---
title: "A-5 zone in Saanich: Rural Zone (Landscape Contractor)"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: A-5
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/a-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/a-5.json"
---

# A-5 zone in Saanich: Rural Zone (Landscape Contractor)

Main uses: Agriculture, Single Family Dwelling, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Single Family Dwelling; Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation; Landscape Contractor Business; Accessory Unenclosed Storage; Accessory Buildings and Structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha (standard lot); panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 60 m (standard lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the lot area (lots under 2000 m²)
- **Maximum density:** Single family dwelling: floor space ratio 0.45 or gross floor area 400 m², whichever is lesser
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m for single family dwellings (6.5 m for flat roofs or roofs with a pitch under 3:12)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m (accessory buildings and structures for use other than agriculture)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (single family dwelling)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (single family dwelling)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (single family dwelling)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (single family dwelling)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory buildings and structures: front, rear and exterior side 7.5 m; interior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 130](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=96) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Saanich: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/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/saanich/zoning/a-5/_