---
title: "RM-3 zone in North Saanich: Multiple Family Residential 3"
place: North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-saanich
zone: RM-3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rm-3.json"
---

# RM-3 zone in North Saanich: Multiple Family Residential 3

Multiple family housing on land with community water and sewer

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Multiple family housing on land with community water and sewer
- **Main uses:** Apartment
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Uses; Accessory Buildings and Structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 4000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 46 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33%
- **Maximum density:** 52 units per hectare; floor area ratio 0.89
- **Maximum height:** 10.6 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.25 m
- **Front setback:** 6.4 m
- **Rear setback:** 15 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m, rear 6 m, interior side 6 m, exterior side 6 m
- **Other rules:** 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. 503.3](https://www.northsaanich.ca/wp-content/uploads/1255-District-of-North-Saanich-Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1255-Consolidated-2023.pdf#page=80) (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-3/_