{"title":"A-5 zone in Saanich: Rural Zone (Landscape Contractor)","code":"A-5","slug":"a-5","name":"Rural Zone (Landscape Contractor)","group":"Rural","section":"130","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Single Family Dwelling","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"],"quotes":["(a) Agriculture","(b) Single Family Dwelling","(c) Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Home Occupation","Landscape Contractor Business","Accessory Unenclosed Storage","Accessory Buildings and Structures"],"quotes":["(d) Boarding","(e) Home Occupation","(f) Landscape Contractor Business","(g) Accessory Unenclosed Storage","(h) Accessory Buildings and Structures"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (standard lot); panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["area 2 ha (4.9 ca)","not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"60 m (standard lot)","quotes":["width 60 m (196.9 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the lot area (lots under 2000 m²)","quotes":["For a lot having an area less than 2000 m2","40% of the lot area"]},"max_density":{"value":"Single family dwelling: floor space ratio 0.45 or gross floor area 400 m², whichever is lesser","quotes":["Floor Space Ratio (R) of 0.45","or a combined Gross Floor Area (R) of 400 m2","whichever is lesser"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m for single family dwellings (6.5 m for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch under 3:12)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of: 7.5 m","of these roofs shall not exceed 6.5 m","pitch less than 3:12"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.75 m (accessory buildings and structures for use other than agriculture)","quotes":["Shall not exceed a height of 3.75 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (single family dwelling)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front, a rear, and an"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (single family dwelling)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front, a rear, and an"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (single family dwelling)","quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (single family dwelling)","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front, a rear, and an"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings and structures: front, rear and exterior side 7.5 m; interior side 3.0 m","quotes":["7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front, a rear, and an","3.0 m (9.8 ft) from an interior side lot"]},"other":{"value":["Agricultural buildings (not for keeping animals): 7.5 m from front, rear and exterior side lot lines, 3.0 m from interior side lot lines and 3.0 m from residential buildings","Prohibited: retail sale of products to customers on the lot","Accessory unenclosed storage: at least 15.0 m from a front and exterior side lot line; stored material no higher than 2.0 m above finished ground level","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing lot coverage and houseplex buildings follow Schedule G of the bylaw"],"quotes":["3.0 m (9.8 ft) from all buildings used for","7.5 m (24.6 ft) from a front, a rear, and an","The retail sale of products to customers on the lot.","15.0 m (49.2 ft) from a front and an","than 2.0 m (6.6 ft) above finished ground","regulated by Schedule “G” of this Bylaw."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)","url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District publishes the whole bylaw as one PDF and a separate Zoning Bylaw Amendment List (https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/Zoning%20Bylaw%208200%20Amendments.pdf). Each zone is a numbered Schedule (e.g. Schedule 101 = zone A-1); the 'section' field holds the schedule number."},"source_url":"https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=96","place":{"path":"ca/bc/saanich","name":"Saanich","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/a-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/a-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/a-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/index.json"}}