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title: "MFI-RV zone in Saanich: Multi-Family Institutional Rosalie’s Village Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: MFI-RV
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/mfi-rv/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/mfi-rv.json"
---

# MFI-RV zone in Saanich: Multi-Family Institutional Rosalie’s Village Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Daycare, Child.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Attached Housing; Daycare, Child
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% of the lot area
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 1.20
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m (29.5 ft) attached housing; 15.5 m (50.8 ft) apartment; 7.5 m (24.6 ft) for portions used as a Daycare Centre
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m (12.3 ft)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (14.8 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
- **Rear setback:** 1.2 m (4.0 ft) from a rear lot line that does not abut a street
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (9.8 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (14.8 ft) from any lot line abutting a street
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 7.5 m (24.6 ft) from any lot line abutting a street; 3.0 m (9.8 ft) from an interior side lot line; 1.2 m (4.0 ft) from a rear lot line not abutting a street
- **Other rules:** Landscaped open space of 3% of the site is required, outside setbacks and parking areas; Accessory buildings and structures together may cover at most 10% of the lot

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 1510](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=345) (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/mfi-rv/_