewer system."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment"],"quotes":["Apartment","(i) Apartment"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","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 (43,040 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"46 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 46 metres (150.88 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"33%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 33%"]},"max_density":{"value":"52 units per hectare; floor area ratio 0.89","quotes":["(c) Maximum Density 52 units per hectare","(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 0.89"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.6 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 10.6 m (34.8 ft.)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.25 m","quotes":["(a) Maximum Height 5.25 m (17.2 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.4 m","quotes":["(i) Front 6.4 metres (20.9 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear 15 metres (49.2 ft.)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 4.5 metres (14.7 ft.)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 4.5 metres. (14.7 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 feet)","(ii) Rear 6 metres (19.6 feet)","(iii) Interior Side 6 metres (19.6 feet)","(iv) Exterior Side 6 metres (19.6 feet)"]},"other":{"value":["Fence height: 1.2 m in the front yard, 1.9 m elsewhere"],"quotes":["(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=80","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}