{"title":"RS-1 zone in North Saanich: Small Lot Single Family Residential","code":"RS-1","slug":"rs-1","name":"Small Lot Single Family Residential","group":"Residential","section":"502.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small-lot infill single family housing on land with community water and sewer","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small-lot infill single family housing on land with community water and sewer","quotes":["This zone is intended for the purposes of small-lot infill single family residential","housing on land that is serviced by both community water and community sewer"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Family Residential"],"quotes":["Single Family Residential","Single Family Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary Suite","Home Occupation","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["Secondary Suite","Home Occupation","Accessory Uses","Accessory Buildings and Structures","Secondary Suite [See Section 206]","Home Occupation [See Section 203]","Accessory Uses [See Section 202]","Accessory Buildings and Structures [See Section 202]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Size 1,000m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"19 m","quotes":["(b) Minimum Lot Width 19m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage (i) 25%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.25","quotes":["(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio (i) 0.25"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.15 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 9.15 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(c) Maximum Height 7.6 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(ii) Rear 7.6 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m; one side may be 1.5 m on a lot 20 m wide or less if the two sides total at least 4.5 m","quotes":["(iii) Interior Side 3.0 metres","For a lot with two interior side lot lines that has a lot width of 20","metres or less, one interior side lot line setback may be reduced","to a minimum of 1.5 metres provided that the total of the two","interior side yard setbacks must not be less than 4.5 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["(iv) Exterior Side 3.0 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.6 m, rear 7.6 m, interior side 3 m, exterior side 3 m","quotes":["(i) Front 7.6 metres","(ii) Rear 7.6 metres","(iii) Interior Side 3 metres","(iv) Exterior Side 3 metres"]},"other":{"value":["One principal building per lot, up to 275 m²","Accessory buildings: 1 allowed (2 if one is 10 m² or less), maximum size 65 m²","Fence height: 1.2 m in the front yard, 1.9 m elsewhere"],"quotes":["(a) Maximum Number 1","(b) Maximum Size 275 m2","(i) 1, unless (ii) applies","(ii) 2, if one accessory building is 10m2 in size or less","(b) Maximum Size 65m2","(i) Front Yard – 1.2 metres","(ii) All other areas – 1.9 metres"]}},"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=73","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/rs-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rs-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/rs-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-saanich/zoning/index.json"}}