---
title: "RA-10 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RA-10
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/ra-10/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/ra-10.json"
---

# RA-10 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Attached Housing, Congregate Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Attached Housing; Congregate Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation Office and Daycare, Child; Accessory Buildings and Structures; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 1.7, which may be increased to 1.9 where at least 80% of the required parking is within a parking structure below grade
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 5.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 5.0 m (from any lot line that abuts a street)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 5 m from any lot line that abuts a street; 1.5 m from any lot line that does not abut a street
- **Other rules:** Attached housing must be in the same building as the apartment units, and each unit needs its own ground-level access; Attached housing needs 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling unit; Buildings cannot exceed a horizontal width of 55.0 m; Parking area can cover no more than 30% of the lot

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 740](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=195) (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/ra-10/_