---
title: "RA-11 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone"
place: Saanich, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/saanich
zone: RA-11
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-11/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/saanich/zoning/ra-11.json"
---

# RA-11 zone in Saanich: Apartment Zone

Main uses: Apartment, Congregate Housing, Home Occupation Office and Day Care for, Accessory Produce Sales.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Congregate Housing; Home Occupation Office and Day Care for; Accessory Produce Sales
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation Office and Day Care for preschool children; Accessory Buildings and Structures
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 2.9
- **Maximum height:** 21.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.75 m
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m from any lot line that abuts a street
- **Rear setback:** 6.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 5.0 m (same as any lot line that abuts a street)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 5 m from a lot line that abuts a street; 1.5 m from a lot line that does not
- **Other rules:** Apartment and congregate housing buildings may not exceed a horizontal width of 55.0 m; Accessory buildings and structures together may cover no more than 10% of the lot; Parking area may occupy no more than 30% of the lot area; Apartment or congregate housing parking must be 7.5 m from a front lot line or street-abutting rear lot line and 3. 0 m from an exterior side lot line

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 8200 (Saanich, September 2003; office consolidation current on the District website, amendments include B. 10058 2025), s. 745](https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Local~Government/Documents/Planning/zone8200.pdf#page=196) (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-11/_